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AI In Education - The Impact of ChatGPT in the Classroom

Accelerate Learning

ChatGPT, a language model that uses deep learning techniques to generate human-like responses, has garnered significant attention for its potential applications in education. This AI-powered technology has been hailed as a game-changer for the education industry.

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Educators Have Some Pointed Advice For Tech Companies Building the Metaverse

ED Surge

Even so, some educators are trying to get ahead of the curve to help influence what kinds of education products and services emerge in the metaverse. This week the Brookings Institution released a policy brief titled “ A Whole New World: Education Meets the Metaverse. ” That's not what real learning is about.

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Simulations as a Teaching Strategy

Ask a Tech Teacher

Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, Christian Miraglia, retired educator and now education consultant, goes into depth about simulations–what these are and how to use them. This is why gamification and wider simulation strategies hold huge value in educational facilities across the globe. What is a Simulation?

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This Is Your Brain on Math: The Science Behind Culturally Responsive Instruction

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As a math educator at the high school and middle school levels, I lived for the moments when students’ furrowed brows ever-so-slightly began to unfold and smiles emerged. Culture embodies our deepest collective social norms and beliefs, and provides the reference points for future learning.

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AI in Higher Ed: Using What We Already Know About Good Teaching Practices

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How is AI currently utilized in higher education? Next semester, my students will spend time working with prompt writing, reflecting on LLM output and reflecting on when knowledge and learning matter versus when human-AI hybrid writing makes sense. In some classrooms, such as my own, we talk about what AI can and can’t do.

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Every Student Deserves an IEP

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During that time, I got to know my special education students better and more quickly than others because each had an individualized education program (IEP). Data collection inherent to the IEP process enables educators to more easily personalize learning, pinpointing opportunities for growth, as well as learner strengths.

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To Make Assignments More Meaningful, I’m Giving Students a More Authentic Audience

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While McEnerney was speaking to graduate students, some of his points resonated deeply for my work with high schoolers, particularly as he pointed out a hard truth about writing in the educational system: “Teachers read texts because they are paid to care about the students. and “Is this the most meaningful assignment I can offer?”