Does AI Really Help Students Learn? A Major Experiment in Polish Schools

Eight digital tools, 720 classes, and three comparison groups. Poland's Educational Research Institute wants to see whether EdTech and AI deliver more than a wow effect.

A conversation with 17-year-old founder Adam Gerin about brain rot, ambition, AI, responsibility, and the difficult transition from consuming the internet to building something of your own.

AI can help us notice patterns in our lives. But can it recognize the moment when a seemingly absurd idea becomes the right one?

AI is transforming education at a time when systems are already stretched thin. We face teacher shortages, student disengagement, rising dropout rates, and an impending wave of job disruption. In his conversation on the EdTech Dots Podcast, Greg Margas articulated a tension that many builders experience. We are overwhelmed by ideas and hype, yet we often lack focus on the few things that will truly matter in the next decade. This article extracts several key themes from Greg’

What does your world become when you have thoughts , needs , desires , opinions — but no way to express them? This question sat quietly at the center of my conversation with Elżbieta Dawidek , a speech therapist, researcher, and one of Poland’s leading specialists in AAC (augmentative and alternative communication). Ela spends her days doing something that sounds simple but is, in practice, revolutionary: She gives people a way to communicate when their own bodies won’t. And

EdTech Dots — Episode with Paulina Krukowska The education technology sector is growing fast — but many EdTech products still fail long before reaching real classrooms. After speaking with hundreds of founders, teachers, and school leaders, one theme keeps repeating: Most EdTech tools are built without understanding the actual needs of teachers and students. In this episode of EdTech Dots , I talk with Paulina Krukowska — a senior digital marketing strategist with 15+ years

What if school is the thing that keeps a child alive inside? In this conversation, Marwa Zahr — Implementation & Practitioner Lead at World Child Alliance and 2024 Yidan Prize laureate — shares a rare, honest look at education in the harshest places on earth and the EdTech choices that actually work there. Marwa’s story starts before her own: with her mother, a ninth-grader in Lebanon in 1981, whose schooling ended when the windows shook and classmates stopped showing up. “He

Ever witnessed a talented leader’s voice vanish—right when it matters most? That moment is more dramatic, and more common, than you...

What does it take to grow an education product from a small startup into the largest EdTech app in the world with over 350 million users...

Discover how AI in teaching transforms education with storytelling and emotion. Explore Peter Makuła's unique approach to AI in teaching today!

Discover how Olli Vallo is transforming EdTech at UNICEF. Explore innovation, learning outcomes, and global challenges in EdTech today.

Discover the future of education with insights from Olli Vallo on the potential of EdTech.