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Catch up on what you missed from this past week:

• A Beginning List Of The Best Resources For Learning About The College Students’ Gaza Protests | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

  The right-wing hysteria about, and some university leaders’ over-reaction to, college students’ protests about what’s happening in Gaza has obviously been in the news. You might also be interested in The Best Posts & Articles On Building Influence &…

• Where Americans Are — and Aren’t — Politically Divided on Education | EdSurge News

  There are plenty of heated debates happening about what should be taught in schools: whether it’s over the type of books students should read, how LGBTQ topics are discussed or how to talk about racism.

• Google, MIT RAISE launch no-cost AI training course for teachers

  Key points: Google and MIT RAISE (Responsible AI for Social Empowerment and Education) have announced a no-cost Generative AI for Educators Course designed to help middle and high school teachers use generative AI tools to personalize instruction to…

• Friday 5: Virtual field trips

  While virtual field trips are not a new phenomenon, they gained popularity shortly before COVID due in part to their ability to expose students to places and experiences they may not otherwise access due to funding barriers or geographical limitatio…

• Science Matters: Literacy Research is the Key to Improving Reading Outcomes | Discovery Education Blog

  Definitions of oral reading fluency, the focus of grades K-2, often include speed, accuracy, and expression.

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• Rare quadruple solar flare event captured by NASA | Popular Science

  Earlier this week, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) recorded a rarely seen event—four nearly-simultaneous flare eruptions involving three separate sunspots, as well as the magnetic filament between them.

• It’s time to pay student teachers

  This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. I fell in love with teaching while working as an assistant educator at a preschool 16 years ago.

• Are two teachers better than one? More schools say yes to team teaching

  Two years ago, when I visited Westwood High School in Mesa, a suburb of Phoenix, every incoming freshman started the year in a very unusual way.

• Educator Perspectives on Social and Emotional Learning Programs | EdNews Daily

  Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) continues to receive increasing attention in the world of education.

• Schools Matter: Campus Order Depends Upon Rights to Protest

  If politicians and campus bureaucrats were to learn anything from the 1960s campus uprisings that could help them today deal with the rising tide of student and faculty indignation at Netanyahu’s continuing murderous war against Palestinians, it sho…

• Cliff Mass Weather Blog: El Nino is Rapidly Collapsing

  It’s finally happening. The pesky El Nino, with warmer than normal surface waters across the central and eastern tropic Pacific, is finally dissipating.

• Greenhouse Effect – Greenhouse Gases | Thermal Equilibrium | Radiative Balance – PhET Interactive Simulations

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• Taker, Maker, Shaper – by Dr Philippa Hardman

  As my post last week showed, how we might integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into the instructional design process is no longer a question or discussion about the future— it’s a very real, present-day reality and (for some) a conundrum about how…

• Will Our Educational System Keep Pace with AI? A Student’s Perspective on AI and Learning | EDUCAUSE Review

  Reflecting on AI and learning, a student offers four insights gleaned from firsthand interactions with ChatGPT. This quote, often attributed to the poet and Nobel laureate William Butler Yeats, captures the essence of education.

• Breaking the Cycle: A New Approach To Sleep and Mental Health

  Difficulties with sleep and our internal biological clocks may initiate or exacerbate a variety of mental health issues, according to a new review of recent research evidence.

• Exposure to video games: effects on sleep and on post-sleep cognitiveabilities. A sistematic review of experimental evidences – PMC

  1 University of L’Aquila, Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences – L’Aquila – Italy – Italy. 2 University of L’Aquila, Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences – L’Aquila – Italy – Italy.

• The Arrival of the Homework Machine

  By spring of 2023, most students with an internet connection had access to a new tool that could do much of their homework. We hear Justin’s keynote at the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education about the arrival of generative AI in schools,…

• AI won’t replace writing instruction (opinion)

  As a writing across the curriculum scholar and programmer, I’ve been talking about artificial intelligence writing tools a lot lately.

• A Roadmap to the Future of Education

  Welcome to the Network School journey! Whether you’re new here or returning, thank you for joining us as we explore how technology can transform education. This blogpost is the first in a series of posts that are designed to detail various aspects o…

• 30 Fascinating Facts About Trees for Kids

  Have you ever wondered what the longest living organism on Earth is? If you guessed trees, you are correct! There are so many cool facts about trees that many kids (and adults!) don’t know. Your students will be blown away by these botanical wonders…

• Just a moment…

  Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the world around us, and its influence is undeniably shaping the world around us and our classrooms. Rather than resist this change, educational leaders must embrace AI as a powerful tool in our e…

• Level Up Student Centered Learning with Control L

  The simple shortcut Ctrl+L might seem insignificant, but it can be a powerful tool in a student-centered classroom.

• Do ChatGPT-Style AI ChatBots Help Students Learn? Yes, But There Are Caveats, Says Research | Tech & Learning

  ChatGPT and other AI chatbots have become almost synonymous with conversations about education and edtech tools. But there’s an important question that so far remains unanswered: Do AI chatbots help students learn?

• Computer game in school made students better at detecting fake news | ScienceDaily

  A computer game helped upper secondary school students become better at distinguishing between reliable and misleading news. This is shown by a study conducted by researchers at Uppsala University and elsewhere.

• Top Theories and Activities for ESL Students | EdNews Daily

  When I was in middle school, I remember registering for my first Spanish 101 class. As a native English speaker, I was excited about learning a new language.

• Navigating the New Frontier: Building AI Literacy in K-12 Education – Digital Promise

  Integrating artificial intelligence (AI) literacy in education is crucial to prepare students for an increasingly digital society. During the third webinar of our Age of AI series, we discussed three big ideas for educators and leaders to navigate i…

• How to Use School AI with Students — @TheMerrillsEDU

  School AI, an innovative AI educational app, has become a popular choice for students in our classrooms. Its intelligent features empower students to enhance their learning experience and streamline their academic journey.

• 10 Video Game-Inspired Activities for the Classroom​

  Unleash the power of play in your classroom with video game inspired activities for your students. Discover engaging, curriculum-aligned activities that transform learning into an adventure! Discover engaging and innovative classroom activities insp…

• 4 ways to encourage play in education

  As a longtime educator, I’ve witnessed firsthand the incredible benefits that play can have in a K–8 classroom. Unstructured play is how students learn to interact with the world around them.

• What Do We Gain and Lose When Students Use AI to Write? | EdSurge News

  If a tree falls in a forest and no one hears it, does it make a sound? If a student uses AI to write and nobody notices, does it matter?

• The Rise of Virtual Reality in Education

  In the past few years, virtual reality (VR) has moved beyond just being a fun thing for gaming and entered the world of education with a bang. VR isn’t just about playing games anymore; it’s become a serious tool for learning.

• A Day Under the Algorithm: A Day in the AI-Run School – Matthew Wemyss

  Welcome to Pixelwood School. It’s a place that only exists in my imagination… for now. Today, I’m taking you on a thought experiment. We’ll explore three ways a single day at school could unfold: fully human, fully AI, and a unique hybrid approach.

• An Ode to Educator Self Care | PBS Education

  Enriching the learning space while fostering a healthy mental, physical, and purposeful learning environment. At the start of this school year I was met with that distinct classroom smell as I opened the door to my classroom.

• 2023 Teacher Shortage Statistics Prove We Need To Fix Education

  Anyone who works in a public school knows that the teaching profession is at a crisis point. Burnout is high, teachers are leaving their jobs at record rates, and the pipeline of new teachers is growing smaller.

• Good ideas: When to use GenAI for brainstorming – Leon Furze

  Applying Generative AI like ChatGPT and Copilot to brainstorming is one of the most touted uses, and there are plenty of situations where the technology is well-suited to idea generation. At the same time, it’s not always a great idea to offload the…

• BREAKING NEWS: Students are still bored | @mcleod

  Breaking news! A nationally-representative poll of more than 1,000 teenagers finds that… students are still bored. Here are some key findings: These results just confirm earlier findings. This is a system that is fundamentally BROKEN.

• How digital tools and AI can enhance social studies

  In recent years, the integration of digital tools into educational settings has revolutionized the way students engage with and learn about social studies.

• 4 ways to support work-based learning

  As work-based learning models grow in popularity, a new report from the Center for American Progress (CAP) highlights key themes in recently-passed state legislation that will support efforts to expand or improve such models. In the 2023 legislative…

• Strong Planning, Coaching, and Implementing with Fidelity– A Blended Learning Success Story – Education Elements

  As soon as you enter Vogel Elementary School, you are greeted with large smiles. It is no secret that students are excited to show up to school every day and teachers are ready to embrace their kiddos as soon as the bell rings.

• The psychology of motivation: Strategies for engaging students

  Motivation plays a role not only in people’s choice to get involved in their goals but also in their behavior, persistence, and, ultimately, success.

• A.J. Juliani | A.I.-Resistant or A.I.-Compatible?

  Last week, I had the opportunity to speak at the Learning and the Brain Conference in NY. I’ve been at multiple LATB conferences and they always bring a great and diverse group of educators together from K-12, Higher-Ed, and other institutions.

• Formative Assessment is Key to Being Responsive – Dr. Catlin Tucker

  As students move through a lesson, some acquire information and skills more quickly than others. Some students will need additional support, scaffolds, feedback, or reteaching to understand key concepts and apply specific strategies, processes, or s…

• The Station Rotation Model: Must-Do vs. May-Do Stations – Dr. Catlin Tucker

  A teacher recently asked me whether students always need to attend every station in a rotation. The short answer is “no.” Our classrooms are composed of diverse groups of students with different skills, abilities, preferences, language proficiencies…

• Designing a Standards-aligned Choice Board (with AI) – Dr. Catlin Tucker

  Choice boards are a fantastic tool for honoring learner variability and providing students with meaningful choices. Not every student enjoys the same task, so giving them options is critical to maximizing their motivation and focus in a lesson.

• Google Gemini: How Google’s New AI Can Change Teaching | Tech & Learning

  Google has announced that it has implemented a new form of artificial intelligence for use on varying amounts of data, allowing for the dissemination of large amounts of complex data into actionable information.

• Fostering Creativity and Inclusion Through Content Creation and Real-World Relevance | EdSurge News

  This article is part of a three-article series dedicated to harnessing powerful technology for powerful learning. In the articles, we share the perspectives of HP Teaching Fellows. Read the other articles here and here.

• 19 Online News Resources for Kids

  Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum, K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

• Capture creativity with Microsoft Designer prompts in the classroom – Ditch That Textbook

  As educators, we’re always on the lookout for innovative ways to engage our students and enhance their learning experiences. The new and exciting world of AI offers lots of ways to do this.

• Authentic Tasks Have Failed Us – by Dan Meyer – Mathworlds

  You’ll hear about “authentic tasks” in conference presentations, journal articles, position papers, and stray tweets about what constitutes “good teaching.” When pressed, most people define that authenticity in ways that are circular or that beg oth…

• Kami Certified – Kami

  Have questions? Find answers to frequently asked questions in this Kami Help Center article Kami Certified Educators get access to sponsorship for training events and presentations. Submit a request here.

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• Game Lessons | ACMI: Your museum of screen culture

  We help teachers to expand their teaching and learning repertoire using the tools many students are passionate about – videogames. We foster a cross-curriculum learning community and build teachers’ capacity to create, access and share practical les…

• Adobe’s new Firefly model makes it easier to use Photoshop’s AI tools – The Verge

  Adobe is adding some new generative AI tools to its Photoshop creative software that aim to give users additional ways to control the designs they generate.

• Innovation through prompting – by Ethan Mollick

  If you have been reading my Substack (or my new book, which made the New York Times bestseller list!), you know that one of the things I find most exciting about AI is its potential for expanding the number of people able to produce and share useful…

• Explore the Universe with the First E-Book from NASA’s Fermi – NASA Science

  Readers can download the e-book in PDF and EPUB formats. The e-book is aimed at general audiences with an interest in space. Launched on June 11, 2008, Fermi detects gamma rays, the highest-energy form of light, from Earth’s atmosphere to far-flung …

• Who Gets To Decide the Future of Education? (And Why We Can’t Wait to Find Out) – Matthew Wemyss

  Lately, I’ve been hit with waves of existential dread about the state of education. We all see the cracks in the system – the disengaged students, the overworked teachers, the endless push for test scores that seem to miss the point entirely. In the…

• Embedding AI Ethics into K-12 Classrooms: A Framework for Success | by Andrew Marcinek | Apr, 2024 | Medium

  Artificial intelligence (AI) is all around us. In K-12 education, it’s the shiny new thing that everyone is chasing. Whether you are a school that is all in on AI or still testing the waters, you are okay and in a good place regardless of where you …

• 30 Service Learning Projects That Are Meaningful for Kids

  Service learning projects have become an important part of school culture, and for good reason. These activities get kids involved in their communities, developing empathy and a sense of generosity.

• Cliff Mass Weather Blog: The Other Type of Mountain Wave Cloud

  Folks love to talk about lenticular clouds, which are generally produced by air moving up (and down) downstream of a mountain barrier (see picture below). Such clouds are generally found in the lower atmosphere at or just above the crest level of th…

• Lampreys offer clues to the origin of our fight-or-flight instinct | Popular Science

  Lampreys look like something out of a horror movie, with their sucky mouths chock full of teeth, eel-like bodies, and parasitic behaviors.

• The Nerdy Teacher: 3 Easy Ways to Support Neurodivergent Students in Any Classroom #EdChat

  Creating a supportive classroom environment for neurodivergent students is crucial for their success and well-being. Here are three straightforward strategies that teachers can employ in any educational setting to better support these students.

• 5 AI-powered tools from Google to help you get outside more

  Looking to get outside more? There are a number of AI-powered Google tools that can help with that — from informing you about the local foliage to helping you find a new walking path. Google Lens is an AI-powered tool that enables you to search usin…

• When Google Couldn’t Help: How AI Helped Me Track Down an Elusive Image – Copy / Paste

  We’ve all grown accustomed to turning to search engines when struggling to remember a detail or fact. But recently I found myself in a situation where “Googling” was useless. I was trying to recall a work of art without knowing the artist, title, or…

• Prioritizing inclusivity in game-based learning

  Applying the principles and practices of inclusive design in game-based learning can expand access to rich learning experiences to a neurodiverse group of learners, according to a new whitepaper from Kahoot!.

• Robert Swan OBE: “The Greatest Threat to Our Planet Is the Belief That Someone Else Will Save It” | HuffPost Impact

  In 1986, Robert Swan made the longest unassisted walk ever to the South Pole. Three years later he went onto the North Pole and by the age of 33, he became first person in history to walk to both North and South Pole.Antarctica has been described as…

• 75 Earth Day Quotes To Inspire Appreciation of Our Planet

  Earth Day is coming up on April 22, but you don’t need to wait until then to appreciate our planet and all that it provides for us with some Earth Day quotes.

• Play online | Hexagons of Sustainability Goals

  In order to play please write your information in the form. We will only use this information to know a little more about the users of the methodology. As soon as you click on PLAY you can start building your hive. Thanks a lot!

• Students rely heavily on AI to excel in coursework | The Star

  PETALING JAYA: The use of artificial intelligence (AI) writing tools such as ChatGPT has become increasingly popular among students. They find that it is quick to provide and compile information as well as simple to use.

• Balancing academic integrity and AI | The Star

  PETALING JAYA: It’s been a year since plagiarism detection platform Turnitin launched its artificial intelligence (AI) writing detection feature, and its findings are astonishing.

• When technology can read your brain waves, who owns your thoughts? | Popular Science

  Brain Computer Interface (BCI) companies are charging ahead with devices and services attempting to understand and manipulate human neural pathways.

• For the first time in one billion years, two lifeforms truly merged into one organism | Popular Science

  Evolution is quite a wondrous and lengthy process, with some random bursts of activity that are responsible for the diversity of life on our planet today. These can happen on large scales like with the evolution of more efficient limbs.

• Learn the ‘Secrets of the Octopus’ When It Premieres on Nat Geo TV and Disney+ – GeekDad

  Octopuses are like aliens on Earth: three hearts, blue blood, and the ability to squeeze through a space the size of their eyeball. But there is so much more to these weird and wonderful animals.

• A Principal’s Reflections: The Fallacy of Best Practices

  In an education world obsessed with standardization, the pursuit of “best practices” reigns supreme. Countless systems and schools rely on pre-defined, one-size-fits-all approaches, promising guaranteed success.

• A Sports Analogy for Understanding Different Ways to Use AI

  As with many new technologies, the potential impact of generative AI on society is polarizing. There is a fear that this technology will replace human workers, leading to mass de-skilling and widespread unemployment.

• Brush Ninja – Animation Maker

  Brush Ninja is your go-to animated GIF maker that simplifies the art of animation for users of all levels. With its user-friendly interface and versatile brush tools, you can effortlessly create captivating animations frame by frame, giving life to …

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Here are more great blog posts from this past week:

• Most Tested, Least Taught: Silent Reading Fluency | Discovery Education Blog

  The Discovery Education blog is a free resource for educators to find time-saving teaching strategies and compelling content for their daily lessons.

• 3 ways to avoid summer learning loss

  When the school year ends, it can be hard to tell who’s more excited for summer vacation: teachers or students. While it can be easy for both camps to slip out of routine over the summer break, it’s important that students don’t get out of the habit…

• Friday 5: Universal Design for Learning

  In a nutshell, Universal Design for Learning, or UDL, is a framework that urges educators, policymakers, and all education stakeholders to think about teaching and learning in a way that gives all students–regardless of ability or need–equal opportu…

• Bringing Better STEM Education to the Rural South | EdSurge News

  The threat of climate change has exposed more homes to flooding and wildfires, and it has intensified heat waves that prompt farmers to lose crop yields and a way to sustain a living.

• Earth Day Class Activities

  Every year, the United Nations recognizes April 22nd as International Mother Earth Day.

• How I Use RSS To Make My Life Easier – The Edublogger

  So we’ve tried our best to explain what is RSS and why it’s important to learn how to use. And as we said it’s hard to explain probably because the power of RSS is really something you need to experience first hand.

• ChatGPT is dumber than it looks | Seth’s Blog

  That’s not true for a screwdriver. Or a table saw or even a spatula.

• Tom Ultican: The Profit Behind the “Science of Reading” Movement | Diane Ravitch’s blog

  Tom Ultican, retired teacher in California, smells a scam in the making. The science behind “the Science of Reading” movement is not very scientific, he writes.

• Scientists issue warning over dangerous phenomenon in Arctic waters becoming new norm: ‘A new phase began’

  Marine heat waves are the new normal in the Arctic Ocean, according to SciTechDaily. Since 2007, the Arctic has been experiencing more frequent and intense marine heat waves, according to a study published in the journal Nature Communications Earth …

• 28 Ways to Quickly Check for Understanding | Edutopia

  From sketching comics to drafting tweets, these fun—and fast—ways to check for understanding are creative and flexible. Quick learning “pulse checks” during and after lessons can be a powerful way to “improve and enhance student learning,” says vete…

• Why fermented foods are good for your gut – and your teaching | Feature | RSC Education

  From sauerkraut to kefir, fermented foods are widely touted as gut-enriching, health-boosting products. Researchers are delving into the chemical detail of fermented products, in a bid to understand their potential health effects.

• Navigating the AI Hype in Education: Three Steps for Leaders | by Andrew Marcinek | Apr, 2024 | Medium

  It seems like AI buzzwords are everywhere these days.

• Longitudinal study provides more evidence that spanking might harm kids’ early developmental skills

  Spanking, a form of physical punishment aimed at correcting child behavior, has long been a topic of debate in parenting and developmental psychology.

• Intel-builds-worlds-largest-neuromorphic-system

  What’s New: Today, Intel announced that it has built the world’s largest neuromorphic system.

• Educators love their edtech, but want more training

  An overwhelming majority of educators (93 percent) say they believe edtech makes teaching and learning better, according to a new survey from classroom management solution NetSupport.

• High school students say AI will change the workforce

  With the rapid rise of generative AI, nearly one in two high school students polled think the workforce as we know it today will undergo a major transformation, a new global survey shows.

• Schools Must Focus on Narrowing Digital Divides | EdTech Magazine

  Many K–12 schools already have digital equity baked into their technology efforts. In California’s Mt. Diablo Unified School District, technology leaders aim to narrow the digital access divide by ensuring students and educators have equitable acces…

• Ed Dept: Districts should start now to improve 2024-25 attendance | K-12 Dive

  This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback.  Dive Brief: The U.S.

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• A Look Back: Our Three Video Series On Differentiation | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

  (I’m republishing posts on my My All-Time Favorite Posts list. This one appeared in 2019. You can see them all here.) Last fall, Katie Hull and I worked with Ed Week to create a very popular animated video introducing differentiated instruction.

• How Dungeons & Dragons Levels Up Learning

  Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) has been hailed as one of the most innovative teaching tools in the world by high school English teacher, Kade Wells. When I first spoke to him in 2015, Kade knew then what so many are now beginning to understand—the power o…

• When Good Teaching Leads to Bad Results: The Disasters of Well-Taught Mathematics Courses

• Level 1 Certified Educator | SchoolAI

• 4 Phone Rules Kids Desperately Need

  Between my job as an education editor and raising a toddler, I seek out a lot of content about kids from people who know more than me. I’ve noticed that usually experts leave a lot of wiggle room with what they’re sharing or recommending.

• 3 Keys to Designing Successful Tech-Enabled Education | EdTech Magazine

  Educators have long understood that learning outcomes improve when learning is fun, exciting and interesting for students. As the use of technology has grown, engagement has become the new classroom metric, with increased engagement often correlatin…

• Most Teens Think AI Won’t Hurt Their Mental Health; Teachers Disagree

  Generative AI is an exploding influence in education with lots of potential but unknown outcomes. Most people focus on its impact on school research, lesson plans–that sort–but another piece isn’t considered often enough: its impact on student menta…

• Why Teaching Students How to Use Artificial Intelligence Could Make Them Employable Adults | EdTech Magazine

  Teaching prompt engineering in high school would not only help students learn what questions to ask but also how to validate the answers received, as generative AI is not always accurate.

• The Transformative Power of Games in Learning – The Reflective Educator

  At the ASU-GSV summit this year, I spoke on a panel about the transformative nature of games in assessment. Assessment of learner performance is closely related to learning, so when we spoke on the panel, we often drifted between the two topics.

• Where do all those colors in space telescope images come from? | Popular Science

  We’ve all seen beautiful images of outer space, with vivid swirls and bright stars resting on a black abyss. With how quick it is to snap a color photo on an iPhone, you might think that sophisticated space telescopes churn out color photos automati…

• Images From the James Webb Space Telescope Come to IMAX in ‘Deep Sky’ – GeekDad

  A few years ago, I was able to attend a Dark Sky Party sponsored by the telescope manufacturer where my son worked. Out in an open field, a number of amateur as well as professional astronomers set up their telescopes to view the wonders of the univ…

• New Education Product for Quest Devices Will Help Teachers Bring Subjects to Life in New Ways | Meta

  Of all the ways in which metaverse technologies like virtual, mixed and augmented reality could prove to be transformative, the potential they have for education is one of the most exciting.  For most of us, learning is social – we learn from and wi…

• Celebrate Earth Day with Minecraft | Minecraft Education

• All New Atlas | Boston Dynamics – YouTube

  We are unveiling the next generation of humanoid robots—a fully electric Atlas robot designed for real-world applications. The new Atlas builds on decades of research and furthers our commitment to delivering the most capable, useful mobile robots s…

• Classroom Greeting Sign – Free Printable Poster for the Classroom

  Do your students prefer a fist bump, a high five, or just to say “hello”? Give them the choice every morning and welcome them warmly with this free classroom greeting sign! Just fill out the form on this page to save and print your copy.

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• 5 obstacles AI can help schools overcome

  The idea of integrating generative AI into classrooms has sparked nonstop debate since it appeared on the scene. On one side, enthusiasts herald its potential to revolutionize teaching and learning.

• Whatever Happened to Building a Metaverse for Education? | EdSurge News

  Remember all the hype around the metaverse in education?

• What Can Colleges Do Better to Help Latino Students Succeed? | EdSurge News

  The number of Latino students who are going to college is on the rise, and they don’t all fit the profile of what institutions might consider the typical freshmen on campus.

• National Poetry Month Activities and Books for Kids | Waterford.org

  Every April, the literary world comes alive with rhythm and rhyme as we celebrate National Poetry Month. For elementary school teachers, this month is an opportunity to practice early literacy skills and foster a love for poetry and language.

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• CURMUDGUCATION: Too Much For Mere Mortals

  When I was ploughing through the Pew Center survey of teachers, I thought of Robert Pondiscio. Specifically, it was the part about the work itself.

• Khanmigo WANTS to Love Kids but Doesn’t Know How

  A couple of months ago, I noted in my usual spirit of collegiality that Khanmigo doesn’t seem to care much about student thinking.

• The Power of Primary Source Letters in History Class – History Gal

  Discovering Primary Source Letters Let’s kick things off by diving deeper into the wealth of knowledge held by primary source letters. These letters are authentic documents penned by individuals from the past. They offer us a direct line to their th…

• AI for Professional Development | Tech & Learning

  Access to strong professional development for school leaders and educators has been a challenge and varies across school communities. Despite significant investments made in PD programs, the impact on teacher practices and student learning outcomes …

• 5 Things About Using AI for Writing That I Wish Enthusiasts Would Remember | Tech & Learning

  Despite all the discussion, I suspect the impact in some subjects of ChatGPT and other similar generative AI tools has been minimal. But for me as a college writing instructor, these AI tools have had a huge impact on my day-to-day work — and not a…

• AI Tools for Education: Designing for Inclusive Excellence

  Every April, the literary world comes alive with rhythm and rhyme as we celebrate National Poetry Month. For elementary school teachers, this month is an Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodivergent condition that affects communication, behavi…

• Unveiling Edcamp’s Essence: A Deep Dive into the Five Core Tenets – Digital Promise

  The vibrant energy that filled the cafeteria of the nearby school building was palpable as I entered my first Edcamp experience more than 10 years ago as a secondary science teacher in Las Vegas, Nevada.

• Creative Approaches for Developing Essay Writing Skills

  The Cambridge Dictionary defines ‘essay’ as” a short piece of writing on a particular subject Most students write their first essay by third grade, probably enjoy the process because of its non-threatening narrative exploration of their thoughts, bu…

• Do video games cause violence? No, they cause something worse | Metro News

  A reader and social worker explains her concerns about microtransactions in games aimed at children, and calls for industry regulation.

• 10 powerful ways to use custom chatbots in the classroom – Ditch That Textbook

• Foundational Policy Ideas for AI in Education

• Help! I Have So Many Students Failing—Even Open Note Exams!

• Active Learning in the Age of AI: Empowering Students as Creators | by Andrew Marcinek | Apr, 2024 | Medium

  I have always been a history student. I love it, read it, learn from it, and most importantly, do not repeat it. I have worked in education for over 20 years, and at that time, I have heard and seen a lot of trends in the space.

• How to Prevent AI from Doing All the Thinking – John Spencer

  Cognitive atrophy happens any time we lose the ability to engage in a mental process due to inactivity. In a world of Artificial Intelligence, we need to be cognizant of the dangers of cognitive atrophy so that we can continue to engage in curiosity…

• Should AI have a face? | Knowledge Avatars™

  Artificial Intelligence (AI) is constantly evolving, increasingly moving from merely responsive entities to more proactive entities that aid us in a multitude of tasks.

• TEACHER VOICE: Students deserve classroom experiences that reflect their history – The Hechinger Report

  Students gather once a month at my high school for what we call “equity lunch chats” with teachers and administrators. The students ask about many topics, including tardy policies, access to athletics and clubs, and even treatment by deans and secur…

• Integrating Generative AI within Emerging Learning Theories – www.DrShannonDoak.com

  Many moons ago, while I was in the process of getting my Masters degree, I wrote, “Emerging Theories of Learning and the Role of Technology” as a chapter in a class eBook. In this chapter, I delved into how modern technological advancements are rede…

• ‘Too little, too late’: What’s changed (and hasn’t) after scrutiny on debunked reading method – The Hechinger Report

  This podcast, Sold a Story, was produced by APM Reports and reprinted with permission. There’s an idea about how children learn to read that’s held sway in schools for more than a generation – even though it was proven wrong by cognitive scientists …

• Minecraft Education Preview Program – Minecraft Education

  Minecraft Education Preview is an evolution of the Minecraft Education Beta program. Preview is also a separate application that you can install side-by-side and use without impacting the version of Minecraft Education you currently have installed.

• The next full Moon is the Pink Moon, Sprouting Grass Moon, Egg Moon, Fish Moon, the Pesach or Passover Moon

  The next full Moon is the Pink Moon, Sprouting Grass Moon, Egg Moon, Fish Moon, the Pesach or Passover Moon, the Hanuman Jayanti Festival Moon, and Bak Poya. The next full Moon will be Tuesday evening, April 23, 2024, appearing opposite the Sun (in …

• This Principal Has a Message for Politicians: Let Teachers Do Their Jobs

  Jared Lamb, principal of BASIS Baton Rouge Materra Charter School in Louisiana, made the rounds last year for ditching his desk for a rolling cart. He’s back in this video with a simple message, this time aimed at elected officials: Let teachers do …

• 17 Essential Lessons for Teaching the Holocaust

  Often the most important topics we teach are some of the most challenging and difficult to discuss. Because of this, teaching the Holocaust to students of any grade level is a complex task. It is also a vitally important one.

• Autism at-a-Glance: Using Technology to Increase Independence – EALA

  This Autism at-a-Glance was designed to support high school staff and family members in promoting independence in daily living skills for adolescents and young adults on the autism spectrum.

• Let this astronaut show you around the International Space Station | Popular Science

  Andreas Mogensen returned to Earth in mid-March after a six-and-a-half month stint aboard the International Space Station. To mark his tenure as part of NASA’s Crew-7 mission, the Danish European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut has shared his souvenir …

• Yes, Your School Librarian Can Do That (and More) | Cult of Pedagogy

  Listen to the interview with Karina Quilantan-Garza, Lauren Mobley,K.C. Boyd, and Barbara Paciotti (transcript): I used to think librarians did three things: (1) organize and fiercely protect large collections of books, (2) check those books out to …

• The AI Teacher: A Rebel With a Cause? – Matthew Wemyss

  Let’s be honest, the whole AI revolution in education hasn’t exactly played out the way it was promised.

• AI and Relationships in Education: A delicate dance | by Andrew Marcinek | Apr, 2024 | Medium

  As we enter the AI era in education, I wanted to pause amongst the barrage of information about AI’s promise in education and focus on maintaining and building relationships among the machines.

• Frontiers | Does Playing Apart Really Bring Us Together? Investigating the Link Between Perceived Loneliness and the Use of Video Games During a Period of Social Distancing

  During the COVID-19 pandemic, several countries implemented social distancing measures to contain virus transmission. However, these vital safety measures have the potential to impair mental health or wellbeing, for instance, from increased perceive…

• Case Study – Carrying Capacity and Rabbits

  European settlers introduced rabbits to both England and Australia. In the absence of natural predators, rabbits were able to multiply rapidly and establish large populations. Rabbits are prolific breeders, with females capable of producing several …

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• Should instructors disclose their own use of AI in teaching? (opinion)

• The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into nearly all aspects of daily life has sparked numerous debates as to the efficacy of using AI tools and whether doing so is cheating. Sports Illustrated was recently challenged for publishing AI-ge…

• Can’t Dance, Won’t Dance? Better Learn How to Dance

• Baruti Kafele, a school principal turned inspirational speaker with whom I’ve worked several times, used to love quoting an Ashanti proverb to throw cold water on teachers’ complaints about all the things allegedly standing between them and good ins…

• Why I Care About Authentic Writing : Metawriting

• Can You Really Run on Top of a Train, Like in the Movies? | WIRED

• Just because you see something done in a movie, that doesn’t mean you should try it yourself. Take, for example, a human running on top of a moving train. For starters, you can’t be sure it’s real. In early Westerns, they used moving backdrops to ma…

• SpeechTechie- Technology, Apps and Lessons for SLPs and Teachers who like Words: Create songs on a topic

• Suno AI is a fun tool which will generate a song for you if you provide a simple prompt, such as a genre and topic. Sign in with your Google account and you can create a number of songs for free, and they are easily sharable by link.

• It’s Time to Ditch the Idea of Edtech Disruption. But What Comes Next? | EdSurge News

• COVID-19 was edtech’s big moment, and while digital tools kept learning going for many families and schools, they also faltered. A great deal of edtech purchases went unused, equity gaps widened, and teachers and students were burned out.

• Using tech to drive innovation in early care and education

• Fasten your seatbelts. The past few years in the early care and education (ECE) space have been a figurative roller coaster ride of ups and downs when it comes to the availability and distribution of public funds.

• CoSN2024: Should K-12 Leaders Make AI Education Mandatory in Schools? | EdTech Magazine

• According to Partovi, making AI a foundational part of the K–12 curriculum could help fix such issues. As an immigrant whose family fled Iran as refugees, he said he knew firsthand how learning computer science as a child can impact opportunities la…

• Professional Development Around The Toilet To In The Classroom: What Does Informal PD Look Like For You? | Living Avivaloca

• One of my jobs as a Reading Specialist is to help build capacity. I know that this is often done through more formal ways, such as professional development sessions, but I think that it can also be done in some informal ways.

• The Truth Behind The Politicized Attacks On The California Math Framework: Keep Mathematics As Currency/Status For The Privileged | by Sunil Singh | Apr, 2024 | Medium

• You know when Ted Cruz and FOX News jump in on the math wars happening in California — mostly around the almost cartoonish misrepresentations of the California Math Framework — you know the whole debate/discourse has jumped the shark.

• Microsoft Designer – Stunning designs in a flash

• Microsoft Designer – Stunning designs in a flash

• A new solution proposed for drought-stricken Panama Canal goes around it | Popular Science

• As droughts continue to deplete the Panama Canal’s water levels, the maritime trading hub’s operators are planning a workaround.

• SearchReSearch: Gemini has serious hallucinations (at least when you ask about composers!)

• Asking an LLM for facts isn’t great… The easy example is Richard Wagner. Immensely famous in his lifetime, his legacy gave rise to the adjective Wagnerian, to describe fans who are enthralled with his work.

• Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI

• As a writer, eighth grade history teacher and school administrator, I’m as curious as anyone about what will happen when the robots eventually take over (more on that later).

• How to Use Bloom’s Taxonomy AI Prompts for Lesson Design – EdTechTeacher

• Of all the challenges that AI tools can help teachers address, differentiation and lesson design is at (or at least near) the top of the list!  During all of my recent AI-themed professional development workshops, teachers are impressed with how sim…

• Can you take algebra in eighth grade? In many cases, the answer is no

• This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. If you’re an eighth grader who wants to take algebra, can you even take the class?

• URGENT: deepfakes-time-to-create-policies-and-crisis-plans

• Teenage girls are struggling with having their faces put on nude bodies in deepfake nudes.

• NEPC: There Is No “Science” in the “Science of Reading” | Diane Ravitch’s blog

• The National Education Policy Center at the University of Colorado posted a summary of research about the current “Science of Reading” fad, which finds that the “science” is missing.

• Researchers find a new organelle evolving | Ars Technica

• The complex cells that underlie animals and plants have a large collection of what are called organelles—compartments surrounded by membranes that perform specialized functions.

• Using AI in classrooms to support learning

• In education right now, the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a dream of the future — it’s a full reality. Educators have a chance to begin integrating AI into everyday student learning experiences, giving students access to ass…

• AI and Academic Integrity: Striking the Right Balance | by Andrew Marcinek | Apr, 2024 | Medium

• At the outset of the generative AI blitz in early 2023, one of the primary concerns within the education space focused on the ethical use of AI.

• A Map of Generative AI for Education | by Laurence Holt | Mar, 2024 | Medium

• For this major update to our map, first published in June 2023, we have added over 90 new logos and 11 new areas. Many previously gray areas (meaning we have yet to see a real-world example) are now yellow (we have).

• Minecraft as a Counselling Tool

• Minecraft has developed a strong reputation throughout the world as an imaginative, innovative, and entertaining virtual environment. At its core, Minecraft enables individuals to express themselves creatively in a digital world.

• The Art of Prompt Craft

• A ‘male’ octopus surprised its keepers with a cloud of 10,000 babies

• When the University of Georgia’s Marine Education Center and Aquarium acquired a common octopus recently, they got somewhat more than they bargained for. Thinking the individual was a male, they named it Octavius and stuck “him” in a tank of his own.

• Ready or not, AI is in our schools | Popular Science

• Students worldwide are using generative AI tools to write papers and complete assignments. Teachers are using similar tools to grade tests. What exactly is going on here? Where is all of this heading? Can education return to a world before artificia…

• How AI could transform the way schools test kids – The Hechinger Report

• Imagine interacting with an avatar that dissolves into tears – and being assessed on how intelligently and empathetically you respond to its emotional display.

• Cloud Upload and Download – Minecraft Education

• Download the Minecraft Education Preview to use the new cloud storage feature. Worlds are automatically saved to OneDrive upon closing the world as a backup. When the first world is uploaded, a new folder in the user’s OneDrive is created called “Mi…

• Minecraft Education Cloud Download Preview Release – YouTube

• Download the Minecraft Education Preview version 12.20.70 to try the cloud feature.

• You can install this application side-by-side with the main Minecraft Education application. This preview version adds the ability to upload and download worlds to…

• Why do worms come out after it rains?

• “Why do worms come out after it rains?”

• Pedagogy And The AI Guest Speaker Or What Teachers Should Know About The Eliza Effect – Tom Mullaney

• One popular AI in the classroom idea is using ChatGPT or Google Gemini as an AI guest speaker with students.1 The idea is that students ask questions the teacher types into an AI Large Language Model (LLM) chatbot, asking the chatbot to answer as a …

• Teachers: Follow These Experts To Learn AI – Tom Mullaney

• Before using AI in K-12 classrooms, teachers, administrators, and district leaders should understand what AI is and is not. Implementing AI apps without a solid foundational understanding does not serve students. But who to turn to for critical anal…

• Toxic Masculinity in Schools is a Problem. Teachers Can Help.

• Note: This article contains references to suicide and mass shootings. If it’s better for you to avoid those topics right now, check out one of our other articles. I was on a walk last weekend and stopped to chat with a neighbor.

• Microsoft Designer Templates – Wakelet

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• This newly spotted massive alien planet is confusing astronomers

• Astronomers have discovered a massive exoplanet orbiting around the binary star system b Centauri. The two stars are so hot and huge that researchers previously thought that no planet could exist around them. 

• 6 tips to help educators support young readers

• In school, many kindergarten and first-grade students are asked to memorize lists of common words, which are sometimes called “sight words.” This practice skips important steps. The idea that children learn to read by memorizing whole words is a mis…

• How VR Can Be an ‘Empathy Machine’ for Education | EdSurge News

• A VR experience created by students at The New School in New York City is designed to take viewers to an almond farm in California and illustrate the effects of pesticides on bee colonies.

• 4 Innovative Ways to Enhance Reading Comprehension with AI Tools

• I’m excited about this post from the Ask a Tech Teacher crew–AI Tools for reading comprehension. There are so many directions this could go!

• Control Alt Achieve: Rubric for Evaluating AI Tools for Schools

• Team Collaboration: Evaluation is most effective when conducted collaboratively.

• Teacher, I’m done… – Pdubya Tech

• From the dawn of education, teachers have always been plagued with the dreaded statement/question: “Teacher, I’m done. What do I do now?”

• Generative AI and K-12 Education: An MIT Perspective · From Novel Chemicals to Opera

• In November of 2022, a Silicon Valley company launched an invention that could complete students’ homework for them. Available only to subscribers at first, by the spring of 2023 OpenAI’s ChatGPT-3.5 was available to millions of students.

• Engaging Parents in the AI Conversation | by Andrew Marcinek | Mar, 2024 | Medium

• Over the past year, the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into our daily lives has increased significantly. AI stands as a pivotal force with the potential to revolutionize various aspects of human life, including education.

• The Eureka Experience #03 – Behavioral Science & Other Shenanigans

• Ever wondered what happens in our brains when we dive into those mind-bending technical texts? Buckle up, because we’re about to take a journey into the labyrinth of comprehension and cognition!

• What a total solar eclipse looks like from space | Popular Science

• Darkness, slivers of sunshine, and crescent shadows: The 2024 total solar eclipse put on quite a show. Down here on Earth, millions of people witnessed the fascinating sight of the moon passing in front of the sun.

• Here Are What I Think Are Seven Elements You Can Find In A Great School – Where Am I Wrong Or What Am I Missing? | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

• Earlier today, an old organizer friend from my previous life (I was a community organizer for nineteen years prior to becoming a high school teacher twenty-two years ago) asked me to share what I thought were urban districts doing great work.

• Integrating AI Literacy into Earth Day Celebrations – The Thinking Stick

• Imagine students grappling with AI-crafted ethical dilemmas. They’re not just learning about sustainability – they’re learning how to question, research, and discern credible information.

• Recommendations for Supporting Safe Teacher Exploration of AI and New Technologies – Digital Promise

• At the second session of our Age of AI webinar series, we asked educators, researchers, and school and district leaders to answer a question that is top of mind for all of us in education: how can we support safe teacher exploration of artificial in…

• Using AI in Universal Design for Learning | Edutopia

• Generative AI can make educational content and instruction more accessible, helping teachers meet a breadth of student needs. Universal Design for Learning (UDL), an essential framework for enhancing accessibility, helps teachers design inclusive in…

• Minecraft Education Build Tips: Combining behavior and resource packs into an addon – YouTube

• Tired of having to install behavior packs and resource packs separately and wish you could install both with one click? Wish no more! In this video, I walk T…

• Combine your separate Minecraft Resource & Behaviour pack files into a single .mcaddon pack! – YouTube

• In this video, my friend from Fantasia Techcraft (@FantasiaTC) walks me through the process of combining my separate resource and behaviour pack files from m…

• 2024 eclipse photos: The sun and moon put on a spectacular show | Popular Science

• Today was one for the history books as a total solar eclipse crossed North America. The sky first darkened in Mazatlán, Mexico on the country’s Pacific Coast. Torreón, Mexico saw the longest totality at 4 minutes and 28 seconds.

• STUDENT VOICE: Breaking walls, building bridges: A call for restorative justice in school discipline – The Hechinger Report

• Imagine waking up each morning with no hope for the day ahead, navigating a minefield of potential conflicts with your body on high alert. That was my reality as a marginalized youth — misunderstood, labeled as a troublemaker and cast out without a …

• Shark skin and owl feathers could inspire quieter underwater sonar | Popular Science

• Sharks and owls are evolutionarily optimized in surprisingly similar ways. When it comes to the ocean’s apex predator, their skin’s textured patterns, known as riblets, help cut down on drag. With owls, their tiny feather ridges called serrations al…

• New Eclipse Map Claims Narrower Path of Totality – The Map Room

• CNN: “New map calculations have raised some concerns that the path of totality—where it’s possible to see the moon completely block out the sun—is slightly narrower than NASA calculated.

• Cliff Mass Weather Blog: The “Hail Mary” Strategy for Texas Eclipse Watchers

• The forecasts have not been favorable for the many total eclipse seekers in Texas, with considerable clouds forecast for tomorrow morning.

• A Principal’s Reflections: 11 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools to Support Effective Teaching and Leadership

• It goes without saying that AI is a hot topic of conversation in education circles and beyond. In the beginning, I was a skeptic myself, but now I use it to support my professional work, especially when I coach leaders.

• Maurice Cunningham: Reporters Should Raise These Questions With the “National Parents Union” | Diane Ravitch’s blog

• Maurice Cunningham is a retired professor of political science at the University of Massachusetts. He became expert on the subject of Dark Money in education while covering a state referendum on charter school expansion in Massachusetts in 2016.

• Play and Create Games on Rosebud — AI-Powered Game Development

• Book Creator | EduGuardians

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• Stellarator fusion reactor gets new life thanks to a creative magnet workaround | Popular Science

  The quest to harness the holy grail of clean energy is potentially moving a step in the right direction thanks to the same principles behind refrigerator magnets.

• 3D-printed robots could play doctor in space | Popular Science

  IN ONE OF HUMANITY’S many possible futures, the fearless explorers tasked with climbing cloud-splitting mountains in oxygen-poor atmospheres or charting the low, darkened craters of various alien landscapes would never perish from injuries during pe…

• SpeechTechie- Technology, Apps and Lessons for SLPs and Teachers who like Words: Tailoring and Modifying ChatGPT Results to Create Quick Content

  Last month, ASHA Leader featured a helpful article, Using ChatGPT to Create Treatment Materials (Price, Lubniewski, Du) providing great examples of prompts to ChatGPT for creation of sound-loaded paragraphs.

• What are the Three Active Strategies?

  In K-12 education, three prominent active classroom learning strategies engage students dynamically: Think-Pair-Share encourages collaboration; Hands-On Experiments immerse students in scientific inquiry, while Role-Playing and Simulations foster re…

• AI in the Classroom: Crafting Responsible Guidelines for Educators and Learners – The Thinking Stick

  This week I have had the pleasure of working with Singapore American School (SAS) in supporting educators around AI as well as starting to draft some guidance documents for the wider school community.

• Technology Tools For Interactive Learning –

  What makes traditional learning click? In-person learning.

• TIME Special Edition – Artificial Intelligence: Innovations, Big Players, Changes In The Workplace, Replacing Humans, Job Security, Health Care, How To Get Ahead, Guide To ChatGPT, Midjourney & More! – AI Advisory Boards

  TIME’s essential guide explores all the ways revolutionary technology is already transforming our daily lives in ways big and small. It’s changing how we work, affecting our personal and professional relationships and disrupting industries from heal…

• Critical Race Theory Is About You, and All of Us | The Jose Vilson

  Recently, Christina Cross, a Black woman sociologist at Harvard, found her work at the crosshairs of the same person who brought us the bastardization of critical race theory. (Yes, it was.

• Four Lessons Science Of Reading Supporters Can Learn From Common Core

  Bills mandating the “Science of Reading” have been passing left and right across the nation.

• Media-Savvy Middle School Classroom: Strategies

  The Media-Savvy Middle School Classroom: Strategies for Teaching Against Disinformation  By Susan Brooks-Young (Routledge/Eye On Education, 2021 – Learn more) Reviewed by Megan Balduf At first glance the title of Susan Brooks-Young’s text seems like…

• Building An AI-Friendly Infrastructure in Schools | Tech & Learning

  Bringing AI to the education environment will require IT leaders within the school environment to pave the way with the right kind of infrastructure. After all, any AI system is only as good as the fundamental technology that supports it. This all s…

• Research: The Influence of Socioeconomic Status on Learning –

  Diversity has been at the forefront of educational discussions over the last few years. When we think about having a diverse classroom we think of ethnicity, race, gender, nationality, religion, and sexual orientation. It is easy for us to forget ab…

• Black students need more STEM career exposure

  Key points: Black students across the nation possess the aptitudes for in-demand STEM careers, but lack interest in pursuing them, indicating that a significant career exposure gap exists, likely due to underrepresentation in STEM careers.

• Incorporate Literacy Tools in K–12 STEM Subjects | EdTech Magazine

  At a TCEA conference session in February, CDW K–12 education strategist Victoria Thompson noted that schools often have a hard time getting science and math teachers to come to training sessions on literacy tools such as Microsoft’s Reading Progress…

• Three Easy Tips for Zero Waste Shopping — The Food Co-op

  By Siobhan A. McComb You may have seen pictures of plastic in the oceans or mountains of trash in the landfills, and wondered “How can I make a difference?” Much of the garbage we see floating in the ocean today starts at our shopping carts.

• Teacher-Assigned Tutoring: Integrating Pear Deck Tutor with Pear Assessment and GoGuardian Teacher – Blog | Pear Deck Learning

  Personalized learning has consistently been linked to increases in student achievement and content mastery. Yet, the challenge of implementing personalized learning experiences within the classroom setting can seem daunting, if not insurmountable.

• The 4Cs: How esports promotes student development

  I first started trying to get an esports program at my school in 2011. At the time, there was a lot of resistance around the misconception that violent video games make violent kids, despite all the evidence to the contrary.

• Counted Out

  Counted Out investigates the biggest crises of our time—political polarization, racial and economic inequity, a global pandemic, and climate change—through an unexpected lens: math. In our current information economy, math is everywhere.

• Students as Co-Creators: AI, Metaverse, and the End of Passive Learning

  I’ve been immersed in Stanley McChrystal’s seminal work, “Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World,” and the parallels it draws to the world of education are nothing short of striking.

• 5 Steps to Ensure Your Classroom Technology Refresh Delivers | EdSurge News

  Is your classroom technology falling short of its promise of changing the classroom dynamic? It’s a question that often lingers in the background as district leaders navigate the vast array of options available.

• NASA is designing a time zone just for the moon | Popular Science

  What time is it on the moon? Well, right now, that’s somewhat a matter of interpretation. But humanity is going to need to get a lot more specific if it intends to permanently set up shop there. In preparation, NASA is aligning its clocks in prepara…

• Is early childhood education ready for AI? – The Hechinger Report

  Interest in artificial intelligence has surged among K-12 and college educators, who are looking at ways it can be used to support both students and teachers. But in the early childhood arena, those discussions are still in the beginning stages.

• What Model CTE Looks Like in The Age of AI | Tech & Learning

  In a perfect world, CTE education would embrace AI. Educators help CTE students use AI coding assistants, AI tutors, and more. But before any of this can happen, teachers need to stop being afraid of AI, Tera Brooks says.

• 4 ways to ensure academic integrity as AI tools gain popularity

  Key points: Using AI in the classroom isn’t bad–here are some tips to make sure it’s used correctly AI: Can it think like your students do? Districts call for guidance in developing classroom AI policies For more news on AI in education, visit eSN’s…

• Most Students Think History Is Boring. Here’s How We Change That. | EdSurge News

  Do you recall Mr. Lorensax from “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”? Anyone? Bueller? With his monotone voice and lack of enthusiasm, he could convince anyone that history is incredibly boring. Unfortunately, this portrayal isn’t unique and reflects a broade…

• Using Data Visualizations to Boost Student Engagement in Humanities – Digital Promise

  Being able to understand and analyze different ways data can be represented is considered an essential skill in our increasingly data-saturated world.

• Pacific Education Institute: FREE Asynchronous Climate Science Course – Science for All

  I’m always on the lookout for high quality asynchronous workshops where I can do some professional learning and also get a few clock hours for maintaining my teaching certificate.

• Washington State Superintendent Updates Guidance on AI

  (TNS) — The widespread use of artificial intelligence is rapidly changing the classroom experience for students and teachers across Washington state.

• Building Equity Through Next Generation Science Standards | Tech & Learning

  When Maryland adopted the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) in 2013, STEM leaders in Prince George’s County Public Schools, home to more than 130,000 diverse students, knew it would take a comprehensive effort to make sure that all learners w…

• Crafting ethical AI landscapes in K-12 education

  The summer of 2023 brought with it a declaration from our Executive Director of Technology that it would be the Summer of AI. As a digital learning team, we were assigned the responsibility of exploring the full spectrum of AI in education.

• To Help Boys, Should Schools Focus on Masculinity — or on Students’ Shared Humanity? | EdSurge News

  When she works in a classroom, Niobe Way, a professor of developmental psychology at New York University, wants to dive into the deep end. It’s a technique she’s borrowed from the young children she interviews for her research, who often ask the mos…

• Cliff Mass Weather Blog: Undulating Clouds

  Last evening around 6 PM I was enjoying a run with my dog around Seattle’s Magnuson Park and noticed some amazing clouds. The bottom of …

• Rethinking Information Literacy in an Age of AI – John Spencer

  Terms like “game-changing” and “disruptive” have become cliche in technology circles. As educators, we’ve seen the hype of 1:1 devices, paperless classrooms, interactive whiteboards, and a host of different education fads. However, AI feels differen…

• How to Make Your Own Coloring Book Pages with AI – Class Tech Tips

  Can you use AI to make your own coloring book pages? The quick answer is yes! If you follow along with the blog and my Dr. Faiza Jamil joins to share learnings from pandemic teaching innovations in education, like virtual tools for community engagem…

• 4 Essential Ingredients to Engage Students in the AI Age

  I used AI in either Premiere Pro or Riverside to help with this transcript. I did proofread it. If you see mistakes, just contact me and let me know. YouTube autotranscripts are not pre-viewed. Thank you! I’m so excited today. We are with one of my …

• Intuit Hour of Finance Challenge | Intuit for Education

  Join this free, national competition that introduces your students to basic financial concepts all within one hour! Intuit Prosperity Quest is an interactive web-based game in which students navigate and make choices to earn income, pay bills, take …

• Control Alt Achieve: Super Prompt – An AI Prompt to Create AI Prompts

  Recently I shared a blog post with a list of some of my favorite AI Prompt Libraries for Educators.

• The Nerdy Teacher: 6 Quick Google Tips For Teachers and Students! #EdChat #GoogleForEducation

  I’ve been posting quick tips on TikTok to help teachers get the most out of Google, so I thought I would share what I have done so far here. Feel free to follow, like, share, and bookmark for later. If you have any requests, please let me know.

• Kids And Families Podcast About Climate Solutions | We The Children – podcast

  Here, on We The Children, we will be tackling hard topics, learning about different climate phenomena, and speaking with experts and leaders in the field of global warming solutions. I may not have all the answers, or be able to solve the worlds’ pr…

• Look Who’s Talking—Michael Trucano from the Brookings Institution on AI in education

  #CoSN2024 might not begin in person until next week but eSchool has already started the conversation.

• NBA & Discovery Education Partner to Present Free Virtual Field Trip for Educators & Students Nationwide | American Consortium for Equity in Education

  The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Discovery Education—the global edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital resources nurture student curiosity—invite students and teachers nationwide to participate in Game Plan for the Future: A Virtu…

• Look Who’s Talking—Code.org Founder and CEO Hadi Partovi on the Hype and Hope of AI in edtech

  In true grand finale fashion, #CoSN2024 will wrap up with a pair of industry heavyweights talking through what might be the most momentous point in edtech history. You can listen and read Mike Trucano’s thoughts further down the page.

• How Sal Khan Uses AI To Teach | Tech & Learning

  When Sal Khan first got access to an advanced AI large language model, like many edtech enthusiasts, he couldn’t get enough of it. Khan’s early use of AI encouraged him to embrace it. GPT-4 technology helps power Khanmigo, an AI tutor from his free …

• Six Ways We Can Build a Resilience-Friendly Classroom

  By Debbie Silver, Ed.D. No matter what their background or status may be, as they progress through adolescence, they will find themselves facing the fact that life is uncertain.

• William S. Becker: How to Fix the Supreme Court | Diane Ravitch’s blog

  William S. Becker is a former U.S. Department of Energy central regional director who administered energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies programs.

• 8 Awesome Ideas for Your Classroom in April

  Monday, April 8th, will be a total eclipse event, but your classroom can participate anywhere. I have a blog post going live this week about how you can teach financial literacy, and eVERFI is the sponsor of today’s podcast, but these opinions are m…

• Climate Resilience & Protecting Cultural Resources – Science for All

  As climate change ramps up, safeguarding cultural heritage is becoming imperative for communities everywhere. Our cultural treasures, which tell the story of who we are and where we’ve come from, are facing serious threats from the likes of extreme …

• OPINION: Artificial intelligence can be game-changing for students with special needs – The Hechinger Report

  Much has been made of artificial intelligence’s potential to revolutionize education. AI is making it increasingly possible to break down barriers so that no student is ever left behind. This potential is real, but only if we are ensuring that all l…

• Two Programs with Fresh Solutions to the Teacher Shortage | Cult of Pedagogy

  We’ve been hearing about a teacher shortage for a while now, certainly since the pandemic, and multiple studies show that many states are seeing record high numbers of teacher turnovers and vacancies.

• My Research Paper is a Podcast? Rethinking writing for the real world. – NCCE Blog

  As a technology integration coach by day, I get some pretty standard tech requests from educators like “Can you make me a Nearpod?” or  “Can you come teach a Minecraft lesson?” So when Lauren Drake, a teacher at Clarksville High School in Clarksvill…

• Cliff Mass Weather Blog: The Subtropical Jetsteam Versus the Total Eclipse

  We are now close enough to the April 8 total eclipse that the skill of our models is now appreciable. And many of these increasingly skillful forecasts indicate a real threat to good viewing over Texas and much of the Midwest, where many plan to go.

• BustED Pencils – Overview

  Listen Live: Monday – Friday 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Host: Civic Media

• Video: “Total Solar Eclipse” Is The Weather Channel’s Latest “Immersive Mixed Reality” Creation | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

  The Weather Channel has produced a series of pretty cool “Immersive Mixed Reality” videos over the years, and I’ve shared many of them.

• Apps are helping teachers communicate with families that don’t speak English

  This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. Emma Gonzalez Gutierrez has struggled to communicate with the teachers of her five children for years.

• A.J. Juliani | Four A.I. Tools For Schools That Are Better Than ChatGPT

  For starters, OpenAI’s Terms of Use state that users must be 13 or older. If you’re under 18, you need your parent or guardian’s permission to create an account. Keep in mind that kids could come across content that’s not age-appropriate.

• This is the most cosmically perfect time in history | Popular Science

  What’s the weirdest thing you learned this week? Well, whatever it is, we promise you’ll have an even weirder answer if you listen to PopSci’s hit podcast.

• Japan’s SLIM moon lander survives a second brutal lunar night | Popular Science

  SLIM, Japan’s first successful lunar lander, isn’t going down without a fight.

• Hechinger’s school discipline project: How we did it – The Hechinger Report

  The Hechinger Report spent the last year investigating a major subset of school discipline: suspensions and expulsions for vague, subjective categories like defiance, disruption and disorderly conduct.

• Vague school rules at the root of millions of student suspensions

  A Rhode Island student smashed a ketchup packet with his fist, splattering an administrator. Another ripped up his school work. The district called it “destruction of school property.” A Washington student turned cartwheels while a PE teacher attemp…

• Richard Feynman On Knowing Versus Understanding –

  Who is Richard Feynman? Richard Feynman, born in 1918, was a theoretical physicist whose work in quantum mechanics earned him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1965.

• A Look Back: An Old & Cranky Teacher’s List Of 8 Pet Peeves About The Education World | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

  (I’m republishing posts on my My All-Time Favorite Posts list. This one appeared in 2023. You can see them all here.) Usually, I spend a lot of time trying to figure out and write about how to make things better.

• Playing with history: how heritage and archaeology are transforming video games

  Ever since Carmen Sandiego swiped her first priceless cultural artefact in 1985—wherever in the world she happened to be—heritage has played a tempting role in video games.

• The Minecraft Women Leadership Team Interview

  With over 300 million copies sold worldwide, Minecraft has become the second-bestselling video game of all time, sliding right behind Tetris with 520 million copies. But this 2023 achievement is just the beginning.

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• Science Simplified: What Is Nanoscience?

  What Is Nanoscience? Nanoscience is the science of the incredibly small — sizes that only the most high-tech of high-tech microscopes can see. It is one of the hottest topics in all of science, touching on physics, biology, chemistry, geology, and m…

• Teaching Data Science in High School: Enhancing Opportunities and Success – National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

  Ensuring that all students have the mathematical experiences necessary to increase their opportunities for personal and professional success is essential. Data science is a rigorous, engaging, and practical field of study and can be a significant pa…

• Strategies for Encouraging Girls to Explore STEAM | Discovery Education Blog

  “In December, for Code.org’s Hour of Code, I led a district-wide dance party for our Hour of Code. We danced in real life (arts) before they coded the dance party on Code.org. We try to look for art in math and science.”

• Survey Results on Educational Technology Use in the Classroom | American Consortium for Equity in Education

  93 percent of educators using education technology agree that it makes teaching and learning better but need more time and training on using edtech effectively NetSupport – a classroom management solution used throughout the globe – has published th…

• Strategies for Better Protecting Student Privacy | Tech & Learning

  When it comes to selecting edtech that protects student privacy, few districts are earning high marks.

• How AI Can Address Critical Challenges Facing Higher Education | EdSurge News

  Artificial intelligence is increasingly being integrated into higher education to address challenges such as personalized learning and operational efficiency.

• Want a stronger workforce? Make reading initiatives multigenerational

  The United States is arguably in the midst of its most profound shift ever over how children learn to read.

• Invention Convention 2024 is coming

  Invention Convention Worldwide is a global K-12 invention education curricular program mapped to national and state educational standards that teaches students problem-identification, problem-solving, entrepreneurship and creativity skills and build…

• The Best Teaching & Learning Resources For The April 8th Solar Eclipse | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

  If you’re lucky enough to be able to see the solar eclipse on April 8th (see the map above), it will be a great teaching and learning opportunity. There are educational resources galore about using it, but here are a few of the best.

• Suno AI

  We are building a future where anyone can make great music. No instrument needed, just imagination. From your mind to music.

• Is it the school, or the students? | ScienceDaily

  Are schools that feature strong test scores highly effective, or do they mostly enroll students who are already well-prepared for success? A study co-authored by MIT scholars concludes that widely disseminated school quality ratings reflect the prep…

• Best Solar Eclipse Lessons and Activities | Tech & Learning

  Since ancient times, astronomers have observed solar eclipses, with the earliest known documented example occurring around 1223 BCE.

• This ESL teacher ensures students learn the language–and feel the love

  This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. Missy Testerman has been teaching at Rogersville City School for 32 years.

• 7 steps to help you thrive while building the future of education

  Artificial Intelligence has the potential to reshape every facet of our lives. The emergence of AI challenges the traditional pillars upon which education has stood for centuries, casting shadows of doubt over established methods and goals.

• An Overly Simple, Non-techie Guide to Encourage AI Use for Learning

  Like all good IB students, my students are continually looking for ways to challenge the concepts presented by their teacher. Knowing my advocacy for sensible AI use in the classroom, I have quickly become an easy target.

• AI in Education: What Teachers Want Parents to Know

  Just reading them probably makes you glad your school days are behind you! But as a student, you learned how to understand complex topics, use your critical thinking skills and thoughtfully structure your responses so you could answer these types of…

• New electrochemical technology could de-acidify the oceans – and even remove carbon dioxide in the process

  In the effort to combat the catastrophic impacts of global warming, we must accelerate carbon emissions reduction efforts and rapidly scale strategies to remove carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere and the oceans.

• The Best Value in Formative Assessment

• Planet Sizes and Locations in Our Solar System

  Our solar system has eight planets, and five officially recognized dwarf planets. Which planet is biggest? Which is smallest? What is the order of the planets as we move out from the Sun?

• NASA’s Artemis IV: Building First Lunar Space Station – NASA

  NASA and its partners are developing the foundational systems needed for long-term exploration at the Moon for the benefit of all with NASA’s Artemis campaign.

• Vivi for Teachers – Vivi

  Let’s face it. Getting students to participate can be difficult. Students might be nervous about sharing their work, anxious about presenting in front of their peers, or just having a bad day.

• The Sciences of Learning and the Practice of Teaching

  There is no single agreed ‘science of learning’: that’s why senior academics in the field like myself are typically styled Professors of the Learning Sciences plural.

• “Science of” Movement Repeating Mistakes of Education Reform Cycles | dr. p.l. (paul) thomas

  Many years ago, I was unusually excited to hear the keynote speaker at the annual SCCTE conference on Kiawah Island, SC—Harvey Smokey Daniels.

• Cliff Mass Weather Blog: First Look at the Weather for the April 8 Solar Eclipse

  I have gotten a lot of inquiries about the weather on April 8, the day of the total solar eclipse of the sun over the eastern half of the U.S. Our operational forecast models reach that far in time and have for a few days.

• Teacher Layoffs Are Coming as Pandemic Relief Money for Schools Dries Up | EdSurge News

  As school boards prepare to approve their budgets for the fall, many are grappling with how to make up for the yawning chasm left by the loss of federal pandemic-relief dollars. In many cases, that means educator layoffs are coming.

• We Need More Math Teachers. Here’s How to Prepare Them for Life in the Classroom. | EdSurge News

  During the day, I teach Algebra I classes to high school freshmen in Springfield, Missouri. One night per week, I teach preservice elementary school teachers who serve as paraprofessionals at K-12 schools in Louisiana, Arkansas, Alabama and Californ…

• Websites that add sparkle (and learning) to Spring

  Copyright ©2024 worddreams.wordpress.com – All rights reserved. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum, K-8 keyboard curriculu…

• Closing Digital Divides in K–12 | Lessons from NETP | EdTech Magazine

  What Is the Digital Use Divide? The digital use divide is the “inequitable implementation of instructional tasks supported by technology,” according to the NETP. This addresses the inconsistent ways that students are taught to use technology.

• Paradox Europa IV Universalis Educator Guide is Out (and Free) | Gaming the Past

  I’m very pleased to share Paradox’s Educator’s Guide for Europa Universalis IV (that I wrote) is now available for all.

• Ask a scientist: Are human-derived hormones like estrogen harming fish in Puget Sound? – Puget Sound Institute

  Thousands of different chemicals are flushed into Puget Sound every day through wastewater treatment plants, but some of these chemicals may cause more harm than others.

• Edge U Badges – Forward Edge

  I was in the test group for Skycrest Christian School and I returned for the training today.

• Stanford CRAFT

• AI, VR, And The Future Of Assessment In Schools

  Can assessment in schools be interesting to students, useful to educators, and instructive for strengthening systems? And it’s starting to happen right now in classrooms and school buildings in the U.S. and abroad.

• Autonomous robots help farmers prepare for world’s largest tulip bloom | Popular Science

  Starting in early March, dozens of large, futuristic-looking white machines started slowly trolling through farmland in The Netherlands. At first glance, the machines look like a cross between a tractor and World War I-era track-based tank, albeit w…

• 60 Best Tricky Questions for Kids [With Answers]

  Trick questions, often seen as simple puzzles or riddles, carry a surprising depth that goes beyond their amusing nature. Especially when tailored for younger audiences, these tricky questions for kids can transform a moment of learning into an enga…

• Elicit: How To Use It To Teach | Tech & Learning

  Elicit aims to make research quicker and easier by using artificial intelligence to speed up the process. The idea is to give educators all the information only in a far quicker way. AI tools are cropping up all over with lots focused on education.

• Elicit – Analyze research papers at superhuman speed

  “A meta-analysis of 30 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials concluded that fish oil consumption can significantly reduce heart rate (Mozaffarian 2005).

• How Teacher Notebooks Can Help Student Writers and Readers

  Dr. Laura Robb is widely recognized as one of the nation’s leading experts on methods to effectively teach reading and literacy. Her practical approaches and expertise with middle grades students shine through in this master-class article on using t…

• Could AI Give Civics Education a Boost? | EdSurge News

  When longtime educator Zachary Cote first read about the release of ChatGPT about 15 months ago, he says his first instinct was to be “concerned” about its impact in the classroom, worried that students might simply ask the AI tool to do work for th…

• Retaining Teachers Requires a Belonging Strategy – Education Elements

  Post-pandemic data shows that teachers are leaving the profession in higher numbers than they were before the pandemic and for reasons other than retirement or inadequate performance.

• 6 ways Google can help you travel smarter this summer

  Attention travelers: Summer is right around the corner — which means summer vacation is, too. So today we’re sharing six ways Google tools can help you prepare for and make the most of your next trip. Exploring a new place is one of the best parts o…

• How Generative AI Will Change The Jobs Of Teachers

  No job is more important than educating young minds, and no AI will ever replace a great teacher. However, educators are already using generative AI to help with creative tasks or automate routine aspects of their work.

• Up in the Air-Educators Juggling the Potential of Generative AI with Detection, Discipline, and Distrust (Center for Democracy and Technology) – AI Advisory Boards

  The report is important for educators because it sheds light on the challenges and risks associated with the use of generative AI in the classroom. It highlights the need for clear policies, guidance, and training to ensure responsible and safe use …

• Josh Cowen Warns Pennsylvania: Beware the Voucher Hoax! | Diane Ravitch’s blog

  Josh Cowen of Michigan State University is a veteran voucher scholar. He has been doing voucher research for nearly two decades. For years, he was hopeful about the outcomes for students. He recently realized that the results were appalling.

• 5 ways to combat tech fatigue and support student success

  Ask anyone involved in public education right now and you’ll hear a familiar refrain: “Too many technology tools.” Almost every K-12 district brought on new technology solutions during the pandemic, accelerating an already fast pace of tool adoption.

• Great Teachers Are Interested More Than They’re Interesting

  Po-Shen Loh, the renowned coach of the United States International Mathematical Olympiad team, has recognized that online learning is frequently dull and wants to fix it.

• Solar Eclipse Explore Board

  Find out where to be and what to do for the eclipse experience of a lifetime. What can you see during a total Solar Eclipse?

• Don’t miss your chance to see the cryovolcanic ‘devil comet’ | Popular Science

  Skygazers have the chance to view more than just a bright planet Mercury or April’s total solar eclipse over the next few days.

• How to Differentiate the Teaching, Not the Math Tasks

  Do you have a range of needs in your classroom? Are your students at different levels? How do you plan for differentiation to meet the various student needs in your math class?

• Tools and Apps to Bring Augmented Reality into Your Classroom | Tech & Learning

  Augmented reality (AR) is gaining traction in many fields and, in general, the cost of such tools is dropping. Teachers can harness some of these AR tools to improve how students learn and are engaged in bringing digital content into the physical cl…

• PROOF POINTS: How Covid narrowed the STEM pipeline

  The STEM pipeline –  a metaphor for the development of future scientists, engineers and other high tech workers –  likely starts with a narrower funnel in the post-pandemic era. Credit: CSA Images via Getty Images Universities, philanthropies, and e…

• Revolutionizing Learning: Integrating Movement, Differentiation & Thematic Units for Academic Success | American Consortium for Equity in Education

  As educational leaders, it’s important that we continuously reassess and reflect upon the structures within our schools to optimize the learning experiences for our students. One area of focus for transformation is looking at the traditional school …

• Living With Ludic Purpose: More Than Just A Game – Gamified UK – #Gamification Expert

  Recently I have spoken a lot about Ludic Spirit and of course my most recent re-obsession “Perfection in Simplicity” It will come as no surprise then that these two philosophies can be linked together into one over arching philosophy.

• Interesting New Study Compares AI & Human Feedback To Student Writing, But Misses Two Critical Points | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

  Comparing the quality of human and ChatGPT feedback of students’ writing is a new study that seems very well done (plus, it’s not behind a paywall). They found – to no one’s surprise – that human feedback to student writing was more accurate than AI…

• Transactional use of AI sucks, here’s how to 10X your output.

  Large language models like ChatGPT, Copilot and Google Gemini are powerful tools, but how we use them significantly impacts the quality of the response we receive. Here’s why going beyond simple transactions and fostering a conversation unlocks thei…

• OpenAI Sora’s first short film – “Air Head,” created by shy kids. – YouTube

  Be the first to experience Sora, join the waitlist for

• Education Today – Understand AI and Teach It

  AI will eventually affect everything we do and a new ACARA online resource for teachers to help students develop their understanding of how AI works, the elements that comprise it, and its responsible and ethical use is now available.

• National AI Literacy Day

  This event will offer valuable lessons for classrooms and after-school programs, plus professional development opportunities for educators. With events hosted in local communities and national spotlight events, our mission is to promote AI literacy …

• Putting criticality first in the age of AI – Teaching Digital Writing

  Last December I presented with Dr Pennie White at the Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) conference at the University of Melbourne. Our presentation was titled Critical, cultural, operational: Revisiting Bill Green’s Literacy in…

• Carl Sagan in 1986: ‘Voyager has become a new kind of intelligent being—part robot, part human’ | Popular Science

  One of the worries that kept legendary astronomer Carl Sagan up at night was whether aliens would understand us. In the mid-1970s, Sagan led a committee formed by NASA to assemble a collection of images, recorded greetings, and music to represent Ea…

• An alarming number of educators are jumping ship

  While finding their work meaningful, a majority of education professionals experience burnout above the national average, according to a recent study. In fact, more than 20 percent plan to switch to a related field and more than 30 percent look to c…

• Google Street View launches in Kazakhstan

  Starting today, you can immerse yourself in the Central Asian nation of Kazakhstan through Street View — from snow-capped mountains to the Caspian Sea and the futuristic skyline of Astana.

• 3 Reasons Teachers Should Use the Playlist Model – Dr. Catlin Tucker

  Let’s start with a quick review of the playlist, or individual rotation, model for those who have not heard of it. A playlist is a sequence of learning activities designed to move students toward a desired result.

• How About AI Lesson Plans? – by Peter Greene

  Superintendent Janice Ross explains it this way. “Teachers spend hours creating lesson plans. They should not be doing that anymore.”

• The 1915 Çanakkale Bridge sets engineering records | Popular Science

  On a good day, commuters traveling between the city of Lapseki on Turkey’s Asian side and the city of Sütlüce on its European side could expect a ferry ride that takes at least an hour and half across the Dardanelles Strait to reach their final dest…

• Control Alt Achieve: Recorded Webinar – “The ABC’s of AI”

  I recently had the privilege to do a webinar in conjunction with Fobizz on the topic of “The ABCs of AI – What Educators Need to Know”. If you missed the live webinar, no worries! The recording of the session is now available on the Fobizz website.

• A Principal’s Reflections: AI in the Classroom: A Teacher’s Toolkit for Transformation

  The landscape of education is constantly evolving, and artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging as a powerful tool for educators.

• Control Alt Achieve: AI Prompt Libraries for Educators

  AI chatbots are powerful tools to assist teachers and students. But as the name “chatbot” suggests, it is a two-way conversation, and what you say to them has a big impact on the quality of the response you get back. Prompts are important. But good …

• An Example Of Rigor-Based Differentiation –

  contributed by Barbara R. Blackburn Differentiation is a popular concept in today’s schools. After all, it makes sense. We’d all love to provide instruction tailored to every student’s needs. However, intentionally or accidentally, many teachers sim…

• Today’s Top Data Stories – Realtime

  Gas Prices Updated U.S. average gas price climbs to $3.288 per gallon Gas prices rise over 4% in the past week and 8% in the past month amid concerns over rising vehicle expenses. U.S. average gas price $3.288 ▲0.6% D ▲4.6% W ▲8.2% M ▲6.

• Cloud Cover Risk During the 2024 Solar Eclipse – The Map Room

  Eclipses aren’t any fun if you travel to go see one and it’s cloudy.

• How Museums Are Using Minecraft to Gamify Learning Experiences

  If a museum is about anything, then it is about providing an engaging learning experience.

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• The Solar Eclipse Is Coming. How to Make It a Learning Opportunity (Opinion)

  Do you remember the excitement around the 2017 total solar eclipse? Well, it is going to happen again on Monday, April 8, of this year.

• Drones offer a glimpse inside Fukushima nuclear reactor 13 years after disaster | Popular Science

  A team of miniature drones recently entered the radioactive ruins of one of Fukushima’s nuclear reactors in an attempt to help Japanese officials continue planning their decades’ long cleanup effort.

• Schools Are Desperate to Stop Violence. Will These New Guidelines Help? | EdSurge News

  After the Virginia Tech shooting in 2007, Virginia became the first state to require colleges to conduct threat assessments, later requiring K-12 schools to do the same.

• Flexible Furniture Gives Teachers and Students More Opportunities for Collaboration | EdTech Magazine

  Today, the redesigned media center is a world away from the “pink prison” of the past. Flexible furniture accommodates diverse activities. Collaboration spaces equipped with cutting-edge technology foster group projects and presentations.

• 3 challenges wearable AI assistants pose in education

  Did you know, most subscribers got this last Sunday! Get The Sunday AI Educator delivered to your inbox when it is first released by going to theaieducator.io Our partners make it possible for me to offer you this content for free.

• Book Bracket Template: Free Download

  This month brings us both National Reading Month and March Madness, and to celebrate, we created this free book bracket template bundle featuring four different brackets plus a blank one to create your own! Ready for a battle of the books? Just fill…

• Teacher Collab – THE LIVELY LIBRARY

  What is it? In this lesson, students will learn about the different types of information found online. They will learn how to spot the difference between the different “Infozones.

• Cliff Mass Weather Blog: Space Weather: March is Aurora Season, Particularly This Year

  We should not forget that the Earth’s atmosphere can be seriously influenced by the “weather” on the sun! Auuoral displays ar…

• In the Footsteps of History Announces Their Newest Immersive Learning Game

  New York City, NY – In the Footsteps of History, an adventure-based educational platform is proud to announce the release of its newest immersive learning game, In the Footsteps of Matthew Henson, which was made in partnership with 3D experts, Ultis…

• Will Banning TikTok Make Kids Safer Online? It’s More Complicated Than That | EdSurge News

  Ask just about anyone what’s behind the downward spiral of youth mental health today, and chances are that social media will be on their list of causes.

• How Can Educational Leaders Strengthen Digital Equity in an Age of AI? – Digital Promise

  On Feb. 25, Dr. D’Andre Weaver and Dr. Jeremy Roschelle, both leaders at Digital Promise, launched the first session of our webinar series on Educational Leadership in the Age of AI. To set the stage for the discussion, Dr.

• Girls Who Game Brings Cultural Preservation to San Carlos Apache Tribe | EdTech Magazine

  The San Carlos Apache Tribe program has grown from eight to 44 student participants, according to a blog post from Dell Technologies.

• AI and Education: What are the Goals? | EdNews Daily

  Do Something Awesome; Share With A Friend Who May BenefitShare on LinkedInShare on FacebookShare on X (Twitter)Share on PinterestShare on PocketShare on EmailBy Kiran Kodithala In our lifetimes, the most …

• How edtech is transforming bilingual education in the U.S.

  Millions of students within the United States public school system are non-native English speakers. As this figure continues to grow year over year, true bilingual education is becoming more vital to equitably support student success.

• How esports engages students

  Academic esports programs aren’t simply a group of students sitting in a classroom playing video games. Rather, teams and tournaments promote collaboration, critical thinking, communication skills, and offer inclusive environments that welcome stude…

• Quizizz PD Presentation – Google Slides

• Google AI Studio

  Use your Google Account

• Museum of Flight- Spacesuit Design Challenge 2024 – Science for All

  The Museum of Flight has launched (get it?) a Spacesuit Design Challenge for K-12 students. The theme is “What will we wear in space?” Students must plan and draw their spacesuit and should be prepared to actually build their design.

• NASA needs your smartphone during April’s solar eclipse | Popular Science

  Listening for crickets isn’t the only way you can help NASA conduct research during the total solar eclipse passing across much of North America on April 8—you can also lend your smartphone camera to the cause.

• Neuralink shows first human patient using brain implant to play online chess | Popular Science

  The first human patient to reportedly receive Neuralink’s wireless brain-computer interface (BCI) implant appeared to demonstrate the device’s early capabilities during a company livestream to X on Wednesday night.

• visualizing-global-attitudes-towards-ai

  Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the fastest growing and most disruptive technologies in the world today. Because it has the potential to drastically impact society, it’s important to measure how people are feeling towards it.

• Nine New Teaching Moves That Have Gone Well For Students & Me This Year – So Far | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

  We have about two-and-a-half months left in the school year, and I thought it would be a good time to “take stock” of how it’s gone so far. There are about nine new things I’ve tried, and they’ve all seemed to work well.

• Perplexity AI: How To Use It To Teach | Tech & Learning

  Perplexity AI is a powerful artificially intelligent search engine, effectively. This makes it a potentially useful teaching and learning tool for both educators and students.

• Unlocking the Power of Creativity and AI: Preparing Students for the Future Workforce | EdSurge News

  Teaching creativity and creative thinking in K-12 has always been valued but often challenging to implement. Many standards and curricula don’t call out creativity explicitly, and teachers aren’t often trained on how to teach and assess creative thi…

• Why experts say now is the time to assess your district’s edtech use

  For much of the past 12 years, Casey Rimmer sometimes felt like a “dream killer” when it came to the edtech tools used in her district. As the executive director of curriculum and instruction for Union County Public Schools, a district of over 41,00…

• Computer Science: What Schools Need to Know to Teach It Today | EdTech Magazine

  There are many subject matter areas in which schools can incorporate computer science. To build a more traditional computer science program, a school might use its career and technical education program.

• NASA Experiments Planned for the April 8th Total Solar Eclipse – Universe Today

  Totality and the April 8th total solar eclipse offers a rare chance to study the Sun. We’re less than three weeks out now, until the April 8th total solar eclipse crosses North America.

• How to promote intellectual humility in classrooms.

  I like being around people who know a lot, but I like it even better when they are also open and honest about what they don’t know. This quality is called intellectual humility, and it is a virtue.

• US Math Wars: What I Know and What I Don’t — Conrad Wolfram

  So many people have asked me about the US “math wars” during my recent visit, that I thought I’d comment in a blog, rather than repeat myself over and over again. Briefing for those not in the US: there is open warfare between “reformers” and “non-r…

• The Language of the Future: Integrating AI Literacy into Our Teaching | by Samantha Gleisten | Mar, 2024 | Medium

  Research shows that using discipline-specific language increases student learning and literacy in that subject.

• How Esports programs increase attendance, and funding

  When I was a teacher, I launched a statewide esports league in New Jersey and saw firsthand how powerfully esports draws students to school. Attendance rates at public schools are higher than they were at the height of the pandemic, but they have no…

• 100 Teen Slang Words and Phrases To Know in 2024

  When I first started teaching, I let my students pick their own team names for an activity we were doing in class. One team chose “Netflix and Chill” as a team name. I loved it.

• 30 Children’s Books About Disabilities, Recommended by Teachers

  Disability representation is as key to your classroom library as representing kids’ genders, races, cultures, and family circumstances. It can be tricky, though. Many children’s books about disabilities actually promote negative stereotypes.

• 5 Picture Books That Show Students They Can Change the World

  Heifer International is on a mission to end hunger and poverty in a sustainable way by supporting and investing alongside local farmers and their communities. Learn more about how you and your students can help by visiting our School Programs page.

• Flexible, resilient origami-inspired bridges could help navigate disaster zones | Popular Science

  Origami traditionally involves the creation of extremely delicate paper structures, but the art form’s underlying principles could soon be adapted to help navigate tough construction situations.

• Student Engagement: 8 Strategies to Reach Every Student

  Modern Classrooms Project will help you bring engaging, exciting teaching to your classroom with their free online course and community. Go to coolcatteacher.

• Using Primary Source Photos in the Secondary History Classroom – History Gal

  Integrating Primary Source Photos in the History Classroom It’s time for us to roll up our sleeves and get down to business by integrating primary source photos into our history classes! 1.

• What New Research Says About Fostering a ‘Sense of Belonging’ in Classrooms | EdSurge News

  When some students hit an obstacle in school or college, they can take it as a sign that this whole education thing just isn’t for them. That can especially be the case for students who are racial minorities.

• Keyboarding Pedagogy

  A while ago, I participated in an online discussion about keyboarding for kids. The host thought it would be a yawner, but any tech teacher knows keyboarding is a controversial subject. In my classroom, it’s the most-asked question from parents, con…

• Apr 8, 2024 – Partial Solar Eclipse in Washington, United States

• 3 Useful AI Research Tools for Educators | Tech & Learning

  In both our training as educators and in teaching children, we are well-schooled (yes, that’s a pun) in research. Some of us can remember struggling to get our bibliography written correctly, never quite getting it right.

• Allen Institute Open Science Sticker Contest 2024 – Science for All

  It’s that time of year again! Time for aspiring artists to showcase their talents and creativity in the Open Science Week sticker design contest hosted by the Allen Institute.

• Curipod Lesson Plan | Tech & Learning

  Curipod brings an exciting addition to the available presentation and slideshow digital tools available for educators. It has a focus on integration and interactivity, which brings students closer to the learning material. And to assist users with c…

• Playful Pedagogy: Gamer Types and Board Games for Inclusive Learning | EdSurge News

  Educators often find themselves exploring innovative approaches to enhance student learning, and one particularly creative pathway is integrating games and playfulness into the learning environment.

• 8 Ways to Create AI-Proof Writing Prompts | Tech & Learning

  Creating 100 percent AI-proof writing prompts can often be impossible but that doesn’t mean there aren’t strategies that can limit the efficacy of AI work. These techniques can also help ensure more of the writing submitted in your classroom is huma…

• Can AI Aid the Early Education Workforce? | EdSurge News

  Since ChatGPT was released in November 2022 and exploded into public discourse, the emergence of generative AI tools has been met with both excitement and concern, across virtually every industry, ideology and age group.

• Shifting Education with Learning Pathways: New White Paper Examines Portrait of a Graduate – Digital Promise

  In our new white paper, Shifting Education with Learning Pathways: Becoming Your Portrait of a Graduate, we examine how to redesign skills-based learning trajectories to better prepare today’s students for successful lives.

• What’s a Backchannel and Is it Right For Your Class?

  A backchannel refers to a secondary, often informal, communication channel that runs parallel to the main communication channel.

• I Just Discovered That Edpuzzle Has Given A Gift To ELL Teachers & Their Students – The Ability To Change Video Speed! | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

  I’ve been a fan of Edpuzzle for years, often using it with my IB Theory of Knowledge and my Intermediate ELL History students.

• A.J. Juliani | A Step-by-Step Process for Replacing Tests With Meaningful Performance Tasks

  This is a big question many of us have in education: Why are we still giving so many tests? First, the obvious reason; the state and other entities require us to give standardized tests each year.

• 7 tips and ideas to make the eclipse engaging for students

  This article originally appeared on Vernier’s blog and is reposted here with permission. On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will be visible over the United States, starting in Texas.

• 4 keys for unlocking student curiosity and critical thinking

  As an educator, I have always been fascinated by my students’ innate curiosity. From an early age, they have an insatiable desire to learn.

• Toolbox Tuesdays with Minecraft Education – YouTube

  This playlist contains video tutorials from the Minecraft Education Teacher’s Lounge Facebook group.

• Teaching AI: Empowering the Next Generation for an AI-Driven World | by Andrew Marcinek | Mar, 2024 | Medium

  Artificial Intelligence (AI) has transitioned from the realm of science fiction to permeating our daily lives. From the convenience of smart devices to the tailored recommendations we receive online, AI is reshaping the world. The classroom is no di…

• Control Alt Achieve: Flippity “March Madness” Bracket Template

• Apple is reportedly exploring a partnership with Google for Gemini-powered feature on iPhones | TechCrunch

  “Apple is reportedly exploring a partnership with Google for Gemini-powered feature on iPhones”

• Cliff Mass Weather Blog: Should I Let AI Write My Blogs?

  Could AI apps do the work for me? Could any of you tell the difference? Welcome back, weather enthusiasts! Today, we delve into one of the most intriguing and mystifying phenomena that grace the skies of the Pacific Northwest: the Puget Sound Conver…

• Innovative Mastery-Based Self-Paced Math Classroom That Works

  I used AI in either Premiere Pro or Riverside to help with this transcript. I did proofread it. If you see mistakes, just contact me and let me know. YouTube autotranscripts are not pre-viewed. Thank you!

• How to Use Books to Help Adolescents Explore Body Image

  By Kasey Short In middle school students experience significant physical and emotional changes as part of adolescent development. Body image can become a complex and sensitive topic for students.

• Neurodiversity Celebration Week 2024

  Teaching means working with kids who are on the autism spectrum, who have ADHD and other neurological disabilities, and teaching kids who are creative, unique thinkers and make your classroom more interesting.

• Student-Built Robots Clash at Competition Supported by NASA-JPL – NASA

  Hand-crafted robots, constructed over the past two months by 44 high school teams, duked it out at the FIRST Robotics Los Angeles regional competition.

• The Stop Motion Lesson – Shapegrams

  We can make digital stop motion in Google Slides. Each slide is a frame in the animation. There are no transitions or motion effects applied in stop motion. The animation is all done by making small changes to what’s on each slide.

• Demystify student motivation with Tyler Rablin – Shifting Schools Podcast

  “Demystify student motivation with Tyler Rablin”

• Math is not a universal language—but it can be a universal thread

  “Math is not a universal language—but it can be a universal thread”

• Apple’s New AI MM1

• Apple is reportedly exploring a partnership with Google for Gemini-powered feature on iPhones | TechCrunch

  Apple is looking to team up with Google for a mega-deal to leverage the Gemini AI model for features on iPhone, Bloomberg reported. This will put Google in a commanding position as the company already has a deal with Apple as the preferred search en…

• Google’s new VLOGGER AI lets you create a lifelike avatar from just a photo — and control it with your voice | Tom’s Guide

  Google’s researchers have been working overtime recently, publishing a flurry of new models and ideas. The latest is a way to take a still image and turn it into a controllable avatar, coming off the back of a game playing AI agent.

• Education in the Age of Globalization » Blog Archive » Focused: Understanding, Negotiating, and Maximizing Your Influence as a School Leader

  Focus, focus, and focus! Focus is what this book is about. Here we aim to help school leaders understand what they should focus on and why. We share examples, vignettes, and practical advice to illustrate how to focus without losing sight of the big…

• The Myth of an “Immigrant Crime Wave” | Diane Ravitch’s blog

  Republicans have followed their cult leader Trump in raising alarms about an “immigrant crime wave.” Which, of course, is Biden’s fault. But as Judd Legum and Tesnim Zekeria explain at their blog “Popular Information,” these claims are not true.

• A Principal’s Reflections: Cultivating Lifelong Learners: How to Support Personalized Teacher Growth

  Imagine a classroom buzzing with engaged students, actively constructing knowledge and diving deep into topics that spark their curiosity. This vibrant learning environment does not just happen by chance.

• Startling Findings – The Arctic Could Become “Ice-Free” in Less Than 10 Years

  According to a recent study from the University of Colorado Boulder, the Arctic may experience summer days almost entirely free of sea ice within the next few years.

• www.quantamagazine.org

  Two researchers have proved that Penrose tilings, famous patterns that never repeat, are mathematically equivalent to a kind of quantum error correction.

• catlintucker.com would-you-rather

  My children love “would you rather” questions. Would you rather go to the beach or the snow? Would you rather eat a cookie or a brownie? Would you rather watch a movie or read a book? They enjoy being presented with two options and getting to choose…

• Join the conversations about productive Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to use for teaching and learning – Monash Teaching Community

  When did you first switch to a smartphone? And what strategies do you currently use to find and evaluate the plethora of evolving apps available for your smartphone as you integrate new tools into your life?

• Exploring the Intersection of Gaming and Mental Health – Kris Krug Media – Digital Engagement & Community Growth

  During the pandemic I worked on a project called A Mindful State for Washington State Governor Jay Inslee studying the intersection of technology and wellbeing. For years I’ve been exploring the ways in which digital media and community can support …

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• The pivotal role of school libraries

  School libraries have evolved from stereotypical hush-hush environments to bustling resource centers where students not only learn to locate and evaluate information, but where they develop critical skills guided by digital media specialists.

• Infusing PBL with edtech to enhance collaboration, critical thinking

  Project-based learning (PBL) helps prepare students for college and beyond by actively engaging them in meaningful, relevant projects.

• To Make Assignments More Meaningful, I’m Giving Students a More Authentic Audience | EdSurge News

  This fall, after a restless night overthinking an assignment for my upcoming class and drinking three cups of not-strong-enough coffee, I added the final touch on my latest assignment for students in my World History II class.

• Insights from NSF-Funded Research During the COVID-19 Pandemic – Digital Promise

  The COVID-19 pandemic posed unprecedented challenges to STEM education, research, and the workplace. We conducted a content analysis of materials authored by more than 100 National Science Foundation (NSF) award recipients to synthesize the NSF-fund…

• 9 St. Patrick’s Day Resources For Your Class

  St. Patrick’s Day is a cultural and religious holiday celebrated on March 17th to honor St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, credited with bringing Christianity to the country.

• Perfection In Simplicity – My Revised Motto (and How To Apply It)! – Gamified UK – #Gamification Expert

  It was intended as a philosophy for my gaming clan and also for my martial arts. The full quote was ‘Simplicity is Perfection, but perfection is never simple.’

• Top Tools for Building Mindfulness in the Classroom | Common Sense Education

  Increased mindfulness can enhance a range of important social and emotional skills, including self-awareness, empathy, handling stress, and identifying emotions.

• Instructional Routines for Math – The Reflective Educator

  An instructional routine is a consistent way of interacting with learners. The primary benefits of a routine emerge when the teacher and the learners know the routine well enough that the steps fade into the background, and everyone can focus more o…

• Do data science classes add up?

  Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Subscribe today!

• Reflecting on the Parkland tragedy, its lasting impacts, and work still to be done

  Last month marks six years since 17 students and faculty senselessly lost their lives and 17 others were injured when a mass murderer entered Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida and started shooting.

• We Know How Much Planning Time Teachers Get on Average. Is It Enough? | EdSurge News

  Given the amount of planning time he has each day, along with the assistance of an AI-powered app, Robert can easily turn a hard copy reading passage and questions into an interactive quiz for the students in his elementary classroom.

• Experience the Solar Eclipse with LEGO® Education

  On April 8, the United States will witness a rare and awe-inspiring event: a total solar eclipse. As the Moon passes directly between the Sun and Earth, day will turn into night for millions of people.

• Build an LLM RAG Chatbot With LangChain – Real Python

  You’ve likely interacted with large language models (LLMs), like the ones behind OpenAI’s ChatGPT, and experienced their remarkable ability to answer questions, summarize documents, write code, and much more.

• Young people explore green skills in Minecraft environment – Energy Live News

  Microsoft UK and The Crown Estate have launched sustainability-focused Minecraft Education worlds on the Minecraft Marketplace, providing young people across the UK with the opportunity to explore and develop green skills.

• piktochart.com

  Describe the topic of your infographic below.

• Let’s not make the same mistakes with AI that we made with social media

  In particular, five fundamental attributes of social media have harmed society. AI also has those attributes. Note that they are not intrinsically evil. They are all double-edged swords, with the potential to do either good or ill.

• Control Alt Achieve: 18 YouTube Channels for Elementary Math

  A while back I shared a post with a list of 20 great YouTube channels for Social Studies that I curated for a teacher inservice I was leading. Recently I had the chance to do the same thing again for a group of elementary math teachers.

• Every Student Can Be Successful ith These Complex Tasks

  By Karin Hess Years ago I heard Dr. Howard Gardner make a comment that has stayed with me all these years: “Every complex task in life is a project, and we rarely – if ever – do them alone.

• ‘As Educators, We Must Tell the Truth’ | EdSurge News

  “As educators, we must tell the truth — to ourselves and then to our students,” writes Deaunna Watson, director of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging at a Montessori school in Cincinnati. Sometimes, though, the truth can be difficult to face…

• Professional Development Done With Us, Not To Us | The Jose Vilson

  Last week, I had the pleasure of attending my fourth SXSW EDU in Austin, TX. As Ron Reed mentioned before introducing scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw as the opening speaker, the conference has grown significantly since 2011.

• How to Automate an MLA Heading

  This one is quick–how to create a macro that automatically inserts an MLA-appropriate heading: Have students log in. Macros go with the profile of the user, not the local computer. Open MS Word. Decide what the keyboard shortcut will be for the macr…

• Eclipse Resources | NSTA

  Kick-start your planning for the upcoming eclipse events. Solar Eclipses are exciting astronomical events that can provide a great opportunity for teachers and students to learn about the science of astronomy and explore the beauty of the natural wo…

• What Is Effective Classroom Management? Smart Classroom Management

  Well, it isn’t trickery. It isn’t manipulation, bribery, or intimidation. It isn’t lecturing or one-on-one counseling. It isn’t rewards or tokens, threats or “caught being good.”

• SearchReSearch: Part 4: (3/14/24) How do animals fake each other out, and why?

  Mussels are remarkable…

• AI Realizes It’s Being Tested, Researcher Admits Never Seeing This Before

  Basically, the test involved inserting one sentence about pizza into a series of other documents that had nothing to do with food. This AI test is known as the needle in the haystack and is done to help determine how well the AI can recall informati…

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• Open AI’s Robot!

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• Improving Students’ Math Literacy in Middle and High School | Edutopia

  Middle and high school math teachers can use these ideas to build students’ reading comprehension and reasoning skills using real tasks like budgeting. While a lot has changed in math instruction over the years, the idea that students need to be mat…

• What Are the Bay Leaves of Education? – John Spencer

  A few years ago, I met a chef and asked him, “So, bay leaves? Do they even have a point? You can’t taste them. You have to take them out. They seem to get in the way.” “They’re the invisible heroes of the culinary arts. Bay leaves won’t give you a d…

• Control Alt Achieve: AI Tools and Student Data Privacy

  Artificial Intelligence tools can be such amazing time savers for educators, helping to generate assessments, create lesson plans, develop rubrics, re-level text passages, draft emails, and so much more.

• 3 Essential Guides for Teachers: Adapting Instruction to Every Student Ability | Shake Up Learning

  Get ready for some fantastic news from Texthelp—your go-to for making learning accessible and joyful for every student. Over the last decade, I’ve had the privilege of collaborating with Texthelp on numerous occasions.

• Creating Inclusive Learning Environments: Supporting the Diverse Needs of All Learners | American Consortium for Equity in Education

  By Ben Brazeau In today’s diverse classrooms, the importance of inclusive education cannot be overstated. Every student brings a unique set of strengths, challenges, and learning styles to the classroom, making it essential for educators to create e…

• What Is Ed Tech (Educational Technology)? | EdTech Magazine

  What Is Ed Tech in K–12 Schools? Educational technology, or ed tech, encompasses a wide variety of applications, software, hardware and infrastructure components — from online quizzes and learning management systems to individual laptops for student…

• 4 Reasons to use Word Problems and 9 Online Resources

  Word problems are popular and fun methods of teaching math and English in many schools. Why? See which of these you agree with: Copyright ©2024 worddreams.wordpress.com – All rights reserved.

• Earth and Space Science Resources Funded by NASA | PBS LearningMedia

• PLANETS | Advancing the Nexus of Engineering, Technology, and Science

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• NASA eClips

  Our World videos supplement existing elementary learning objectives not only in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, but also in reading, writing, and visual and performing arts.

• Experience the Total Solar Eclipse with Science Activation

  On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse – when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, completely blocking the face of the Sun – will cross North America, passing over Mexico, the United States, and Canada.

• NASA SVS | 2023 Eclipse Explorer: An interactive guide to the 2023 Annular Solar Eclipse

  View full credits Credits Please give credit for this item to: NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio You may also like…

• Video: “What does Voyager 1 speed look like on earth?” | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

  WikiImages / Pixabay I’m adding this video to The Best Sites For Learning About Voyager 1 & Its Departure From Our Solar System:

• New TED-Ed Video & Lesson: “What happens if an engineered virus escapes the lab?” | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

  I’m adding this new TED-Ed lesson and video to A BEGINNING LIST OF THE BEST RESOURCES FOR LEARNING ABOUT THE CORONAVIRUS – not because I believe that’s where the coronavirus came from, but because that controversy is why there’s interest in this top…

• Why Gamify with Badges in the Classroom – Teacher Tech with Alice Keeler

  Why gamify with badges? Providing a visual display of student achievement can be fun and motivating.

• Natural history specimens have never been so accessible – News Center – The University of Texas at Arlington

  With the help of 16 grants from the National Science Foundation, researchers have painstakingly taken computed topography (CT) scans of more than 13,000 individual specimens to create 3D images of more than half of all the world’s animal groups, inc…

• What Is Mistake Literacy? The Research Of Learning Through Failure –

  In 2009, President Obama spoke to a group of students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia.

• PROOF POINTS: Learning science might help kids read better

  A growing chorus of education researchers, pundits and “science of reading” advocates are calling for young children to be taught more about the world around them. It’s an indirect way of teaching reading comprehension.

• Getting started with classroom jobs – Ditch That Textbook

  Involving students in classroom responsibilities isn’t just about easing the teacher’s workload (although that’s a nice perk!). It’s about creating a vibrant learning environment that fosters essential skills like responsibility, collaboration, and …

• What Brings Gen Z to the Library? | EdSurge News

  Gen Zers, born between 1997 and 2012, spend a lot of time online, consuming and creating digital content. Ninety-two percent check social media daily.

• March 22nd Is World Water Day – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

  The United Nations has declared March 22nd to be World Water Day. You might be interested in The Best Resources For Teaching & Learning About World Water Day.

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• Five Differences Between Human and AI Tutors – by Dan Meyer

  Here is Google CEO Sundar Pichai describing his hopes for AI chatbots in education last year: I think over time we can give every child in the world and every person in the world — regardless of where they are and where they come from — access to th…

• Omnic.AI continues to grow as a leader in esports analytics | newscentermaine.com

• Omnic.AI | Game Smarter with AI

• AI in the Classroom: Who’s Really Ready? Teachers or Students? (Report by Rask AI) – AI Advisory Boards

  Did you know that Rask AI published a must-read report revealing game-changing insights from 150+ educators and students on the role of AI in learning?

• Happy Pi Day: 5 Ways NASA Uses Pi – Universe Today

• Real Life Application Of Pi – Amazing Discovery Of Mathematics- Archimedes

• STEM Lessons for Educators – NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

• data-science-algebra-ii-alternative-california-debate

  A debate over data science offerings in high school — and whether the classes should be offered as an alternative to algebra II — has erupted in California.

• Pi (π) Day Activities | Exploratorium

• 42 Mathtastic Pi Day Activities for the Classroom

  “42 Mathtastic Pi Day Activities for the Classroom”

• Hat-wearing cyborg jellyfish could one day explore the ocean depths | Popular Science

  To better understand the ocean’s overall health, researchers hope to harness some of evolution’s simplest creatures as tools to assess aquatic ecosystems. All they need is $20 worth of materials, a 3D-printer, and some jellyfish hats.

• New squid alert! 100+ species discovered off the coast of New Zealand | Popular Science

  The Pacific is the largest and deepest ocean basin on the planet. Scientists barely know just how many different organisms call these deep waters home. Many of these areas are remote and difficult to explore, but that hasn’t stopped efforts to find …

• It’s okay to play: How ‘play theory’ can revitalize U.S. education

  When we’re young, playing and learning are inseparable. Simple games like peekaboo and hide-and-seek help us learn crucial lessons about time, anticipation and cause and effect. We discover words, numbers, colors and sounds through toys, puzzles, st…

• SearchReSearch: Part 3: (3/11/24) How do animals fake each other out, and why?

  Now we know a couple of things…

• Cultivating Independent and Collaborative Meaning-Making – Dr. Catlin Tucker

  In my work helping teachers to shift from whole group, teacher-led lessons to differentiated small group student-centered learning experiences, I am asked questions that seem grounded in the belief that students cannot learn without the teacher.

• Part II: Maximize the Impact of Explicit Teaching with Blended Learning and AI – Dr. Catlin Tucker

  In my last blog post titled “Part I: Maximize the Impact of Explicit Teaching with Blended Learning,” I explored the benefits of shifting from explicit teaching as a whole class experience to a differentiated small group experience.

• Using The Station Rotation Model in Math – Dr. Catlin Tucker

  Math is a linear subject, with each concept building on the one before. Math teachers are also responsible for covering a large number of standards in a school year.

• Math Journals: Reflection, Documentation, and Deep Engagement – Dr. Catlin Tucker

  In my last blog post, Using the Station Rotation Model in Math, I wrote about the benefits of shifting from a whole group, teacher-led lesson design to small-group differentiated instructional sessions.

• Pre-assessment is Key to Designing with Intention – Dr. Catlin Tucker

  At a recent workshop, a teacher posed a compelling question about the effectiveness of small-group versus whole-group instruction.

• Unlock the Secrets: Expert Homework Hacks for Busy Parents

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• Don’t Have Time to Try AI? 3 Simple Tips to Help Teachers Get Started

• 5 things you need to know about the science of reading

  “5 things you need to know about the science of reading”

• Teaching AI Writing: Publication – Leon Furze

  This is the sixth and final post in a series exploring how generative artificial intelligence can be applied to the writing cycle from our book Practical Writing Strategies. If you haven’t already read them, check out the first five posts on purpose…

• Pi Day Kahoot

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• Minecraft Education PiCraft

  PiCraft transforms the abstract concept of Pi into a tangible, interactive experience. By engaging in activities such as estimating and calculating the area of a circle within the Minecraft universe, students can grasp the practical applications of …

• Podcasting with Students: Empowering the Next Generation through Audio and Video

  Over the last few years, the popularity of podcast and podcasting has risen to the extent that it is now commonplace for teachers to be introducing podcasting activities in place of traditional classroom projects.

• 35+ engaging lessons you can use in class tomorrow – Ditch That Textbook

  The LEGO Movie. Scooby Doo. Wonder Woman. If we could package THAT into a lesson, it’d probably make it more engaging, right?

• Press Release: ILO Group Releases First-in-the-Nation Artificial Intelligence Framework for District Leaders – ILO Group

  On March 6, 2024, ILO Group announced the release of its Framework for Implementing Artificial Intelligence in K-12 Education–a first-of-its-kind AI framework for school district and state education leaders–providing them with the tools, resources, …

• The Art of Prompting AI for the ELA Classroom – Teacher Tech with Alice Keeler

  Prompting AI for the ELA Classroom to create an ELA lesson plan leaves out all the specialized training and student specific knowledge.

• 10 Ways to Help Multilingual Students in the Classroom | EdNews Daily

  According to the National Education Association, by 2025, 1 out of every 4 children in classrooms across the US will be a new English Language Learner, Multilingual or Bilingual student. New students arriving in the US are usually called newcomers i…

• A Principal’s Reflections: 11 Ideas for Primary Math Stations

  A few weeks back, I shared ideas on ELA stations for primary students after this was brought up during a coaching cycle with one of my schools. Upon reflection, I decided to do the same with math.

• AI in Education – The Reflective Educator

  I’ve seen a lot of interest in applying artificial intelligence to education, but the efforts appear to be starting in the wrong places. We have AI being applied to write lessons for educators.

• SearchReSearch: Part 2: (3/8/24): How do animals fake each other out, and why?

  Mussels are more than you might think…

• Games of War | David Mullich

  Last Saturday, I gave an online speech of support at Games of War, an international academic conference held at the University of Gdansk (Poland).

• What I Think Artificial Intelligence Will Do – & What It Won’t Do – In K-12 Education | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

  I have share a lot about the potential use of Artificial Intelligence in K-12 education, and you can see many related “Best” lists, along with two animated videos we did with Education Week on the topic, here.

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• K-12 schools aren’t ready for AI’s risks or benefits

  “K-12 schools aren’t ready for AI’s risks or benefits”

• This Math Homework Is Driving Caregivers Crazy

  “This Math Homework Is Driving Caregivers Crazy
  Math homework is often the worst PR for math education.”

• Assessment of Student Writing in the Age of AI

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• Prompt Library — More Useful Things: AI Resources

  Prompts on this page (but no other content on the site) are licensed under Creative Commons License Attribution 4.0 International This license requires that reusers give credit to the creators (Ethan Mollick and Lilach Mollick).

• 16 Wonderful Women Scientists to Inspire Your Students – We Are Teachers

  Ask your students to name a female scientist, and they’ll most likely come up with Marie Curie (if anyone at all). And while Marie’s contributions were incredibly important, she’s just one of a long line of women scientists your students should know…

• Personalizing history for more impactful student learning

  It is no accident that the new National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) definition of social studies is focused on “human experiences and the spaces in which we interact as humans.

• How These Teachers Have Fostered Design Thinking, Creativity, and Innovation – Digital Promise

  Susmita Roy Chowdury, an educator in West Bengal, India, believes students must engage themselves with the community to better understand who their designs will impact.

• FREE K-2 ELA & Science Curriculum: Solid Start – Science for All

  SOLID Start, short for Science, Oral Language, and Literacy Development from the Start of School, is a groundbreaking project from Michigan State University dedicated to transforming the educational landscape for early elementary students.

• Video: “Inside Out 2” Looks Pretty Good – & Useful For Teachers | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

  The trailer just came out for Inside Out 2, and it looks pretty good. Even though the IB Theory of Knowledge curriculum no longer officially requires teaching “Emotion” as a “Way of Knowing,” I’m sure I’ll still be able to fit in using clips from th…

• In Arizona, There is a Petrified Opal Tree Trunk (About 225 Million Years Old) – Hasan Jasim

  Petrified wood: what is it? In essence, it is a fossil. Petrification is the process through which a tree or plant that resembles a tree turns into stone through mineralization. It happens when plant matter is buried by silt or volcanic ash and is s…

• Teaching Writing in an Age of Generative AI with Jen Roberts — The Thoughful Teacher Podcast

  Have you ever worried that your students are using an artificial intelligence (AI) program to cheat? To do homework? To do something else dishonest? Join me for this conversation with Jen Roberts as we talk about not only how to prevent academic dis…

• Where are the crescents in AI? | LSE Higher Education

  Batting away the hype, bias, and botshit, LSE HE Blog Fellow, Maha Bali, champions the need for cultivating critical AI literacy in our students, and shares tried and tested teaching ideas and exercises for educators

• Why Old Arguments for Earning a Diploma Don’t Resonate With My Students — and Which Ones Will | EdSurge News

  For years, I’ve worked with young people during one of the most significant transitions of their lives.

• a-teachers-guide-to-microsoft-copilot

  Microsoft Copilot is a free alternative to ChatGPT. It’s a powerful option, making use of ChatGPT 4 without a subscription. This guide will introduce you to Copilot’s features and show you how it can transform your teaching experience.

• 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.

• 5 ways to teach like a pirate

• The science of Dune’s sandworms | Popular Science

  The emperor’s troops, blades wielded, were staring up at a tremendous dust cloud. For a moment, there was just wind, punctuated by silence. And suddenly, there they were: elephantine sandworms, with apocalyptic maws, effortlessly piercing the veil.

• Have You Played “The Unfair Game” in Class Yet?

  To prepare for an upcoming test or quiz, I like to provide my students with a study guide or practice test. It’s a great formative assessment tool for teachers and students. And parents always appreciate a good study guide as well.

• 50 Best 7th Grade Science Fair Projects and Classroom Activities

  Looking for a seventh grade science fair project idea? Want to spice up your lesson plan with in-class experiments? We’ve got you covered! This huge list of science ideas covers biology, chemistry, physics, and more.

• Technology’s Greatest Gift to Education – by Dan Meyer

  If you ask people at the highest levels of education technology, “What is digital technology’s greatest gift to education?” their answers often circle themes of scalability, affordability, speed, and evaluation.

• Number Sense Can Build a Strong Math Foundation for Students

  Two years ago, here at MiddleWeb, I wrote the article How We Pumped Up Our Math Vocabulary Study, in which I shared my action research on the language of math. I discovered that as the math curriculum became more complex, so did the terminology that…

• Knowledge Domains For The 21st Century Student

  Thinking in the 21st century is just different. That doesn’t mean we’re all suddenly omnipotent cyborgs, nor do we all become mindless social media addicts who spend our cognitive might tapping, swiping, and drooling on our smartphone and tablet scr…

• Phonics vs Phonological Awareness: What’s the Difference? | Waterford.org

  Women’s History Month, observed each March, is a dedicated time to honor the accomplishments, resilience, and contributions of women. For elementary teachers, this month provides

• How to Create a CustomGPT as a PBL Formative Feedback Tool

  This is the 10 Minutes Teacher podcast, but your host, Vicki Davis. Hello. Remarkable educators today will be a little bit different show. I will release this screencast for this tech tool Tuesday on youtube so you can see everything that I’m doing.

• Catharine Rampell: Immigration Boosted Our Economy by $7 Trillion | Diane Ravitch’s blog

  My personal view: I hope Congress passes and the President signs a rational and fair immigration bill. Every one who enters the country should enter legally. Once they are admitted, they should be able to get work permits.

• SearchReSearch: SearchResearch Challenge (3/6/24): How do animals fake each other out, and why?

  While strolling on a Northern California beach one day…

• Completing The Square – The Reflective Educator

  One of the most challenging topics to teach in high school mathematics is “Completing the Square.” This is because educators do not always fully understand the topic and because it includes several algebraic steps that are incredibly challenging for…

• 2024 March Madness: Women’s NCAA tournament schedule, dates, times | NCAA.com

  This is the schedule for the 2024 NCAA women’s basketball tournament for March Madness, which begins with selections for the women’s tournament on Sunday, March 17. Here’s the final March Madness bracket and game-by-game schedule for the 2023 women’…

• 2024 March Madness: Men’s NCAA tournament schedule, dates | NCAA.com

  Selection Sunday: Sunday, March 17 First Four: March 19-20 First round: March 21-22 Second round: March 23-24 Sweet 16: March 28-29 Elite Eight: March 30-31 Final Four: Saturday, April 6 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.

• Math for March Madness – Stress Free Math for Kids

  Are you or your students college basketball fans? Here are some fun and engaging ways to incorporate March Madness into your math instruction. I have seen two ways to do this.

• March Madness Statistics & Probability Article for Students | Scholastic Math Magazine

  March is all about basketball. This month, the 68 top men’s and women’s college teams compete in the Division 1 championship. Of those, 64 make it to what’s known as the March Madness bracket. Fans fill out their brackets to predict which team will …

• Math Monday: Bracketology

  Here’s a math fact: There are 9,223,372,036,854,775,808 different ways you can complete the 64-team March Madness bracket for this month’s college basketball tournament.   That means you have about a 1 in 9.

• ai.io | Transforming sport with Artificial Intelligence

  We transform complex data into actionable insights that drive player and club performance. Delivering the outcomes you need. Talent analysis & development, real-time human performance, fully connected reporting and monitoring are all connected with …

• ChatGPT Now Speaks: Revolutionizing Interaction with AI

  OpenAI introduces ChatGPT’s Read Aloud feature with five voices and 37 languages, enhancing global accessibility and multimodal interaction.

• 6 trends to watch in K-12 schools in 2024

  This post originally appeared on the Christensen Institute’s blog and is reposted here with permission.

• How AI Products Can Promote Child Development, Not Just a ‘Commercial Mindset’ – Market Brief

  Vendors in the K-12 space need to consider more than whether artificial intelligence can increase productivity in the classroom. They must also weigh how the emerging technology can impact a child’s development, in the view of one researcher.

• Nurturing problem-solvers inside and outside the realm of games – The Thinking Stick

  Dan White, CEO of Filament Games, discusses the future of learning games and the importance of game-based learning pedagogy. He emphasizes the shift towards focusing on skills and conceptual understandings rather than didactic knowledge transfer.

• Enhancing classroom learning with interactive maps 

  As most teachers will tell you, in the post-Covid world, technology is an everyday part of education. It has undeniably transformed the way educators engage students and deliver content.

• Are Students’ Math Futures Being Unwittingly Set By Tracking? | EdSurge News

  When Pierrce Holmes entered ninth grade, his school put him in 9C, a lower-level algebra class. Before then, Holmes had always earned good grades in math — mostly As — and when he found out his friends were in honors math, he felt he belonged there …

• Control Alt Achieve: Responsible Use of AI in the Classroom

  When it comes to artificial intelligence in education, I like to consider myself an optimistic realist.

• Poisoned AI went rogue during training and couldn’t be taught to behave again in ‘legitimately scary’ study | Live Science

  Artificial intelligence (AI) systems that were trained to be secretly malicious resisted state-of-the-art safety methods designed to “purge” them of dishonesty, a disturbing new study found.

• 10 Ways Students Can Prepare to #BeAnAstronaut – NASA

  Want to #BeAnAstronaut, but don’t know where to start? Here are some ways you can kick-start your journey! Even if you don’t qualify to #BeAnAstronaut — yet — within NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement, or OSTEM, there are ways to get involved with NAS…

• 6 ways you’re already using AI in the classroom

  Many educators are cautiously optimistic about AI, indicating that they’d like more guidance to effectively integrate it into their instructional strategies.

• Energy Exercises: 10 Moves to Wake You Up

  If you get tired midday more often than not, you’re certainly not alone. The afternoon slump affects many of us, as least from time to time. Eating a healthy, well-balanced diet and getting a good night’s sleep can certainly help fight off fatigue.

• Minecraft Education Worlds

  This is a team vs team map created by Ry11. Each player starts at a central location where they can choose both a team and a role. One team defends the “king” at the top of his castle and the other team begins in the camp where they begin their sieg…

• What’s Productive Struggle? And 6 Ways to Harness it in the Classroom

  My granddaughter is 2 years old and has hit that phase in her life where she doesn’t want help with a task – she’s fiercely independent and is determined to do things herself.

• Claude \ Anthropic

  Use the API to integrate Claude into you and your customer workflows to let AI transform your business.

• Girls Who Game: Empowering female students to pursue STEM

  It’s crucial that young women have mentors in STEM, whether that’s a teacher, a parent, or someone in the workforce. According to one study conducted by Microsoft, girls who receive encouragement from teachers and parents are almost twice as likely …

• ScienceDirect – Preparing for AI-enhanced education: Conceptualizing and empirically examining teachers’ AI readiness

  Artificial intelligence (AI) has been increasingly used in a variety of fields (e.g., industry, finance, and education) to promote innovation and increase work efficiency (Ng et al., 2021).

• Learning about Pi Using Minecraft

• Is AI The End of English Class? – Teacher Tech with Alice Keeler

  Is AI The End of English Class? Certainly not! ELA teacher Barton Keeler shares insights for how ChatGPT can support English teachers.

• Offering Students Extra Credit: A Positive or a Negative?

  By Barbara R. Blackburn When I was teaching, I struggled with the whole concept of extra credit. Most other teachers offered it, so I did too. But I was never sure if students were doing something valuable. It never seemed to accomplish what I thoug…

• 20 useful ways to use Padlet in class now – Ditch That Textbook

  There’s a good chance you’ve done the “write on a sticky note and put it on the wall” activity — or have seen it happen before. Padlet lets those sticky notes have images, links and videos AND be available with practically any Internet-ready device.

• Free Science Curriculum: Explore the Salish Sea – Science for All

  I’m always on the lookout for good FREE science materials to recommend to readers and Explore the Salish Sea fits the bill nicely.

• Control Alt Achieve: AI Prompts for Differentiation

  1. Develop a plan to protect a local ecosystem from an invasive species.

• Schools Matter: TN School Voucher Bill Will Cost Taxpayers Billions

  When it comes to state funding for public schools, Tennessee consistently ranks among states around 44th. In 2023, Tennessee earned an F in funding level, an F in funding effort, and a C in funding distribution.

• Simplifying AI for Educators: The 3 Things You Need to Know | Tech & Learning

  Remember when “big data” was the buzzword in education a decade ago? Books about big data were published, but what exactly was it? Big data described the large and continuously growing masses of data and the process of analyzing student performance.

• Critical Thinking and Ethics in the Age of Generative AI in Education

• Cognitive Load Theory: An Unpersuasive Attempt to Justify Direct Instruction – Alfie Kohn

  An Unpersuasive Attempt to Justify Direct Instruction A remarkable body of research over many years has demonstrated that the sort of teaching in which students are provided with answers or shown the correct way to do something — where they’re basic…

• Generative AI Art in School | Edutopia

  Artificial intelligence tools allow students who know the language of art to create and refine complex images within seconds. Art, through the ages, has captured the human experience.

• Quality Media Literacy Requires More Than Toothless Laws, Educators Say  | Edutopia

  New laws from California to New Jersey are shining a spotlight on media literacy, but educators say teaching the skills in classrooms requires a targeted, intentional approach.

• Deep Reading With Digital Texts in Middle and High School | Edutopia

  Since so much of what students read is presented onscreen, it’s important to ensure that they slow down and really engage with the content. Digital curricula and other texts are the new normal.

• free real world problem-based lessons

  My growing list of free real world problem-based lessons for grades 2 through high school. Includes links to download multimedia and teacher guide.

• Opportunities for AI in Accessibility – A List Apart

  In reading Joe Dolson’s recent piece on the intersection of AI and accessibility, I absolutely appreciated the skepticism that he has for AI in general as well as for the ways that many have been using it.

• A Powerful, One-Sentence Argument For Progressive Learning

  Do not limit a child to your own learning, for they were born for another time. While each generation is unique, possessing its own challenges, opportunities, and cultural contexts, the methods of teaching and the knowledge passed down often reflect…

• A Principal’s Reflections: Relevant Thinking and Learner Success

  In today’s rapidly changing world, where new challenges and technologies emerge at an unprecedented pace, students need to be relevant thinkers to successfully navigate the complex social, economic, and environmental issues they will face.

• Why Students Give You the Blank Stare, and What to Do About It | Cult of Pedagogy

  Please allow me to describe an all-too-common situation that has occurred in probably every teacher’s classroom: You teach your heart out.

• Cliff Mass Weather Blog: Another Deceptive Front-Page Climate Story in the Seattle Times

  The Seattle’s Times ClimateLab writers have done it again. Another highly deceptive and error-filled climate story in the ST. One predicting more than a doubling of wildfires over western Washington and Oregon by mid-century.

• New Padlet AI Beta tools – YouTube

  Let us know what you build with Padlet’s new AI functionality:

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• Why scientists are tracking whale tails with AI | Popular Science

  Researchers using an AI photo-scanning tool similar to facial recognition have learned that there’s been a 20% decline in North Pacific Ocean humpback whale populations over the past decade. The researchers pointed to a climate change related heat w…

• This tiny fish is louder than an airplane taking off | Popular Science

  Some of Earth’s fish are known for their Herculean strength and funky vision. For the less than one inch long Danionella cerebrum, it’s their loud vocals.

• Data science under fire: What math do high schoolers really need? – The Hechinger Report

  OXNARD, Calif. — On a Wednesday morning this December, Dale Perizzolo’s math class at Adolfo Camarillo High School is anything but quiet.

• 35 Resources for Read Across America Day

  Many people in the United States, particularly students, parents and teachers, join forces on Read Across America Day, annually held on March 2nd to coincide with the birthday of Dr. Seuss.

• The Best Sites For Learning About Daylight Saving Time | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

  Check out my New York Times Learning Network interactive for English Language Learners on Daylight Savings Time. Students identify word meanings, explain the context clues they used to determine them, and then respond to an informational writing pro…

• Writing by Hand Leads To Better Brain Connectivity | Tech & Learning

  Write this down: Writing by hand may be more beneficial to brain development and learning than typing. This is according to a new study that builds on past research suggesting a greater cognitive benefit for handwriting vs.

• How School Districts are Integrating Generative AI into their Policies – Digital Promise

  As generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) becomes increasingly common in conversations within school districts, education leaders require resources that will guide its integration.

• From Challenge to Triumph: The Learning Pit Concept Explained

  Created by AI in Riverside. Checked by a human. Mistakes possible. Please contact me if you find one. I’m so excited to have James Nottingham with us. He is the creator of the Learning Pit.

• Universal Design for Learning: What is it? Why use?

  Education has come a long way since the focus on “reading, writing, ‘rithmetic”. In Ask a Tech Teacher posts, we’ve covered many teaching strategies: Any of these might be perfect for your classroom. Today, we offer one more: Universal Design for Le…

• It’s the bullying, not the tech | @mcleod

  Just leaving this graph here for folks who think that cyberbullying is a bigger scourge than in-person bullying in schools (because we often tend to demonize technology)… These data are from NCES Report 2024-109, Student Reports of Bullying: Results…

• A.J. Juliani | Why Kids Need Meaningful Learning Experiences Right Now

  When I was growing up the only insight I had to the lifestyles of the rich and famous was an episode of Cribs (we all wanted to see what was in the fridge). In my neighborhood, I had two friends that were “Rich”. One had a doctor parent and the othe…

• Why Neuroscience and Technology Are Key to Helping Us Rethink How Students Learn | EdSurge News

  Most teachers who work in education today have studied — or at least are familiar with — VARK, a learning theory first introduced by Neil Fleming in 1987.

• An unexpected way to fight chronic absenteeism – The Hechinger Report

  Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Students at Bessemer Elementary School don’t h…

• Navigating cultural diversity in American education

  The tapestry of America’s history is arguably woven with threads of multiculturalism, reflecting a nation that has embraced diversity since its inception.

• Eduaide.Ai: How To Use It To Teach | Tech & Learning

  Eduaide.Ai was developed out of the need of a teacher, to cater to teachers. In short, it was created to make the lives of teachers easier.

• 5 ways to create an inviting, engaging multipurpose learning space

  We always knew that it would be great to have a dedicated space for students who needed pull-out testing, different accommodations, and/or more individualized instruction.

• ai-literacy-the-newest-21st-century-competency

  Editor’s Note: This article is from our friends at ET Magazine. In a world where the only constant is change, education and workforce development must not only keep pace but anticipate and lead into the future with clear intent.

• Why “Pressure Passes” Are A Ridiculous Behavior Strategy Smart Classroom Management

  Have you heard of pressure passes? They’re slips of red or yellow paper that allow difficult students to leave your classroom anytime they like. Yep, they just flash you the pass and then walk out.

• The “Best” Tools For Teachers To Create Their Own AI Chatbots | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

  Though I’ve shared many AI-powered tools, I haven’t made any secret of my skepticism about all the hype about how it’s supposed to revolutionize education. In other words, though I don’t think it will revolutionize the classroom, it can have a helpf…

• Your Students Are Already Using AI You’ve Never Heard Of

  Far too many people view the free version of ChatGPT as a measure of what generative AI is capable of, and it is providing many in education with a false sense of reality.

• Graffiti Walls in the Classroom – 20 Brilliant Ideas – WeAreTeachers

  Graffiti walls are a simple, fun, and interactive way to get kids involved in their learning. All you need is a blank whiteboard or some sheets of butcher paper to get started. Kids can write, draw, and express themselves as they learn and review a …

• Getting Started Using Talking Circles In The Classroom –

  Talking Circles are a traditional discussion and decision-making format originating in First Nations cultures. In this format, individuals sit in a circle, signifying equality, and take turns speaking while holding a ceremonial object.

• CoSN names 9 edtech hurdles, trends, and tools

  Teacher retention, learner agency, and, yes, generative AI are among the Hurdles (challenges), Accelerators (mega-trends) and Tech Enablers (tools) impacting education innovation for the year ahead as outlined in CoSN‘s 2024 global Driving K-12 Inno…

• Can VR Help Preserve and Teach Indigenous Culture? | EdSurge News

  Jared Ten Brink, a doctoral student in education at the University of Michigan, is an enrolled member of the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi.

• SearchReSearch: Answer: Are tree rings nested cones or cylinders?

  A blog about search, search skills, teaching search, learning how to search, learning how to use Google effectively, learning how to do research. It also covers a good deal of sensemaking and information foraging. Simple questions…

• On Planting Trees & Teaching Elementary Science – Science for All

  This post is about the importance of teaching elementary science. But before I get to that, I want to talk to you about trees… One of my resolutions for the new year is to read more.

• The Ultimate Guide to Making Worksheets Engaging and Effective

  Hello there, fellow knowledge-seekers! You’re about to read a transcript that’s been generated by the AI in Adobe Premiere Pro and then me.  Spot a mistake in this transcript? Help this teacher out and shoot an email to vicki at coolcatteacher dot c…

• No-code is code | TechCrunch

  Today, the release of OpenAI Codex, a new Al system that translates natural language to code, marks the beginning of a shift in how computer software is written. Over the past few years, there’s been growing talk about “no code” platforms, but this …

• Fukushima Daiichi Accident – World Nuclear Association

• Khanmigo Doesn’t Love Kids – by Dan Meyer – Mathworlds

  Products express opinions about the people who use them. This is well understood and easy to illustrate. The bench does not advertise its disdain in words. Everyone knows better than that. But everyone also understands.

• Play In A “Serious” Environment – Gamified UK – #Gamification Expert

  Play is essential for development. There is a wealth of information about this especially for childhood development. The issue is, that the word “Play” doesn’t tend to go down well in a “serious” environment – such as work.

• March Is Women’s History Month – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

  March is Women’s History Month in the United States. You might be interested in The Best Sites For Learning About Women’s History.

• What Teachers Need to Know About Eating Disorders | by McGraw Hill | Inspired Ideas | Feb, 2024 | Medium

  At just 12 years old, I developed anorexia. Almost three decades later, its impact still lingers. No single cause led to my eating disorder. Eating disorders manifest uniquely and present themselves in various ways depending on the individual and th…

• OPINION: How to help children cope with ‘climate anxiety’ in a warming world – The Hechinger Report

  Samantha, 11, asks her seventh grade teacher’s permission to leave the classroom each time the subject of climate change comes up. Samantha, from a small town in Massachusetts, sees stories about climate change on social media and in the news.

• Mastering the Art of the 5-Paragraph Essay through Educational Podcasting

  In this lesson, we are going to be taking a look at what could be considered a “traditional writing assignment” and learning how to turn the 5-Paragraph Essay into a dynamic lesson that incorporates both audio and video podcasts to provide students …

• PROOF POINTS: Controversies within the science of reading

  Four meta-analyses conclude that it’s more effective to teach phonemic awareness with letters, not as an oral-only exercise.

• Control Alt Achieve: Free Resources to Teach Your Students about AI

• Physics – Rainproof Water Striders

  Researchers reveal how water striders survive collisions with raindrops that are much larger than the insects—a result that could help in understanding how microplastics are transported in water.

• See the Dramatic Final Moments of the Doomed ERS-2 Satellite – Universe Today

  When a satellite reaches the end of its life, it has only two destinations. It can either be maneuvered into a graveyard orbit, a kind of purgatory for satellites, or it plunges to its destruction in Earth’s atmosphere. The ESA’s ERS-2 satellite too…

• March Madness Activities for Your Classroom • TechNotes Blog

  March Madness, the NCAA college basketball tournament, is an exciting time. While you might not be able to take your students to the Final Four, you can bring the excitement of the tournament into your classroom with some fun and educational activit…

• Gibbly – AI Tools for Teachers | Create Lessons and Gamified Quizzes in Minutes

  AI powered game based learning and educational resources for teachers. Harness the power of AI to save hours of prep time. Create engaging review material, assessments, and lesson plans in minutes!

• SchoolAI Insider

  Exclusive Insights: Be the first to know and test our latest features and updates. ‍Innovative Educator Community: Join forces with like-minded educators in our exclusive community. Share ideas, challenges, and triumphs.

• Sora: What Educators Need to Know About The Video Version of ChatGPT | Tech & Learning

  If you ever wondered what would happen if ChatGPT could create videos, you’re about to get your answer. Sora is a new AI video-generation tool recently announced by OpenAI, the Microsoft-backed maker of ChatGPT.

• College Professors Say Student Literacy Is Plummeting

• Artificial intelligence in education: Return of the once-feared calculator or a new opportunity?

  “Artificial intelligence in education: Return of the once-feared calculator or a new opportunity?”

• 16 Meaningful and Hands-On Climate Change Activities for Kids

  “16 Meaningful and Hands-On Climate Change Activities for Kids”

• Districts call for guidance in developing classroom AI policies

  Key points: Administrators would like help creating comprehensive classroom AI policies What’s the latest on AI in education? AI: Can it think like your students do? For the latest news on AI in the classroom, visit eSN’s Digital Learning page To da…

• Classroom AI 101: Imagining Story Setting with Text-Evidence Supported Prompting – Ditch That Textbook

  This post is written by Caleb J. Wilson, a District Coach of Instructional Technology and Innovation for Worcester County Public Schools, Maryland, where he leads the AI4WCPS initiative to integrate artificial intelligence into his school district.

• Data Puzzles: Making Sense with Science – Science for All

  Data Puzzles is a platform that integrates classroom-friendly scientific datasets with Ambitious Science Teaching methods for an inquiry-based learning experience.

• What Helps Gifted Neurodiverse Kids Learn Helps Everyone

  By Stephanie Farley Back in the days when it was cool for boys to wear their pants real low (virtually every 7th grade boy walked about bow-legged to keep their pants from falling to the ground) I had a student named Jesse.

• Does Your State Support Public Schools? A New Report Card from the Network for Public Education | Diane Ravitch’s blog

  The Network for Public Education released a report card today grading the states on their support for democratically-governed public schools. Which states rank highest in supporting their public schools? Open the report to find out.

• Forget Order of Operations (PEMDAS)

  Why do you go left to right? Because a teacher said so? It is the rule? Help your students be more flexible by NOT using order of operations.

• What is retrieval augmented generation (RAG)? – AI Advisory Boards

  I have watched many videos trying to understand the concept of Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) models, as this is an important emerging area of AI.

• Make Your Own Custom “Connections” Puzzles for Students

  Connections fans, rejoice! You and your students can now make your own custom Connections puzzles. TikTok creator and English teacher Laura Randazzo (@Randazzled) is here to show us how and give us examples of how this can be used in the classroom.

• This Teacher Uses Paint Samples for Poetry, Short Stories, and More

  English teachers never stop amazing us. In the most recent iteration of English teacher ingenuity, TikTok creator and teacher Laura Randazzo @randazzled showed us how she uses paint samples—yes, those free swatches from Home Depot and paint stores

• Professional: A Word That Means Nothing and Everything to Teachers | The Jose Vilson

  Sometime in the summer of 2020, a small, vocal set of parents and advocates decided that teachers should get back to work. They overshadowed the public praise for teachers and schools in favor of opening up schools all willy-nilly.

• Education in the Age of Globalization » Blog Archive » What Happened to Global Competence?

  About five years ago, all schools embraced the idea of global competence.

• A Principal’s Reflections: 10 Ideas for Primary ELA Stations

  In my coaching work, suggestions typically arise for ideas on implementing various personalized strategies effectively at the primary level (PreK – 1). While choice, in my opinion, might not be the most developmentally appropriate option, I do see s…

• Inclusive Education: Creating Learning Experiences For Every Child – edWeb

  This edLeader Panel is presented by CoSN and AASA. Sponsored by ClassLink When you consider the power education has in launching a child’s future, giving every student the same interactions, services, and access becomes more than just a regulation; …

• To Fix U.S. Education, Free Our Teachers

  If your goal was to create a miserable work environment where employees are stressed, burned out, disrespected and given no say or voice in their job you need not look any further than U.S. schools for inspiration. They are our ‘best practice of mis…

• the bit about AI that most educators miss

  This is the latest edition of The Sunday AI Eduator. Join 19k+ educators who subscribe at theaieducator.io Is your school, college or university implementing artificial intelligence?

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• Leveraging an Audience to Enhance the Quality of Student Work and Learning — Tyler Rablin Consulting

  I wrote almost all of my forthcoming book in a week in a camper in the mountains, and then I spent the better part of two years revising and editing it.

• ‘Odie’ makes space history with successful moon landing | Popular Science

  After troubleshooting some communications issues, Odysseus has officially become the first privately constructed spacecraft to land on the moon. Mission Director Tim Crain announced that “Odysseus has a new home.

• The exposure gap is blocking students’ ability to envision future careers

  Students have the aptitudes (or natural talents) for the nation’s most in-demand career fields –including healthcare, manufacturing, technology, and finance– but they are not inclined to pursue those occupations due to a profound lack of exposure, a…

• Graphing–9 Lesson Plans + 6 Online Resources

  Graphing is an important skill for students whether they go to college after High School or start a career. It teaches: Copyright ©2024 worddreams.wordpress.com – All rights reserved.

• How To Talk To Youth About Nex Benedict

  Learn About Nex. Talk About Nex. Like many of you, I’ve been reading about Nex Benedict this week. Nex was a nonbinary 16-year-old high school sophomore in Oklahoma whose death has captured attention around the world.

• Taste separates us from generative AI machines

  In a world where generative AI exists, the questions of what and how we should teach are never going to go away. Though, come to think of it, those questions were—or at least should have been—ever present before the arrival of ChatGPT.

• Webb Finds Evidence for Neutron Star at Heart of Young Supernova Remnant – NASA Science

  NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has found the best evidence yet for emission from a neutron star at the site of a recently observed supernova. The supernova, known as SN 1987A, was a core-collapse supernova, meaning the compacted remains at its co…

• Generative AI Takes Stereotypes and Bias From Bad to Worse

• Including young learners in the push for reading reform – The Hechinger Report

  A wave of new laws across the country is attempting to transform how elementary school children learn to read.

• A Slam-Dunk Lesson Using NBA and WNBA Resources | Discovery Education Blog

  The Discovery Education blog is a free resource for educators to find time-saving teaching strategies and compelling content for their daily lessons.

• Equip and Educate Students to Combat Cyberthreats | EdTech Magazine

  Hands-on experiences through internships or mentorship programs further nurture curiosity and passion for this sought-after profession. There are an estimated 750,000 cybersecurity job vacancies in the U.S., according to Cybersecurity Ventures, and …

• The Nerdy Teacher: Motion Comics with @AdobeExpress #AdobeEduCreative #MakerEd

  I wanted to share a clip of a video I assembled based on the motion comics my students created. Students used Adobe Express to create all of the images and pages of their comic.

• Video: Reintroducing Sunflower Stars – Science for All

  About a decade ago I started using a video about sea star wasting syndrome in my science methods courses and workshops when I introduced the Science and Engineering Practices (SEPs) in NGSS.

• The Ludic Spirit Player Type Quiz – Gamified UK – #Gamification Expert

  So here I am again. Another player type categorisation another quiz

• The Gamification Guy

• What Is Age-Appropriate Use of AI? 4 Developmental Stages to Know About

  Today’s kindergartners will graduate in 2036, and when they do, they will need a command of artificially intelligent technologies that would have been difficult for most people to fathom just a couple years ago.

• How to weave video game principles into the classroom

  Student engagement is vital for any educator throughout the length of a course. The unfortunate reality is that a great teacher only has control of a student’s environment for a short period of time. When a student goes home, they are inundated with…

• Tech Tools Can Provide Premade Flashcards For Students. That’s Not a Good Thing, Says New Research | Tech & Learning

  Using a tech tool that provides premade flashcards is not the best way for students to prepare for a test, according to new research.

• Simple Ways To Use Artificial Intelligence In The Classroom –

  Whether we like it or not, there is no denying that artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the world in many ways. Education is one of the areas affected by it. How can teachers use AI and guide their students through the challenging world of new …

• As States Make It Easier to Become a Teacher, Are They Reducing Barriers or Lowering the Bar? | EdSurge News

  Everett Anderson was determined to become a teacher. It had always been his plan, and he had no reason to doubt it: He’d earned a full scholarship to college and acceptance into a leadership program designed to attract and retain Black male teachers…

• 2024: The year of generative AI

  Editor’s note: This story on generative AI originally appeared on CoSN’s blog and is reposted here with permission. As we step into 2024, the educational landscape is just beginning to feel the transformative shift brought on by generative artificia…

• Revealing an AI Literacy Framework for Learners and Educators – Digital Promise

  Building on the research-based 4 As: framework for families’ AI literacy dimensions, we distinguish between three ways to engage with AI in educational contexts: Interact, Create and Apply.

• 6 Must-have Skills for New Tech Teachers Plus Two Extra

  If you teach technology, it’s likely you were thrown into it by your Admin.

• New AI Writing Tutor for Students – Class Tech Tips

  Discover how eSpark’s AI Writing Tutor revolutionizes classroom writing instruction, offering real-time feedback and personalized support. Get creative with Math Month activities! Find fun activities for kids, perfect for any grade level. Customize …

• Simple Ways to Put More Rigor in Your Lesson Plans

  Hello there, fellow knowledge-seekers! You’re about to read a transcript that’s been generated by the AI in Adobe Premiere Pro and then me. I’ve gone through these lines like a cat chasing a laser pointer. But, even the best of us can be caught napp…

• 27 Things That Make Your Classroom Management Plan Work Smart Classroom Management

  Your classroom management plan is a small part of effective classroom management. It’s critical and absolutely mandatory, but by itself won’t get you very far. It’s the rest of it, primarily what SCM is about, that makes the plan go.

• Cliff Mass Weather Blog: How unusual is it for aircraft to exceed the speed of sound?

  The media this week was full of stories talking about aircraft going faster than the speed of sound. Freak, supersonic wind speeds, some exceeding 800 miles per hour.

• Reimagine Education Event: The Future of AI in Education – Microsoft Education

  Students, educators, and leaders from schools and universities around the globe are leveraging Microsoft AI solutions to enhance learning outcomes, boost efficiency, and make education organizations more secure, accessible, and inclusive.

• CritterCoin – SEL/PBIS House System

  House System and Rewards Store Free forever Improve student behavior, effort and achievement with Create School Account Watch Intro to Metaverse Kickstart Student Engagement at Your School CritterCoin is a fun, engaging, and flexible way to implemen…

• Thoughts on the NCTM Position Statement on Artificial Intelligence and Mathematics Teaching — Applied Learning Insights

  The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) has recently unveiled their Position Statement on Artificial Intelligence and Mathematics Teaching.

• Artificial Intelligence and Mathematics Teaching – National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

  Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven tools can respond to students’ thinking and interests in ways that previous tools could not.

• A.J. Juliani | Four Questions (and Answers) to Consider on Using A.I. in Education

  1. What are some of the negatives and positives of Artificial Intelligence? Let’s start with the negatives. As with any technology, AI can be used for good purposes, and for “bad” purposes. For instance, deepfakes.

• 3 new generative AI features coming to Google Chrome

  Over the last few years, we’ve brought the latest machine learning and AI technologies into Chrome to make searching the web easier, safer and more accessible.

• OPINION: Not enough students with dyslexia have access to high-quality reading and writing instruction. AI can help.

  As schools and educators grapple with using artificial intelligence, or AI, in the classroom, I find myself excited by the possibilities for students with dyslexia.

• It’s Important for Students to Respond to the Texts They Read

  Most of the time, when readers engage in reading a text of any kind, their thinking is silent and invisible.

• How AI for Education Can Address Digital Equity – Digital Promise

  School communities everywhere are exploring the opportunities and risks of artificial intelligence (AI) in education. A major theme of those opportunities and risks is digital equity; how might AI progress us towards digital equity and how might it …

• Support K–12 Technology Integration with Professional Development | EdTech Magazine

  This type of collaboration is now more important than ever because professional development is included in the digital design divide section of the updated National Educational Technology Plan.

• The Role of Mathematics in Education

  Have you ever found yourself pondering the real-world applications of those algebraic formulas or geometric theorems you spent hours trying to decipher in school? Or perhaps, amidst a particularly challenging calculus problem, you’ve questioned how …

• Community Waters- Elementary Science Unit – Science for All

  I’m always on the lookout for high-quality FREE science units that are specifically designed to address the instructional shifts in the NGSS. I thought I would share a unit called Community Waters that I’ve been using for a couple of years in my sci…

• Three Moments From a Recent Lesson and Why They Worked

  I taught a middle school math class recently here in Oakland, CA, the sort of experience I’d ideally get a lot more of in my life.

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• Fastest-growing black hole eats the equivalent of one sun a day | Popular Science

  It’s the fastest-growing black hole ever recorded. Quasar J0529-4351 eats the equivalent of the energy in our sun every single day. It is also roughly 17 billion times bigger than our sun.

• Classroom tech: The new and the tried-and-true of 2024

  It’s 2024! Chalkboards, heavy textbooks, and other analog tools of the past have no place in today’s schools. Over the last few decades, applied technology in the classroom has grown by leaps and bounds.

• Key strategies for education leaders to boost morale

  In the current educational environment, there seems to be extremely high levels of staff stress, burnout, and generally low morale.

• OPINION: Federal pandemic learning loss funds should not disappear

  It can be easy to think of school closures, remote learning and masked classrooms as part of the pandemic past. But educators across the country know better. They see the learning loss that persists, despite their best efforts to provide some measur…

• The 3 biggest misconceptions about AI

  Misconception: AI will encourage students to cheat. Truth: Educators need to reconsider how they assess student work. One of the biggest misconceptions about AI in education is that it will encourage students to cheat and cause academic integrity co…

• The Growing Importance of Digital Citizenship | EdSurge News

  In an era where technology and digital platforms are integral to our everyday lives, the role of digital citizenship is ever more critical.

• PROOF POINTS: The chronic absenteeism puzzle

  This question gnawed at me as I wrote my Feb. 12, 2024 column about how chronic absenteeism remains stubbornly high in elementary, middle and high schools.

• Why Schools Still Struggle to Provide Enough Mental Health Resources for Students | EdSurge News

  While the mental health of students remains a top concern of many in the education field, federal data reveals that it’s not all bad news. Or at the very least, not getting worse in all areas and potentially improving in some.

• Engineers Week Feb. 18-24

  This week, February 18-24, 2024, is DiscoverE’s Engineers Week. Their tagline: Overall, engineering offers a combination of intellectual challenge, real-world impact, and opportunities for personal and professional growth.

• 10+ Ways to Use Adobe Express in the Classroom

  Hello there, fellow knowledge-seekers! You’re about to read a transcript that’s been generated by the AI in Adobe Premiere Pro and then me. I’ve gone through these lines like a cat chasing a laser pointer. But, even the best of us can be caught napp…

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• MagicSchool.AI – Wakelet

  Do you believe in the MAGIC of AI? UPDATE: I have updated the link to the task cards. You should now be able to retrieve a copy of the cards without my permission. Please feel free to edit as needed.

• Announcing new generative AI experiences in Google Workspace | Google Workspace Blog

  Get a business email, all the storage you need, video conferencing, and more. For nearly 25 years, Google has built helpful products that people use every day — from Search and Maps, to Gmail and Docs in Google Workspace.

• First remote, zero-gravity surgery performed on the ISS from Earth (on rubber) | Popular Science

  Researchers successfully completed the first remote, zero-gravity “surgery” procedure aboard the International Space Station.

• Team-Building in Middle School Using Student-Generated Art

  By Katie Durkin I’ve been a swimmer my whole life. And while many would believe that swimming is mainly an individual sport because you’re trying to beat your own times in your own lane, it is a sport that requires immense teamwork.

• 10 Years Of HEXAD – Gamified UK – #Gamification Expert

  Well, I just realised that I may have missed the 10-year anniversary of the HEXAD!! I think I actually created the HEXAD in 2013 – but it is a bit fluffy as it went through so many iterations before the HEXAD was finalised! Below you can see some of…

• Deliberate Practice or Deliberate Play? – John Spencer

  Deliberate practice and deliberate skill are two different approaches to developing skills. One is more structured and the other is more connective. One is more targeted and efficient while other other is more connective and holistic.

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• Schools Are Using AI. But Are They on the Right Track?

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• What Is Inflammation, Anyway? – Better Report

• Google Open Sources Magika: AI-Powered File Identification Tool

  Google’s Magika, an open-sourced AI tool, enhances cybersecurity with 30% better accuracy in file identification, crucial for Gmail and Drive security.

• Marine Biologists Discover Unexpected Biodiversity on the Ocean Floor

  Scientists have uncovered unexpected biodiversity in deep-sea environments, particularly around hydrothermal vents and manganese nodules, through detailed collection and DNA analysis of marine species.

• Water molecules detected on the surface of an asteroid in space for the first time | Popular Science

  Scientists have detected water molecules on the surface of an asteroid in space for the first time. The findings reveal new details about how water is distributed in the solar system and are detailed in a study published February 12 in The Planetary…

• ‘Odie’ is en route for its potentially historic moon landing | Popular Science

  A potentially new frontier of lunar exploration began at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in the wee hours of the morning. Intuitive Machines’ robotic Odysseus lunar lander successfully launched atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on February 15 at …

• Building Better Collaboration Between Families and Schools | Cult of Pedagogy

  This page contains Amazon Affiliate and Bookshop.org links. When you make a purchase through these links, Cult of Pedagogy gets a small percentage of the sale at no extra cost to you. What’s the difference between Amazon and Bookshop.org?

• Gaming: respite against growing mental health issues?, Health News, ET HealthWorld

  A term called “” alludes to games which have been specifically developed with the objective of helping people seek support for their mental health. About 35 such bespoke games have been researched.

• Teaching AI Writing: Ideas – Leon Furze

  This is the third post in a series exploring how generative artificial intelligence tools can be a part of the writing cycle to help students improve their writing technique, style, and structure. For the previous post on the ‘exploration’ stage, cl…

• A Principal’s Reflections: Unlocking the Spectrum of Learning: The Multi-Faceted Magic of Personalization

  We live in exciting times as unprecedented access to knowledge, research, and effective strategies at our fingertips can assist educators in creating meaningful experiences for students that align with both needs and strengths. One thing is for cert…

• The “Best” Resources For Teaching Sentence Structure | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

  Based on recent assessments, it appears that I need to work more with my ELL Newcomer students on basic sentence construction.  About half the class seems to have a good grasp of it, while the other half (primarily composed of students who have rece…

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• Friday 5: STEAM education in action

  STEAM education–science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics–prepares students for success beyond high school by helping them develop much-needed durable skills such as critical thinking and problem-solving.

• As Schools Cope With a Cybersecurity ‘Wild West,’ Advocates Roll Out Guidelines for Vendors – Market Brief

  There are many reasons why cyber criminals attack K-12 districts. They include tight budgets that can’t support extensive cybersecurity protections and entire teams of cybersecurity professionals, as well as the large amounts of personal data school…

• How to Build a Successful Professional Development Roadmap That Leads to Effective Interactions between Coaches and Teachers?

  If you have no road map, you have to create your own. – Jacqueline Woodson Does this sound familiar?

• 6 Black History Month Books for Elementary School Classrooms | Waterford.org

  February marks Black History Month, a dedicated observance of the achievements, heritage, and contributions of Black Americans. It can also be an opportunity to find resources to integrate Black history into your curriculum throughout the year.

• How To Use AI in Education – NCCE Blog

  In the field of education, the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a game-changer, offering teachers innovative tools to enhance the learning experience for their students.

• How Schools Get Esports Programs off the Ground | EdTech Magazine

  To make her students’ interests a reality, Mariani relied on support and inspiration from other school leaders in the community while funding the creation of her middle school game design lab with grants.

• 7 President’s Day Activities

  Presidents’ Day is an American federal holiday celebrated on the third Monday in February–this year, February 20, 2023. It was originally established to honor George Washington, the first President of the United States, and expanded to also celebrat…

• 30 in 50! 2024 Powered by AI. THE LIST – NCCE Blog

  A big thank you to everyone that was able to attend 30 in 50 this year! If you weren’t able to attend, below is the list of interesting apps, websites, and hardware Jason and I have been keeping an eye on. As you can imagine, this year we had a larg…

• Ecosystem Under Siege: An Alien Invasion That Could Trigger Catastrophic Changes Is Underway Across North America

  An alien invasion capable of triggering catastrophic changes is underway across North America.

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• On paper, teens are thriving. In reality, they’re not

  Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Subscribe today!

• What are executive functioning skills and how can students strengthen them? | Hāpara

  Discover why vetting edtech tools for inclusivity matters, learn key questions and criteria, and unlock strategies to leverage edtech for inclusivity.

• Why artificial intelligence won’t replace teachers – Ditch That Textbook

  Artificial intelligence continues to grow by leaps and bounds. For many of us, when we met ChatGPT for the first time, we started asking lots of questions …

• How These Students Are Getting Ready for a Global Workforce – Digital Promise

  Today’s students will be the changemakers of tomorrow. As the workplace increasingly becomes global, young people will need to confront and adapt to complex local and global challenges, such as climate change, population growth, economic shifts, and…

• micro:bit Projects Coded with Python | User Generated Education

  I have a strong emphasis with a few groups of my gifted students in integrating physical computing into my instructional activities. I’ve discussed the benefits of physical computing in Scratch and Makey Makey Across the Curriculum.

• Why You Should Never Fear Misbehavior Smart Classroom Management

  If you stress over the possibility of misbehavior, then it’s a sign your classroom management is in need of an overhaul. You see, when you take on, mentally or otherwise, even an ant’s toe of what should be your students’ burden, you ease the health…

• The Educator’s Guide to Climate Emotions – Science for All

  Climate change is seriously affecting young people’s lives, homes, and health, even if they don’t always express it openly. Their concerns about climate change inevitably seep into their school experiences.

• How artificial intelligence is changing science education

  The artificial intelligence (AI) revolution in education has arrived. Not a day goes by now when AI is not mentioned in relation to how it may be integrated in teaching and learning across the education sector, including in higher education.

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• Minecraft Education: Engaging your Community with Relevant Worlds (NCCE 2024)

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• EfficienTEACH Station Rotation Cards – Google Slides

• Seattle – SAMR and Station Rotations: An Engaging Blend – Google Slides

• NCCE 2024 | InTECHgrated PD

  Resources from my sessions at the NCCE 2024 conference.

• Uptale – VR/XR Training Solution – Spatial Learning Platform

  Turn your traditional training into interactive 360° virtual experiences. Efficient, safe, cost-effective. Uptale is the 1st Spatial Learning platform empowering enterprises & schools to create rich interactive XR experiences from simple 360° captur…

• VRTY – Home – Changing Education through VR

  VRTY is excited to announce that we will help lead the AISSA VR research project. The research will explore the use of 360° virtual reality for deeper learning and the implications for teacher pedagogy.

• Topia – The Leading Global Talent Mobility Platform

  Topia Reveals New Remote Work Solution. Learn More> Scenario planning for your mobile workforce.

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• MegaMinds | Boost Student Engagement through Immersive Learning

  Honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with our newly nominated immersive experience. MegaMinds helps educators harness the power of immersive learning for more effective instruction.

• 5 tech, AI tools to enhance teacher team success

  Key points: Edtech tools can provide an important bridge between teachers and their goals Can artificial intelligence help teachers improve? Check out the latest news on AI in education For more news on AI, visit eSN’s Digital Learning page Technolo…

• Elevating Math Education Through Problem-Based Learning | EdSurge News

  Imagine you are a mountaineer. Nothing excites you more than testing your skill, strength and resilience against some of the most extreme environments on the planet, and now you’ve decided to take on the greatest challenge of all: Everest, the talle…

• 5 helpful hacks for managing a STEM classroom

  Every classroom is a busy place, but STEM-specific classrooms are built on collaboration, communication, and hands-on inquiry. Things are bound to be extra noisy and energetic.

• Boys Aren’t Excelling in Schools. Would More Male Role Models in Early Learning Help? | EdSurge News

  Zachary Jackson thinks a lot about what his students may be learning from him in class. For some of his first graders in Atlanta, that goes beyond the actual academic lessons. They are also practicing how to be a man.

• Our Nation’s Public Schools are Failing Neurodivergent Learners. That Needs to Change. | EdSurge News

  Three young trees stood in a schoolyard, their branches reaching out for the sun, casting stripes of shade on the newly seeded grass below. With each passing day, two of them grew stronger, taller, thicker. Their deep roots built pathways that stren…

• Know Your Why!: TimeGuessr – Guess the Place and the Year From a Single Historic Image

  If you’ve followed this blog you know we are big fans of brain breaks and using images to inspire curious critical thinking. Today, I want to share a site that could be used in a variety of ways connected to curiosity and critical thinking.

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• Deep Learning Applied to Satellite Imagery Reveals Untracked Ships – The Map Room

  Excerpt from Fig. 2 of Paolo et al., “Satellite mapping reveals extensive industrial activity at sea,” Nature 625 (2024).

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• Using AI To Help Find Ancient Artifacts In The Great Lakes – Science Friday

  This article is part of The State of Science, a series featuring science stories from public radio stations across the United States. This story, by Morgan Springer, was originally published by IPR. At the bottom of Lake Huron there’s a ridge that w…

• The climate change lessons teachers are missing       

  Angelique Hammack, a teacher in California, creates lesson plans about climate change for the website SubjectToClimate. She often starts from a question posed by one of her four children. Her 7-year-old, who has autism, has been really interested in…

• How your school’s design can promote equity through access

  For generations, school facilities have been designed for the average student, leaving neurodiverse individuals to struggle in environments that don’t meet their needs.

• How Teachers Are Pondering the Ethics of AI | EdSurge News

  When Chat GPT-4 came out, Cory Kohn was itching to bring it into the classroom. A biology laboratory coordinator in an integrated science department at Claremont McKenna, Pitzer and Scripps Colleges, Kohn perceived the tool as useful. It promised to…

• AI Is Disrupting Professions That Require College Degrees. How Should Higher Ed Respond? | EdSurge News

  The latest wave of AI tools like ChatGPT seem certain to disrupt the workplace in the years ahead — and the most-disrupted professions may be ones that require college degrees. That presents an unprecedented challenge for colleges already struggling…

• PARENT VOICE: They call it ‘school choice,’ but you may not end up with much of a choice at all – The Hechinger Report

  If you live in Arizona, school choice may be coming to your neighborhood soon. As someone who has had more school choice than I know what to do with, I can tell you what may feel like a shocking surprise: Private schools have the power to choose, no…

• What Do Test Scores Measure? How I Lost My Faith in Their Value | Diane Ravitch’s blog

  For many years, I was a staunch advocate of standardized testing. But I lost my enthusiasm for standardized testing after spending seven years on the governing board of NAEP (the National Assessment of Educational Progress).

• Using AI, satellites and algorithms to map methane

  Every year, our planet gets hotter because of greenhouse gas pollution. In fact, 2023 was the hottest year on record, and the last ten years have been the hottest years since 1850.

• MethaneSAT | Solving a crucial climate challenge

  MethaneSAT will be the most advanced methane-tracking satellite in space, measuring methane emissions virtually anywhere on earth. It will offer higher sensitivity measurement than any satellite, enabling high-precision tracking of emissions that ot…

• Summarized transcription versus real-time captioning: What’s best?

  In recent years, the education sector has rapidly adopted captioning, driven not only by its positive impact on comprehension and inclusive learning but also by the necessity of adhering to accessibility standards and providing accommodations for di…

• MTSS: Where to Begin? – edWeb

  The cornerstone of a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) is equity—meeting each and every student’s needs regardless of the barriers.

• PROOF POINTS: Tracking student data falls short in combating absenteeism at school

  Chronic absenteeism has surged across the country since the pandemic, with more than one out of four students missing at least 18 days of school a year. That’s more than three lost weeks of instruction a year for more than 10 million school children.

• AI: Can it think like your students do?

  Since researchers at Carnegie Mellon University helped invent AI in the 1950s, AI has been transforming how we learn, work, and play–and that change is now happening at breakneck speed. Over the last 30 years, I have witnessed the evolving landscape…

• How to Integrate Imaginative Writing into Your ELA Classroom

  Middle school teacher and instructional coach Ariel Sacks is the author of Who Gets to Write Fiction? Opening Doors to Imaginative Writing for All Students.

• Random Acts of Kindness Day is Coming. How Will You Celebrate?

  I’ll never forget the day years ago when I stood in a donut shop, half asleep, bed head, with a monster sugar deficit. As I got to the front of the line, the man before me said, “I’ll pay for hers, too.” I didn’t know him. We hadn’t commiserated ove…

• The 56-Year-Long Crisis of Treasonous & Illegitimate GOP Presidents is Happening Again

  Once again, America and the world are watching with horror as a Republican candidate for president — just to win an election — manipulates world affairs in a way that will cause widespread death and destruction while damaging the interests and reput…

• Educators Get To Imagine Bigger, Too [On TED] | The Jose Vilson

  Last week, I had the pleasure of attending the latest celebration of TED-Ed Educator Talks at the TED Headquarters in NYC.

• STUDENT VOICE: Teachers assign us work that relies on rote memorization, then tell us not to use artificial intelligence – The Hechinger Report

  At the beginning of the school year, each of my 11th grade teachers stated that they would not tolerate students using AI platforms, such as ChatGPT, to complete assignments. They explained that any use of AI would be considered plagiarism and could…

• Jim Crow Laws: Facts, Videos, and Free Google Slides for Kids

  Talking about the Jim Crow laws era with kids can be really tough. It was a dark time in American history, one that still has ramifications in today’s world.

• Brain Breaks Relieve Stress & Boost Learning

  In two decades of teaching, I’ve watched many students get overwhelmed by learning tasks. Sometimes, despite extreme effort and determination to get something done, they begin to feel as though they are hitting their heads against a brick wall.

• What Is Cognitive Constructivism? –

  Learning theory isn’t generally high on the list of practicing teachers. For starters, teachers are busy poring over the classic–or emerging–learning theories that can inform their teaching on a day-to-day basis.

• Unlocking the Advantages of AI Tools for Grading Students – EDTECH 4 BEGINNERS

  In the dynamic landscape of education, technological advancements continue to reshape traditional practices, offering innovative solutions to age-old challenges.

• Yong Zhao: Why Doesn’t the U.S. Scrap PISA? | Diane Ravitch’s blog

  When I learned that the latest PISA (Program on International Student Assessment had been released, I attended a webinar, where I learned once again that the scores of U.S. 15-year-old students were somewhat below the international average.

• Control Alt Achieve: Googley Valentine Activities

  A fun writing activity for students is to use emojis in Google Docs to write a Valentine-themed rebus. Anyone who grew up reading Highlights magazine in the dentist waiting room will quickly recognize a rebus. Basically it is a story where some of t…

• AI and Pedagogy

  Artificial intelligence is poised to revolutionise the field of education, offering new methods for teaching and enhancing learning experiences.

• Teacher Tech Tips From the Teachers of TikTok – WeAreTeachers

  Let’s face it. The only way we’re all going to get through teaching in 2020 is with a little help from our friends. That’s why we’re loving all the teacher tech tips on Tiktok! Below are some of the best hacks we’ve discovered there.

• Cliff Mass Weather Blog: Why does El Nino Influence West Coast Weather?

  As I have noted in a recent blog, it is no surprise that the low snowpack and warm temperatures have occurred over the Northwest during the past month or so. This is a very typical pattern during El Nino years.

• The Next Phase of AI in Education at the U.S. Department of Education | by Office of Ed Tech | Feb, 2024 | Medium

  Why are we doing this work? Over the past two years, the U.S.

• Truth For Teachers – The teacher’s role in choosing books kids read

  Previously, I wrote about the tension surrounding book choice in schools from four main parties: parents, teachers, students, and admin. This article will not have an admin option. It will address a group I left out last time instead: librarians.

• Happy Chinese New Year

  Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival or Lunar New Year, is a traditional Chinese festival that marks the beginning of the Chinese lunar calendar. The celebration usually lasts for 15 days. The date varies each year, based on the lunar…

• The Opposite of Cartographic Generalization – The Map Room

  In the above video, the Ticket to Know YouTube channel looks at the idea of cartographic generalization—where a map at smaller scale must necessarily remove detail to preserve legibility, to the extent that cities with very large populations (like B…

• Character Education | EVERFI

  Social-emotional curriculum offers students a structured framework for developing essential social and emotional skills, attitudes, and competencies.

• Digital Lessons for K-12 | EVERFI

• Empowering Education through Web3: A Path to Student Ownership, Equity, and Societal Transformation | Innovation in Education

  In an era where underfunding of education and healthcare appears to be a calculated strategy by conservative factions to maintain control over resources and marginalized communities, the battle for democratizing education gains immense significance.

• A Principal’s Reflections: What School Should Be

  I vividly remember the first World Book Encyclopedia set my parents bought for the house in the early 1980’s. It was a sight to behold as what seemed like an infinite amount of knowledge was alphabetically organized, just waiting to be consumed.

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• SearchReSearch: PSA: Do not believe citations created by Gemini (Bard)

  As you probably know, … I’m writing a book. That means every day I’m looking things up, checking into the backstory so I can be sure that what I’m writing is accurate, up-to-the-minute, and full of the zesty and intriguing insider information that…

• How a Holden Caulfield Chatbot Helped My Students Develop AI Literacy | EdSurge News

  My student stood next to my desk, computer resting on both hands, his eyes wide with a mixture of fear and excitement.

• Where the Need for Bilingual Teachers Has Changed Over 20 Years | EdSurge News

  We wrote recently about some of the reasons that may be keeping teachers from pursuing the bilingual educator route, despite the widespread need for teachers who can instruct English learners. The need has gained new urgency as the immigrant populat…

• Improving Undergrad Chemistry with Evidence-based Teaching and Digital Courseware – Digital Promise

  We believe that college education should provide learners with opportunities to thrive and succeed. Yet, in the STEM disciplines, the “weed out” culture is so prevalent that many instructors and students expect and accept low pass rates in their cou…

• Fruit Fly Punnett Squares & Inheritance Patterns

  This worksheet includes two pages exploring traits in fruit flies. Fruit flies, scientifically known as Drosophila melanogaster, have earned their place as one of the most valuable organisms in genetic research.

• Generative AI in a Nutshell – how to survive and thrive in the age of AI – YouTube

  Basically a full day AI course crammed into 18 mins of drawing & talking. Target audience: Everyone.

  Covers questions like What is generative AI, how does it work, how do I use it, what are some of the risks & limitations. Also covers things like a…

• Thread by @Spectrum0Gaming on Thread Reader App – Thread Reader App

  WE USED SCHOOL RULES, A BEHAVIOUR CHART AND STICKERS ON ADULTS – HERE IS WHAT HAPPENED (Written by Hanna, Clinical Psychologist at Spectrum Gaming) This year we tried out a new activity as part of the Autism in Schools train the trainer project. 1/12

• Virtual science experiments get students excited about STEM

  Crack the codes of scientific phenomena with 60+ visually exciting virtual experiments. Students can set up, restart, and repeat the digital experiments until they’ve got it right. Our mission is to ignite a passion for science in students.

• When Should Students Use Artificial Intelligence? Seven Keys to Consider – John Spencer

  The explosion of generative AI has created significant challenges and sparked new opportunities for our students.

• Satellite Imagery of the Eruption Near Grindavík – The Map Room

  The Copernicus-2A satellite imaged the smoke plume and lava flow from the eruption of the Fagradalsfjall volcano near Grindavík, Iceland yesterday; Marco Langbroek processed natural-colour and short-wave infrared imagery to achieve the above image, …

• Why Professional Development in Public Education is Crucial in 2024 – NCCE Blog

  Competent educators know that staying at the forefront of knowledge and skills is not just an advantage—it’s a necessity. As we embrace the challenges of 2024, the significance of professional development in public education has intensified.

• My Four “Go-To” Teacher Tips | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

  The excellent Diesol Podcast, which is on THE BEST PODCASTS FOR ESL/ELL/ELT TEACHERS list, is organizing a special show to celebrate their 100th show. They’re inviting some teachers to share their one favorite teaching tips.

• Friday 5: Tracking AI in education

  It seems as if we hear about AI in education every day, if not every hour. AI’s rise in popularity has brought with it questions about ethics, skills students will need for workplace success, and how to balance negatives with positives when it comes…

• How esports can help students in the classroom (no, seriously!)

  Ask most parents if their children’s school should start an esports team, and you’ll be met with reluctance. Video games? In the classroom? Absolutely not! The reasons why pile up quickly. Some worry it could lead to their children spending less tim…

• Critical Thinking and Ethics in the Age of Generative AI in Education (USC/Report) – AI Advisory Boards

  The report titled “Critical Thinking and Ethics in the Age of Generative AI in Education” explores the potential of generative AI technologies in the field of education. It emphasizes the need for education to shift from a transactional model to a t…

• Loom Video: The Impact of Continuous Partial Attention on Students

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• Google Bard is now Gemini: How to try Ultra 1.0 and new mobile app

  Since we launched Bard last year, people all over the world have used it to collaborate with AI in a completely new way — to prepare for job interviews, debug code, brainstorm new business ideas or, as we announced last week, create captivating imag…

• How to Address What’s Really Causing Your Avoidance – zen habits zen habits

  When we are procrastinating, avoiding exercise or some other habit we want to create, or avoiding taking on a difficult project … the underlying cause is rarely what we think it is. We think that all we need to do is do the thing we’re avoiding, and…

• OpenAI Pioneers Child Safety in the AI Landscape

  OpenAI creates a Child Safety team to address AI misuse concerns, ensuring protection for underage users through policy enforcement and reviews.

• Students Sing Taylor Swift Songs in the Classroom to Learn Math

  The magic of Taylor Swift is in full effect in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Teacher Sean Connolly has been using Taylor Swift songs (and other popular hits) in the classroom to help students learn concepts like skip counting, telling time, subtraction, …

• BLOG | When curiosity is sparked… deep cycles of learning can occur. – CYCLES OF LEARNING

  This lab activity directly tackles a pressing issue: the opioid crisis, with a spotlight on fentanyl, one of the most potent and problematic drugs out there.

• Duet AI For Teaching: 6 Tips from Google’s Workspace for Education Manager | Tech & Learning

  Vivek Chachcha, product manager for Google Workspace for Education, has advice for those looking to incorporate Duet AI into their teaching: experiment.

• How teachers make ethical judgments when using AI in the classroom | ScienceDaily

  A teacher’s gender and comfort with technology factor into whether artificial intelligence is adopted in the classroom, as shown in a new report from the USC Center for Generative AI and Society.

• Teaching Fellows Guide Educators in Integrating AI for Enhanced Student Engagement | EdSurge News

  Artificial intelligence holds significant potential to address key challenges in education, particularly in enhancing student engagement and facilitating personalized learning.

• Agency and self-direction: Giving students a voice

  Social-emotional skills are fundamental for success in school and in life. But how can we ensure that all students learn these valuable lessons so they can have positive relationships with each other, support one another and make good decisions?

• Why You Should Teach Your Students About Learner Variability – Digital Promise

  This article originally appeared in Inspired Ideas from McGraw Hill. Read the original version. As a teacher, I was motivated to instill a life-long love of learning in my students. Today, this personal mission seems more necessary than ever.

• SearchReSearch: Answer: How can I get an AI to summarize a document?

  Last week we asked an important question: How can we use LLMs (and AI tools in general) to help summarize things that we’d like to read?

• StoryMate by StoryMate

  Easily create interactive fiction stories with StoryMate. Use AI to help generate ideas.

• The new region at the center of the Earth | Popular Science

  In high school science class, textbooks often feature a recognizable image of the Earth and all its layers—currently, that’s the crust, outer and inner mantle, and outer and inner core.

• Cliff Mass Weather Blog: A Dominating El Nino

  Although the current El Nino may be entering its declining stage, the sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific are still quite war, and thus the impacts of the El Nino continue. The evidence is very strong that this El Nino is the key driver…

• Computer Science Course Offerings in High School Spur More Students to Coding Degrees | EdSurge News

  In recent years high schools across the country have been adding computer science courses, and there is a movement to make them ubiquitous.

• When Students Design Solutions to Protect Our Oceans – Digital Promise

  Students possess incredible potential and have the power to make a significant impact on the world around them. When we motivate our students to take action, we are not only fostering a sense of agency and responsibility but also sowing the seeds fo…

• Teaching AI Writing: Purpose – Leon Furze

  This is the first post in a series exploring how multimodal generative AI (genAI) writing tools can be applied to all stages of the writing cycle, from purpose through to publication.

• How to Not Waste Your Only Life Debating Direct Instruction and Inquiry-Based Learning

  The winners in all of this are certainly the researchers—both groups. They have burrowed deeper into their scholarly mouseholes and established themselves more securely as sentries.

• What are the Benefits of Artificial Intelligence in the Education Sector?

  Unlocking myriad possibilities, AI in education revolutionizes learning, presenting numerous benefits. From personalized learning to administrative efficiency, AI transforms traditional education models.

• What is the Role of Artificial Intelligence in Teaching and Learning?  

  The role of AI in education marks a profound shift in teaching and learning. Beyond automation, AI shapes personalized learning, adaptive assessments, and innovative content creation.

• OPINION: More states should require teaching kids how to read the news and spot what’s true and what’s not – The Hechinger Report

  If you worry about your own screen time, just think about the young people in your life. The amount of time they spend consuming media and scrolling through content might alarm you. Teens are glued to screens for more than eight hours a day, reports…

• PROOF POINTS: Overscheduling kids’ lives causes depression and anxiety, study finds – The Hechinger Report

  Psychologists have long warned that children’s lives are overscheduled, which undermines their ability to develop non-academic skills that they’ll need in adulthood, from coping with setbacks to building strong relationships.

• Higher Learning is Preparing for the World of AI | EdNews Daily

  Five hundred years ago, Nicolaus Copernicus posited a heliocentric model that stated the Earth evolved around the sun. He published his handwritten manuscript in 1543, setting off what some historians would call the Copernican Revolution.

• 3 strategies to support inclusive learning

  The Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA), passed in 1975, ensures that eligible children with disabilities receive free public education along with the services they need to succeed.

• The 3 Best Strategies For Teachers To Keep Students Engaged

  Engaging students in the classroom is a key factor in successful teaching and learning. However, keeping students interested and involved in their education can be a big challenge.

• The 4 Pillars Of Change In Gamification, Optimisation And Behaviour Change – Gamified UK – #Gamification Expert

  In my new world, I focus on optimisation a lot in the realms of e-commerce performance. Testing, personalisation etc. It has taken a very long time for me to realise that my new world is almost identical to my old world of gamification.

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• Padlet Unveils Cool New AI-Powered “Magic Padlet” Feature For Teachers | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

  Padlet just announced a new feature available to teachers called Magic Padlet. You can read all about it here.

• One school district’s ‘playbook’ for undoing far-right education policies – The Hechinger Report

  Last spring, when the odds seemed far longer, Bob Cousineau, a social studies teacher at Pennridge High School, predicted that whatever happened in his embattled district would become a national “case study” one way or another.

• OPINION: Post-affirmative action, let’s look past our obsession with the Ivy Leagues and other elite schools – The Hechinger Report

  The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision striking down affirmative action in college admissions last June fueled heated debates and raised questions about the distribution of opportunities to attend highly selective education institutions.

• How Does AI Help Teachers?

  AI in education is revolutionizing learning by becoming an invaluable aid to teachers. Beyond automation, AI enhances teaching with personalized support, content creation, and data-driven insights.

• How one district has diversified its advanced math classes — without the controversy – The Hechinger Report

  TULSA, Okla. — Amoni and Zoe scattered the contents of a sandwich bag full of fruit-flavored candy across their desks as part of a math lesson on ratios.

• How to Structure Feedback That Affirms Student Identity

  “I’m returning your essays,” Mr. Roberts says to his seventh-grade English class. “Let me know if you have questions.”  He walks around the classroom, distributing papers and ignoring some of the more vocal reactions students express.

• Cliff Mass Weather Blog: Is Northwest Snow History? Scientific Errors in A Major Seattle Times Climate Story

  Another Seattle Times front-page story pushing a false narrative on climate change came out on Sunday. A story that is full of scientific errors. An advocacy piece that poorly informs its readers.

• 300 Day Time Lapse of a Pine Tree Growing – Science for All

  Hopefully this gives you a relaxing start to the week. Boxlapse (on YouTube) has an absorbing and interesting video of a pine tree seed sprouting and growing as a 300 day time lapse. I can imagine educators finding many uses for a clip like this. En…

• What child online safety really needs, senators – NetFamilyNews.org

  It was the 2024 version of public shaming – relentless on-camera questioning designed to send a message rather than hear answers. It seemed the lawmakers already had their answers. I get their frustration that…

• 18 Tips: Google Drawing Tips Sheets – Teacher Tech with Alice Keeler

  I create all of my stickers and blog post featured images in Google Drawing. It is something I use daily to communicate visually and digitally. I have created two tips sheets to share with some ways to get the most out of Google Drawing.

• This may be SLIM’s farewell transmission from the moon | Popular Science

  SLIM, Japan’s historic moon lander, is officially powered down in preparation for a brutal, likely fatal lunar nighttime lasting around 14.5 days.

• Digital Learning Tools: Your Guide to Developing Standards-Based Lesson Plans

  What is the difference between having a plan for something, and simply making it up on the spot? For many Instructional Coaches, they are asked every day to walk in and work with teachers on their lesson plans.

• How To Value Individual Staff Profesional Development Through Micro credentials and Incentive Programs

  Change is the end result of all true learning. – Leo Buscaglia I am the proud father of an amazing set of triplets. They are the light of my life and I revolve everything I do around them. Usually, they are pretty good at doing what they are told to…

• Classroom AI 101: Simulate conversations with characters using AI – Ditch That Textbook

  It’s one thing to teach students about characters in history — or the characters in a book. Students can read their words, learn about those people, analyzing what they’ve learned and applying it to their own lives.

• Control Alt Achieve: Accessibility Tools for All Learners – Recorded Webinar

  Recently I had the privilege to offer a free online session for the Teacher Innovation Network “EdTech Playground” series where the theme was accessibility tools and resources for all learners. For my portion of the session I presented on a wide ran…

• Setting School Policies for AI Use | Edutopia

  Leveraging technology to advance teaching and learning promotes a culture of inquiry at school.

• 6 Tech Strategies to Create Stronger Readers | Edutopia

  Tools and strategies to motivate reluctant readers, facilitate deeper comprehension, and level the playing field among students of differing abilities.

• Effective LMS Design | Edutopia

  Effectively tailoring your learning management system for your class creates a dynamic, interactive space that fosters exploration and learning. In fall 2018, my school selected Canvas as our new learning management system (LMS).

• What happens when a school bans smartphones? A complete transformation | US education | The Guardian

  When the weather is nice, the Buxton boarding school moves lunch outside. Students, faculty and guests grab their food from the kitchen, and eat together under a white tent that overlooks western Massachusetts’ Berkshire mountains.

• How to Get an AI to Lie to You in Three Simple Steps

  By now, everyone knows that ChatGPT and related Large Language Models can lie (or hallucinate, or whatever term you like), but we are often fooled by the subtly of the lies that they tell. In fact, these AIs lie so well that I keep getting taken in …

• Stanford researchers scoured every reputable study for the link between video games and gun violence that politicians point to. Here’s what the review found | Fortune

  Many politicians and influencers have attributed mass shootings to adverse mental health behaviors engendered by video games, citing vague research.

• Do violent video games desensitize people to real violence? | National | pasconewsonline.com

  Playing violent video games does not normalize real-life violence, a new study has found. Neuroscientists investigated the common-held belief that video games that allow players to kill and brutalize others can desensitize them to real-world violenc…

• How I rewired my brain in six weeks

  There is growing evidence that everyday changes to our lives can alter our brains and change how they work.

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• Friday 5: Strategies to promote student success

  Student success is at the top of every educator’s mind–particularly as research is still emerging about the pandemic’s impact on learning loss. Here are five strategies to explore as your school, district, or state focuses on boosting success for al…

• Instructional Coaches: Use Weekly Email Newsletter Effectively

  In this post, we will take a look at the Weekly Email Newsletter and how Instructional Coaches can use them effectively to not only communicate with their colleagues but create several weeks of ongoing professional learning for their entire school d…

• ConvertKit: The creator marketing platform

  Creators shape culture and culture shapes the world. Check out these stories, films, and sessions to be inspired by the creative process of artists, writers, musicians, and more. Build your audience with ConvertKit or bring them with you from your c…

• What Educators Need to Know about Generation Alpha | EdSurge News

  On a recent walk after spending a day working with middle school teachers on engagement strategies, I was listening to the “We Can Do Hard Things” podcast.

• 4 Women’s History Month Books & Activities for Young Learners | Waterford.org

  Women’s History Month, observed each March, is a dedicated time to honor the accomplishments, resilience, and contributions of women. For elementary teachers, this month provides an opportunity and a reminder to include women’s history in your year-…

• Engage Students with a Forensics Lab on Blood Spatter

  Bloodstain pattern analysis is a branch of forensic science that examines bloodstain patterns at crimes scenes. The size, shape, and distribution of bloodstains provides clues about a crime or accident. I used a variation of this lab from the Trendy…

• Children’s Books for Celebrating Women’s History Month in Class

• Rethinking AI’s impact: MIT CSAIL study reveals economic limits to job automation | MIT CSAIL

  Like many of us, you might find yourself nodding to a familiar digital doomsday chorus that vibrates through offices and coffee shops alike: AI will take my job!

• Artificial Intelligence, Real Anxiety – Education Next

  In a little more than a year, freely available artificial intelligence technology has evolved from generating half-right passages of slightly awkward text to creating artistic original images, generating error-free computer code, and even passing an…

• 55 Black History Videos Everyone Should Watch

  We’re living through unprecedented times—a pandemic, civil unrest, and a contested election—and through it all, racial injustice has taken center stage.

• Ensure Your District is Data Ready with this Free Playbook

  Unprecedented funding has flowed into districts over the last several years as part of pandemic support and recovery efforts.

• Dear EdTech Companies, We Need To Talk. . . Sadly, EdTech Misunderstands the Best Way to Gain Saturation in the Classroom – TeacherCast Educational Network

  Congratulations! You have created the “next big thing” in education and it’s time to share it with the world. You know your goal is to get it in the hands of teachers and have them inspire the world using it so you can begin to build saturation in t…

• Virtual field trips are an essential part of climate curriculum

  Climate change is an increasingly important subject in school curriculums. Today’s students will almost certainly inherit a climate-affected world and will need to understand the mechanisms of global warming if they are to grow into climate-consciou…

• How a Culture of Caring Is Helping These Schools Improve Student Mental Health | EdSurge News

  A few years on from district-wide remote learning spurred by the coronavirus pandemic, Principal Darren A. Cole-Ochoa has observed the students at Truan Junior High re-adapting to in-person schooling fall along a spectrum. “When we got into the clas…

• February is CTE Month; Here’s Why That Matters – Digital Promise

  Every year, the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) hosts Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month in February to highlight the importance and impact of CTE on students of all ages.

• 10 Online Video Resources About Math

  Copyright ©2024 – All rights reserved. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum, K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenshi…

• The Nerdy Teacher: Feb Challenge from Adobe Edu #AdobeEduCreative

  There is a new challenge from Adobe Edu that you should check out. Watch this video from Claudio and see what you need to do. Make it a game for your students with the all-new “Guess my Favorite Book” challenge!

• Google Maps: New Generative AI feature coming to Local Guides

  You’ve finally found a day the whole crew can hang out. The problem? Everyone has different preferences: one friend’s vegan, another won’t venture uptown, and one has a dog that never leaves their side. With so much to consider, you’re going to need…

• Trump 2024 and American Collapse

  I’m Umair Haque, and this is The Issue: an independent, nonpartisan, subscriber-supported publication. Our job is to give you the freshest, deepest, no-holds-barred insight about the issues that matter most. New here? Get the Issue in your inbox dai…

• Rethinking Assessment for GAI – Leon Furze

  This collection includes all of my posts and resources related to Generative AI and assessment. These include discussions of academic integrity, how to approach “cheating”, and alternate forms of assessment to help students understand the appropriat…

• guidde・Magically create video documentation with AI

  Guidde is a super simple tool we can use to solve the challenges we experienced with written instruction, it allows our team to provide quick, personalized video responses to customer questions.

• How Trauma Impacts the Well-Being of Black Women Educators | EdSurge News

  Navigating school spaces is a journey and students’ needs are ever changing. While educators are leaving the field at unprecedented rates, many districts are scrambling to meet the needs of all their students.

• Best Podcasting Microphones for Studio & Mobile Recording (2024)

  So you are a podcaster … What microphone do you use? It’s the worlds oldest joke but it is one that certainly has a place in this world.

• January 2024 Book Review Roundup – GeekDad

  Close followers of my GeekDad posts may be aware that I’m going through an existential crisis regarding my book reviews. I’m lurching about trying to find a way to make engaging content, find reading time, and provide a good service to the authors w…

• Elementary Science: Boosts Student Confidence, Writing, and Talk Skills – Science for All

  Check out the article below from The 74 by the incredible Dr. Tiffany Neill that describes how an elementary school in Louisiana did a crazy thing…they started systematically teaching science in all of the grade levels. And spoiler alert- the outcom…

• Google’s AI Tool, Bard, Now Has Text-To-Image Capability | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

  Google made a bunch of AI-related announcements today, with the most important one being that its Bard tool now has text-to-image capabilities. Just tell it to make an image (the prompt for the one above was “Create an image of a teacher upset from …

• Neuralink’s Groundbreaking Achievement: First Human Brain Chip Implant

  Elon Musk’s Neuralink successfully implants the first computer chip in a human brain, promising advances in merging cognition with technology.

• The Prompt Index: Explore the Ultimate Free AI Resource

• 7 Ways to Use Educational Podcasts – Class Tech Tips

  Discover how educational podcasts can transform learning in a K-12 classroom. Find interactive teaching techniques and podcast ideas. Explore teaching civics beyond social studies with ISTE authors Karalee Wong Nakatsuka and Laurel Aguilar-Kirchhoff.

• Cliff Mass Weather Blog: The Inner Secrets of An Impressive Pacific Storm

  A very large, intense, and beautiful cyclone was off our shore yesterday afternoon (see below). Stretching over several thousand miles, this cyclone was associated with active weather fronts, very strong winds, and powerful vertical motions.

• Legislatures Should Not Mandate How to Teach or Ban Instructional Strategies | Diane Ravitch’s blog

  Several states have endorsed legislation requiring teachers to use “the science of reading” in their classrooms. Only the “science of reading.

• How to teach conflict resolution in high school ELA, social studies classes

  I agree with you, Mr. Arthur Miller, “the woods are burning” indeed.  America’s current political climate seems like a blazing forest fire of disagreement.

• New Resources Supporting Black History Month Observances Now Available from Discovery Education | American Consortium for Equity in Education

  Discovery Education today unveiled a new collection of engaging, high-quality digital learning resources supporting Black History Month observances. Discovery Education is the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform nurtures …

• Making Texts Accessible for All Students

  My students come to my class at many different reading levels, but I want to make sure that our social studies content reading is accessible to all of them. Over the past few years, I’ve added different strategies to my literacy toolbox to create en…

• Overcoming the Research-Practice Divide | Tech & Learning

  All too often education research is chronically absent from the classroom. According to a 2019 survey, only about 16 percent of teachers use research to inform their practice decisions.

• Mastering Photo Editing: A High School Student’s Ultimate Guide to a Creative Career

  As High School students explore post-graduation options, more and more are looking at careers as creators. Boosted by the rise in popularity of generative AI image options like DALL-E, photo editing as a career enjoys a resurgence among those prepar…

• Field Day Learning Games

  Our games get world-class research out to the public. Our games get world-class research out to the public.

• AI Can Make Schools More Human, But Only If Schools Prioritize Relationship Metrics

  When ChatGPT went viral last winter, more than a few analysts wagered that AI tools could once and for all liberate teachers from the long list of vital but mundane administrative tasks that keep them from spending more time with students.

• AI Will Not Steal Your Job Anytime Soon, MIT Researchers Say

  What do we know about the future impact of AI on jobs? Nothing much, simply because we know nothing about the future, whether the next minute or the next ten years.

• Near death experience — Japan’s Moon lander makes a comeback

  After being stuck without power for more than a week, Japan’s moon-lander has woken up and started snapping images of the lunar surface.

• Ed3 Futures Summit 2024: AI & Web3 in Education

• Are Great Teachers Born or Made? – by Dan Meyer

  In the first year of the COVID pandemic, two states waived many of their typical requirements for teachers, allowing anyone with a bachelor’s degree to teach.

• Stop Using These Four Words in Math Class

  Do you recall sitting in math class and writing down a list of definitions for new vocabulary words? You probably felt overwhelmed after copying definition after definition. Feeling some word exhaustion is normal because it turns out language learni…

• PROOF POINTS: Most college kids are taking at least one class online, even long after campuses reopened

  The pandemic not only disrupted education temporarily; it also triggered permanent changes. One that is quietly taking place at colleges and universities is a major, expedited shift to online learning.

• First-ever National STEM Festival welcomes student innovators

  EXPLR and the U.S. Department of Education have announced a public-private partnership in co-hosting the first-ever National STEM Festival in April 2024, a nationwide effort to identify and encourage the next generation of innovators in science, tec…

• FETC 2024: Are Today’s Schools Creating Future-Ready Students? | EdTech Magazine

  He explained that the model is outdated and out of step with a world that has changed dramatically. For Meechin, that style of teaching and learning doesn’t hold up to the complex world we live in today. It doesn’t align with the critical thinking s…

• Nancy Bailey: What Secretary Cardona Should Do Now | Diane Ravitch’s blog

  Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona has been nearly invisible these past three years, other than lamenting test scores. Veteran educator Nancy Bailey has some suggestions about how he could help kids, schools, and teachers right now. This post was…

• The Nerdy Teacher: Try @AdobeExpress for Quick and Insightful Exit Tickets #AdobeEduCreative

  One of the things that teachers are often asked to do is come up with exit ticket ideas so the teacher has a better understanding of what students know. I think one sentence responses to questions do not really showcase whether a students knows some…

• SpeEdChange: Not getting to Universal Design

  Issues swirl together, and after weeks of being conscious of an ever increasing crescendo of complaints about technology in the classroom I sat talking with a group of other PhD candidates about Universal Design and Universal Access and why it does …

• The Right to a Wrong Idea – by Andrew Ordover

  In my last post, I said something about how teaching comes in two flavors or styles: the sharing of gifts and the asking of questions. All well and good. But is the student always required to accept the teacher’s gift? Is the student required to giv…

• Using Conferences to Improve Students’ Self-Assessment Skills – The Teaching Experiment

  I’m teaching an 11th grade writing class and my students are finishing up a unit on memoirs. I’m talking to Tomas, a notoriously “lazy” student who rarely turns work in, and when he does, it’s poorly done, showing very little effort. But in these la…

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• Can artificial intelligence help teachers improve?

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• How the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse Is Different than the 2017 Eclipse – NASA Science

  On April 8, the Moon’s shadow will sweep across the United States, as millions will view a total solar eclipse. For many, preparing for this event brings memories of the magnificent total solar eclipse on Aug. 21, 2017. In 2017, an estimated 215 mil…

• International Space Station Welcomes Trio of Experiments Focused on Enhancing Life Beyond Earth – NASA Science

  NASA’s Biological and Physical Sciences Division is sending three physical sciences and space biology experiments and equipment to the International Space Station aboard Northrop Grumman’s 20th commercial resupply services mission.

• Say Something: Teach Students To See Signs of Potential Violence

  Sandy Hook Promise’s no-cost Know the Signs programs for K-12 students, empower schools to prevent violence and other harmful acts. Sandy Hook Promise’s programs work: more than 400 confirmed lives saved and 14 planned school shootings averted. Sudd…

• Build a culture of wellbeing: A guide to Reflect for educators | Microsoft EDU

  Microsoft Reflect is a Learning Accelerator that helps students build important social, emotional, and academic skills. It offers quick check-ins in the Reflect web app, or within your favorite Microsoft 365 Education learning apps including Microso…

• ISTE Jump Start Guides

  ISTE Jump Start Guides provide quick, easy-to-reference information on education’s hottest topics. Get a jump on designing online lessons, teaching immersive tech and coding, starting an esports program for your school and more. Now available in 25-…

• Friday 5: The many faces of classroom learning

  There’s no denying it: Classroom learning is changing. Classrooms today could be in person, online, or hybrid. Classrooms may be student-driven, might focus on project-based learning, or may offer learning through a specialized topic such as STEM.

• James Dyson on the future of batteries | Popular Science

  In fact, in James Dyson’s new memoir, Invention: A Life, he notes that at one point, around 2012 to 2014, his company—famous for its battery-powered vacuum cleaners, as well as other gadgets—was “consuming something like 6 percent of the global supp…

• This could be the first newborn great white shark ever captured on camera | Popular Science

  A wildlife filmmaker and biology doctoral student have taken what could be the first picture of a newborn great white shark. The images and findings are described in a study published January 29 in the journal Environmental Biology of Fishes.

• A Black family’s search for a quality education outside Atlanta clashes with reality – The Hechinger Report

  By 2017, however, new houses starting in the mid-$200,000s were everywhere, and white students were now outnumbered inside Jones Middle. There were a handful of other Black kids in Corey Robinson’s seventh-grade social studies class, including a fri…

• OPINION: Following the Supreme Court’s ban on affirmative action, we must find new remedies to promote educational equity – The Hechinger Report

  Since the Supreme Court abolished affirmative action last June, selective colleges and universities have had to dismantle their most effective tools for pursuing racially and ethnically diverse student bodies.

• A math teacher’s advice for parents. – Math with Bad Drawings

  On a podcast last year, a lovely chap named Eric asked me what advice I have for parents. I always stumble over that question. Advice requires specifics.

• Understanding Neurodiversity: An Empowered View of Learning Differences – John Spencer

  In this article and podcast, we explore what it means to shift from a focus on learning disabilities to focusing on learning differences.

• Stack Overflow: 6 Comic Books for Young Adults – GeekDad

  Two weeks ago I shared some comics for kids. This week I’ve got some more comics, this time for young adults. The age definition for “young adults” can be a little hazy at times, but generally I’m using it for kids 12 and up.

• Depressing Statistic Of The Day: Hate Crimes Increase In Schools | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

  Over the past several years, the number of hate crimes has continued to increase. Today’s F.B.I. report, though, is the first one I’ve seen detailing an increase in schools, including in K-12 institutions.

• Minecraft Prompt Lab: Using AI to Craft Great Lessons

  Educators using AI can save time, generate creative activities, and analyze data efficiently. presents ‘Prompt Lab,’ a playbook for how educators can use AI via Microsoft Copilot. Download the playbook and watch a quick demo .

• The Impact of Interceptors Deployed in All 7 of Kingston Harbour Gullies – YouTube

  We have now deployed Interceptors in all of Kingston Harbour gullies in Jamaica, completing the first phase of our joint project to eliminate plastic pollution in Kingston. Here’s a glimpse at the impact these deployments are having so far.

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• In study, material creates clean electricity from air | Popular Science

  Researchers recently constructed a material capable of generating near constant electricity from just the ambient air around it—thus possibly laying the groundwork for a new, virtually unlimited source of sustainable, renewable energy.

• Invasive ants leave lions scrambling for prey on the savannah in an ecological chain reaction | Popular Science

  Lions, elephants, zebras, buffalo, ants, and trees are all locked in an intricate ecological web in one Kenyan nature preserve. But that web is unraveling as a small invader disrupts the natural balance of things, according to a study published Janu…

• 28 Best Puzzles for Kids of All Ages and Abilities

  Puzzles are a great way to build important skills, and they have a place in every playroom and classroom, from preschool through high school. Here are our favorite puzzles for kids from age 2 through high school. You may even find a few that end up …

• February Is Black History Month – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

  February is Black History Month in the United States. You might be interested in The Best Sites To Teach About African-American History.

• A Look Back: Using “A Million Miles Away” As An SEL Opportunity | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

  (I’m republishing my favorite posts from the second half of 2023. You can see them all here) I previously posted about “A Million Miles Away” when the trailer first came out, and was not disappointed when I finished watching it last night.

• Thom Hartmann: Trump’s Terrifying New Reich, The Early Months | Diane Ravitch’s blog

  Thom Hartmann writes a description of the first few months of the second Trump administration, based on statements by Trump or his pals. It’s frightening.

• A Principal’s Reflections: Cultivating Leadership: Strategies for Building Capacity

  In the ever-evolving landscape of education, the role of leadership is pivotal. The notion of educational leadership extends beyond administrative responsibilities; it embodies the vision, direction, and ethos of a learner-centric environment.

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• Deep dive with the AI Assessment Scale: Level 3 – Leon Furze

  This is the third post in a series exploring the AI Assessment Scale (AIAS) in more detail. Click here for the previous posts on Level 1 and Level 2 of the Scale.

• What to Expect in AI in 2024

  This past year marked major advances in generative AI as terms like ChatGPT and Bard become household names.

• Turn ideas into videos | AI video creator | invideo AI

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• Meet your AI assistant for education: Microsoft Copilot | Microsoft EDU

  With new advancements in AI happening faster than ever before, you might be wondering how you can use these tools in your classroom to save you time and energy. Educators worldwide are making strides to understand and integrate AI into their work an…

• Why Schools Need a Social Worker for Teachers | EdSurge News

  I’ve been a school social worker for the last 15 years, so I am acutely aware of our nation’s mounting youth mental health crisis.

• FETC 2024: Could Esports Reverse the Trend of K–12 Boys Falling Behind? | EdTech Magazine

  Custer noticed that her son was downstairs in the basement playing video games for three to five hours per day, and she became worried until he asked her a critical question.

• Corn Snake Genetics – Explore the Morphs!

  I have a corn snake in my classroom named Crawly. I consider him a snake ambassador because he is friendly, and not large and intimidating. Many students overcome their fear of snakes with Crawly. Some call him an “emotional support snake!”

• Indiana: Operators of Virtual Charter Schools Indicted on Multiple Counts of Fraud | Diane Ravitch’s blog

  Guess what? Another massive scandal involving virtual charter schools. Not ho-hum because the money skimmed off is a lot: $44 million. The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana said it was the biggest fraud case he had handled.

• First aircraft to fly on Mars dies — but leaves a legacy of science

  NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter, the first aircraft to fly on another world, has died. It perished on 18 January during its 72nd flight in Jezero Crater on Mars. Ingenuity was nearly three years old (if you count its time on the red planet). The helicop…

• Writing by hand may increase brain connectivity more than typing

  Typing may be faster than writing by hand, but it’s less stimulating for the brain, according to research published Friday in the journal Frontiers in Psychology.

• Our New Animated Video: “AI Has Downsides. How Teachers Can Manage Them” | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

  Education Week just published the second video on Artificial Intelligence in schools that Katie Hull Sypnieski and did with them. Just in case you missed the first one, I’ve embedded it below this newest one.

• The Fast and Curious: Use this Teaching Strategy for 4X Retention! | Shake Up Learning

  Most teachers have never heard of the forgetting curve, first researched in the late 1800s by Frederic Ebbinghaus. All teachers know that kids “lose” their academic skills over time (the summer slide?).

• Radically Inclusive Teaching with Plurilingual Students

  Radically Inclusive Teaching with Newcomer & Emergent Plurilingual Students: Braving Up By Alison G. Dover and Fernando (Ferran) Rodrigues-Valls (Teachers College Press, 2022 – Learn more)

• 3 New Tricks for Veteran Teachers | Tech & Learning

  As the years go by with teaching, we become well-versed with new pedagogical techniques, but we also sometimes rely on what has always worked. In fact, many of our classes from year to year follow the same or very similar structure with the same ass…

• 2024 National Educational Technology Plan Addresses Three Digital Divides | EdTech Magazine

  The breadth of the digital divide in K–12 education was brought to light at the onset of the pandemic. Students’ ability to access and use digital resources varied greatly across the country, sparking conversations about equity and opportunity.

• What Happens When Technology Fails? 3 Work-Arounds

  Has this happened to you? You spend hours rewriting an old lesson plan, incorporating rich, adventurous tools available on the internet. You test it several times just to be sure. It’s a fun lesson self-paced lesson plan with lots of activities and …

• Octopus Hearts: How Many Hearts Does An Octopus Have?

  Also Read: Two &Amp; Three Chambered Hearts: How Do They Work? We might call royalty ‘blue-blooded’, but the true ‘blue bloods’ are the cephalopods.

• Seattle Students Got $20 Million for More School Counselors

  Students in Seattle aren’t waiting for college degrees or even their high school diploma to make a difference in their community. They’re making a difference right now.

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• 3 ways to build engagement in STEM classrooms

  For as long as I can remember, I’ve been in awe of science, space, and the world around us. And, after watching Star Wars and Star Trek for the first time, I was hooked.

• The Critical Power Skills Needed for the AI Era | EdSurge News

  If you’re reading this, you might have AI anxiety. A recent survey from EY research shows that 71 percent of employees with knowledge of artificial intelligence are concerned about it.

• Why Some Students Feel Like They Can’t Excel In Math | EdSurge News

  Sabrina Colon, a first-year student at University of California, Merced, remembers when math first became a problem. She says she’s not a math person, but she was able to pass her high school math classes without too much trouble, earning Cs.

• Cursus Honorum – History Game (for Class) | Gaming the Past

  Just posted the most recent prototype (A1.8) for Cursus Honorum, a Roman Republic political competition game in the form of a Roll-N-Write.

• Guest Post: Why Elementary Science Matters by Wemen Siep – Science for All

  Background: In my science methods courses I recently started offering a final project where students get to “choose their own adventure” and select from a menu of options for their final project. Students can also pitch an idea that is not on the me…

• SearchReSearch: SearchResearch Challenge (1/17/24): How can I get an AI to summarize a document?

  An important piece of SearchResearch (or more generally, sensemaking) is finding relevant documents, reading them, and extracting the pieces of knowledge you need to get on with your work.

• Why You Should Never Get Between Two Aggressive Students Smart Classroom Management

  There was a viral video a few months ago of a teacher standing between two students who were arguing back and forth. The students were about a dozen feet apart.

• Genetics of Frizzle Frazzled Chicks Using Punnett Squares

  Looking for a fun lesson on genetics and deleterious alleles? Look no further than this worksheet on “frizzled” chickens! The frizzle trait in chickens is a result of a genetic mutation that affects the feather structure. The gene responsible for th…

• Control Alt Achieve: 16 Updates to Make Google BETTer

  This week Google is in London at BETT, the world’s biggest educational technology exhibition. At the event, companies from all around the world show off their latest and greatest innovations for educational technology.

• Can Elementary Students Learn Science AND Literacy? Answer- Yes! – Science for All

  Introduction: In an important recent study led by WestEd, the effectiveness of the NGSS-designed Amplify Science K–5 curriculum has been under the spotlight.

• Gamification, Game Mechanics And Game Dynamics – The Trouble With Language – Gamified UK – #Gamification Expert

  One of the key issues facing gamification as it moves defiantly into its mid-teens is a lack of consistency and interoperability of the language used to describe it. The first and most obvious example of this is the lack of anything resembling an ag…

• Student engagement requires more than edtech tools

  Student engagement is critical to academic achievement, but it can often be a struggle to engage students in meaningful and relevant ways.

• Fun Video: Explain It To Me Like I’m Five | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

  “Explain it to me like I’m five” is a popular online genre, and it’s also a very useful teaching/learning concept. I regularly have my IB Theory of Knowledge classes create videos or slideshows where they have to teach complex concepts in a way that…

• 7 Ways to Detect AI Writing | Tech & Learning

  Over the summer, I began seeing the first suspected cases of AI use in the introductory college writing courses that I teach online. Since then, AI-generated essays have become a more common element of these classes.

• A Technologist Spent Years Building an AI Chatbot Tutor. He Decided It Can’t Be Done. | EdSurge News

  When Satya Nitta worked at IBM, he and a team of colleagues took on a bold assignment: Use the latest in artificial intelligence to build a new kind of personal digital tutor. This was before ChatGPT existed, and fewer people were talking about the …

• Hubble Spies Side-by-Side Galaxies – NASA Science

  A barred spiral galaxy and a lenticular galaxy come together to create this interacting pair known as Arp 140. The lenticular galaxy, NGC 274, is visible on the right side of this new NASA Hubble Space Telescope image, and the barred spiral, NGC 275…

• Is Asset-Based AI Even Possible? – by Dan Meyer

  An asset-based approach to teaching asks, “What ideas do these students have?” rather than “What ideas do these students lack?”  The point of this particular newsletter isn’t to make a long case for the benefits of an asset orientation over what is …

• Deep dive with the AI Assessment Scale: Level 2 – Leon Furze

  This is the second post in a series exploring the AI Assessment Scale (AIAS) in more detail. In the previous post, I looked at Level 1: No AI.

• Your AI Rubric Stinks – Teacher Tech with Alice Keeler

  Standard: W.7.11 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

• KUOW – Washington schools chief encourages educators to embrace AI and use it in class

  Concerns about kids using new artificial intelligence softwares like ChatGPT to cheat on assignments has led some school districts across the nation and state, including Seattle, to ban the technology.

• Human-Centered AI-Guidance for K-12 Public School – AI Advisory Boards

  Key Takeaways from “Human-Centered AI Guidance for K-12 Public Schools”: Human-Centered Approach: The guidance emphasizes that AI in education should begin with human inquiry and end with human reflection, insight, and empowerment. It promotes respo…

• Japan makes history with its first uncrewed moon landing | Popular Science

  The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) just confirmed its small car-sized Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) craft successfully arrived near the Shioli crater and has safely ejected its two small onboard robots.

• Standardized Tests Aren’t Going Anywhere. So What Do We Do? | Cult of Pedagogy

  This page contains Amazon Affiliate and Bookshop.org links. When you make a purchase through these links, Cult of Pedagogy gets a small percentage of the sale at no extra cost to you. What’s the difference between Amazon and Bookshop.org?

• Control Alt Achieve: Google AI for Schools YouTube Shorts Series

  Google has recently posted a series of YouTube Shorts all about using AI in education for teaching, learning, saving time, and more.

• What Is Universal Design for Learning ? – Educators Technology

  Universal Design for Learning (UDL) draws its inspiration from the broader concept of Universal Design (UD), initially pioneered in architecture. UD aims for inclusive access to architectural spaces for all users.

• AI Literacy Cards – AI Advisory Boards

  Did you know that Nora Merabet-Vermeulin and Stéphane Vermeulin from HumanBrains.Education created 21 AI literacy cards? To download them, visit their website.

• Changes I Want/Need To Make In My ELL Newcomers Class During Second Semester | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

  It’s Finals Week at our school, and it’s a good time for me to reflect on any changes I should make during the second semester. My IB Theory of Knowledge classes are going fine, as the always do, so we just need to continue to do what we’re doing.

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• ISTE | 5 ways to gamify your classroom | ISTE

  Many of our students play video games regularly, and you might, too. That’s a good thing. When my 13-year-old is playing video games, he’s using many skills – facts and information are tools to solve problems in context, and he gains actionable feed…

• Unveiling Today’s Student Motivations | EdSurge News

  Students have different reasons for enrolling in university and in pushing to complete their degree.

• CodeHS: How To Use It To Teach | Tech & Learning

  CodeHS is a code teaching tool that’s specifically designed for schools as it integrates intro curriculum by design. As such, this isn’t the best option for parents or individuals looking to teach themselves; however, for use by computer science edu…

• Friday 5: Student learning under the microscope

  It goes without saying that improving student learning and helping student achieve their learning goals have always been a priority for classroom teachers and educators.

• The looming threat that could worsen the digital divide

  Key points: Without continued funding, schools and libraries may struggle to maintain or upgrade technological infrastructure See article: 3 ways the E-rate program helps level up learning See article: Will cybersecurity receive E-rate funding? For …

• Classroom AI 101: AI text adventure stories for your class – Ditch That Textbook

  Choose Your Own Adventure books were always a hit for me in the school library. As a student, I probably read all of those CYOA books — and read them over and over again.

• 13 Websites to Learn Everything About Landforms

  If any of these website links don’t work, please click here for an update. Copyright ©2024 worddreams.wordpress.com – All rights reserved.

• Peas, Please! – A Practice Set on Mendelian Genetics

  Mendelian genetics refers to the principles of inheritance as described by Gregor Mendel, an Austrian scientist who conducted groundbreaking experiments with pea plants in the mid-19th century.

• Author Interview: ‘What We Know About Grading’ (Opinion)

  Thomas R. Guskey and Susan M. Brookhart agreed to answer a few questions in writing about their new book, What We Know About Grading: What Works, What Doesn’t, and What’s Next.

• A new evolutionary theory could explain the mystery of shrinking animals | Popular Science

  In animal evolution, a classical yet controversial idea posits that bigger is better. Bigger animals can reign supreme as hunters, fighters, and mates by simply out-bulking the competition. Living large enables easier survival, so the long-held theo…

• AI: Data Privacy Friend or Foe? | Tech & Learning

  Education leaders recently met at an event sponsored by Lightspeed Systems in Anaheim, California, to discuss AI in education, including its implications for students, teachers, workflow, and data privacy.

• Washington State Releases K12 AI Guidance – The Thinking Stick

  Of course this type of guidance starts with state level leadership and Chris Reykdal has set the bar high for the state of Washington educators and students.

• How anti-CRT narratives unraveled support for local schools

  Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Subscribe today!

• The US Is the Fifth-Largest Spanish-Speaking Country. Where Are Our Bilingual Teachers? | EdSurge News

  At the beginning of her now nearly 30-year career, Leslie M. Gauna was given a warning: Bilingual education wouldn’t be a viable career option in the long term.

• Tech Tip #67: How to Add Accents and more

  As a working technology teacher, I get hundreds of questions from parents about their home computers, how to do stuff, how to solve problems. Each week, I’ll share one of those with you. They’re always brief and always focused. Enjoy!

• SearchReSearch: Special: How do you use LLMs in your SearchResearch

  I’ve found Bard useful for suggesting lines of enquiry. For instance, I asked “When did people in China first realise dolphins are not fish?” and it suggested some ancient Chinese texts which apparently discuss dolphins. I don’t know if this info is…

• What do snowflakes tell us about our universe? | The Kid Should See This

  “Snowflakes are intricate, beautiful, mysterious, and totally captivating,” physicist Brian Cox begins in the paper cut-inspired Royal Society animation above.

• 5 ways to teach and assess learning in the age of AI

  There is a lot of excitement surrounding ChatGPT, the cutting-edge chatbot powered by OpenAI.

• 6 ways to support multilingual learners in STEM

  STEM education brings benefits to all students, especially multilingual learners (MLs) whose primary language is not English. STEM can help with English language development by allowing students to engage with language in a variety of ways.

• FETC 2024: Conference Will Tackle Highly Captivating Topics in K–12 Innovation | EdTech Magazine

  This year’s FETC lineup will include keynote speakers such as Tucker Bryant, a former product manager at Google who now uses poetry to help leaders “overcome our universal barriers to change and unlock the doors to innovation.” His keynote on the fu…

• Implementing Mindfulness Practices in Schools

  In recent years, mindfulness has gained significant traction, not just in adults’ lives but also in educational settings. Incorporating mindfulness practices in schools has proven beneficial for students’ well-being, emotional regulation, and academ…

• Thom Hartmann: Why Rightwingers Oppose Public Schools | Diane Ravitch’s blog

  Thom Hartmann continues to amaze me, with his steady production of powerful articles. This one is especially important for the readers of this blog, whose primary purpose is to strengthen and protect our public schools.

• Cliff Mass Weather Blog: Freezing Rain or Rain That Freezes? They are NOT the Same!

  On Tuesday there was a lot of talk about freezing rain events, ice storms, and the like.   There was also a lot of confusion and misinformat…

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• Why Public Education Is Failing And How You Can Fix It Smart Classroom Management

  I happened to see an email from a teacher designating a list of students as those who would be assigned an “alternative” final project. Alternative in this case meant easier.

• A Look Back: Here’s The Guidance I Gave To Students About Using ChatGPT – Help Me Make It Better | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

  I’ve since added a new piece, too: NEW GUIDANCE I’M GIVING MY STUDENTS ON CHATGPT USE – WE’LL SEE HOW IT GOES My IB Theory of Knowledge students are writing their practice essay now, and here’s the guidance I gave to them about ChatGPT (help me make…

• Superintendent Chris Reykdal on Artificial Intelligence in the Classroom – YouTube

  Guidance will be released on January 18, 2024

  In the last year, Washington’s teachers delivered over a billion hours of instruction to our students – and technology held an important role in that delivery, as it has every …

• Loki’s Loop

• Spot the Deepfake

• Resources | Center for an Informed Public

• The Best AI Syllabus Policies I’ve Seen So Far

  In the AI workshops I’ve been running, many instructors have asked for example AI policy statements they can reuse in their syllabi. For most of 2023, I would direct faculty to the fantastic crowdsourced list of AI policies that Lance Eaton organize…

• Lateral Reading and SIFT – Online Research – Research Guides at Central Michigan University Libraries

• SearchReSearch: Answer: How do you use LLMs in your SearchResearch?

  It looks like many of us are using LLMs (Bard, ChatGPT, etc.) to ask SRS-style questions, especially ones that are a little more difficult to shape into a simple Google-style query. 1.

• Smartphones Have Changed Student Attention, Even When Students Aren’t Using Them | EdSurge News

  When teachers think their students aren’t paying attention in class, they’re probably right. And that’s true even when instructors force students to put away their smartphones.

• STUDENT VOICE: The end of affirmative action is slamming doors for students like me – The Hechinger Report

  I cried the day I gained acceptance to Wesleyan University in 2018. My tears signified relief, joy and excitement. I viewed my acceptance into this elite private institution as a dooropening, a new opportunity for young Black students like me.

• What Is Wrong with This AI Lesson Plan? – Teacher Tech with Alice Keeler

  What is wrong with this AI lesson plan? I tried a popular lesson plan service and was greatly disappointed.

• 5 Fun, Ethical Uses of AI I’ve Shared with My Eighth Graders

  By Sarah Cooper Earlier this school year, I laughed at myself while making copies in the faculty room. For an assignment that would end up being a one-page letter to a politician, I had created a 12-page directions packet.

• How data empowers our district to align teaching with student needs

  Everyone had that favorite teacher; the one who inspired your confidence to succeed or fostered love of a certain subject. For me it was Ms. Pierre, my high school English teacher who embodied social-emotional mastery before there was such a thing.

• Choosing Tech That Grows From Your Schooling Into Your Career

  Starting a career is an exhilarating journey, and in today’s tech-driven world, the technology you choose during your school years can be a foundational step toward your professional tech arsenal.

• Jan Resseger: The Culture Wars Are Obscuring What Really Matters | Diane Ravitch’s blog

  Jan Resseger, dedicated champion of social justice, explains that the culture wars are a ruse that diverts is from far more important issues.

• Behavior Management Starts With Principals, Not Teachers

  EduTwitter chats and comments sections are awash in classroom management woes. Sometimes stories from teachers sound more like they’re from the frontlines instead of a sixth grade homeroom.

• Why I Taught My Fifth Graders to Write a Polite Email Step-by-Step

  Like many teachers, I send and receive countless emails night and day. It’s a skill I’ve really taken for granted—being able to write a polite email in order to obtain assistance, clarification, or communicate a thought.

• ISTE | Why Students Should Create With AI Tools | ISTE

  That student with the heart of the world was born, My data burns the same stars in a window. No human would ever mistake these lines for award-winning verse.

• The 11-Minute Essay: An AI-Compatible Practice — A.J. Juliani

  Since November 2022, when ChatGPT exploded onto the scene, plenty of teachers (including myself) have been using the term “AI-Resistant Practices” in looking for activities, tasks, assignments, assessments, and project-based learning experiences tha…

• Two of Your Predictions for 2024 and Why They Are Probably Not Correct

  I am a sucker for every part of the new year. Yes, it’s just another day, but I track down every year-in-review article I can find and roll around in them like a puppy in a pile of laundry.

• Live Long and Prosper…: Religious Freedom Day, 2024

  Today is Religious Freedom Day, which commemorates the realization of Thomas Jefferson’s vision of an end to the state-established church in Virginia. In 1993 President George H. W. Bush declared January 16 to be Religious Freedom Day.

• 12 Great Google Browser Games to Play When Bored – Educators Technology

  When boredom strikes, it’s often our web browsers that come to the rescue. With a myriad of options at our fingertips, it can be overwhelming to choose the perfect game to pass the time. That’s where Google Browser Games come into play.

• Anthropomorphism of AI in Learning Environments: Risks of Humanizing the Machine | EdSurge News

  Since the advent of generative AI tools in learning environments, educators have sought guidance for the safe and ethical use of AI in education.

• Tons of Online Resources About Classroom Management

  Classroom management tools are useful for teachers to create an organized, productive, and conducive learning environment. Some reasons why you may find these tools beneficial are: Here’s a wide collection of mostly online resources you can check ou…

• Video: “Hubble’s 33rd Year in Orbit” | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

  Andrew-Art / Pixabay I’m adding this new video from NASA to The Best Sites To Learn About The Hubble Telescope:

• Minecraft Metaverse Makeover! What’s Your Verse?

• Home – Kamamuta Games

  The Soulprint Journey is a game series of nine episodes – with the first episode Rimriki. The games takes you on a fun and adventurous journey of personal development and strengthening of your own character. To embark on this journey, cowardice is n…

• 5 ways to use inquiry-based learning to make math more relevant

  “5 ways to use inquiry-based learning to make math more relevant”

• The toxic side of gaming for women – Mustang News

• The Tush Push Explained with Kyle Brandt & Dr Neil DeGrasse Tyson – YouTube

  The Philadelphia Eagles’ Tush Push is one of the most unstoppable plays in NFL history. But what may seem like a simple play is actually deceptively complex – so Kyle Brandt sought the wisdom of one of the world’s foremost scientific minds, the fame…

• new-study-though-flawed-shows-the-value-of-guided-student-self-assessment

  I’m a big believer in student self-assessment – especially the guided kind where students and I jointly determine what we should be looking for in terms of what we should be assessing. The study covered in the article focused on increasing student t…

• Red States Are Eliminating Child Labor Laws; What Would Dr. King Say? | Diane Ravitch’s blog

  Today, we honor Dr. King by paying attention to the well-being of children and the protection of working people. He strongly believed in unions.

• The Nerdy Teacher: Igniting Social Studies Lessons with Creativity #SSChat #EdChat #AdobeEduCreative

  Hey there, fellow educators! If you’re searching for a fun and engaging way to spice up your social studies lessons, look no further than Adobe Express! This user-friendly tool offers a creative spark to your classroom activities, making history and…

• The Rise of eSports in Education: Breaking New Ground

  Hello there, fellow knowledge-seekers! You’re about to read a transcript that’s been generated by the AI in Adobe Premiere Pro and then me. I’ve gone through these lines like a cat chasing a laser pointer. But, even the best of us can be caught napp…

• Truth For Teachers – Strategies for supporting dysregulated students

  It’s 8:28 am and you’re trying to make sure that the four chair bouncy bands around chairs are still with the correct four desks for those students who need to bounce their feet.

• Online Student Course – YouCubed

  How to Learn Math is a free class for learners of all levels of mathematics. There are 6 sessions, the first three are approximately 10 minutes long and the last three approximately 20 mins long.

• Boredom in Exams Is a Serious Problem, And It Could Be Hurting Your Grades : ScienceAlert

  An exam hall might not be the first place you’d think of as a boring environment – what with all that pressure to succeed – but a new study suggests it is actually a very boring place for students, so much so that it can affect the scores that they …

• How to Engage All Families (Using Their Phones!)

  Sometimes it’s the most basic of technologies that is the most effective. So it is with the services of the Family Engagement Lab, whose mission statement is, “to catalyze equitable family engagement and student learning by bridging classroom curric…

• Addressing the root causes of chronic K-12 absenteeism

  More children than ever are skipping school. The latest data shows that the number of public school students who miss at least 10 percent of their school days–whether excused or unexcused–has nearly doubled.

• Elementary-level STEM education fosters our future innovators

  In today’s fast-paced world, STEM education has become imperative for global progress. Traditionally, the spotlight on STEM education appears to occur in high school and late middle school grade-levels.

• AI Literacy Lessons for Grades 6–12 | Common Sense Education

  Common Sense Education provides educators and students with the resources they need to harness the power of technology for learning and life. Find a free K-12 Digital Citizenship curriculum, reviews of popular EdTech apps, and resources for protecti…

• American Panorama – Forced migration in the American south

• ISTE | Artificial Intelligence in Education

  ISTE believes AI in education is critical as AI is increasingly embedded into society. Students must learn how it works, how it helps, and understand the risks.

• Control Alt Achieve: 10 Ways to Add Emojis in Google Tools

  Emojis can be a fun and creative tool for educational activities. They are easy to use, can represent many ideas, work well with any age range, and are just fun and engaging! Over the years I have shared lots of ways that emojis can be used for teac…

• The Hoax of Ohio’s So-Called “Community Schools” | Diane Ravitch’s blog

  Denis Smith worked for the Ohio Department of Education, where he oversaw the burgeoning charter industry. When I was in Ohio a few years back, another former state official told me that charter lobbyists wrote the state’s charter school law.

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• How hummingbirds switch gears at breakneck speeds | Popular Science

  Hummingbirds are some of the fastest and most agile birds on Earth. They can squeeze into incredibly small spaces to get nectar and hit flight speeds as high as 9Gs while courting without getting physically hurt. They also appear to have very contro…

• NASA finally pries open stuck Bennu asteroid sampler | Popular Science

  Even the brilliant minds at NASA sometimes have trouble opening up a tightly-sealed container. Engineers and scientists from Johnson Space Center finally opened a container of asteroid sample material, after two fasteners had been stuck for about 3.…

• Video: “Failure Is Success In Progress – How To Overcome Failure” | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

  I’m adding this video to The Best Posts, Articles & Videos About Learning From Mistakes & Failures (though would have rather they not used the space shuttle as an example):

• A Look Back: A Really Bad Thing About AI Is That It Forces Us Teachers To Spend A Ton Of Time Rethinking Our Lessons. I Guess That Might Be A Good Thing About It, Too | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

  It’s been a hell of a past three years – for everyone, including for us teachers. Many of us are very tired.

• Humans Absorb Bias from AI–And Keep It after They Stop Using the Algorithm | Scientific American

  Artificial intelligence programs, like the humans who develop and train them, are far from perfect.

• Advancing educational equity with UDL and generative AI

  As we all struggle down the path toward true educational inclusion, we are confronted with four pillars of equity as described by Rochelle Guiterize: Access, Success, Power and Identity. Educators with a mind towards equity typically excel at access.

• How Offline-First Edtech Addresses Education Disparities Worldwide | EdSurge News

  Access to high-quality education is widely recognized as a pivotal tool for alleviating poverty, mitigating the spread of disease and malnutrition, fostering children’s overall welfare and empowering women.

• Free MLK Lesson Plans

  MLK Day in the US is the third Monday of January, this year, January 15, 2024. This slideshow requires JavaScript.

• Explore the Skeleton of the Rat with Coloring

  A rat spends most of its life moving through small spaces. The skeleton of the rat is well suited for burrowing and climbing behavior. Rats are agile, and can squeeze into tiny spaces. The bones are lightweight, sturdy, and flexible!

• AI Tutorials – YouTube

  AI (Artificial Intelligence) tools and tips for teachers and students.

• Most Teachers Are Not Using AI. Here’s Why

  While the hype around ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence tools in K-12 has made it seem like most educators have tried them, new survey results from the EdWeek Research Center suggest that’s not the case.

• AI and Education: Will Chatbots Soon Tutor Your Children? – The New York Times

  Sal Khan, the chief executive of Khan Academy, gave a rousing TED Talk last spring in which he predicted that A.I. chatbots would soon revolutionize education. “We’re at the cusp of using A.I. for probably the biggest positive transformation that ed…

• Why I Changed My Mind About Teachers and Education Theory | The Jose Vilson

  It was a typical math department meeting in which I decided to, once again, bring in something controversial out of sheer boredom. Yes, I’m that guy. We spent the next 30 minutes arguing why this method works over a more consistently functional meth…

• The TRAC To Teamwork – Gamified UK – #Gamification Expert

  A long time ago, I created a little framework for improving teamwork in organisations. I had forgotten about it until a recent conversation! So here it is, the TRAC to Teamwork Trust: Develop a culture of transparency and honest communication.

• The Problem with AI Prompt Feedback (and How to Solve It)

  My students are writing a collaborative writing document following the principles I share in my book Reinventing Writing. But now I want to integrate AI feedback. Yesterday I demonstrated how to get AI feedback. But something odd happened.

• Students Taking Action Together: 5 Teaching Techniques

  By Lauren M. Fullmer, Laura F. Bond, Crystal N. Molyneaux, Samuel J. Nayman, and Maurice J. Elias (ASCD, 2022 – Learn more)

• Friday 5: Teaching strategies for classroom success

  All classrooms are different and require different teaching strategies to address various concerns, goals, and learning trends. Plus, it takes a dedicated teacher to employ the right teaching strategies for desired outcomes.

• She Wrote A Book About AI in Education. Here’s How AI Helped | Tech & Learning

  Educator and edtech expert Alana Winnick never considered herself much of a writer. Even so, she was able to write The Generative Age: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Education at warp speed. This was thanks to, well, AI.

• Are microschools the future of education?

  This article originally appeared on the Christensen Institute’s blog and is reposted here with permission. Microschools have become a hot topic over the last few years. Their big appeal is that they promise to do a better job catering to students’ a…

• How Instructor Support Impacts STEM Results at Minority Serving Institutions – Digital Promise

  MSIs have been found to foster supportive campus environments for underrepresented students pursuing undergraduate STEM degrees (Espinosa et al., 2018). A higher proportion of historically underrepresented students (e.g.

• North Carolina AI Education Guidance Release

  *North Carolina has arguably issued the best AI guidance to date (IMHO), and I explain why below (my highlighted version is here).

• ERIC – EJ1390327 – Post-Process but Not Post-Writing: Large Language Models and a Future for Composition Pedagogy, Composition Studies, 2023

  The common arguments about potential student use of these technologies suggest artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted writing will damage student learning by shortcutting the writing process.

• Get Ready for the Great AI Disappointment | WIRED

  In the decades to come, 2023 may be remembered as the year of generative AI hype, where ChatGPT became arguably the fastest-spreading new technology in human history and expectations of AI-powered riches became commonplace. The year 2024 will be the…

• ISTE | 3 Note-Taking Strategies To Improve Comprehension | ISTE

  She had discovered the Cult of Pedagogy’s power lesson on successful note-taking stations at the high school level and reached out to me, our school’s library information specialist.

• New Animated Video We Did On Using Artificial Intelligence In Education | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

  Katie Hull and I worked with Education Week to create an animated video on using Artificial Intelligence in education. Part One has just been published, and Part Two will appear later this month.

• How Do I Know What Is Real? How to Fight Misinformation in An Age of Lies

  Yesterday, the World Economic Forum’s “Global Risks Report 2024” ranked AI-derived misinformation as a top global risk ahead of climate change, war, and economic weakness. NPR reported this morning that Taiwan is struggling with misinformation as it…

• Three Easy Ways for Teacher Librarians to Get Started with Magicschool.ai – NCCE Blog

  Magicschool.ai is a robust suite of tools with a single goal: to save educators time and energy so that they can focus on teaching and learning.

• New Research: 16 Writing Interventions That Work | Tech & Learning

  New research highlights that when it comes to writing instruction for middle and high school students, it’s important to get it, well, right. The meta-analysis was published in the Journal of Educational Psychology and used data from 406 previous ex…

• Promoting music education beyond the classroom

  At its core, music is about self-expression and creativity. Music education also gives students a chance to reflect on their inner thoughts and helps struggling children build their confidence in a safe space.

• 6 Tips for Building Trust as a School Leader | Waterford.org

  Just like family-teacher partnerships, a strong relationship between teachers and administrators is important for ensuring that students have the academic support they need. At the heart of this partnership is trust—something that takes time and con…

• Exploring World History: Can a Skill-Based Curriculum Help? – Digital Promise

  Whether you’re a social studies teacher, a scholar, or just someone who loves a juicy history podcast, most of us would agree that history class should be about more than just memorizing names and dates.

• Arthur Camins: The Lies That Protect the 1% | Diane Ravitch’s blog

  Arthur Camins is a retired educator. This post appeared in The Daily Kos. Open the link to read the article in full.

• Thom Hartmann: The Fascists Start with Threats of Violence | Diane Ravitch’s blog

  I am a fan girl of Thom Hartmann. I don’t know how he manages to produce deeply thoughtful, deeply researched articles at a fast clip. This is another great one, about the use of threats, intimidation and violence to achieve rightwing goals.

• Why You Need To Bring More Humor To Your Classroom Smart Classroom Management

  No, you don’t have to be riotously funny. You don’t have to prepare daily jokes and stories. You don’t even have to try to make your students laugh. But you do need to prioritize humor in your classroom.

• Sneak Peak: Practical AI Strategies [Out January 31] – Leon Furze

  Practical AI Strategies will be published January 31st by Amba Press and will be available internationally and in both hard copy and digital formats.

• NASA’s PACE To Investigate Oceans, Atmospheres in Changing Climate – NASA Science

  Earth’s oceans and atmosphere are changing as the planet warms. Some ocean waters become greener as more microscopic organisms bloom. In the atmosphere, dust storms born on one continent affect the air quality of another, while smoke from massive wi…

• ARound and Immersal Team Up to Revolutionize Augmented Reality in Sports and Live Entertainment — VR/AR Association (VRARA)

  NEW YORK and HELSINKI, Jan. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — ARound, the pioneering shared augmented reality (AR) platform, part of Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW), is excited to announce a groundbreaking partnership with Immersal, leaders in spatial computing and A…

• Magic Milk Experiment: How-To Plus Free Worksheet – We Are Teachers

  This fun experiment is a classic for a reason! In the magic milk experiment, kids learn about simple chemical reactions and physical properties using only a few ingredients. Read on to see how to do the experiment, and fill out the form on this page…

• Coding and Robotics in ELA Classrooms | Edutopia

  Coding can help middle school students gain a deeper understanding of ELA concepts and build problem-solving and critical thinking skills.

• Energy in High School Physics Labs | Edutopia

  This lab allows teachers to differentiate instruction as students build a working conveyor belt to test how energy transfer works. Students constantly experience the effects of different types of energy transformations.

• 8 Ed Tech Tools to Try in 2024 | Cult of Pedagogy

  Well, it’s January! And that means it’s the time when I put out a new edition of my Teacher’s Guide to Tech. This is now the TENTH edition of the guide, and as always, because it keeps improving, I’m gonna say this is the best edition yet.

• EdCamp Still Rules

    Last week, I presented as a part of Pear Deck’s Pear Fair 2020. My presentation was Pear Deck 101 for Google Slides. During the presentation, there was a live chat. Many people said it went too fast for a 101 Session. Luckily, it was recorded so i…

• Battelle Climate Challenge – Science for All

  Battelle is running a climate challenge for high school students called the Battelle Climate Challenge. Students in grades 9-12 are tasked with researching and addressing climate-related hazards in their communities, such as drought, wildfire, flood…

• How to Teach About AI: A Simple Free Lesson Anyone Can Teach

  When we start discussing AI, they don’t know it. Some teachers are curious about how to teach about AI. Maybe this glimpse into the resources and methods I use with my 9th graders (and later in the semester, 8th grade) will give you some ideas.

• 9 Tips for Using AI for Learning (and Fun!) | Edutopia

  These innovative, AI-driven activities will help you engage students across grade levels and subject areas. Artificial intelligence (AI) tools exploded onto the scene in the last school year.

• Jan. 27th Is International Holocaust Remembrance Day – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

  From The U.S. Memorial Holocaust Museum: The United Nations General Assembly designated January 27—the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau—as International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

• 5 strategies for turning boredom into brilliance

  As someone who began teaching in middle school, I’ve had plenty of firsthand experience dealing with boredom in the classroom. Most educators will recognize the signs: students sleeping during class, students watching the clock, students daydreaming…

• 5 Reasons Why Education Leaders Need to Consider AI – Education Elements

  Imagine a new educational paradigm: virtual tutors provide real-time assistance, ensuring no students are left behind. Interactive simulations and virtual reality experiences engage learners in immersive educational adventures, making lessons come a…

• Everything We Know About Ocean Plastic Pollution So Far | The Ocean Cleanup – YouTube

  Ocean plastic pollution is a global emergency. Trillions of pieces of plastic waste are floating in our oceans right now – and solving a challenge so huge requires understanding the facts behind the problem. This is our understanding of ocean plasti…

• 7 Things Teachers Should Never Do in a Parent Meeting

  At some point, every teacher will have to attend a meeting to discuss a classroom issue (or issues) with a parent. While most of these meetings are a totally cordial, non-issue, standard part of the job, there are, of course, the outliers.

• How to Edit Photos in Canva Like a Pro! – YouTube

  Dive into the world of photo editing magic with Canva! In this tutorial, we’ll guide you through the powerful features of Canva’s Magic Tools, helping you transform your photos into visual masterpieces. From instant background removal to effortless …

• How to Edit Photos in Canva Like a Pro! – YouTube

  Dive into the world of photo editing magic with Canva! In this tutorial, we’ll guide you through the powerful features of Canva’s Magic Tools, helping you transform your photos into visual masterpieces. From instant background removal to effortless …

• 5 Key Policy Considerations for Regulating AI in Classrooms | Tech & Learning

  Institutions across all industries are grappling with how to address the continuing growth of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in their environments. Educators are no different as AI tools have already impacted the fabric of the classroom and facu…

• 4 Lessons From California’s Teaching with AI Guidance | Tech & Learning

  California was one of the first two states, along with Oregon, to release guidelines for teaching and learning with AI.

• Creating a Flexible, Vibrant Classroom Learning Environment

  As an elementary 5th grade teacher I teach all subject areas, and each one requires its own learning configuration.

• 4 lessons learned about AI in 2023

  As a forward-thinker in the realm of education, I’m constantly exploring how emerging tools and strategies shape learning. Each year I share my predictions about these trends. (Here’s a look at my 2023 predictions.

• The Problem with Plastics — Cool Infographics

  This infographic shares the depressing small amount of plastic that gets recycled. Information is Beautiful created The Problem with Plastics infographic by visualizing data by Geyer et al, Science Advances, back in 2017.

• Betsy Potash Shares How to Use Hexagonal Thinking to Improve Discussions – John Spencer

  In this episode, Betsy Potash shares how to use hexagonal thinking to improve classroom discussions. She walks you through some of the potential applications at various grade levels with different subject areas.

• Back to School with Generative AI: A FAQ for Schools and Universities – Leon Furze

  If 2023 was the year Generative AI dropped on us from a great height, then 2024 looks like the year for the tech to grow out of its “move fast and break things” phase. In education, it’s time to have some serious conversations about where we go from…

• We reviewed the arguments for and against ‘high-stakes’ exams. The evidence for using them doesn’t stack up

  Across Australia, students are receiving and digesting important exam results. University students began receiving their semester 2 results at the end of November. This week and early next week, Year 12 students are also receiving their final marks.

• Mind Mapping: A Teacher’s Secret Weapon | ideamapper

  Traditional assessments often rely heavily on written exams or quizzes, which may not fully capture a student’s depth of understanding. Mind maps provide teachers with a visual representation of a student’s knowledge.

• Have You Brought AI Dungeon Into Your Classroom? – AI Advisory Boards

  AI Dungeon is an AI-powered text-based role-playing game (RPG) that offers a unique gaming experience. Unlike most games where you experience worlds created by game designers, with AI Dungeon, you can direct the AI to create worlds, characters, and …

• Generative AI Takes Stereotypes and Bias From Bad to Worse

• Martin Luther King Jr. for Kids (Google Slides, Videos, and More)

  Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. might be the most recognizable name in American civil rights history. We celebrate this inspirational leader on the third Monday of January each year, but his life and legacy are valuable lessons all year long. Use these r…

• After-school STEM program builds on Indigenous knowledge – Washington STEM

  Wishram High School on the Columbia River hosts after-school programs that integrate programming on Indigenous cultural knowledge and learning about the local river habitat. The program now serves more than 140+ students, many from Tribal communitie…

• The mystery of the Cahokia Mounds | Popular Science

  Just a river’s crossing away from St. Louis, Missouri, rests an ancient and mysterious anthropological site that few Americans know of. Scholars still discuss the potential reasons for the demise of Cahokia, a massive settlement that may have housed…

• Schools can feel totalitarian to many students | @mcleod

  I participated in a Twitter conversation yesterday that bounced around a bit. I believe that most of the folks I conversed with were from the United Kingdom. I also believe that many of them were in favor of what we might call ‘strict discipline’ in…

• Why We Need to Expand Close Reading Beyond the Printed Page

  By Jason D. DeHart This third post in a series about what reading and literacy means in today’s world addresses the question: What does it mean to read closely when there are so many different ways for students to engage with text today?

• Levels Of Integration For Critical Thinking –

  A Basic Framework For Teaching Critical Thinking In School by Terrell Heick In What Does Critical Thinking Mean?, we offered that ‘(c)ritical thinking is the suspension of judgment while identifying biases and underlying assumptions to draw accurate…

• Real World Math Lessons | 3 Act Math Tasks | Math Worksheets & Practice

• How to turn handwritten notes into digital text | Popular Science

  Whether it’s a piece of paper covered with notes or a whiteboard crammed with scribbled ideas, don’t you wish you could just copy those words and paste them somewhere else? It turns out you can.

• Thom Hartmann: How Reagan’s Tax Cuts Expanded Inequality | Diane Ravitch’s blog

  One of the most memorable books I have read is The Spirit Level: Why Greater Equality Makes Societies Stronger, by Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett. They argue that the happiest societies are the ones with the most equality.

• A Principal’s Reflections: System for Educational Transformation (SET)

  As we navigate the shifting currents of the educational landscape, it’s clear that transformative change is not just necessary—it’s inevitable. To foster an environment where every student thrives, we must reimagine our approach to education from th…

• Video: “How The World SOUNDS To Animals” | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

  PicsbyFran / Pixabay I’m adding this video to The Best Sites For Walking In Someone Else’s Shoes:

• Julie Smith – Media Literacy Education since 1997

  TikTok’s in the news constantly, whether it’s stories about our decreasing attention spans or threats to national security. Today’s TikTok… I’m super thrilled to share the sketchnotes that were created during my “Hive Summit” talk this summer. I lov…

• thispersondoesnotexist.com

• Take It Down

  This service is one step you can take to help remove online nude, partially nude, or sexually explicit photos and videos taken before you were 18.

• Checking for Bias in AI Outputs | Edutopia

  When students use generative artificial intelligence, they need methods to check for biases that may skew results to prompts.

• Time-Saving AI Tools for Teachers | Edutopia

  New edtech tools are making it easier for teachers to complete tasks like generating lessons and providing differentiated texts, freeing up time for them to work with students.

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• A framework for assessing AI risk | MIT Sloan

  While it’s easy to get swept up in the many promises of artificial intelligence, there are mounting concerns about its safety and bias. Medical algorithms have exhibited bias that impacts disadvantaged populations, as have AI-enabled recruiting tool…

• Home | rickwormeli

  In our information-dominant world, the resources on best education practices are growing and changing daily. Here are some of Rick’s favorite resources, organized by topic. Rick has authored nine books on education and countless articles.

• Lexington, Kentucky sent a tourism ad to ‘extraterrestrials’ with a DIY laser rig | Popular Science

  Signs of humanity have traveled through space ever since the very first radio signals left the Earth’s atmosphere.

• 3 ways to support special education students with college and career readiness

  Key points: Special education students deserve the same opportunities as their general education peers, including the individualized support their path may require See article: 3 simple strategies to supercharge student growth See article: Innovativ…

• Climate change: Children pioneer a legal right to a secure future – CSMonitor.com

  In June 2023, the hottest June ever recorded in a summer that would break global heat records, 16 young people walked into a courthouse in Helena, Montana, and insisted they had the right to a stable climate.

• About the “Bizarre Coalition” Weighing Standardized Testing “Big Changes,” and More. | deutsch29: Mercedes Schneider’s Blog

  I am encouraged by the recent kerfluffle over the almighty standardized overtesting that is occurring across America as such is featured in this December 03, 2023, Politico piece,“‘A Bizarre Coalition’: Red and Blue States Weigh Big Changes to Testi…

• Cliff Mass Weather Blog: The Five-Day Rule for Weather Prediction

  When I write this blog, I generally follow a ” Five-Day Rule of Weather Prediction” and so should you. Predictions of severe or exciting weather for more than five days out should be considered with caution. Be VERY careful of hyping forecasts for l…

• “Giant Steps” Is Another Kahoot/Quizizz – Type Game Site | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

  Giant Steps is another online learning game site in the rough style of Kahoot/Quizizz. Teachers choose a game, share a code with students, who then use the code to register to play the game.

• Video: “Planet Size Comparison” | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

  BlenderTimer / Pixabay I’m adding this video to The Best Web Tools That Show You Objects To Scale:

• top-5-soft-skill-analytical-thinking-and-mind-mapping-as-its-application-method

  Prominent thinkers and scientists in this field argue that analytical thinking is the most crucial systematic thinking of our age. So, what does analytical thinking mean? How can one think analytically, and can this type of thinking ability be acqui…

• To Understand ChatGPT’s Impact on Higher Education, Think Like a Scientist | EdSurge News

  Since OpenAI’s ChatGPT became publicly available in November 2022, the field of higher education has been focusing on its impact and applications — faculty want to understand how this will shape their work and the student experience.

• Preserving Authenticity in Student Writing in the Age of Generative AI

  A huge part of the angst about generative AI centers around the generalized concern that students will use it to cheat. News flash, they will. Student will cheat with AI because there have always been students who cheat, this is just a new way for t…

• What are The Big Ideas in Science Education – YouTube

  What are the main concepts of science that you need to be able to teach in schools? What big ideas underpin all the other science we cover in schools? Two really useful documents by Wynne Harlen and a team of science educators attempted to put toget…

• Easily Translate Videos using HeyGen AI

  In today’s interconnected world, sharing knowledge and ideas transcends geographical boundaries. This holds especially true for educators and content creators seeking to reach diverse audiences.

• New TED Video & Lesson: “What is a poop transplant, and how does it work?” | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

  I’m adding this new TED-Ed lesson and video to THE BEST VIDEOS FOR TEACHING & LEARNING ABOUT – YES – “POOP”:

• Video: “Project Based Learning” | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

  geralt / Pixabay I’m adding this video to THE BEST RESOURCES FOR LEARNING HOW TO USE PROJECT-BASED LEARNING & PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING IN YOUR CLASSROOM:

• multiplying a negative times a negative – YouTube

• This is what Uranus and Neptune may really look like | Popular Science

  For decades, images taken of Neptune have looked like the planet has a deep blue hue, while Uranus seemed more green. However, these two ice giants may actually look more similar to each other than astronomers previously believed.

• AI and satellite data helped uncover the ocean’s ‘dark vessels’ | Popular Science

  Researchers can now access artificial intelligence analysis of global satellite imagery archives for an unprecedented look at humanity’s impact and relationship to our oceans.

• 4 Ways to Nurture Innovation in the Classroom | Tech & Learning

  With the plethora of new and diverse edtech tools available for teaching and learning, it is an exciting time to nurture innovation in our classrooms.

• Characteristics of The 21st Century Classroom – Educators Technology

  When I embarked on my teaching journey back in 2003, the landscape of the classroom was quite different from what we see today. Reflecting on this evolution, I’m struck by the radical changes that have shaped the educational environment, particularl…

• Tech-less teaching methods could alienate tech-savvy Gen Zs

  The rise in popularity of artificial intelligence (AI) and access to AI tools over the last year has reignited the debate over how technology is used in the classroom. So far, discussions have been dominated by UNESCO’s recent counsel calling on sch…

• Fractions

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• AI can do your homework. Now what? – AI Advisory Boards

  “AI can do your homework. Now what?”

• New Study Raises Important Point – How Helpful Is Ed Research? | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

  CAUSE, EFFECT, AND THE STRUCTURE OF THE SOCIAL WORLD, a new paper/chapter by MEGAN T. STEVENSON seems to be making a minor stir in research circles this week. I first heard about via a Kevin Drum post, Nothing works. Now with proof!

• the-elemental-composition-of-a-human-body

  The human body is a miraculous, well-oiled, and exceptionally complex machine. It requires a multitude of functioning parts to come together for a person to live a healthy life—and every biological detail in our bodies, from the mundane to the most …

• What Technology is Used in Teaching and Learning?

  Technology plays a pivotal role in transforming K-12 teaching and learning in the digital age, offering innovative tools that enhance engagement, personalization, and efficiency.

• Productive Struggle: Teach Students to Grapple with the Math

  By Mona Iehl I remember the day I first learned what the word grapple meant in the education setting. I was sitting in a room with my teacher colleagues, working on a 4th grade level math word problem and struggling to find a strategy that could get…

• Learning in the Digital Age

  In today’s digital age, learning has gone through a profound transformation, reshaping traditional educational models. Technology’s omnipresence has brought forth a new era of accessibility, democratizing knowledge across geographic and socioeconomi…

• Q&A: School Tech Integration Advocate Focuses On Mastery-Based Learning | EdTech Magazine

  EDTECH: What are some of the things you’ve witnessed since CASTLE’s founding? MCLEOD: Technology continues to move quite quickly, while in schools it moves much more slowly.

• 12 Unexpected Ways to Use Google Forms – Class Tech Tips

  Explore 12 creative and unexpected ways to use Google Forms in your classroom, enhancing engagement and simplifying tasks for teachers! NEW webinar! Join Monica Burns, Ed.D.

• Peter Liljedahl and How To Close Your Building Thinking Classroom Lesson

• Goals and Moves | Professional Development | The Inquiry Project

• Research-based Benefits of Being Bilingual – Educators Technology

  Language has always captivated me since childhood. The marvel of communicating through words, both spoken and unspoken, struck me as nothing short of magical. A question that often intrigued me was the origin of language.

• How School Leaders Can Address the Inequities of the AI Digital Divide | Tech & Learning

  AI is already changing education in unimaginable ways—perpetuating an urgent need for school districts to establish policies regarding it, and for teachers and students to understand its benefits—and limitations. But as AI continues to evolve, quest…

• Best Neuroscience TED Talks – Educators Technology

  As an educator and someone passionate about the intersection of neuroscience and education, I’ve always been fascinated by how understanding our brain can enhance our teaching and learning experiences.

• Looking Back on the Biggest Education Trends of 2023 | EdSurge News

  2023 brought plenty of surprises in education — and it wasn’t just all that talk about responding to ChatGPT and other AI tools. As we start a new year, we asked our reporters to look back on key trends and memorable moments in their coverage over t…

• 3 things to consider when designing digital learning experiences

  Editor’s note: This story on digital learning originally appeared on CoSN’s blog and is reposted here with permission. Teachers, principals, and district administrators are creating digital content every day for a variety of audiences.

• American Dreams, Wraiths, and Asylum Seekers | The Jose Vilson

  About a decade ago, my former school’s parent coordinator introduced me to a new student. This wouldn’t be a remarkable event because my school opened its doors to newcomers often.

• Keep, Start, Stop: A Student Feedback Strategy – Dr. Catlin Tucker

  My friend, who manages a team of designers, described this strategy to me. He uses it when he meets with each member of his team to exchange feedback at the mid-point and end of the calendar year. Both he and his team members think about and provide…

• New Year, New AI: Integrating Latest EdTech Tools in Your Classroom – Class Tech Tips

  The start of a new year is often a time for making lists, sharing predictions, and setting intentions. This past year, I’ve spent lots of time with educators, both virtually and in person, to talk about the current state of AI in education.

• Animated Video: “How Do Pandemics Get Around the World?” | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

  MiroslavaChrienova / Pixabay I’m adding this video to A BEGINNING LIST OF THE BEST RESOURCES FOR LEARNING ABOUT THE CORONAVIRUS:

• Sam Wineburg: The Lies That Advertisers Tell Students | Diane Ravitch’s blog

  Sam Wineburg is the Margaret Jacks Professor Emeritus of Education at Stanford University.

• Thomas Ultican: “A Nation at Risk” Was a Pack of Lies | Diane Ravitch’s blog

  The document that launched four decades of disastrous education policies was titled “A Nation at Risk.” It was a document produced by a commission appointed by Ronald Reagan’s Secretary of Education, Terrell Bell. Reagan wanted to abolish the U.S.

• AI Prompt Engineering Isn’t the Future

  Prompt engineering has taken the generative AI world by storm.

• How to prepare for the future of technology in education

  Raise your hand if your school is one hundred percent ready for whatever technology inventions and adoptions will come over the next three to five years.

• 4 ways to create a distraction-free classroom learning environment  – SmartBrief

  “4 ways to create a distraction-free classroom learning environment”

• What Do You Learn in 5th Grade: Important Concepts & Skills

  As kids enter the final stages of elementary school, it is essential to know what they will learn before starting middle school. By reviewing what is taught to kids in 5th grade, you can plan effectively and talk to teachers about what expectations …

• The 8 Key Digital Literacy Skills for Teachers and Educators – Educators Technology

  Digital literacy, a dynamic and ever-evolving concept, continuously adapts to encompass new skills and practices emerging alongside technological advancements.

• Design Your Classroom to Be a Stimulating Place for Learning

  Have you ever considered how life experiences factor into your teaching practices? Before I entered education, marketing was my first career. They may seem worlds apart, but the parallels will surprise you. This third article in my series connects t…

• How to Type Accents in Google Docs – Educators Technology

  In today’s digitally connected world, where languages blend and intermingle in our daily communications, knowing how to add accented characters to documents has become an essential skill. This is particularly true for educators, linguists, and anyon…

• 64 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

  As we wave farewell to 2023, we’re looking ahead to edtech trends in 2024 with optimism for education as a whole. Moving away from the pandemic, educators still grapple with learning loss and academic disparities and inequities.

• Happy New Year! And Public Domain Day

  Also on January 1st: It’s Public Domain Day! Every year, January 1st is Public Domain Day. This is an observance of when copyrights expire and works enter into the public domain–free for all to use.

• The Jan. 6th Insurrection Happened Nearly Three Years Ago – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

  The January 6th Insurrection happened nearly two years ago. Many, if not all, can still be used, and I’ve also added more recent lesson plans, too.

• Forensic Activity – Calculating Time of Death

  Determining the time of death (TOD) is a critical aspect of forensic investigation, and it involves considering various factors and using multiple methods rather than relying solely on one formula.

• Embracing the New Year: Five Approaches to Goal-Setting and Growth in the Classroom – John Spencer

  The start of the new year is a great opportunity to reflect on your goals, set new goals, and focus on building momentum moving forward. Some people love the notion of New Year’s Resolutions and they use this time to set goals and design structured …

• The Unitizer: a fraction exploration • Activity Builder by Desmos

• International Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence – Official website of the International Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence

  At IOAI, we offer an intellectually stimulating platform where high school students from around the world can showcase their AI expertise, creativity, and problem-solving skills.

• Exploring The Future: 5 Cutting-Edge Generative AI Trends In 2024

  The year 2023 marked a watershed moment in the evolution of technology, with generative AI becoming mainstream. As we approach 2024, the landscape of generative AI is expected to rapidly evolve, introducing a slew of trends that promise to transform…

• Lava may have flowed over parts of Mars | Popular Science

  Volcanic eruptions are not a major threat to the Martian landscape, but an area about the size of Alaska was potentially covered with lava as recently as one million years ago.

• The Traffic Lights of Teacher Collaboration

  A MiddleWeb Blog The question I receive the most from fellow English language development (ELD) colleagues regarding teacher collaboration is “What can we do when our co-teacher is resistant to collaborating?” When I first started collaborating with…

• 10 Great Time Management Tools for Teachers – Educators Technology

  In the fast-paced world of education, time is a precious commodity. As someone deeply immersed in the field, I’ve always been on the lookout for strategies and tools that can help us educators manage our time more effectively.

• I let my students write essays using ChatGPT – here’s what happened | School Management Plus: School & education news worldwide

  Currently, in staffrooms worldwide, there are few topics more divisive than the subject of AI in education; is it simply a shortcut for lazy students or a transformative tool for personalised learning?

• ISTE | Help Students Think More Deeply With ChatGPT | ISTE

  As a geography teacher, I recently embarked on an experiment with my Year 8 class, an experiment that was met with equal parts laughter, curiosity and apprehension.

• AI Fosters Critical Thinking, but Talk of Prompts Is Holding Us Ordinary Teachers Back

  Following my previous article on ISTE, I came to realise just how divisive the talk of generative AI is in schools. I’ve had some lively discussions with my teaching colleagues.

• AI Task Forces vs. AI Advisory Boards in High Schools – AI Advisory Boards

  The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into education has gained significant attention. Many high schools have decided to establish AI-focused initiatives to prepare students for a technology-driven future.

• An AI Playground – by Michelle Kassorla

  About a month ago, I was talking to an instructional designer who said she had created an “AI Playground” inside the LMS of her college to help faculty and students understand how to use AI. This was fascinating to me, and I asked her if I could see…

• Best Image to Text Apps – Educators Technology

  In today’s digital landscape, the ability to convert physical text into digital format is not just a convenience but a necessity. This is where the concept of ‘picture to text apps’ becomes a game-changer.

• Top Royalty Free Music Sources for School Projects – Educators Technology

  In the dynamic world of education, integrating music into school projects can significantly enhance learning experiences. In today’s post, I am sharing with you this curated collection of websites that offer royalty free music to use in school proje…

• Cliff Mass Weather Blog: Dealing with Aircraft Turbulence

  I have gotten several emails over the past several months asking about aircraft turbulence and how they can avoid or lessen their exposure. As both a meteorologist and an individual who is not crazy about bumping around in the sky, I have had a lot …

• Tech Transformation: Learning loss

  When I visit IB schools as part of an evaluation team, I always carefully read through what the school has shared in its self-study questionnaire.

• 2023! The Year That Vouchers Became an Entitlement for Children of the Wealthy! | Diane Ravitch’s blog

  Jan Resseger, warrior for children, wrote this post about the deceptive sales pitch for vouchers. For at least thirty years, we have heard again and again that vouchers will “save poor kids from failing public schools.

• How to Cite AI Tools in Academic Writing — Academic Insight Lab

  Have you been using ChatGPT or other AI-based tools to help you do academic research and writing? If so, are you wondering about how it should be cited? Well, you’re not alone.

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• 30 Effective Classroom Attention Getters with Examples – Educators Technology

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• These exquisitely preserved fossils show what life was like in Australia’s ancient rainforest | Popular Science

  Around 15 million years ago, Australia was once a lush rainforest. An ancient river meandered in the southeast, gradually carving out a lake from one of the river bends.

• 7 Key Steps to Project-Based Learning – Educators Technology

  Incorporating Project-Based Learning (PBL) in your classroom is a transformative step towards an engaging, real-world educational experience for your students.

• Best Practices for AI and CTE | Tech & Learning

  During ACTE’s recent CareerTech VISION event for career and technical education (CTE) professionals, panelists presented overwhelming evidence that educators have to embrace AI in education—particularly in career and technical education.

• The power of AI in education: Enhancing instructional coaching for student success

  Last fall, ChatGPT, an AI-powered language model, became the subject of widespread discussion, from lighthearted memes about robots taking over to genuine confusion about the capabilities and implications of AI.

• How Teachers, Researchers, and Tech are Partnering to Make Math Accessible – Digital Promise

  To better understand how and why digital tools can support students and teachers, Digital Promise created a research partnership with Equatio, mathematics educators, and researchers from University of California, Irvine.

• How Technology Companies Support the Esports Educational Pipeline | EdTech Magazine

  Higher education institutions know the benefit of a strong pipeline.

• Cliff Mass Weather Blog: Mysterious Holes In the Sky

  During the past weeks, several of you have sent me pictures of strange holes in the clouds above our region.   Scary-looking pictures. For e…

• Practice Vocabulary Related to Photosynthesis

  Photosynthesis is a crucial biological process that sustains life on Earth. Photosynthesis often gets its own chapter, but it’s a topic that spans many units in biology (climate change, taxonomy, biodiversity).

• Control Alt Achieve: EdTech Cool Tool – NotebookLM

  See below for details, directions, uses, and links for this artificial intelligence resource. If you have used this tool, please consider sharing your experiences, how you have useda it, tips, tricks, and more.

• Role of Generative AI in the Classroom | Linways Technologies

  In the rapidly evolving landscape of education, technology continues to play a pivotal role in reshaping traditional teaching methods. One of the most promising developments in this domain is the integration of generative artificial intelligence (AI…

• Best Writing Apps for iPad – Educators Technology

  In the digital age, the iPad has emerged as a versatile tool for writers, blending the portability of a notebook with the advanced functionality of a computer.

• Shifting The Balance: the Science of Reading in Grades 3-5

  In recent years the debate over the merits of balanced literacy versus the science of reading has intensified. The confusion and uncertainty prompted Dr.

• Best Digital Portfolio Tools for Students – Educators Technology

  Digital portfolios, e-portfolios, or online portfolios stand as a cornerstone in the intersection of teaching, learning, and assessment. In today’s discussion, I’m delving into the realm of e-portfolios with a focus on their impact on learning, part…

• STEM programs can’t keep up with AI–let’s focus on Power Skills

  First came headlines about AI-driven cheating. Next emerged a flood of time-saving tools for teachers. Attend any education event today, and one phrase will echo in the halls: artificial intelligence.

• Best Video Making Apps for iPad – Educators Technology

  The iPad has emerged as a powerful tool for creative tasks, revolutionizing how we approach activities like writing and video making. Its portability, combined with a range of versatile apps, makes it an ideal choice for creators on the go.

• How to work for equity of access in classrooms

  Ensuring equity of access in the K-12 classroom is crucial for providing all students with a fair and inclusive education. Educational disparities can exacerbate existing inequalities, and it’s essential that school leaders and teachers address thes…

• 3 Tips for Guiding Students Through Inquiry-Based Learning – Digital Promise

  The Ciena Solutions Challenge is a global design challenge inviting middle and high school students to design solutions addressing the Sustainable Development Goals in their community.

• Control Alt Achieve: EdTech Cool Tool – Canva Magic Studio

  See below for details, directions, uses, and links for this artificial intelligence resource. If you have used this tool, please consider sharing your experiences, how you have used it, tips, tricks, and more.

• For Educators Who Get In Trouble But Want To Stay In Their Professions – The Jose Vilson

  Last night, I was asked to speak virtually to a group of student teachers who read my book This Is Not A Test for class (on sale at Haymarket Books, by the way). It was great speaking to this group of students after nine years of learning, leading, …

• Understanding General World Models (GWM) – AI Advisory Boards

  General world models, in simple terms, are comprehensive representations of the world that an AI system constructs to understand and predict its environment. These models aim to capture the underlying structure, dynamics, and relationships of the wo…

• Voyager 1 is experiencing technical difficulties, and NASA is working to fix it | Popular Science

  NASA intends the Voyager program to continue its historic exploration for at least another few years. But after nearly half a century and billions of miles of cosmic travel, the pair of space probes aren’t the young, spry technological wonders they …

• The Sandy Hook Massacre Took Place Eleven Years Ago – Here Are Learning, Teaching & Reflecting Resources | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

  The Sandy Hook massacre took place ten years ago.

• Control Alt Achieve: EdTech Cool Tool – Class Companion

  See below for details, directions, uses, and links for this artificial intelligence resource. If you have used this tool, please consider sharing your experiences, how you have used it, tips, tricks, and more. ✍️ Class Companion classcompanion.com N…

• Blended Learning Models Simply Explained – Educators Technology

  Welcome to the latest post in our series on blended learning. Previously, we’ve explored what blended learning is and delved into its strengths and weaknesses. We’ve also looked at practical examples of blended learning and how they are applied in v…

• 6 Practical Blended Learning Examples – Educators Technology

  Welcome to the latest installment in our series on blended learning. In our previous posts, we’ve explored what blended learning is and delved into its strengths and weaknesses. We’ve also examined various models of blended learning.

• What is Blended Learning? – Educators Technology

  In today’s post, I am introducing you to blended learning, a concept that is now common parlance within the ‘education speak’.

• UDL Strategies Can Help Adolescents Lighten Memory Overload

  We recommend you set aside some time to explore this information-rich introduction to developing executive function, effort and persistence, and self-regulation in middle grades students.

• 48 Essential Links for the Parents of Gifted Children | OEDB.org

  Every parent hopes for their child to be smart and to excel in school, but sometimes parents just don’t know what to do with a child who is especially exceptional.

• Driving Early Reading Readiness… Are Background Knowledge & Read Alouds the Missing Links? | American Consortium for Equity in Education

  By Valerie Chernek Josė, a second grader, has transferred to a new school and has already begun to grasp many pre-reading concepts earlier than expected. A key reason for his progress is that his teacher is a proponent of WholeKeep Reading Driving E…

• Powerful Learning With Artificial Intelligence For Educators | EdSurge News

  The rapidly evolving space of artificial intelligence (AI) requires school and district leaders to make sense of how emerging technology applications, including those that use generative AI (Gen AI), are being integrated into schools and districts a…

• 5 ways to use edtech to engage shy students

  Engaging shy students in K-12 classrooms can be a rewarding challenge, and edtech is a valuable tool in creating inclusive and interactive learning environments. Many educators are merging one with the using, discovering strategies to use edtech to …

• Teaching with GAI in Mind | EDUCAUSE Review

  It’s a few weeks before the semester, and you have started going through everything you will teach next year, but this time it is different. In the past, you may have relied on papers and long-answer essay questions to test your students’ knowledge,…

• Cheating Fears Over Chatbots Were Overblown, New Research Suggests – The New York Times

  Last December, as high school and college students began trying out a new A.I. chatbot called ChatGPT to manufacture writing assignments, fears of mass cheating spread across the United States.

• Innovating with Integrity: Building Trust in an AI-Driven World | Getting Smart

  Human-centered approaches to AI help to deliver the right solution at the right time. Schools around the country are developing novel approaches to AI integration and reskilling workforces.

• AI Integration in Schools: Identifying Opportunities for Tomorrow

  The emergence of AI isn’t just a passing trend; it’s a transformative force reshaping the landscape of the world including education. With its profound potential to revolutionize how we teach, learn, and prepare for the future of work AI is at the f…

• How video games could unlock new treatments for Parkinson’s  | News

  A $5 million NIH grant is adding an ‘extra life’ to Parkinson’s research, with patients playing video games during brain surgery to help researchers understand better how the brain regulates movement.

• Benefits of Esports in Schools

  It is not a secret that kids love playing video games. Therefore, incorporating video games into education should be enough to increase engagement, right? Well, not quite so. Gaming itself is a fun leisure activity enjoyed by many, including childre…

• 15 Great Science Websites for Middle School – Educators Technology

  In an age where information is at our fingertips, finding the right resources to spark curiosity and foster understanding in young minds is key.

• 5 Ways AI Assistive Technology Tools Can Help Students | Tech & Learning

  Since ChatGPT launched in late 2022, there have been many headlines about AI in education. But with all that attention, there hasn’t been enough focus on some of the amazing ways AI is already helping with assistive technology and its potential for …

• AI and connectivity: Pillars of the new education revolution

  Key points: AI will be key for transforming learning and preparing students for the workforce Still, many countries face equity and accessibility challenges See related article: Is generative AI a beacon for more accessible education? For more news …

• If You Build It, They Will Create: Designing Maker Mindsets in Our Classrooms – Education Elements

  As a kid, I loved designing and building things! All my dolls had their own custom- made furniture and Lego cars. I recently had the opportunity to design and build a maker space for educators to implement making and tinkering in their libraries and…

• Might The PISA Results Finally Stop The Complaining About Physical School Closures? | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

  Results from the international PISA results were released last week. And, though there has been some handwringing about drops in U.S. students’ test scores, particularly in math, I’ve only seen two analyses highlighting what I think is the most impo…

• Control Alt Achieve: EdTech Cool Tool – Snorkl

  See below for details, directions, uses, and links for this artificial intelligence resource. If you have used this tool, please consider sharing your experiences, how you have used it, tips, tricks, and more.

• How To Gamify A Conference Session Part 1: Design Constraints | by Sam Liberty | Dec, 2023 | Medium

  Conference sessions. Some people love them. Some people dread them.

• 10 Reasons Why Adults Who Play Video Games Are Happier – LifeHack

  Recent studies have shown that adults who play video games have higher levels of happiness, and in some cases relaxation, as a result of their gaming.

• Tesla unveils Optimus Gen 2: its next generation humanoid robot | Electrek

  Tesla has unveiled “Optimus Gen 2”, a new generation of its humanoid robot that should be able to take over repetitive tasks from humans. Optimus, also known as Tesla Bot, has not been taken seriously by many outside of the more hardcore Tesla fans,…

• What is one negative effect technology has had on education?

  One significant negative effect of technology on K-12 education is the exacerbation of educational inequities.

• Helpful Web Resources for Learning about Copyright – Educators Technology

  In our increasingly digital world, where a vast ocean of information and creative content is just a click away, understanding the nuances of copyright has never been more important.

• PROOF POINTS: There is a worldwide problem in math and it’s not just about the pandemic

  Sample question on the math section of the 2022 PISA exam. This one is rated a level 2, a level of difficulty that 34 percent of U.S. 15-year-olds could not answer correctly. (Answer revealed at the bottom of this story.

• How Middle School Students Are Leading Digital Citizenship – Digital Promise

  In an age where digital technology is an integral part of our lives, it is essential to educate our students about the responsible use of the internet and digital devices.

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• NASA Video: “Hubble: Not Yet Imagined” | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

  Andrew-Art / Pixabay I’m adding this new video from NASA to The Best Sites To Learn About The Hubble Telescope:

• The Nerdy Teacher: Creating an Inclusive Classroom #EdChat #Neurodiversity

  Neurodiverse students bring a wide range of perspectives and abilities to the classroom that should be supported and embraced by classroom teachers. The challenge for educators is trying to find the best solutions to support these diverse learners.

• PISAful Thinking – Giving Context to the 2023 Numbers |

  If you have a narrative you want to tell about education, locally or globally, PISA results can probably help confirm it.

• ISTE | Empowering Girls in STEM

  Empowering girls in STEM is not just about achieving gender balance; it’s about ensuring that diverse perspectives and experiences are well-represented in these fields.

• The Coaching Effect: Peer-to-Peer Advice – Dr. Catlin Tucker

  While reading Adam Grant’s new book, Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things, I was struck by his distinction between teaching and coaching. He writes, “Teaching others can build our competence. But it’s coaching others that elevat…

• Why Sending Students Home with Writing Assignments Might Not Be The Best Idea – Dr. Catlin Tucker

  In our newest book, Shift Writing into the Classroom with UDL and Blended Learning, Dr. Katie Novak and I guide teachers in creating the time and space to support all parts of the writing process in the classroom.

• Brain imaging study challenges long-held beliefs about negative effects of violent video games

  A recent neuroimaging study published in eLife has found that playing violent video games does not decrease empathy in players. This finding challenges the popular notion that exposure to video game violence desensitizes people to real-world sufferi…

• 7 Artificial Intelligence Trends That Could Reshape Education in 2024 – The 74

• Opinion | How AI is transforming education at the University of Mississippi – The Washington Post

• Andrew Ng: Why AI Is the New Electricity | Stanford Graduate School of Business

• Is the Milwaukee Public Library Account the Best Thing on Social Media?

  One of my top discoveries this past year was the Milwaukee Public Library Account. Available on both Instagram and TikTok, the library is dominating social media with the most hilarious parodies, GIFs, and original content. With over 4.

• Fossil first identified as plant is actually a baby turtle | Popular Science

  After spending millions of years tucked away in rocks, fossils can sometimes resemble a completely different living thing. A turtle fossil might even bear a striking resemblance to a plant.

• Planet Nine might not be a planet at all | Popular Science

  After centuries of watching the skies, the map of our local solar system has grown quite detailed. We live on one of the rocky inner planets. Next there’s a belt of asteroids, two gas giants, two ice giants, and then a second belt of many smaller ic…

• 7 Ways We Can Help Our Students Become Active Listeners

  I’m not the best listener. Ask my kids, my colleagues or my wife, and they will all tell you the same thing. For instance, just the other day I was headed to the grocery store. I asked my family what items I should grab but couldn’t remember most of…

• Great Motivational Videos for Students – Educators Technology

  In today’s post, I am sharing with you this curated collection of motivational videos crafted to ignite a spark of inspiration, perseverance, and creativity in our students.

• Difficult For Whom: A Conversation about Conversations and Systems – The Jose Vilson

  Recently, my son did an active-shooter drill at his school. I asked him how it went. He mentioned how it was fine, but a few students couldn’t be quiet.

• Should math class be hard? – Math with Bad Drawings

  A few weeks ago, I’d have deemed this question pointless. Less a real question than a kind of vague hand gesture. But I just read a great book that shifted my thinking. Now, rather than a vague hand gesture, I see the hard/easy question as a quite p…

• Control Alt Achieve: EdTech Cool Tool – CK-12 Flexi

  See below for details, directions, uses, and links for this artificial intelligence resource. If you have used this tool, please consider sharing your experiences, how you have used it, tips, tricks, and more. ▶️ Video Demo (7 minutes)

• AI-Written Homework Is Rising. So Are False Accusations.

  Mira is a student of international business at the Artevelde University of Applied Sciences in Belgium.

• Semantic Scholar | AI-Powered Research Tool

  Skip to search formSkip to main contentSkip to account menu Try: Our API now includes paper search, better documentation, and increased stability. Join hundreds of other developers and start building your scholarly app today.

• All kids want for Christmas this year … Robux and gaming subscriptions | CNN Business

• Best Tiny URL Creators in 2023

  In the vast expanse of the digital world, efficiency and simplicity are key, and this is where tools like TinyURL, the popular URL shortening service, become indispensable.

• 5 Easy Steps for Teaching with Digital Tools

  Introducing digital tools into your teaching can seem challenging at first. There are many tools out there, and it might feel like there’s a lot to learn. But with easy steps for teaching with digital tools, you can start simply and gradually. There…

• Virtual Field Trip Ideas and Resources for Teachers – Educators Technology

  As educators, parents, and mentors, we recognize the value of hands-on experiences, and thanks to technology, we can now bring the world to our students and children. Virtual field trips offer a world of exploration, discovery, and learning, right a…

• Control Alt Achieve: EdTech Cool Tool – Diffit

  See below for details, directions, uses, and links for this artificial intelligence resource. If you have used this tool, please consider sharing your experiences, how you have used it, tips, tricks, and more.

• How to Help Students Without Being a Savior | Cult of Pedagogy

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• Games To Play When You Feel Alone

  Loneliness is inevitable for every person, which is when it’s best to find things to be occupied with. Some people might choose to go with action-heavy titles like Grand Theft Auto while certain others might prefer smaller-scale ones.

• NASA’s Webb Stuns With New High-Definition Look at Exploded Star – NASA

  Like a shiny, round ornament ready to be placed in the perfect spot on a holiday tree, supernova remnant Cassiopeia A (Cas A) gleams in a new image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. As part of the 2023 Holidays at the White House, First Lady o…

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