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Another week’s worth of amazing blog posts:

• Turning CO2 Into Chemical Gold: Affordable Nanocatalysts Could Revolutionize Climate Action

  Carbon dioxide (CO2), a greenhouse gas, plays a significant role in climate change by building up in the atmosphere. To mitigate its impact, transforming CO2 into beneficial carbon products is a viable strategy.

• Solar storm brings northern lights to southern Canada | CBC News

  A series of powerful solar storms could make the northern lights visible unusually far south Friday and Saturday night in Canada.Scientists say this could create a geomagnetic storm that will lead to colourful auroras overnight in Southern Canada, t…

• See the most detailed map of human brain matter ever created | Popular Science

  A cubic millimeter is, by all accounts, tiny. It’s barely noticeable–a speck or fleck or crumb. But look closely enough and you can uncover an entire world inside a particle of material.

• Gene therapy breakthrough allows toddler born deaf to hear | Popular Science

  A British toddler born with a genetic condition resulting in deafness can now hear in one ear thanks to a pioneering new gene therapy treatment. The case was reported at the American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy’s annual meeting which is taking pl…

• Neuralink admits patient’s brain implant is partially ‘retracted’ | Popular Science

  Neuralink quietly published an update earlier this week on the first patient to receive its experimental brain computer interface (BCI), but a troubling detail is buried within the progress report.

• Create a Rotating Student Work Slideshow – Teacher Tech with Alice Keeler

  Create a student work slideshow with Google Slides. Capture student work samples and display them in a rotating presentation.

• Technology-Powered Mental Health Initiatives Save Students’ Lives | EdTech Magazine

  Since first trying to retool the district’s existing content filter six years ago, Short has been able to invest in technologies built for the purpose of monitoring student behavior online for self-harm — and it’s paid off, having saved multiple stu…

• 5 AI Prompts For Educators Using ChatGPT And Google Gemini

  In a world of artificial intelligence, a new type of educator has emerged. AI-savvy teachers are armed with the power of carefully crafted prompts for tools such as ChatGPT and Google Gemini. These innovators are quietly revolutionizing their classr…

• How AI Could Transform Education: 5 Insights From The WEF

  AI has the power to revolutionise the way we teach and learn. AI can be used to address key challenges, optimise teachers’ roles, personalise learning experiences and equip students with essential skills for the future.

• GeoGebra – the world’s favorite, free math tools used by over 100 million students and teachers

  Start Calculator Classroom Resources Illustrative Math Curriculum – Free & Digital Activity GeoGebra Classroom Activities Numble: A Daily Numbers Game Activity Steven C Silvestri Elementary School Math: 300+ Resources Activity GeoGebra Team Middle &…

• How school leaders can foster a culturally responsive framework

  In today’s diverse educational landscape, fostering a culturally responsive and sustaining framework is paramount for school leaders.

• 3 Ways to Address AI in Teacher Education Programs | Tech & Learning

  AI has now reached into almost every area of education. A large portion of the focus seems to be on specific AI-based platforms such as ChatGPT, Dall-E, and Google Gemini, or whether and how school districts should go about allowing and using AI in …

• Teacher Well-Being Depends on Workload, School Climate and Feeling Supported | EdSurge News

  In the two decades that Jennifer Merriman has been in education, she’s seen a tendency in the field to solve problems by piling more tasks onto teachers who are already straining under the weight of their workloads.

• What parents just don’t get about video games

  New research reveals a generational disconnect over online games, with 94% of young people expressing positive feelings about the activity, yet only 15% of parents identifying benefits for their child.

• Friday 5: Blended learning

  Blended learning is not a new instructional approach, but it became more mainstream during and after the COVID pandemic, when educators and students elected to keep parts of entirely-online learning they favored during pandemic learning.

• A purposeful approach to tech integration

  Technology and education go hand-in-hand nowadays, which means it’s more important than ever before to ensure tech is used purposefully within the classroom.

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• What do a website’s cookies settings mean? | Popular Science

  IT MAY SEEM as if websites suddenly started displaying banners telling us they were using cookies and asking if we were cool with it. Maybe you didn’t think too much about it—just clicked “accept all” and moved on. And maybe that’s what you’ve been …

• An Innovative Journey to Scalable Computer Science Programs | EdSurge News

  In a time when technological advancements shape our daily lives and drive economic growth, focusing on STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education in K-12 schools is not just a trend but a necessity. Initiatives like the U.S.

• Why You Should Limit Group Work Smart Classroom Management

  For students who are motivated and determined to do well, group work is an exercise in frustration and unfairness. They do all or most of the work. Yet the grade is shared.

• With A.I., Let’s Keep Students’ Learning Paramount – AMLE

  The rise of ChatGPT-4 and the use of Artificial Intelligence in the modern classroom is astounding. We’re a little gobsmacked wondering at the evolution of its capacity and use in the years ahead.

• A.J. Juliani | 5 Ways to Structure Your End-of-Year A.I. Exploration Workshop

  Chances are — if you are like many of the schools, districts, and organizations I’m working with around the country — you are planning an end-of-the-year workshop that includes Artificial Intelligence as a topic.

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• Virtual Reality Shows Promise in Treating Depression – Neuroscience News

  Summary: A new study demonstrates the potential of virtual reality (VR) in treating major depressive disorder (MDD). Using extended reality-enhanced behavioral activation (XR-BA), researchers found that VR interventions could match the effectiveness…

• 4 Strategies for Neurodiverse Students That ALL Students Benefit From

  In recent years, we have seen more students enter our classrooms identifying as neurodiverse or neurodivergent. The category of neurodiversity covers a wide variety of diagnoses, including but not limited to autism, ADHD, and other neurological cond…

• Google DeepMind and Isomorphic Labs introduce AlphaFold 3 AI model

  Inside every plant, animal and human cell are billions of molecular machines. They’re made up of proteins, DNA and other molecules, but no single piece works on its own.

• Cliff Mass Weather Blog: Vegetable Growing Season Begins TODAY!

  If you are waiting to put place those bean or zucchini seeds into the ground. If you are waiting to plant those tomato seedlings.

• Control Alt Achieve: EdTech Links of the Week – 5-7-24

  Each week I keep an eye out for the latest edtech resources through blogs, social media, podcasts, videos, user groups, and more. I then try to reshare these resources in many ways. One way I share these is here on the blog in these “EdTech Links of…

• The Evolution of U.S. Time Zones – The Map Room

  A short video from Vivid Maps showing the evolution of time zone boundaries in the United States. (The trend was inexorably westward: Michigan started out completely CST.

• 3 ways a modern data solution can improve student outcomes

  We continue to read headlines about how artificial intelligence (AI) can substantially increase labor productivity across the global economy, creating both time and informational efficiencies. Yet there seems to be an argument about where and how th…

• Can ‘Linguistic Fingerprinting’ Guard Against AI Cheating? | EdSurge News

  Since the sudden rise of ChatGPT and other AI chatbots, many teachers and professors have started using AI detectors to check their students’ work. The idea is that the detectors will catch if a student has had a robot do their work for them.

• 7 principles of outdoor learning for early childhood

  Spending time outdoors and engaging in active play has all kinds of benefits for young children. It encourages gross motor skill development, helps improve coordination and balance, and can contribute to reducing childhood obesity.

• To Serve Bilingual Students, This Future Teacher Will Draw on Her Own Experience | EdSurge News

  Viridiana Martinez’s family immigrated twice when she was in elementary school — once, from Mexico to Canada, and a second time to the United States. With each move, she had to learn a new language and adjust to a different culture.

• The Stumbling Blocks for Artificial Intelligence in K–12 Education | EdTech Magazine

  A major factor prohibiting schools from acquiring generative AI tools is the cost. K–12 education often doesn’t have the funding to invest in these products and solutions. It also can be difficult to remove tools from a K–12 digital environment once…

• The Chilling Truth About Teaching

  This (almost) monthly newsletter serves as your bridge from the real world to the advancements of AI & web3, specifically contextualized for education. For previous issues, check out ed3world.substack.com. All new issues will be published on both Li…

• Writing as ‘passing’ and the role of generative AI | IOE – Faculty of Education and Society – UCL – University College London

  ‘Generative AI’ or synthetic text models have shone a challenging light on assessment, particularly the assessment of student writing.

• Climate Opinion Factsheets – Yale Program on Climate Change Communication

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  This privacy policy has been compiled to better serve those who are concerned with how their ‘Personally Identifiable Information’ (PII) is being used online.

• The Biggest Surprise from the Latest Survey of AI & Teachers

  RAND recently released the results of a survey of teachers and their use of artificial intelligence. These surveys are invaluable for anyone trying to discern the ways teachers are actually using generative AI from the ways tech and business leaders…

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• Hackers Are After Student Data. Here’s Why | Tech & Learning

  When people think about student data at K-12 schools being compromised, they tend to envision things such as test scores and grades being shared publicly. While that type of information getting out is unfortunate, it’s minor compared to other proble…

• 10 Steps Every K-12 Leader Must Take to Implement Standards-Based Grading [Infographic] | EdSurge News

  Standards-based grading is an educational assessment approach that focuses on evaluating students’ mastery of specific learning objectives. Grades are assigned based on a student’s understanding and proficiency of essential skills and knowledge outl…

• VR may pose privacy risks for kids: A new study finds parents aren’t as worried as they should be | ScienceDaily

  New research finds that, while an increasing number of minors are using virtual reality (VR) apps, not many parents recognize the extent of the security and privacy risks that are specific to VR technologies.

• PROOF POINTS: 5 takeaways about segregation 70 years after the Brown decision

  It was one of the most significant days in the history of the U.S. Supreme Court. On May 17, 1954, the nine justices unanimously ruled in Brown v. Board of Education that schools segregated by race did not provide an equal education.

• Promoting Academic Integrity in the Age of Generative AI – John Spencer

  We often talk about the need for students to have voice and choice in their learning. We want them to engage in meaningful, productive struggle as they do projects and engage in problem-solving.

• 3 Reasons Math Educators Should Use Social Media – Robert Kaplinsky

• The Rube Goldberg Magic Marbles: teach math expressions with fun!

• Discovery in Tomato Could Lead to Natural Pesticides | NSF – National Science Foundation

  Like a slightly revised version of “The Parent Trap,” NSF supported researchers from Michigan State University have discovered that tomato plants have two…

• New group targets AI skills in education and the workforce

• Moving beyond transparency to accessibility and awareness

  “Moving beyond transparency to accessibility and awareness”

• New NASA Black Hole Visualization Takes Viewers Beyond the Brink – NASA Science

  Ever wonder what happens when you fall into a black hole? Now, thanks to a new, immersive visualization produced on a NASA supercomputer, viewers can plunge into the event horizon, a black hole’s point of no return.

• ScienceDirect – Do teachers spot AI? Evaluating the detectability of AI-generated texts among student essays

  The potential application of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in schools and universities poses great challenges, especially for the assessment of students’ texts.

• guidde・Magically create video documentation with AI

  Click capture from our browser extension and click stop when you’re done – sit back and we’ll do the rest. Choose the voice for you. Select from a variety of over 100 different voices and languages.

• Enhance Speech from Adobe | Free AI filter for cleaning up spoken audio

• The teens making friends with AI chatbots – The Verge

  Early last year, 15-year-old Aaron was going through a dark time at school. He’d fallen out with his friends, leaving him feeling isolated and alone. At the time, it seemed like the end of the world. “I used to cry every night,” said Aaron, who live…

• 5 Questions Every Parent Should Ask Their Child’s School About AI

  Artificial intelligence is rewriting the rules of education. The jobs our children will hold likely haven’t been invented yet. Their world will be shaped by AI in ways we can barely imagine. Are their schools preparing them?

• Perplexity AI for Teachers

• OPINION: This is no time to ban DEI initiatives in education; we need DEI more than ever – The Hechinger Report

  Education has become a major battleground for the attempted anti-racist paradigm shift of diversity, equity and inclusion work; mirroring society, this work remains stuck in a cycle of advancement and retaliation.

• Using Picture Books in the Middle School Classroom

  By Katie Durkin One of my favorite classes during my undergraduate career was Young Adult Literature. I had a fantastic teacher who helped me rediscover my love for reading, which in turn, I believe, has helped me to instill a love of reading with m…

• The Nerdy Teacher: From Compliance to Engagement: Inspiring Students Beyond Following Rules

  One of the toughest things to understand as a new teacher or someone outside of education is that there is a big difference between students being compliant and students being engaged.

• Video games level up life skills

  When gamers band together to defeat a three-headed zombie dragon boss, they may not be thinking much about school or work. Still, they are likely building skills that will come in handy in the real world, a new study finds.

• 3 AI Tools for Making UDL Choice Boards

• 2024 Best Teacher Appreciation Deals, Giveaways, and Freebies

  It’s one of our favorite times of year … Teacher Appreciation Week! We want to celebrate YOU, so we’ve rounded up all of the best Teacher Appreciation deals for 2022. Check it out!

• Teens come up with trigonometry proof for Pythagorean Theorem, a problem that stumped math world for centuries – CBS News

• ‘Lucy’s baby’ asteroid is only about 2 to 3 million years old | Popular Science

  A newly discovered asteroid is a toddler–in space years. The moonlet circling the small asteroid Dinkinesh named Selam is about 2 to 3 million years old.

• China is en route to collect first-ever samples from the far side of the moon | Popular Science

  China launched its uncrewed Chang’e-6 lunar spacecraft at 5:27 PM local time (5:27 PM EST) on Friday from the southern island province of Hainan, accelerating its ongoing space race with the US.

• A Principal’s Reflections: Quantifying Innovative Practices

  Lately, I’ve been giving a lot of thought to effectiveness, and this has been mirrored in my writing and work as a coach. Reflecting on my time as a principal at my previous school, I recall the successful shift towards digitalization and incorporat…

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Check out these great blog posts from this past week:

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• Revolutionize learning with engaging, full-class missions

  Embark on the ultimate classroom adventure, where students unite for immersive challenges in problem-solving and inquiry. More than a game, it’s a journey—into space, inside the human body, or through history—applying knowledge and sharpening skills…

• Ancient, mysterious 12-sided object still baffles archeologists | Popular Science

  With a hollow center, 12 sides, and no known uses, Roman dodecahedrons remain one of the great enigmas in archeology. They don’t appear to be used for grooming or personal pleasure and only 33 of these objects have been uncovered in Great Britain’s …

• Astronomers still haven’t decided if Planet 9 is real | Popular Science

  Almost a decade after astronomers proposed the existence of Planet 9, an unseen extra planet in the distant reaches of the solar system, they still haven’t all agreed whether it’s real or not.

• Is It Fair and Accurate for AI to Grade Standardized Tests? | EdSurge News

  Texas is turning over some of the scoring process of its high-stakes standardized tests to robots.

• How 4 Educational Leaders are Guiding their Districts in the Age of AI – Digital Promise

  When it comes to AI in education, theory is one thing; implementing tangible approaches is another.

• 3 Steps Your Organization Can Take to Support Sustainability | BizTech Magazine

  Device recycling and e-waste management is another priority. The World Health Organization reports that the creation of e-waste is escalating three times faster than the global population, making it the fastest-growing solid waste stream in the worl…

• Game Jam Contest | WeekOfAI

  Get ready to unleash your creativity in the Weekofai game jam! Hosted by Rosebud AI, a groundbreaking game-making platform fueled by artificial intelligence, this jam challenges participants to merge the realms of education and AI into captivating g…

• Los Angeles School District Launched a Splashy AI Chatbot. What Exactly Does It Do? | EdSurge News

  Balloon archways surrounded the stage as the superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District, Alberto Carvalho, last month announced what he hailed as a pioneering use of artificial intelligence in education.

• May the 4th Is Also Free Comic Book Day! – GeekDad

  Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) is a yearly event held on the first Saturday in May where comic distributors pool together to release tons of free comic promos for people to take home.

• Transparent Use of Artificial Intelligence — Martine Peters, chercheuse et professeure en science de l’éducation Directrice du Partenariat universitaire sur la prévention du plagiat

  Acronyms and Icons for a Transparent Use of AI (Peters, 2023) Logos for transparent use of artificial intelligence © 2023 by Martine Peters is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.

• About CC Licenses – Creative Commons

  Creative Commons licenses give everyone from individual creators to large institutions a standardized way to grant the public permission to use their creative work under copyright law.

• Student-centered everything: ClassVR in special education

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• 20 Things You Can Do While Actively Monitoring a Standardized Test

  We could talk all day about what’s wrong with standardized tests: that they kill creativity, discourage critical thinking, pad the wallets of people whose wallets most definitely do not need padding.

• This Hilarious TikTok Teacher Monitoring a Standardized Test Is All of Us

  We’ve been fans of Jere Chang, aka @MsChangGifted, for a while now. Her energy, honesty, and optimism are contagious (and honestly, we wish her accent was too). We loved her at the beginning of the year talking about this back-to-school gift from he…

• July 2024: Major updates ahead for Read&Write for Google Chrome | Texthelp

  What is Co:Writer prediction? Co:Writer prediction will provide the strongest, and most accurate word prediction available on the market. Co:Writer’s Neuron™ prediction engine follows the natural relationships of ideas and concepts in the brain.

• Teaching Students Who Have Dyscalculia | Edutopia

  Here’s how to recognize what might be behind a student’s difficulty with math as well as strategies for teaching them. With reading research and methodology in the current spotlight, educators are learning more about dyslexia.

• Try This: Teaching Grammar Like a Sport | NEA

  Cinda Ackerman Klickna taught English in Springfield, Ill., and served on the NEA Board of Directors and as president of the Illinois Education Association. She authored the children’s book, Out of the Beaks of Birds: Our Crazy, Pesky … Verbs.

• How To Handle Students Who Do Nothing Smart Classroom Management

  I’ve been writing here at SCM for 15 years. 748 articles. 12 books and e-guides. Above all else, this takes focus.

• Social-Emotional Learning Strategies Don’t Work for Every Student. Here’s What Does. | EdSurge News

  Throughout this academic year, I facilitated a training session on social-emotional learning (SEL) strategies for educators at a high-needs elementary school. During one of the sessions, a seasoned teacher’s candid remarks struck a chord.

• Cliff Mass Weather Blog: A Very Unstable Spring Atmosphere

  Spring is the time when our local atmosphere is most unstable , often percolating in upward and downward motions like hot cereal in your sto…

• Hood Canal summer chum could be first-ever salmon removed from Endangered Species List – Puget Sound Institute

  This is the second of three blog posts this week about the Hood Canal Coordinating Council and two of its groundbreaking initiatives: recovery of Hood Canal summer chum and a structured mitigation program that is protecting and restoring the ecosyst…

• Ditch the Detectors: Six Ways to Rethink Assessment for Generative Artificial Intelligence – Leon Furze

  This article is based on a series of short LinkedIn posts and includes the original ideas, plus some of the feedback and discussion from the comments. Head over to my profile on LinkedIn to find the originals.

• Orbits and Kepler’s Laws – NASA Science Kepler’s Laws

  The story of how we understand planetary motion could not be told if it were not for the work of a German mathematician named Johannes Kepler. Kepler’s three laws describe how planets orbit the Sun.

• Deck.Toys – Learning Paths for Lesson Adventures

  Creating lessons on Deck.Toys is fun for you too! Build complete lessons within minutes with your existing teaching content such as study sets, PPT or Google Slides.

• Past Newsletters | Eduguardians

  Attention, citizens of knowledge! Join the ranks of the EduGuardian League and become the FIRST to witness the unveiling of our EduGuardian Insights! Embrace your heroic potential and sign up to unlock the power of membership.

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• 15 Ways to Recognize Teachers: Teacher Appreciation Week & Beyond – Education Elements

  Teachers have a tremendous impact on the learning and lives of their students and communities, and planning a unique and powerful teacher appreciation week is one way to celebrate their incredible contributions.

• How A Potential TikTok Ban May Affect Classrooms | Tech & Learning

  On April 24, 2024, U.S. President Joe Biden signed a law that could potentially ban the popular app TikTok if it is not sold by its Chinese-owned technology company ByteDance within twelve months.

• Examining Generative AI as a Tech Enabler | EdTech Magazine

  Google’s AI solution Gemini, previously known as Bard, debuted in December 2023.

• AI and Writing Essays: Pros and Cons, How Will Students Learn to Write if an AI Writes It for Them?

  Explore the benefits and drawbacks of AI in essay writing, including its impact on student learning. Unveil the evolving future of writing education with AI through these suggestions from the Ask a Tech Teacher team.

• Vivacity Tech PBC & Eric Curts “ABCs of AI: What Educators Need to Know” Webinar – YouTube

• Is School for Learning New Ideas or Confirming What We Already Know? |

  As we navigate the halls of our schools – whether those are the traditional ones or the virtual ones, a question emerges that challenges the core of our educational journey: Are we here to discover the unknown or to reinforce what we already believe?

• Get More Done with a Quick Tasks List ✨ with some automation magic in NotePlan ✨ – YouTube

  Grab the code in this NotePlan community thread: https://ift.tt/PFuq3hW

• Smarter Classrooms for Today and Tomorrow

  In the ever-evolving landscape of education, technology can play a pivotal role in shaping the learning experience. Looking towards the future, the concepts of “smarter classrooms” emerge as a beacon of innovation, bridging the gap between tradition…

• Student success is impacted by issues outside of school, survey finds

  Educators believe the biggest obstacles to student success in school are tied to challenges outside the classroom, including mental health and behavior issues, according to a new report from McGraw Hill.

• 5 digital resources to inspire curiosity and engage students

  I have had the pleasure to serve as an educator in Wisconsin’s Verona Area School District for over 30 years. During that time, I have enjoyed working with the staff, students, parents, and community members to thoughtfully integrate technology into…

• OpenAI Data Controls FAQ

• Adobe Education Exchange Top Five Challenge

• www.sciencefix.co.uk – cognitive-theory-and-primary-science-teaching

  Cognitive science is gaining increasing influence in education and many existing and developing educational approaches are described as ‘inspired by cognitive science’.

• AIforCA

  Check out the resources and recordings! Spend an hour or a day exploring AI with grade-appropriate activities.

• 4 Star Wars Tech Tools for Teaching | Tech & Learning

  Star Wars Day — otherwise known as May the 4th — is fast approaching and this year I can’t help but think about how some of the technology depicted in the films and TV series has now become commonplace in classrooms and teaching.

• Artificial Intelligence – The Revolution Will Not Be Digitized | American Consortium for Equity in Education

  By Nicholas A. Sherman, Ed.S. As a card-carrying member of Generation X, I remember eagerly rushing to the local theater as a young sci-fi enthusiast to watch movies like The Terminator 2 and The Matrix.

• Information Age vs Generation Age Technologies for Learning – improving learning

  It is absolutely critical that everyone who cares about technology-mediated learning understand this point. There is a seismic shift in perspective necessary from pre-generative AI technologies to generative AI technologies.

• Empowering girls with STEM education to build tomorrow’s tech industry

  All too often, female students are underrepresented in STEM classes. As a result, girls and young women have a hard time exploring the subjects and picturing themselves in related roles.

• PROOF POINTS: Many high school math teachers cobble together their own instructional materials from the internet and elsewhere, a survey finds

  Writing lesson plans has traditionally been a big part of a teacher’s job. But this doesn’t mean they should be starting from a blank slate.

• Putting People First as Higher Ed Grapples With AI | EdSurge News

  The urgency for higher education institutions to integrate and create policies for using AI technology in the classroom is rapidly increasing. Colleges also must adequately account for its impact on their current and future workforce.

• A.J. Juliani | Overhyping the A.I. Moment, Underhyping the Future of Learning

  You’ve probably heard someone say, “Everything needs to change in education! Overhaul the entire system!” Maybe you’ve heard that sentiment from many people over the years. I know I have.

• Does ‘Grading for Equity’ Result in Lower Standards? (Opinion)

  Adam Tyner and Meredith Coffey, analysts at the Fordham Institute in Washington, recently penned a report asking: “Does ‘equitable’ grading benefit students?” They surveyed the evidence on a number of grading practices, especially more lenient pract…

• When it comes to smartphones and kids, focus on balance, not bans | by Andrew Marcinek | Apr, 2024 | Medium

  Technology has changed the way we educate. It gives teachers new tools, allows students to expand their learning beyond the classroom, and offers exciting opportunities for personalized instruction. However, as with most things, too much of a good t…

• How is AI being used in Colorado classrooms? Artificial intelligence isn’t just for tech students. All classrooms are finding ways to wield — and educate about — the powerful tool

• AI Can Transform the Classroom Just Like the Calculator | Scientific American

• Should Teachers Disclose When They Use AI?

  More states and school districts are rolling out guidelines and policies for how educators and students can use generative artificial intelligence in their work.

• The State of K-12 AI Education Policy: Promoting Teaching With and About AI | ASU+GSV Summit 2024

  The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) has sparked both excitement and trepidation about its potential to reshape education as we know it.

• The SAMR dozen: 12 AI strategies for educators – Ditch That Textbook

  This post is written by Becky Keene, an educator, author, and speaker. Becky has been advocating for modern pedagogies in public education around the world for over twenty years. Currently, her favorite topics include generative AI, esports, and ins…

• Guiding Students to Creative AI Use | Edutopia

  Designing school-friendly chatbots with firm guardrails can spur students toward creative AI use that doesn’t do their work for them. When ChatGPT was introduced to the public in late 2022, it sparked a significant divide in the education community.

• The Benefits Of Meditation In The Classroom –

  The image of your 5-year-old sitting serenely on a yoga mat might calm your mind if you’re a harried parent, but does meditation benefit this age group? What can teachers and parents expect, and how can schools reap the perks of teaching this practi…

• 12 Best Behavior Management Techniques for the Classroom

  Have you ever wondered how to keep your classroom calm and focused? Effective behavior management techniques are key to fostering a positive learning environment where all students can thrive.

• Free Customized Guardian Contact Tracker- Google AppSheet – Teacher Tech with Alice Keeler

  With Google AppSheet you can create a customized guardian contract tracker app for free. No coding necessary to log parent contacts.

• Relating Classic Texts to Students’ Lives Today

  By Kasey Short While classic texts have not changed, our students – the readers – are always changing. These changes alter the connections, perspectives, and understandings of the texts.

• Physics is Elementary

  On Friday, I was so pleased to be able to return to one of my favorite days of the year, High-Interest Day at Brookfield Elementary School. This is a day where I have been able to bring the concepts of physics to k-5 graders.

• Chat GPT in teacher mode – now Learner Coach – Edventures

  Having completed a short course on Chat GPT, I have been experimenting with various prompts designed to impersonate me – the teacher. The focus had been to explore “PREPARE” prompts designed to help pupils secure their understanding of a previous le…

• Teach with Portal 2

• New Orleans: A Failed Experiment | Diane Ravitch’s blog

  The founding myth of the corporate reform movement is the rebirth and transformation of the public schools of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Most of the city’s public schools suffered physical damage because of the horrendous storm.

• How do you Start a Student Tech Team in your School to Support your IT Department and Instructional Coaches?

  Growing up, I loved to tinker. I was always that kid with my head in the tech books at school and every night when I was home, I was pulling apart some type of technology to fiddle with. When I was 14, my father gave me his old computer. A very tall…

• The Art of Annotation: Teaching Readers To Process Texts | Cult of Pedagogy

  I get some funny looks when I say it at first, but it gets the point across. What I mean is I’m looking for annotations.

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• How Will Teaching Be Different Post AI? – Teacher Tech with Alice Keeler

  The toothpaste is out of the tube and we can not put it back. The release of ChatGPT has shown us that traditional school assignments can be completed by robots.

• Meet the humanoids: 8 robots ready to revolutionize work

  This article is an installment of Future Explored, a weekly guide to world-changing technology. You can get stories like this one straight to your inbox every Thursday morning by subscribing here.

• Addressing Work Refusal in the Classroom | Edutopia

  As educators grapple with the silent protest of student work refusal, research illuminates the underlying causes—and possible solutions. In nearly every classroom, especially in middle and high school, there are a handful of students who simply refu…

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• Google’s new ‘Speaking practice’ feature uses AI to help users improve their English skills | TechCrunch

  Google is testing a new “Speaking practice” feature in Search that helps users improve their conversational English skills.

• Is it harmful or helpful? Examining the causes and consequences of generative AI usage among university students | International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education | Full Text

  While the discussion on generative artificial intelligence, such as ChatGPT, is making waves in academia and the popular press, there is a need for more insight into the use of ChatGPT among students and the potential harmful or beneficial consequen…

• Video games can improve mental health. Let’s stop seeing them as a guilty pleasure | Keza MacDonald | The Guardian

  After an Oxford study this week showed that people who play more video games report greater wellbeing, the headlines reflected a sense of stunned incredulity.

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