Here are some of last week’s great blog posts and resources:
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Schools should teach AI to every child, according to Andrew Ng and Andrea Pasinetti | VentureBeat
Head over to our on-demand library to view sessions from VB Transform 2023. Register Here Literacy and mathematics have long stood as the core pillars of K-12 education. But the world does not stand still, and we believe that it is past time for a n…
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Number Visuals (K-12) – YouCubed
In this activity students color-code collections of circles as they look for patterns. They can do this directly on a tablet, or you can print them out for the whole family, pull out some crayons, and use them as dinner mats.
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Airtable – Math Tasks [bit.ly/SKmathtasks] (Saskatchewan Outcomes)
This database houses links to many great math tasks and activities. Tasks are tagged by Saskatchewan math outcomes. Please don’t hesitate to submit additional tasks to the list – we’re happy to sort out the outcomes if you submit the task and link.
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This is a really nice task as it is open to everyone, can be solved in different ways and can also extend to work in combinatorics – a nice way of organizing counting. Ask students to work on this task in groups, and to display their results on post…
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Back to school resources is the topic of our blog post today! Back to school season is upon us, a time filled with anticipation, preparation, and the promise of new beginnings.
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First AI-powered School Year Begins, Ushering in a New Era in Education
NEW YORK – Students are gearing up for the 2023 school year, and new research from Brainly reveals that AI is an integral element in middle and high school students’ academic life – even as educators debate and worry whether the revolutionary tech…
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Leveraging Web 2.0 for Revolutionary Teacher Professional Development – www.DrShannonDoak.com
In the ever-evolving education realm, staying up-to-date with new teaching techniques, technological breakthroughs, and best practices is absolutely essential. Enter Web 2.0, often dubbed the “social web,” which has opened up an incredible avenue fo…
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What Student Loan Debt Means for the American Dream | EdSurge News
On February 20, 1961, the 35th president of the United States, John F. Kennedy, provided a profound message to the U.S. Congress regarding the importance of education. “Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education,” stat…
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Embracing diversity in the classroom: Strategies for inclusive education | Hāpara
Why should schools care about diversity in the classroom? Diversity is what makes people different from one another. This can include ethnicity, race, gender, sexual orientation, ability, socioeconomic status, ability or religious affiliation.
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Educators Share Back-to-School Plans for Combining Ed Tech and Learning | EdTech Magazine
As the new school year begins, some students and teachers are bringing with them new skills learned at summer school and professional conferences. A report by PowerSchool notes that 32 percent of teachers surveyed say that they struggle to integrate…
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Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative Educator: Using Generative AI to Help Students Learn to Read
Adapt writing to the different reading levels and languages: By employing LLMs, educators can easily adapt literature to the reading level of their students. For example, the tale of “Cinderella” could be rewritten with simpler sentences and vocabul…
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AI in VR and AR with Rachelle Dené Poth
Vicki Davis (00:02.028) So I’m so excited today to talk to my friend, Rachelle Dené Poth. She’s an ed tech consultant and presenter; yes, she’s an attorney, author, and teacher. She does so many different things. You’re still a teacher in the classr…
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Adobe Express with generative AI exits beta, available now | Computerworld
Adobe’s Canva competitor Adobe Express — which now includes generative AI features — has emerged from months of beta testing and is in general release for every user, consumer, education, or enterprise pro seeking to make brand assets that work.
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115 Best Tongue Twisters for Kids in 2023
Tongue twisters for kids are one of the most fun ways to help them improve their fluency, vocabulary and language skills. If you’re looking for a way to bring your kids’ speaking skills up a notch, tongue twisters are the way forward.
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Stop Looking For New Tools And Start Looking For New Ideas –
Note: I wrote this in 2017 and never published it, and today, it’s not quite as relevant. But there is an idea or two that may be useful for you, so I’m publishing it here.
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How Two Badging Ecosystems Can Empower Digital Verification for Greater Equity – Digital Promise
These days, the concept of verification pops up everywhere you look. Need to log into your bank account? Use multi-factor authentication. Want a blue check mark next to your username? Pay a small monthly fee on your preferred social media site.
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20 Ways To Use ChatGPT In The Classroom – e-Learning Infographics
K-12 students can use ChatGPT in a variety of ways to enhance their learning experience. Some examples include:
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SearchReSearch: Answer: Animal? Plant? How do you know?
Remember the Elysia cholorotica (the big green slug above, aka “Emerald green sea slug”)? It’s technically a mixotroph, but it’s pretty big (up to 60 mm in length, but typically between 20 mm to 30 mm).
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‘Why would they change maths?’ How your child’s maths education might be very different from yours
There is a scene in the film Incredibles 2 where young Dash asks his dad Bob for help with his maths homework. Bob obliges and begins to scribble on a notepad. But Dash quickly points to his textbook and says, “that’s not the way you’re supposed to …
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How to integrate a computer science curriculum into K-5 classrooms
Key points: Although a majority of teachers believe computer science education is critical, the subject isn’t required–or even offered–nationwide Introducing computer science at an early age equips students with the skills and confidence to be curio…
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eduGPT – chatGPT curated for educators – Powered by GPT 3.5 and GPT 4
eduGPT provides educators with dozens of pre-trained bots supporting hundreds of prompt requests
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The Ready Player One Test: Systems for Personalized Learning | Getting Smart
The single narrative education system is no longer working. Its main limitation is its inability to honor young people as the dynamic individuals that they are. New models of teaching and learning need to be designed to center on the student, not th…
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Webinar resources Escape Rooms Badging up: Game Changer Course and Learning Paths How to create a lesson in under 2 minutes by importing your Google Slides
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Recording of the ‘What’s New with Quizizz’ Webinar – YouTube
It matters how you ask.
Quizizz is more than gamified quizzes. We are assessment, instruction, and practice that motivate every student to mastery. Today, we’re used by teachers in 90% of US schools who have created and shared 30+ million activitie…
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Transhumanism and AI in education: Revolutionary leap or ethical abyss?
Key points: Transhumanism promotes human advancement via emerging technologies But as technologies like AI expand, many tools are not universally accessible, which could exacerbate educational disparities See related article: Why AI’s flaws won’t sl…
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5 ways AI can help teachers in the classroom
Key points: As AI tools like ChatGPT grow in popularity, there’s no avoiding them in the classroom Using AI to teach students about AI helps students approach it with the respect it deserves and emphasizes its use as a learning tool See related arti…
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54 back-to-school tips and insights for a great year
It’s back-to-school season across the country, and while this is met with mixed emotions, like it or not, classroom doors are open and welcoming students. Here are some back-to-school tips, advice, and valuable insights from educators, stakeholders,…
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5 critical things to know about the new SAT
In the shifting, ever-changing landscape of American education, a major transformation is on the horizon. The SAT, an iconic rite of passage for college hopefuls since its inception in 1926, is shedding its paper skin to embrace the digital age.
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How Do We Adjust to Our Students’ Understanding of Literacy?
By Jason D. DeHart When I was a young English teacher starting out with eighth graders in Tennessee, my mind bubbled with all the classic literature I’d read in a two-year Master of Arts in Teaching program.
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Personalizing Language Arts Education With AI Tools: A Teacher’s Perspective | EdSurge News
The integration of AI tools in English language arts (ELA) instruction has emerged as a potentially transformative pedagogical approach that could redefine the traditional landscape of education.
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Online Sites to Teach Mouse Skills
It sounds easy, but to a five or six year old, holding the mouse, clicking that left button, dragging and dropping while holding a finger down is darn difficult. Here’s a list (click for updates): Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for …
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How the water you flush becomes the water you drink – Francis de los Reyes – YouTube
Explore the science of wastewater treatment, and find out why water reuse has become increasingly common worldwide.
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In 2003, Singapore’s national water agency launched an unprecedented program to provide more than 50% of their nation’s water su…
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Made you look, made you stare, made you mess your underwear! We have all seen the headlines like “Expert says if you don’t know AI, you won’t be in business next week”. But the truth is, that’s bollocks.
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Use AI to Make Reading Passages for Students – Class Tech Tips
Empower your students’ reading journey with AI! Explore how eSpark’s Choice Texts, infused with AI, can make reading passages for students. Ignite students’ math skills! Explore eight tech-friendly, engaging ways to practice multiplication to make l…
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Teaching About Generative AI Art Creation
So many things are happening with Artificial Intelligence right now; much of it is generative AI artwork. This week my students are using Adobe Firefly in a generative AI art competition being held in my classroom. Some. of them had extensive lesson…
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Can AI Write a Good IEP? What Special Education Experts Say
Special education professionals often gripe about the onslaught of paperwork they’re required to fill out, on top of the challenges of providing robust services to students with disabilities. What if artificial intelligence could wipe out at least s…
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Control Alt Achieve: Artificial Intelligence / Natural Misuse – Managing AI in Schools
Artificial Intelligence can provide great benefits and support for students and educators. For lots of examples, check out my earlier post and video on “AI in Education”.
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Why AI hasn’t made coding skills obsolete | The Thomas B. Fordham Institute
A few weeks ago, I was chatting with a friend from high school as he pondered a career change, and when I floated the idea of pivoting to data science, he responded with a question I’ve been hearing more and more the last few months: “How is this no…
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Why do we need Phenomenon-based Learning? »Learning Scoop
”Finland Will Become The First Country In The World To Get Rid Of All School Subjects!” I look at the headline in international magazine and think: ”Oh, really?” I glance at the current Finnish National Core Curriculum for Finnish Basic Education on…
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Level Up Your Teaching: The AI Chatbot That Can Gamify Your Classroom – Matthew Wemyss
Learning through play and games has been a staple for centuries, but there’s been a notable uptick in the embrace of gamification within education lately.
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Get Ahead of the Curve: Resources for AI in Classrooms
As ChatGPT and generative AI tools become more widely used, educators, parents, and students are quickly learning how to utilize and regulate the use of AI-powered tools in the classroom.
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How to use the Cinematron add-on with Minecraft! – YouTube
In this video, I’ll cover how to setup and use cinematron in Minecraft (and Minecraft Education) for creating polished steady camera fly-throughs of your world for the purposes of presentations.
Please keep in mind that add ons are not supported i…
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Sibme AI boosts the effectiveness of instructional coaching and saves teachers’ time while providing real-time feedback and data on teachers’ classroom instruction Sibme, an education software and services company, announces Sibme AI, an all-new too…
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9 Mistakes Teachers Make Using Tech in the Classroom
It’s easy to confuse ‘using technology’ with digital tools. Your school passed iPads out to all classes. Some of your colleagues think having students read in this tablet format means they’re integrating technology into their curriculum.
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8 Tech-Friendly Ways to Practice Multiplication – Class Tech Tips
Ignite students’ math skills! Explore eight tech-friendly, engaging ways to practice multiplication to make learning interactive and fun. Explore 13 student-friendly websites to make presentations in your classroom! Learn about tools for all ages, f…
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Free Technology for Teachers: Five New Padlet Features to Try
Along with Google Workspace tools, Padlet is one of the educational technology tools that I’ve used the most consistently over the last fifteen years. I’ve used it for everything from hosting online brainstorming sessions to digital mapping to distr…
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You may have heard about the successful youth-led lawsuit in Montana, where the state was accused of not doing enough to fight climate change. Here are some videos about the verdict. I’m adding this post to The Best Resources Sharing The History Of…
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The Power of Connect, Extend, Challenge – Dr. Catlin Tucker
This is part two of a five-part series focused on using thinking routines to drive metacognitive skill building. Click here to revisit my first blog in this series on using the “I see, I think, I wonder” routine.
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Rethinking Schools: The “Learning Loss” Hoax | Diane Ravitch’s blog
This school year, as teachers carefully construct unit plans, build community with students, and navigate ongoing staff shortages, they also have to contend with a barrage of media coverage catastrophizing about so-called “learning loss.
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Holograms: The Next Level of Immersive Edtech | Tech & Learning
Recently, students learning about 3D printing and design at Florida Institute of Technology’s Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Innovative Design were randomly split into three groups.
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Experiential Learning Simply Explained – Educators Technology
Experiential learning is one of the key pedagogical concepts that informs the modern philosophy of teaching.
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Big Deals—New and enhanced edtech tools from Quizlet, eSpark, and Turnitin
Global learning platform Quizlet today announced a series of new study tools designed to help students return to the classroom with renewed confidence this school year.
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PROOF POINTS: A research update on social-emotional learning in schools
Social-emotional learning – aimed at fostering a wide assortment of soft skills from empathy and listening to anger management and goal-setting – has been one of the hottest trends in education over the past decade, and more recently, a new flashpoi…
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A New Way to Personalize Learning, Thanks to AI | EdSurge News
In the dynamic landscape of education, truly personalized learning has been nearly impossible to achieve. Classroom teachers, constrained by limited resources and standardized curricula, often struggle to cater to the diverse learning needs of their…
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The Top 5 AI Quiz Builder Tools That Can Transform Your Classroom and Their Benefits
Artificial Intelligence–AI–can greatly assist many mundane education tasks.
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Rights of Teachers | The First Amendment Encyclopedia
In American jurisprudence, public school teachers do not forfeit all of their First Amendment rights to free expression when they accept employment. In 1979, an African-American school teacher in a newly integrated school was fired after complaining…
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Game on: University of Evansville launching collegiate esports – Inside INdiana Business
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Carol Burris: How Teachers Should Teach PragerU Videos | Diane Ravitch’s blog
Without any evidence, rightwing talk show host Dennis Prager is convinced that the nation’s public schools are swamped with left wing propaganda.
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education.minecraft.net trails-and-tales-update
With all these exciting changes to Minecraft Education, we’ve updated our recommended system requirements for the best possible play experience. If you’re looking for additional resources on getting setup and teaching with Minecraft Education, check…
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Back to School, Don’t Use ChatGPT for Math (without Wolfram Alpha) and more News
Why you don’t want to use ChatGPT for Math problems. Some cool new tools for starting the school year and some things I’m doing in my classroom with AI. A reminder of the 40/40/40 rule as you start school and more news this week. EVERFI is sponsori…
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Two Crucial First Steps Will Help Fuel Student Success
My oldest child recently got married. He and his fiancé are from different parts of the country. After much conversation, they settled on having two receptions to save individuals from both sides of the family from having to travel too far.
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Truth For Teachers – The complete guide to independent math menus
Maria Montessori’s quote hangs on my wall at school, reminding me that in all I do, I am striving to create engaged, independent learners who take ownership of their learning.
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Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative Educator: Chat with any YouTube video using ChatTube!
· 4 #EdTech Blogs to Bookmark · 9 Must Read Blogs for Innovative Teachers · 10 Digital Citizenship Bloggers to Follow · 10 Education blogs worth following – eSchool News · 11 Ed Tech Bloggers to Follow · 20 Best Blogs in Instructional Technology · 2…
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Six Awesome Back to School Social Studies Ideas | History Tech
I was on a quick Zoom call the other night when of the high school teachers casually mentioned that his first day back with students had gone pretty well. Seriously!? Cue the jaw drop.
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Zones of Regulation Posters For Classrooms – Educators Technology
Emotions and their management play a critical role in the educational environment. As a seasoned educator and researcher, I understand the profound impact that a well-regulated classroom can have on a child’s learning experience.
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Steven Yoder writes in the Hechinger Report about the state takeover of the Houston Independent School District and the dismal record of state takeovers. Houstonians see the takeover as the vengeful punishment of a Democratic district by a mean-spir…
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Free Technology for Teachers: Don’t Let the Graphs Fool You
Tools like Canva, Adobe Express, and even good ol’ PowerPoint make it incredibly easy to quickly create good looking graphs. But as Randy Krum points out in his book, Cool Infographics, a graphic that looks good isn’t necessarily a good graphic.
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Explore AI in education with eSpark Learning’s CEO, Eric Dahlberg. Learn about Choice Texts and how AI can personalize learning for readers. Explore 25 ChatGPT prompts for math teachers that inspire creativity and critical thinking in the classroom.…
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Eight Easy Classroom Games – No Tech and No Prep – YouTube
Here are eight of my favorite classroom games! All are super easy to play and work for all age levels. In each game I explain the directions and then you can see it in action. Enjoy!
0:00 – Sit on Ten
0:46 – Shuffle Butts
1:47 – Count up
3:01 – Find…
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