ED Surge

MAY 7, 2024

Since the sudden rise of ChatGPT and other AI chatbots, many teachers and professors have started using AI detectors to check their students’ work. The idea is that the detectors will catch if a student has had a robot do their work for them. The approach is controversial, though, since these AI detectors have been shown to return false positives — asserting in some cases that text is AI-generated even when the student did all the work themselves without any chatbot assistance.

Communications 272

Communications Argumentation Government Biology 272

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 7, 2024

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Artificial Intelligence Curriculum Creativity Professor 242

ED Surge

MAY 7, 2024

Viridiana Martinez’s family immigrated twice when she was in elementary school — once, from Mexico to Canada, and a second time to the United States. With each move, she had to learn a new language and adjust to a different culture. During those transitions, Martinez was both challenged and uplifted, often by kind teachers and mentors whom she met at school.

Elementary 238

Elementary Teaching Schooling Accessibility 238

Know Adam's Blog

MAY 7, 2024

All teachers have experienced the dreaded silent ‘no response’ from students when you ask them ‘what do you think about this?’ If this is a challenge you know about firsthand, ask yourself – what am I expecting from my students when I ask them to think ? Thinking routines are used to help students understand what’s expected of them and to learn how to think critically.

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Learning Teaching Science Sciences 89

Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

Teaching

Box Light

MAY 7, 2024

Effective communication on a school campus is key to ensuring smooth operations and student safety throughout the day. For those responsible for conveying important information, a portable audio system is a flexible asset, facilitating clear communication despite ambient noise. A powerful and versatile portable audio system is Lyrik from FrontRow by Boxlight.

Communications 84

Communications Flexibility Schooling 84

Box Light

MAY 7, 2024

Thank you to the teachers who have stayed late after school, patiently guiding me through complex concepts. Your dedication doesn’t go unnoticed.

Schooling 83

Schooling 83

Middle Web

MAY 7, 2024

Teachers Samantha Layne and Susanne Croasdaile introduce a new UDL-friendly tool to promote higher thinking, using a model-building strategy. TPRY helps students break down visual content, analyze it, and even build their own visual texts. See a food web modeling example. The post Try This UDL Higher Order Thinking Strategy first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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UDL Critical Thinking Science Sciences 83