More amazing blog posts from this past week:
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7 easy ways you can tell for yourself that the moon landing really happened
Boston Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving recently closed the book on his dalliance with promoting flat-Earthism (Earth is still round, by the way!) but perhaps he unwittingly started a new and unwelcome trend.
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JWST discovers earliest galaxy ever observed | Popular Science
With every passing day, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) peers further into the depths of space—and further back in time. Its latest discovery is a galaxy designated JADES-GS-z14-10. Dating to only 300 million years after the Big Bang, it is th…
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Moving from industrial education to deeper learning
Today’s students need to develop a broad and well-rounded body of knowledge.
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Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) are fun to use, but AR and VR tools also have a number of uses when it comes to connecting students with experiences they can’t necessarily have in person.
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The Importance of AI Acceptance in Education | Tech & Learning
Implementing artificial intelligence in schools can be a difficult discussion to have. As AI grows and evolves, how we use it changes alongside it. How can we keep up with such a malleable landscape while addressing any issues that may come up with …
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SearchReSearch: SearchResearch Challenge (5/31/24): Curious questions that come up during travel?
I’m constantly wondering… You know, the kind of questions kids ask when they’re traveling–the really good ones that parents usually decline to answer.
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Killer whales worldwide are currently identified as a single species, Orcinus orca. But two new species of orca, representing thousands of whales in the North Pacific, could be added to the scientific nomenclature within the next month.
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Quotable Mathematics – Math with Bad Drawings
This summer, at MathFest 2024 in Indianapolis, I will be leading a session that combines my three passions: Quotations Mathematics Leading sessions “Okay, Ben,” you say.
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Dyslexia and Instructional Equity: A Conversation for School Administrators
Technology News & Innovation in K-12 Education
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A Year for the Books: Routines and Mindsets
A Year for the Books: Routines and Mindsets for Creating Student-Centered Reading Communities By Katie Walther and Maria Walther (Routledge 2024 – Learn more) Reviewed by Laurie Miller Hornik This book is, in equal parts, about love of reading and h…
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Education and Tech Companies Make Commitment to Responsible AI Development – Market Brief
As questions about artificial intelligence’s role in schools continue to grow, a new industry effort encourages education and technology companies to commit to using AI responsibly and advocate for its effective use in schools.
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Why special educators are key to behavioral equity and inclusion
Educators today are trying to manage a new wave of student behavior, and it’s proving to be one of the toughest parts of their job. Educators are facing an unprecedented wave of behavioral challenges in schools, leaving them emotionally drained and …
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AI Accidents: Ed3 World Newsletter Issue #32
This (almost) monthly newsletter serves as your bridge from the real world to the advancements of AI & other emerging technologies, specifically contextualized for education. In my last issue, I promised to explore the implications of AI updates fro…
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Humanizing Classroom Management: Restorative Practices & UDL
By Elizabeth Stein, Ed.D., NBCT Jake could be any student in any class. Teachers may describe Jake by “how challenging he is” because his “behaviors are disruptive and interfere with the learning process for the rest of the class.
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10 Tips of Mastering Time Management as a Student
Effective time management will not only lead to success in achieving your goals, but also help you maintain your mental well-being. So, let’s learn more about it from the Ask a Tech Teacher team. Some of these tips you may already know, but others–n…
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With the trial results this afternoon, Donald Trump’s convictions are in the news, and will likely be for quite awhile. To get started in the classroom, The NY Times Learning Network has just published a simple lesson plan, What Is Your Reaction to …
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5 ways to engage your school community with tech-powered communication
Schools and districts nationwide are learning that effective communication with families is more important than ever before. Unfortunately, developing a communications plan is time- and resource-intensive, especially if the approach is fragmented an…
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5 ways teaching science with probeware promotes 3D learning
This blog post originally appeared on Vernier’s blog and is reposted with permission.
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Video games can have a positive impact on children – if they are designed right, says new study
– Video games can potentially contribute to and support the well-being of children if they are designed with the needs of children in mind, according to new research from UNICEF Innocenti – Global Office of Research and Foresight.
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Using AI in Class
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Why the Creative Process is Key to Every Student’s Success
Among the edtech outfits honored as part of the 2024 CODiE Awards last week is an organization that doesn’t lead with tech specs, speeds, feeds, or even literacy scores.
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The Future of Education in an AI-Infused World – www.DrShannonDoak.com
As we stride into an era increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence, it’s high time we re-evaluate our education system. The traditional content-heavy curriculum, obsessed with low-level content mastery and memorization, no longer fits the bill …
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Guarding Your District Against AI Deepfakes, Including Porn | Tech & Learning
Last fall, the parents of students at Westfield High School in New Jersey received a disturbing message from Principal Mary Asfendis.
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What the End of Pandemic Funding May Mean for Your School | Tech & Learning
The pandemic changed much about how students and teachers saw education. Remote teaching, communication applications, and connectivity services became extremely important to keep students and teachers engaged in the learning process while school bui…
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Trauma-informed teaching strategies can benefit all students
Although our communities strive to maintain safety, nearly half of all American children have experienced some form of trauma. Some of these include everyday Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) such as bullying, witnessing violence, experiencing ph…
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Anyone who follows education news and trends across the country will agree that there continues to be no bigger buzzword than “science of reading”. As we noted earlier in the year, over 35 states have committed formally to implementing the science o…
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Generative AI is driven using LLMs, or large-language models. It learns by combining the prompts and queries you enter with the information available from many sources, including the web.
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I’ve made a cup of coffee, written my to-do list and now I’m wiring up my ear to a device that will send an electrical message to my brainstem.
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Not Just for Math: A Tiered System of Learning Supports for Any Subject | Cult of Pedagogy
This post was co-written by Nate Wolkenhauer. This isn’t really about math. Well, it is, but you could apply it to any subject area. I teach in a small 6-12 independent school with my colleague and friend, Nate Wolkenhauer. Nate teaches Pre-Algebra …
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The Kids That Edtech Writes Off – by Dan Meyer – Mathworlds
Earlier this year, Laurence Holt synthesized several glowing efficacy studies from several edtech companies and noted that their glow emanates from roughly 5% of the students in the studies.
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skingenerator.io – A Minecraft Skin Generator
Create your own custom skins with a text prompt! Is SkinGenerator.io associated with Microsoft or Mojang?
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In blink of an eye, robot sets new Rubik’s cube Guinness World Record | Popular Science
If you want to become the fastest human to ever solve a Rubik’s cube, you need to beat the 3.13 second Guinness World Record set by Max Park in June 2023. Unfortunately, you’ll need superhuman speed to outsolve the newly crowned fastest Rubik’s cube…
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Linking Grammar Instruction to Real-World Situations
By Sean Ruday Where do we use grammar? Why do we use it? What is its importance in our everyday lives and communication? Why do grammatical concepts matter? These questions are at the heart of meaningful conversations about grammar that we educators…
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OPINION: It’s not just about tech and anxiety. What are kids learning? – The Hechinger Report
Clouds of doom continue to hover over the debate about teens’ mental health and the role of technology. This spring, the warnings come from the bestselling book “The Anxious Generation” by sociologist Jonathan Haidt.
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When I was a kid, my dad never let me shop the Scholastic Book Fair. The avid reader in me didn’t really care that he saw the Book Fair as competition to our family business and an unnecessary purchase. I just wanted the new Baby-Sitters Club book! …
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English Learner Scores Have Been Stuck for Two Decades. What Will It Take to Change? | EdSurge News
Do English learners eventually gain these skills later in their K-12 education, as they become more proficient in English?
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2024’s Best Learning Games – So Far | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…
It continues to be time for mid-year “Best” lists. You can see all my previous Online Learning Games “Best” lists (and there are a lot since I’ve doing this since 2007) here. Note that they’re also continually revised and updated.
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A.J. Juliani | 10 AI-Resistant Practices for the Classroom
When we think about the future of learning we have to include artificial intelligence, in the same way we have to include the internet, computers, etc. There are two paths that a lot of people are talking about, and we discuss them in depth during m…
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Chance or pattern? Stick insects show repeatable evolution in action | Popular Science
Stick insects have more going on the surface of their skinny bodies than meets the eye. Some species of these bugs can blend in with plants to avoid predators.
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A month ago, at one of the schools I serve in East New York, I found myself in a challenging situation that highlighted the misconceptions surrounding the role of school mental health professionals. A teacher, visibly frustrated, approached me after…
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Control Alt Achieve: Elevate Critical Thinking with AI Debates in the Classroom
Although I often share about the beneficial ways AI can help educators and students, I also focus on the potential concerns about AI in schools, and how we can address those issues. I will often ask the educators what their concerns are about AI in …
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AIDA’s AI Educational Resources – AI Advisory Boards
If you have been following my blog, you know how passionate I am about sharing meaningful and interesting AI resources with you. Today is no different. Over the weekend, I explored AIDA’s AI Educational Resources, and I am excited to share with you …
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Balancing Bloom, assessment, and AI
Early this school year, faculty had a conversation about student teachers pulling all-nighters in order to complete their lesson plans. Most of the faculty commiserated their own experiences in taking lots of time to develop high-quality lesson plan…
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Embracing AI in Education: A breath of fresh air for teachers and students – District Administration
In the bustling world of education each May, where teachers and administrators often find themselves navigating an array of tasks and challenges at the end of the school year, the emergence of AI presents both an opportunity and a relief.
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Zero-emission ‘electric cement’ is an ‘absolute miracle’ | Popular Science
Researchers may have cracked the code on crafting practically zero-emission “reactivated cement” by recycling it with its partner-in-pollution, steel.
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Adventurer’s Tale: Solving Systems of Equations
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Exponential Functions Exploration Maze
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Can AI Provide Useful Holistic Essay Scoring?
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Don’t use GenAI to grade student work – Leon Furze
As a former secondary English teacher, senior examination assessor, and lecturer for initial teacher education, I understand the allure of using Generative AI (GenAI) for grading student work. We’re all familiar with the workload of assessment and r…
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The Battle for Attention | The New Yorker
On a subway train not long ago, I had the familiar, unsettling experience of standing behind a fellow-passenger and watching everything that she was doing on her phone. It was a crowded car, rush hour, with the dim but unwarm lighting of the oldest …
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Guide to Computer Science, Cyber skills, and AI with Minecraft Education