Here are more amazing blog posts from this past week:
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Taming the snowball – by Robert Talbert
In alternative grading systems that follow the Four Pillars framework, students have clearly defined standards for what they need to learn and how to demonstrate that they’ve learned it; and reattempts without penalty so that they can take the helpf…
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AI and Other Education Trends to Watch, From a Retiring Edtech Leader | Tech & Learning
Frank Pileiro’s career in educational technology began in the classroom. After being drawn deeper and deeper into the tech side of teaching, Pileiro went back to school and received his Master’s in Instructional Technology from Stockton University.
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3 Ways Educators Can Use Artificial Intelligence | EdTech Magazine
Major evolutions in technology are often hard to pin to a specific time or place, but this is not the case for artificial intelligence.
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Cellular Respiration Overview – Vocabulary and Labeling
Cellular respiration is a topic that is a struggle for teachers and students. I’ve approached it in many different ways. I think I still have nightmares about memorizing the Kreb’s Cycle in college. With AP Biology, I try to simply the process into …
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Curating the Happy for Your Future Self
In my School Library Media office desk I had a manilla folder where I carefully tucked all the hand written notes from kiddos & parents to read on a rainy day. But…..before I tucked it away tenderly or taped it to my door, I took a picture of it a…
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World Science Day for Peace and Development | UNESCO
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When it comes to ChatGPT and similar AI tools, Jane Rosenzweig has a simple question: To what problem is ChatGPT the solution? That question is the focus of a course that Rosenzweig, the director of the Harvard College Writing Center, is teaching th…
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As we delve deeper into the digital age, the tools we use to enhance learning environments become increasingly sophisticated. My journey through the realm of custom AI chatbot creation has been marked by exploration and discovery, particularly with …
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3 pillars for building a positive classroom culture
True education is as much about the environment as it is about instruction. That may sound like a bold statement, but it makes sense when you take a moment to consider the evidence.
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Boosting computer science access for Native students
After an elder passed away recently in their community, the students at Dzantik’i Heeni Middle School in Dzántik’i Héeni, the Tlingit name for Juneau, Alaska, got to work creating a special gift.
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With better data, these 12 things would improve, supes say
Data access is critical when educators need to make informed decisions about curriculum, assessments, academic and social-emotional interventions, and more. So how are superintendents using data–and can they access it quickly and effectively in orde…
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30 Of The Most Popular Trends In Education
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How to Make Your Own GPT: A Step-by-Step Guide
In November 2023, OpenAI gave us the ability to make our own GPT chatbots. Here’s how I made one for my classroom.
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Giving Thanks an-easy-classroom-craft
Thanksgiving provides us with a great excuse to sit on the couch all day, overeat, and maybe catch a game or two (or a parade!), but it’s also the perfect time to stop and reflect on the things in our lives that we’re most thankful for.
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7 principles for AI in education
Key points: It’s essential that the edtech industry and education leaders work together on AI use Transparency and equity are key See related article: 5 positive ways students can use AI For more news on AI in education, visit eSN’s Digital Learning…
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NASA’s Juno spots evidence of a salty ocean on Ganymede | Popular Science
NASA’s Juno spacecraft has been exploring Jupiter since it arrived at the planet in 2016. In recent years, the mission has turned its attention to the gas giant’s many moons, including the hellish volcanic world Io and the ice ball Europa.
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K-12 Leaders on the Impact of Artificial Intelligence and Generative AI – edWeb
This edLeader Panel is presented by CoSN and AASA. Sponsored by ClassLink While artificial intelligence and machine learning are not new technologies, recent leaps in the technology driving these tools are rapidly transforming our day-to-day lives.
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NEW YORK PRNewswire/ — Today, Merlyn Mind, an AI company focused on building domain-specific AI platforms and solutions for improving human productivity, announced the launch of its AI-powered classroom solution, Merlyn Origin.
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AI Detectors Discriminate Against Non-Native Speakers, Says Stanford Research | Tech & Learning
A group of Stanford researchers recently decided to put AI detectors to the test, and if it was a graded assignment, the detection tools would have received an F.
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25 Questions To Guide Teaching With Project-Based Learning
I’ve been thinking of the kinds of questions I consider when planning a project–or planning a unit when students plan a project on their own.
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As the Director of Quantitative Research and Data Science, as well as the Data Privacy Officer at Digital Promise, I aim to demystify the complex world of data privacy, particularly in the realm of education and AI tools.
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Embedding 7 Essential Literacy Skills for Student Success
By Peg Grafwallner As an instructional coach and reading specialist, I have the privilege of collaborating with teachers in creating lessons that are real, relevant, and relatable for students.
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How To Handle Unplanned Interruptions Smart Classroom Management
Things happen. Interruptions fall from the sky. Events and incidents out of your control invade your well-ordered peace like the hordes of Cimbri.
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The Cycle of Experimentation: A New Approach to Educational Innovation
Transcript was generated by AI. I’ve checked it, but if you find any mistakes, please just leave a comment, and I’ll double check it! Thanks so much! – Vicki 00;00;00;00 – 00;00;29;02 Vicki Davis The Cycle of Experimentation. A New Approach to Educa…
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29 Simple Tips To Improve Interpersonal Skills – e-Learning Infographics
Interpersonal Skills are the way you interact with others- understanding their needs, motivations, and emotions while still respecting your own boundaries.
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Hello everyone! It is great to be back at the blog and have a chance to interact with my readers once again. As I present at HECC this week (November 9, 2023) in Indianapolis, Indiana I want to spend a moment bringing some wonderful ideas on AI and …
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Hey it’s all the NCTM 2023 handouts! Collected by your pal Dan Meyer. (All materials belong to individual copyright holders.
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“I can’t use AI—it’s cheating!” – by Michelle Kassorla
Some of my best conversations are with students who wander in after my class and before their class. There is a young Chinese international student I often talk to after my TR class. Today, I asked him: Have you used any AI? “Yes.
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Stories Grounded in Decades of Research: What We Truly Know about the Teaching of Reading
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Cliff Mass Weather Blog: A Strong El Nino This Winter
The developing El Nino is “swinging for the fences” and will almost certainly be in the “strong” category this winter, w…
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SearchReSearch: SearchResearch Challenge (11/8/23): How does it work? Checking your assumptions.
The most common error… Here we see three common, everyday appliances: an electric tea kettle, an ordinary rice cooker, and a plain old toaster.
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Puget Sound ecosystem holding on, but recovery remains uncertain, says latest status report |
Efforts to restore ecological health to Puget Sound have largely failed to meet recovery goals, yet fish and wildlife populations are still hanging on, according to a new report that describes many struggling populations as neither increasing nor de…
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The Three Dimensions of Math Edtech – by Dan Meyer
I have spent the last month traveling between several different math education conferences—the national conference in DC, a state conference in Montana, and a regional conference in Southern California.
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The Gold We Would Discover in Unstructured Student Time
Gil has just handed me another dinosaur. It was a mistake, maybe, showing him where my modeling clay drawer was. It’s the cheap dollar store stuff – primary colors, doesn’t harden – but for our arts and crafts time once a week, or for pounding when …
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Understanding Dyscalculia to Better Support Students – edWeb
While similar numbers of students have dyscalculia in relation to dyslexia, the amount of research done for dyslexia far outreaches the other.
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Now is the time to plan for next year’s technology upgrades
While school districts are well underway into their new year – and their new budget – many are already planning for the year ahead, and technology remains one of the top priorities schools focus on to keep their students, faculty, staff, and adminis…
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ChatGPT Can Now Access The Internet. What This Means for Teachers | Tech & Learning
ChatGPT has become self-aware and if we don’t find John Connor and protect him from Aarnold Schwarzenegger, the machines will…. Oops, I got a little carried away there. ChatGPT isn’t self-aware, at least as far as we know, however, ChatGPT Plus user…
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Why Professional Learning Is a Crucial Piece of a 1:1 Program | EdSurge News
Paula Stamey, a seventh-grade social studies teacher in Benton, Tennessee, taught for 20 years before her school became a Verizon Innovative Learning School and adopted one-to-one technology in 2017. Initially, she resisted this change, feeling it w…
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Creating Differentiated Texts to Accommodate All Learners – NCCE Blog
With the advent of text-generating tools now available, there’s no reason that students can’t have access to example texts at exactly the reading level they need. It can be tempting to tell an AI tool to create what you want from scratch.
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S(no)w pain, S(no)w gain: How does El Niño affect snowfall over North America? | NOAA Climate.gov
Note: The primary writer of this post is Michelle L’Heureux, but it is inspired by and reviewed by Brian Brettschneider, who is the NWS Climate Service Program manager for the Alaska region. The last several winters have been depressingly bleak for …
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“Everyone Knows Claude Doesn’t Show Up on AI Detectors”
I was sitting in my minivan next to one of my sons (I have a lot of sons, so you won’t know which one if I tell you this.
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First Science Images Released From ESA Mission With NASA Contributions – NASA
One of the first images captured by Euclid shows the Perseus cluster, a group of thousands of galaxies located 240 million light-years from Earth. The closest galaxies appear as swirling structures while hundreds of thousands of background galaxies …
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AI chatbots perpetuate medical racism, new study shows | Fortune Well
Powered by AI models trained on troves of text pulled from the internet, chatbots such as ChatGPT and Google’s Bard responded to the researchers’ questions with a range of misconceptions and falsehoods about Black patients, sometimes including fabri…
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3 Shifts Can Invigorate Our Grammar Instruction
She strives to keep her drowsy eyes open during these sorts of lessons. The instructor, for what feels like an eternity, is on about the intricacy of grammar rules, the nuanced art of comma placement, and their myriad dos and don’ts.
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20 Guiding Questions For Climate Change –
The world is amid a climate crisis that demands urgent action. Around the globe, members of the United Nations are striving toward 17 Sustainable Development Goals, including affordable and clean energy, sustainable cities and communities, and clima…
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OPINION: It is time to pay attention to the science of learning – The Hechinger Report
The thing that surprised me most about my teacher preparation program was that we never talked about how kids learn. Instead, we were taught how to structure a lesson and given tips on classroom management. I took “methods” classes that gave me stra…
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NASA Telescopes Discover Record-Breaking Black Hole – NASA
Astronomers have discovered the most distant black hole yet seen in X-rays, using NASA telescopes. The black hole is at an early stage of growth that had never been witnessed before, where its mass is similar to that of its host galaxy.
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Students need–and deserve–a globalized curriculum
Learning should be lifelong. Our curiosity for the world around us and its people should be unwavering, and yet school curriculums around the globe do not reflect our ever-evolving landscape and impede the transition to developing technology.
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Lab-made ‘super melanin’ speeds up healing and boosts sun protection | Popular Science
A team of scientists at Northwestern University have developed synthetic melanin that can accelerate healing in human skin. It is applied in a cream and can protect the skin from the sun and heal chemical burns, according to the team.
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The Science of Classroom Design | Edutopia
Our comprehensive, all-in, research-based look at the design of effective learning spaces.
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The journey of learning is a unique and intricate process, with each learner embarking on their own distinctive path towards success.
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Review: Four Fantagraphics Graphic Novels – GeekDad
Monica by Daniel Clowes I sometimes like to check out the underground scene and remember how pivotal it was in changing the comic narrative during the 1980s—especially Robert Crumb. I was curious about getting to know Daniel Clowes’ work, and this b…