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Instructors Rush to Do ‘Assignment Makeovers’ to Respond to ChatGPT

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Since the release of ChatGPT a little more than six months ago, students have quickly figured out how to get the free AI chatbot to do their homework for them. For one thing, Bajkiewicz, who is a broadcast journalism professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, teaches more than 200 students per class.

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Charting New Territories in PD: The Whitsby Story with ASCD

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From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Welcome to a treasure from my ISTE 2023 vault. As educators, there are many new options opening up to us that will help improve our classrooms and make our professional development more accessible and available via our mobile devices.

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21 Top Professional Development Topics For Teachers Now

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From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. This summer, educators need to get some rest so that we can be our best. Advancement Courses Advancement Courses sponsored this blog post. Student Mental Health (Including Anxiety and Depression). All opinions are my own. Search Courses Now.

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3 Favorite Webtools for students (and teachers)

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Using a game-based format, students receive repeated exposure to high-utility words in multiple contexts and authentic ways that seem natural and age-appropriate. They are introduced via themes to spark interest and keep students engaged. Here are three that I found just since school opened. In W.O.R.D. scholastic.

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12 Fresh Ways to Assess Student Learning

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Assessing student learning used to be as simple as giving a test that consisted of multiple choice, True/False, short answer, and/or essay. How many answers students got right told the teacher how much they knew. Educators have come to realize that there are lots of reasons why a test score doesn’t reflect student knowledge.

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Student-Centered Computing: Teaching Computer Science Using Culturally Authentic Practices

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Likewise, Black and Latinx individuals made up 29% of the labor force but held only 16% of these jobs (National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, 2021). For many students, computer science isn’t on their radar simply because they don’t recognize that it is a possible career choice for them.

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14 Education Advancements in a Year

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The past decade saw significant improvements in the application of technology to learning and 2017 became a tipping point where embedding technology into education finally moved from fringe to mainstream, remaking classrooms in the image of the future. More Chromebooks than iPads. 2) Cloud storage became common and affordable (or free).

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