If you want to start to understand AI and its implications on education, now is an excellent time.

My book, AI for Educators, is on sale in paperback at 55% off the original price — $11.15 USD, originally $24.95! (As of Friday, when I’m actually writing this.)

This book is a quick read — “a page turner,” several have told me. Reviews on Amazon say that it’s practical, insightful, and readable — with lots of great content.

It includes chapters explaining what AI is, its implications on education, what to do with it, how to manage academic integrity, and how to prepare students for an AI future.

In our DTT online community, we’re starting a new challenge called The Monthly Dive.

Each month, we’ll create a space where you can share something new that you tried (or borrowed) (or recycled) … something you learned from the community, from the DTT newsletter, or somewhere else.

(If you can link back to the original source, we always love to see that!)

Jump into our June Monthly Dive Challenge and let us know how it went — so we can celebrate with you AND so we can all learn together.

Imagine the world as a street. All houses are lined up by income, the poor living to the left and the rich to the right. Everybody else lives somewhere in between.

Where would you live? Would your life look different from your neighbors’ from other parts of the world, who share the same income level? Dollar Street lets you find out.

Dollar Street is a website where we have collected imagery from homes from all over the World. Today we feature more than 200 homes in about 50 countries. In total we have 30.000 photos and 10.000 videos from these homes.

Check out Dollar Street to find out how people really live!

Teachers are overloaded this time of year.

We’re trying to squeeze in every last bit of content before testing, keep momentum going, manage restless students… and somehow still make learning meaningful.

It’s a lot. I hear you!

And because of that, the first thing we tend to let go of is the end of the lesson.

I’ve been here. We rush. We squeeze in “just one more thing.” We skip reflection.

But honestly? What a missed opportunity.

Because that final moment, the wrap-up, is just as important as the hook at the beginning. You wouldn’t read a book and stop right before the ending, right?

The ending is where everything comes together, where things click, where meaning is made.

The same is true in our classrooms.

If we skip that moment, we miss the chance to find out what students actually understood and they’re point-of-view of the learning experience.

What if just a few intentional minutes could give you closure and real insight into your students’ learning?

We don’t need polished answers or what students think we want to hear.

We need the real stuff, because that’s what actually closes the lesson, and more importantly, it’s what guides what happens next.

Not just for students, but for us as educators, too.

But how? Let’s keep it simple.

This is one of the easiest ways to get immediate feedback, and students love it!

How it works:

1. Have students open Google Slides (you can assign one per student or use a shared deck)

2. On the slide, select Insert → Image → Camera (and allow access)
Ask students to take a selfie where their expression shows how they felt about the lesson:
👍 confident
😕 confused
😐 unsure
😄 excited

They’re not overthinking. They’re just being real.

3. Take it a step further:
Pull all slides into a single deck and loop them as students enter class the next day.

Then respond to it, saying: “I noticed a lot of confusion yesterday, so we’re going to revisit this” … or … “It looked like most of you felt confident, so let’s build on that.”

That simple response tells students: Your voice matters here. That’s where belonging begins.

Why it works: It’s fast, it lowers pressure, and it gives you immediate, honest insight into student experience.

This one brings energy and insight, especially when everyone’s dragging a bit.

What you need: One die per group (foam or inflatable works great)

How it works:
Put students in groups of 4 (standing in a circle works best) Then, ask: “What’s your key takeaway from today’s lesson?” … or …“What’s something you learned?”

Each student will roll and respond once.

Here’s the twist: Students can only use the number of words they roll.

No more, no less.

What you’ll notice:

Why it works: It feels like a game (especially this time of year), it encourages honest responses, and it reveals both understanding and experience.

Both of these strategies do more than check for understanding.

They create space for students to be real.

When students feel safe enough to be honest — about what they know, what they don’t, and how they feel — we begin to build something deeper than engagement. We build belonging. That’s how we connect.

And that’s the type of learning that stays with them long after the end of unit test.

There are even more ways I can support you in the important work you do in education: