Key points: With the right AI tools, teachers can enhance their classroom instruction Tracking AI in education Enhancing learning through AI and human educators For more on AI in education, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub Teaching is an uphill battle that grows harder and more exacting as the years roll by. Between budgetary constraints, bandwidth…
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. As a novice teacher in 1999, I was grateful to have a colleague across the hall who was also new to the profession. We swapped stories, shared strategies, and commiserated about our shared challenges around lesson planning and staying in touch…
If we graded schools on how accurately they grade students, they’d fail. Nearly six out of 10 course grades are inaccurate, according to a new study of grades that teachers gave to 22,000 middle and high school students in 2022 and 2023. The Equitable Grading Project, a nonprofit organization that seeks to change grading practices,…
If we graded schools on how accurately they grade students, they’d fail. Nearly six out of 10 course grades are inaccurate, according to a new study of grades that teachers gave to 22,000 middle and high school students in 2022 and 2023. The Equitable Grading Project, a nonprofit organization that seeks to change grading practices,…
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By: History Co:Lab “What would a map of every opportunity in Pittsburgh where young people feel powerful and seen look like?” On June 25th, at the Civic Learning Ecosystem’s Youth Design Day, youth leaders, educators, civic organizers, and community members from southwestern Pennsylvania gathered in the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh’s SLB Youth Media Center to…
Here are some recent useful posts and articles on educational policy issues (You might also be interested in seeing all my “Best” lists related to education policy here): Huh? ——– Louisiana unveils Ten Commandments posters for public schools featuring Mike Johnson, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and ‘Hamilton’ https://t.co/m8El0nUWpE — Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) August 5, 2024…
The United Nations has declared August 19th to be World Humanitarian Day: World Humanitarian Day is a time to recognize those who face danger and adversity in order to help others. The day was designated by the General Assembly to coincide with the anniversary of the 2003 bombing of the United Nations headquarters in…
It’s too bad that some people don’t believe it, but money does, indeed, matter to schools – and to our students. When Money Matters Most: Unpacking the Effectiveness of School Spending is yet another study the confirms that fact, and it’s not behind a paywall. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning…
It was the start of my sophomore year at a new public high school in New York City. With its dark brick exterior and barbed wire on the roof, my school already resembled a small prison — and staff had just installed several metal detectors at the front entrance. As my classmates begrudgingly walked through…