The Pen Weekly
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What's inside
Every issue, the same three things. On purpose.
You'll know exactly what you're getting before you open it.
01 — The Classroom Move
One idea worth trying tomorrow.
No theory. No 47-step framework. Just one practical strategy you can actually use.
02 — The AI & Edtech Breakdown
What's worth your attention. What's not.
We test the new tools, explain the hype, and tell you what's genuinely useful in a classroom.
03 — The Research
A study, translated into plain English.
We read the journals so you don't have to, then turn findings into things you can use.
How it works
We do the homework, so you don't have to.
Teaching already comes with enough homework. So we do ours first, then send you only the best of it.
We read the research — the 40-page papers, the journals, the footnotes.
We test the AI tools, so your prep period isn't the experiment.
We keep it to five minutes. If it doesn't earn its place, it doesn't ship.
Beyond the inbox
Free classroom tools, built slowly and on purpose.
A countdown timer, a quiet-work screen, a group selector — small tools we'd actually hand a colleague. No logins, no ads, nothing to install.
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“Finally, AI advice that isn't trying to sell me something.”
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