Like many of our colleagues, the emergence of ChatGPT and other generative artificial intelligence sites initially created a mild panic. Out of the panic, an emerging field of practical, practitioner-based research has begun to emerge. The call for calm, patient reflection has been noted (Naidu 2023, para 10). Others argue that AI, in various forms,…
In education, the benefits of incorporating the arts extend far beyond the canvas to include better communication, behavior and social-emotional skills. Despite these advantages, teachers of other subjects sometimes underestimate the complexity of integrating arts practices into their classrooms. “Art is very rigorous,” said Christina Jenkins, an arts educator and former social studies teacher in…
Khan Academy’s AI Chatbot, Khanmigo, has been having a difficult time getting a real foothold in schools (at least, from what I read), so, today, they announced that they are making it free for teacher use. Sign up here. I had gotten access to it awhile back, and wrote about it at JUST RECEIVED…
Reflection Questions To Improve Learning by Terry Heick A few years ago, I wrote about Types of Learning Journals and reflection was a part of this thinking. I’ve also shared a small collection of basic reflective questions in the past that could be used as a tweet or other social media post. Now, for an…
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Big news for educators! Today at Microsoft Build, Microsoft and Khan Academy announced a new partnership to bring our pilot Khanmigo for Teachers to every U.S. teacher. U.S. Educators: Get the Khanmigo pilot for free Teachers can start using the pilot of Khanmigo for Teachers now and join the ranks of millions who trust Khan…
We’re thrilled to announce that our AI teaching assistant, Khanmigo, is now free for every U.S. educator. Khanmigo leverages state-of-the-art AI, and while it is expensive to operate, we believe that every educator should have FREE access to this cutting-edge teacher AI tool. Thanks to a new partnership with Microsoft announced today, we are able…
This story was produced by The 19th and is reprinted with permission. PASADENA, Calif. — After starting elementary school in the late 1960s, Naomi Hirahara and three other girls formed a clique called the C.L.A.N., an acronym that represented each of the girl’s first initials. Hirahara said she and her friends didn’t consider the racial…
First was the fear cycle: “AI will take all the teaching jobs!” Then there was the hype cycle: “Crypto, scratch that, AI will completely revolutionize our daily existence!” Today’s announcement by heavyweights Khan Academy and Microsoft Education may hopefully signal the onset of the reality cycle: Actual AI tools baked into current technologies that can…
Reading Time: 2 minutes Did you hear the news? Smith’s “A Transition to Advanced Mathematics,” 8th edition is officially headed to WebAssign! This popular textbook, designed to empower instructors, optimizes the learning experience for students and supports them as they learn to think like mathematicians. WebAssign for this highly anticipated eighth edition is coming in…