ED Surge

JUNE 14, 2023

We recently completed an evaluation of an AI-equipped platform through which middle school students could draft, submit and revise argumentative essays in response to pre-curated writing prompts. The AI is trying to fix the writing process and the format—fix what is already there, not trying to understand what they intended to say."

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

That’s the argument of Kieran Egan, a Canadian philosopher and longtime professor at Simon Fraser University who passed away in 2022. The argument in Egan’s book is hard to summarize, but the thrust is that the way schools teach has become too disconnected from the way young people are wired to learn.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 24, 2023

How does this argument hold up under scrutiny?” They’ll prod you to analyze different sides of an argument, push your boundaries, and consider viewpoints you might have dismissed at first glance. They’ll guide you in dissecting an essay to identify the central themes, arguments, and underlying messages.

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ED Surge

MAY 15, 2023

A Sparring Partner in Forging an Argument A third use case for an AI chatbot is as a “naysayer” or “critic” — not necessarily a role that a university explicitly employs like tutors or editors. Oftentimes, when writing or describing or designing, it helps to hear feedback, especially when there is argumentation involved.

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MAY 18, 2023

We recommend you choose a narrow topic and explore free essay examples at StudyDriver.com where you’ll find valuable ideas and techniques for effectively developing your writing style and creating persuasive arguments. Talk about related arguments from your course and use another section to educate readers beyond the course.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 11, 2023

When students learn to ask deep questions, analyze texts and construct evidence-based arguments, they are equipped with skills that reach far beyond a history classroom. Good history education empowers students to actively engage with the past they study, rather than being passive receivers of historical narratives.

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ED Surge

MAY 23, 2024

Kaufer adds that novice writers often shift too early in the writing process into making fragments of ideas they put down into carefully crafted sentences, when they might just end up later deleting those sentences because the ideas may not fit into their final argument or essay. Kaufer is sympathetic to that argument.

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ED Surge

APRIL 19, 2022

Louis, Maryville University, is embracing that argument in a big way by revamping its curriculum and even changing its business model to include options like a subscription model—with the goal of helping its students get good jobs after graduation. One college in St.

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JULY 21, 2023

Here are popular online resources to teach about Civics and Government.

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ED Surge

MAY 15, 2022

As a sign of his fanaticism around helping people think critically, he wrote about how to help people better discern political arguments as voters and how we might improve the level of discourse in our country. They would email him essays with evidence to back up their arguments.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 14, 2023

But critics allege that this argument is self-serving, and the 2020 Senate report listed Monarch School as having a higher than average chronic absentee rate , at 58.8 But critics allege that this argument is self-serving, and the 2020 Senate report listed Monarch School as having a higher than average chronic absentee rate , at 58.8

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ED Surge

AUGUST 1, 2023

The civil rights folks liked the idea that legacy preferences were there to the extent that they could make an argument that, ‘Listen, there are all sorts of preferences in college admissions,’ and so race should be allowed as one of those factors.” But even that financial argument is not well-founded, argues Kahlenberg.

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ED Surge

MARCH 1, 2023

argument coherence) for teachers. AI as a grading assistant functioned as an “extra set of hands,” delegating basic grading (e.g., spelling, missing evidence) to a more efficient system and reserved holistic and thematic feedback (e.g.,

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Computing Education Research Blog

AUGUST 5, 2024

I remembered that the argument then was why natural language programming would never quite work (and the argument pretty much still stands). Back in 2009, I’d written a blog post, “ There will always be friction ” inspired by an essay by Michael Mateas.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Read on… For more websites that teach civics for MS and HS, check out these: Argument Wars. Massachusetts earned a grade of A- (the highest grade earned by any state) and is listed as one of only five exemplar states. Civics games. How Laws are Made. Public Policy and the Executive and Legislative Branches Quiz. Public Policy Matching.

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APRIL 30, 2024

AI writing helpers’ real-time feedback on grammar, vocabulary, coherence, and argument structure is their crucial draw. These programs create essays and provide critical comments to help students improve their drafts. On-demand help is beneficial in educational settings where traditional support services are scarce or overloaded.

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Computer Science Teacher

MARCH 3, 2022

The argument for Python is multiple. I am finding the arguments for Python more convincing than I expected. The second was that while there is a slight edge in universities using Python over Java for CS1, Java and C++ are FAR more widely used in CS2 courses. After lunch, It Seemed Like a Good Idea At The Time (COVID-19 Edition).

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ED Surge

APRIL 18, 2023

That’s the argument made by Timothy Law Snyder, president of Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, who has been writing and speaking about the issue in recent months.

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MAY 2, 2024

The argument against AI-powered tools remains the same: any content produced by artificial intelligence can be viewed as plagiarism. This is the same concern that has been posed about essay writing services and the people who use them.

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ED Surge

MARCH 26, 2024

Both educators hope that teaching critical thinking and how to analyze historical events will shift the conversation away from culture war arguments about whether and how to teach controversial topics. “By

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Chillax Science

JANUARY 11, 2023

Specifically, we can intentionally teach skills and practices related to productive ways to engage in arguments. In fact, educational researchers have noticed that addressing elements of argumentation in formal learning environments can help students (NRC, 2012). These tools are inexpensive and can be found on Amazon.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

He even takes the argument a step further when he complains that Twitter itself has become a kind of game for talking about current events and politics, rather than a genuine public sphere.

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ED Surge

JULY 12, 2022

So for this week’s podcast we’re diving into his argument, talking to a philosophy professor who studied with Hussain and regularly teaches the paper to his own students. It seems like there's a lot of common sense to this argument that is very accessible to a non-philosopher. It's some value of solidarity.

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ED Surge

MAY 28, 2024

Using data points that limit subjective factors — such as teacher impression or parental advocacy — when deciding whether a student is prepared for algebra lowers the likelihood that a student will be put into algebra too soon or too late, according to this argument.

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Vivify Stem

JULY 12, 2023

Why Scientific Argumentation? Scientific argumentation holds a crucial place in the science classroom! Scientific argumentation also prepares students for real-world applications by mirroring the practices of scientific research and fostering a scientific mindset.

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ED Surge

JUNE 2, 2023

These artificial assistants, the argument goes, will be able to automate tasks, freeing up teacher time for interacting with students, while also providing instant feedback for students like a tireless (free-to-use) tutor. In this case, it is also to mollify concerns that AI will lead to less autonomy and less respect for teachers.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 20, 2022

When you hear your dad's advice that you should finish now, what is your argument back? So my quick argument will always be that there's always another way. What would you say to that argument? But it's kind of awesome to see him finding ways to make money that matches his passion. Now it is a completely different day and age.

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MAY 16, 2023

Besides, the paper outline will guarantee that your text follows a logical structure, includes well-supported arguments, and is easy to read. This will further help you frame your thesis statement and ensure that you include all the required information. Hence, it should be informative, concise, and engaging.

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ED Surge

JUNE 10, 2024

Students addressed their own climate anxiety by applying their research skills in designing climate solutions and writing defending arguments to local politicians.

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Know Adam's Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Let's explore how analysis sentence starters can help students learn how to listen to one another and form claim, evidence, reasoning (CER) arguments , rather than talking at or over their peers. Ultimately, they help students learn how to talk, listen, and support their arguments with evidence and reasoning.

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JULY 10, 2023

Whether they’re reenacting historical events, explaining a scientific concept through animation, or crafting persuasive arguments in visually appealing ways, these projects integrate technology into the learning process while also addressing diverse learning styles.

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ED Surge

APRIL 12, 2022

And the argument is that if a university degree is a good investment, it ought to be substantially more valuable than the opportunity cost. My argument is that the risk is too high, and the returns too low. There are two key weaknesses to our argument. In most cases, a university degree takes three to four years of study.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Paul, who says she reads academic journal articles for fun, first encountered this argument when she came across a 1998 paper by philosophers Andy Clark and David Chalmers, who argued that the human mind extends into the world around it.

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STEM Education Shopping

AUGUST 21, 2023

Logic is the foundation of rational thinking, and by teaching students to analyze arguments, identify fallacies, and draw valid conclusions, we are helping them become more effective critical thinkers. Logic is the foundation of rational thinking, and being able to effectively analyze arguments is a crucial skill.

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ED Surge

APRIL 12, 2024

Of course such questions might be used innocently as shorthand for more complex assertions, so the diagnosis of technocentrism must be confirmed by careful examination of the arguments in which they are embedded.

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Middle Web

MAY 10, 2023

ELA teacher Dr. Jason DeHart makes the argument that “literacy” today is not something that can only be accessed through an elusive set of text-based standards and practices but instead a state that can be achieved using a wide range of readily available media modalities.

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ED Surge

MAY 7, 2024

Everybody's going to go up without their paper and just talk about their argument for three to five minutes, or whatever it may be, and your job is to verbally communicate what you were trying to argue and how you went about proving it. You know my new thing also is verbal communication. Because that's something AI can't do.

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