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Improving Teacher and Student Engagement Through Creativity

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Engagement and creativity play such important roles in the learning process, but with the myriad of other requirements and obligations, they can easily get lost in the abyss of deadlines and mandates. Creativity helps develop a deeper sense of learning, yet we keep our “creative” units until after state testing is over.

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

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Explore the benefits and drawbacks of AI in essay writing, including its impact on student learning. AI and Writing Essays: Pros and Cons, How Will Students Learn to Write if an AI Writes It for Them? This technology will transform education by personalizing learning and meeting various student demands.

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Elevating Math Education Through Problem-Based Learning

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Real-World, Meaningful Problems This kind of scenario — linking the drama of mountaineering with work on percentages in middle school math — can effectively be used in a problem-based learning (PBL) approach in the classroom. It’s an instructional approach where students learn by actively engaging in real-world, meaningful problems.

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How to Increase Student Engagement During Project-Based Learning

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Project-based learning is a teaching method that utilizes hands-on learning experiences to help students further develop their skills in various subjects. Regardless of grade level, it can be difficult to keep students engaged throughout project-based lessons.

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Pros And Cons of AI in Education

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AI tutors, virtual assistants, and adaptive learning platforms are being adopted by schools, colleges, and universities around the world. In addition, many students are using AI to write coursework and essays, which has caused a lot of outrage. This promotes better student engagement and accelerated learning.

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New Podcast: Project-based Learning with A.I. and Improving Friendships

Cool Cat Teacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In this episode, we dive deep into the transformative world of project-based learning! Learn from her techniques in her language arts classroom to see how you can engage your students, encourage critical thinking, and make learning an adventure!

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A Serious Look at Game-Based Learning

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“I've always thought games were good models for everything—how to learn, but also how to be,” says Arana Shapiro. Now the Managing Director and Chief Learning Officer at Games for Change , Shapiro stands at the vanguard of a movement to both normalize and prioritize game-based instruction in schools. G4C Student Resources.

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