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Using NumPy reshape() to Change an Array's Shape
This article explains how NumPy reshape() changes the shape of an array in Python. It shows how to add or remove dimensions and how the data is rearranged when you reshape it.
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- Khan Academy Blog
Why explaining an answer matters more than getting it right
Khan Academy argues that a correct answer alone does not show how a student understands a problem. Explaining, revising, and reasoning make that thinking visible, which supports more useful feedback and timely intervention. AI should support this process rather than replace it.
- Real Python
Quiz: Using NumPy reshape() to Change Array Shape
This quiz practices NumPy's reshape() method for changing an array's dimensions. It covers adding or removing dimensions and controlling how the values are rearranged.
- Coursera Blog
A free AI ethics course designed for broad access
UNESCO and LG launched a free, nine-hour intermediate AI ethics course on Coursera. It is available in 11 languages, requires no advanced technical knowledge, and uses hands-on projects to examine privacy, transparency, sustainability, and human autonomy.
Thursday
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- Google Education
Waterloo Futures Lab helps students build AI tools
Google and the University of Waterloo’s Futures Lab is helping students create practical AI tools. The program also aims to prepare students for future jobs by giving them real-world experience.
- EdSurge
How AI Could Support Bilingual Education
Teachers see AI as a way to fill subject and language gaps for bilingual students. Researchers are exploring chatbots and multilingual models that can adapt learning materials, support parent-child dialogue, and offer explanations in a child’s home language while keeping core content in English. Experts say the approach could expand access if used well.
Wednesday
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- Khan Academy Blog
What Khanmigo learned from an unsuccessful first version
Sal Khan says the first version of Khanmigo did not improve learning as the team had hoped. Later iterations placed AI inside practice, prompted students to explain their thinking, avoided simply giving answers, and aimed to multiply teachers’ capacity.
- Code Institute Blog
From archaeology to application support through projects
Elizabeth Kennard moved from archaeology into an application support role after completing a coding bootcamp. Full-stack fundamentals, agile teamwork, hackathons, and real projects helped her build experience without a previous technical career.
- EdSurge
How a School Responded to AI Through Common Sense and Collaboration
An Indigenous school’s technology coordinator describes how AI changed teachers’ work from routine support to urgent problem-solving. Teachers felt panic and embarrassment when student writing turned out to be AI-generated, leaving students to succeed without much learning. These incidents showed a broader policy gap the school had to address.
- EdSurge
What the AI Cheating Panic Is Really About
Microsoft’s third AI in Education Report surveyed over 3,000 students, educators, and leaders in six countries. The discussion highlights that while many people have tried AI tools, daily use is still much lower, student optimism has dipped, and leaders and teachers disagree about how much training has happened. It also suggests the cheating concern reflects a broader academic integrity issue, not just AI.
Tuesday
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- Real Python
Understanding Mixin Classes in Python
This article explains how to create reusable mixin classes in Python. It also shows how mixins differ from abstract base classes and highlights common mistakes to avoid when using them.
- Raspberry Pi Foundation Blog
AI Literacy Starts With Data Literacy in Healthcare
The excerpt says AI and data science are changing how healthcare insights are made, including work on new treatments. It also warns that AI can reflect bias in data or system design. To help students think critically, the DSAIY high school curriculum teaches machine learning, bias, and model evaluation through hands-on activities and an AI-a-thon.
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- Raspberry Pi Foundation Blog
Translating Experience AI Resources into Croatian
The Experience AI programme works with partners around the world to support AI literacy, with materials in 19+ languages and partners in over 38 countries. The article explains why localisation matters and why Croatian is being treated as simply a language, not a “small” one. It also describes how translating new technology terms can be difficult, even for common concepts like AI.
- Raspberry Pi Foundation Blog
Code Club as an enrichment option for schools
Code Club is presented as a free, creative space where young people experiment with technology, build projects, and learn by having fun. The excerpt says it helps them grow in confidence, resilience, teamwork, and problem solving, not just programming. Schools, libraries, and community centres can run clubs with existing equipment and access free resources and support.
- Scrimba Articles
Best Free SQL Courses for 2026
The article says SQL is still widely used and that beginners can learn its core for free. It warns that many free courses are outdated, partial, or tied to a specific platform, so the real challenge is choosing one worth your time. It also notes that SQL basics such as SELECT, WHERE, JOIN, GROUP BY, and subqueries are stable and useful in jobs.
Thursday
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- Scrimba Articles
Best Beginner React Projects
The article says many learners understand React concepts but get stuck when they need to build something from scratch. It recommends learning through projects, starting with basics like components, JSX, props, useState, lists, and simple events, and using function components with hooks instead of class components.
- EdSurge
A Student Built a Browser-Based Chemistry Learning Platform
A high school student created Atomency to make chemistry more visual and interactive. The platform lets students build molecules, explore molecular shape, run reaction and decay simulations, and use tools for kinetics, acids and bases, pH, gas laws, and assignments. It is designed to work in a browser on school devices without accounts or data collection.