In case you missed these, here are more great blog posts from this past week:
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By Susan Barnes, Science Teacher, White Knoll Middle School Throughout the entirety of my 15-year career in education, I’ve struggled with the question of how educators can improve equity in science instruction. While I don’t claim to have one, defi…
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This Is Your Brain on Math: The Science Behind Culturally Responsive Instruction | EdSurge News
As a math educator at the high school and middle school levels, I lived for the moments when students’ furrowed brows ever-so-slightly began to unfold and smiles emerged.
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To ChatGPT or Not to ChatGPT, That Is the Question | EdTech Magazine
It’s important for school leaders to learn what ChatGPT is and how it can be a useful tool. Once leaders learn ways to use ChatGPT to do their job more efficiently, they will be better prepared to help educators figure out how to embrace tools like …
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Framer — Success starts with a site
Framer’s canvas is incredible for web design. Create web pages with text, links, media, and animations—no code needed. Ready to ship? Publish your site with a single click. Browse dozens of professionally designed templates. Easily change structure,…
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Genmo. Create videos and images with AI.
We are gradually rolling out alpha access to Genmo Chat to creatives from our waitlist. Today, Genmo can help create or edit images and videos. While there are limitations, we are scaling up capacity and continuously working to improve Genmo’s capab…
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The Sound Of The Future: My Experience Piloting ChatGPT Voice In The Classroom
We educators constantly seek new ways to engage our students and enhance their learning experiences. Recently, I introduced voice interactions with ChatGPT in my classroom using a Custom GPT that I made.
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Know Your Why!: Collection of Study Resources for Students
As a student, juggling classes, assignments, and extracurricular activities can be overwhelming. But with the right study resources, you can make the most of your time and achieve your academic goals. Students can create online study groups using Go…
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Inquiry Lab on Photosynthesis and Respiration
Students explore the relationship between photosynthesis and respiration with this inquiry lab. The relationship between photosynthesis and cellular respiration is complementary. The products of one process are the reactants of the other, and vice v…
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How To Handle Students Who Need Your Attention Smart Classroom Management
They’re needy and urgent. They follow you around and pull on your hem. They ask a zillion questions and expect your personalized attention.
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As the hoopla surrounding emerging AI technologies and their impact on education endures, we need to get past whether or not to use ChatGPT—Pandora’s box is officially open—and focus instead on how best to use it.
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How meta creativity prepares students for the future
Nearly 40 percent of teachers expect to use AI in their classrooms by the end of the 2023-2024 academic year.
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Voice ChatGPT: A New Dimension in the Educators’ Toolkit
In my recent experiments with Voice ChatGPT during my daily commutes, I’ve discovered some fascinating insights and practical applications for educators.
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How and When to Give Feedback – Dr. Catlin Tucker
Feedback is a powerful tool that can profoundly impact student learning and success. However, not all feedback is created equal; some approaches to feedback can propel students toward growth, while others may hinder their progress.
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Troubleshooting the Flipped Classroom: Dealing with Unprepared Students – Dr. Catlin Tucker
Why Would a Teacher Use the Flipped Classroom Model? First, let’s establish the value of the flipped classroom in case you have never used this blended learning model. The flipped classroom was designed to invert the traditional approach to instruct…
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Using AI in Service of Strong Pedagogical Practice – Dr. Catlin Tucker
Last week, I participated in a panel discussion with Jay McTighe and Tony Frontier on leading in an era of artificial intelligence. During the conversation, we discussed AI’s potential to transform education.
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5 ways I’ve leveraged AI in my English classroom
Last spring, a few weeks after I started using ChatGPT, I challenged my high school English students: “Artificial intelligence can do any of your class assignments,” I told them flatly. “Now prove me wrong.”
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Schoolwork shouldn’t double as screentime
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. Children get one childhood, and time is one of the most precious resources we have in schools.
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Reality Check: Teaching In The Era of Distraction — A.J. Juliani
Note: This is a four-part series on “Teaching and Learning in The Era of Distraction”. Each post is an excerpt from my upcoming book, Meaningful and Relevant: Engaging Learners In An Era of Distraction. We are distracted. More than ever.
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Roblox Lesson Plan | Tech & Learning
Roblox may be known as a computer game that youth spend hours playing, but it also has relevance for education. Roblox can be used in teaching to engage students in the lesson and to help them build specific skills, while also enjoying the experienc…
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Leveraging the K-12 generative AI readiness checklist: A guide for district leadership
Editor’s note: This story on how to manage academic integrity as generative AI moves into classrooms originally appeared on CoSN’s blog and is reposted here with permission.
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By Betsy Hill and Roger Stark Now that we are fans of the Science of Learning, we thought we would take a look and see if there was some type of magic bullet, something that could increase the overall effect of the Science of Learning – something t…
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The Nerdy Teacher: Book Creation And Digital Design With @AdobeExpress #AdobeEduCreative
My 2nd trimester Digital Design class is starting after Thanksgiving and I’ve been toying with different ideas on having students engage with design in different ways. I was struck with this idea for students to create different picture books for yo…
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Common Sense Media Begins Reviewing AI Tools | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…
Common Sense Media, the fairly well-respected site that reviews media and online tools for families and educators, just launched an AI Initiative to review new AI tools. I’m actually not that sure how much clout their media and website reviews have …
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Yes, there are clear concerns about AI’s potential for auto-generating disinformation. But as a tool for creatives to better create, AI is having its moment. And the AI-driven tools designed to assist creators in producing their podcast are clearly …
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Important Disability Terminology, Acronyms, and Definitions | NEA
Definition: This national law protects qualified individuals from discrimination based on their disability. Section 504 forbids organizations and employers from excluding or denying individuals with disabilities an equal opportunity to receive progr…
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Temperatures Across Our Solar System – NASA Science
What’s the weather like out there? We mean waaaay out there in our solar system – where the forecast might not be quite what you think. Let’s look at the mean temperature of the Sun, and the planets in our solar system.
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38 Gratitude Activities for Kids That Are Actually Meaningful
It’s easy to get weighed down about everything that goes wrong in life and forget the little things that truly matter. We’re all guilty of taking so much for granted, which is why it’s so important to seize every opportunity to be thankful.
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AI for Teachers: Defeating Burnout and Boosting Productivity | EdTech Magazine
Google Workspace for Education is a favorite among educators, and for good reason. The tech tool uses AI to automate repetitive tasks, such as class creation and management, document template creation, and calendar reminders.
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Earthquake Swarms and an Imminent Eruption in Iceland – The Map Room
A swarm of thousands of earthquakes have been recorded on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula over the past three weeks. It’s a strong indication that a volcanic eruption is imminent. The town of Grindavík has been evacuated as a result.
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Google just announced changes to Bard, its AI tool, the will become effective on Thursday and that are designed to make it more engaging for teenagers. You can read all about it at How we’ve created a helpful and responsible Bard experience for teen…
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Creating AI Usage Guidelines for Students | Edutopia
Giving students guidelines for AI use on assignments—via a green, yellow, or red light—provides clarity around this powerful technology. Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to revolutionize the way we teach and learn. However, with great …
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Estimation 180 – Building Number Sense
Begin your number sense journey on Day 1 or choose from over 200 days. ESTIMATION 180 is a place for both students and teachers to enjoy making sense of math and develop their number sense together.
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Video Game Created Entirely With ChatGPT, DALL-E 3, and Midjourney | Tom’s Hardware
Javi Lopez’ AI-created game is one that elicits an immediate sense of recognition. It’s in the overall aesthetics, gameplay, and even the title: “Angry Pumpkins.
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Using Games to Teach Young Learners About Climate Change | Filament Games
While traditional teaching methods will always have their own merits, the dynamic nature of climate change demands innovative solutions. For instance, video games can be a fantastic medium for educating students on climate change in a non-distressin…
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A Citizen’s Guide to School Privatization – Network For Public Education
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8 Google Maps tips to help you navigate the holidays
The holiday season is coming! To make sure you have a tree-mendous time, here are 8 ways Google Maps can help you get around, plan festive outings with friends and more — including three new updates for Maps along with tried-and-true features. Check…
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Learning skillful medium-range global weather forecasting – Google’s AI Forecaster
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Mark Zuckerberg Got Lost in Terra Mathematica
A month ago, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative announced it was pivoting away from its $100 million investment into a personalized learning platform. I have wondered since then what kinds of knowledge about schools, teaching, math, and technology would…
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Biden’s AI Executive Order Won’t Fix AI in Schools, But It’s a Start | Tech & Learning
After President Joe Biden issued his sweeping executive order on AI recently, much was made about how quickly the order came together. AI technology is accelerating “at warp speed,” Biden said before signing the order.
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Check out Poe.com for a website that can help with AI examples and prompts for students. Visit Code Breaker Edu’s website at codebreakeredu.com to explore their Byte software, a great tool for vocabulary and language level adj… https://ift.tt/nMGHxOi
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Is AI a Pathway to Better Teaching and Learning? | EdSurge News
In the evolving landscape of education, one topic has taken center stage: generative AI. As educators, we tend to be on a continuous quest for innovative edtech tools that will enhance the learning experience for students.
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The metaverse has virtually disappeared. Here’s why it’s generative AI’s fault | ZDNET
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RTI Tool – 3.2 – Using AI Tools to Develop a Proficiency Scale
Teams can also enhance their shared understanding of essential standards by creating proficiency scales. These scales outline the sequential steps a student must take to master an essential, helping teams to develop instructional sequences that lea…
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Standardized tests are pests—here’s why
Key points: Standardized tests aren’t inclusive and often lead to unnecessary stress Educators should shift focus from standardized tests to ensuring students become independent learners See related article: What’s the state of K-12 assessment? For …
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Kids Under 13 Using AI For Writing | Mr. Gonzalez’s Classroom
In addition to teaching Math and Science to two classes of 5th and 6th graders, I also get to teach a writing course on Mondays and Fridays for 50 minutes each day. My teaching partner and I are both teaching a writing course focusing on different m…
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5 edtech resources that support literacy in elementary school
Fall is the best time of year in Montana. The air is crisp, the colors are beautiful, and, as school has been in session for two months, students and teachers alike have settled into a nice routine.
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How do electric cars work? | Popular Science
To understand how electric cars work, it helps to keep in mind the ways in which they’re similar to regular gas-burning vehicles. They’re cousins from different generations, not machines from different universes.
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When AI Strikes a Chord: The Future of Music is Just a Prompt Away – www.DrShannonDoak.com
If you have been reading my blog, you know that I like to experiment with new technology. Recently, AI has been on the top of this list as the advancements in the AI arena just keep on coming!
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Avoid These 3 Mistakes During Math Debriefs
By Mona Iehl In math class we want our students engaged in thinking and doing real mathematics. Our goal in math is for our students to interact with a task that leads them to a math conjecture or math understanding that can be built upon in future …
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RTI Tool – 5.4 – Using ChatGPT to Develop Extension Tasks
Teacher teams frequently emphasize interventions over extension when planning at Tier 2 in the RTI at Work process.
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RTI Tool – 5.1 – Tier 2 ChatGPT Prompts for Classroom Teachers
Taking Action reference: Essential Action 5.1 – Design and Lead Supplemental Interventions for Academic Essential Standards Collaborative teams can face significant challenges when designing and leading supplemental interventions for academic essen…
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RTI Tool – 3.2 – Using AI Tools to Deconstruct an Essential Standard
Regardless of the approach that teams choose to use to build a shared understanding of the skills and concepts that students are expected to master, this shared understanding is an essential first step in crafting a targeted instructional plan.
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Virtex Stadium – The Virtual Esports Stadium
Virtex aims to give esports viewers an unparalleled spectator experience–one which, if done correctly, could fundamentally change the way people watch esports forever, and offer an incomparable edge over traditional sports coverage.
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A lot of people don’t really understand what Custom GPTs can really do. So I’d like to explain. First, they can have Custom Instructions, and most people understand what that is already so I won’t detail it here.
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How to use AI to create differentiated materials – NCCE Blog
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Cliff Mass Weather Blog: The Pacific Northwest: Where Fronts Come to Die
The Pacific Northwest is a meteorological kill zone. The place where fronts come to die. Time and time again, there is a relatively strong …
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A Principal’s Reflections: Breaking Barriers: Removing the Stigma of Intervention
In an ideal world, every student would have access to an education tailored to their unique needs and abilities. Hence the need to personalize learning. However, special education students often face more significant challenges that can impede their…
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Managing the Use of ChatGPT and Cell Phones in Schools – edWeb
To what extent are mobile devices and artificial intelligence (AI) being used in the classroom and what are the emerging best practices for managing their use?
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How To Add a Background Image to FigJam – Teacher Tech
As we transition from Google Jamboard to FigJam, you may be wondering how to add a background image? This was something I frequently did in Jamboard to avoid the students accidentally moving around the graphic organizer elements.
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