A few nights ago I spent 90 minutes online with the staff of an elite public school in Shenzhen, China. I gave an hour-long talk about generative AI and its uses in education then engaged my audience in a 30-minute Q&A. Near the end of our chat, one of the teachers made a passing comment…
(I’m republishing my best posts from the second half of 2024. You can see the entire list of them here) OpenClipart-Vectors / Pixabay I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Though I don’t think AI is going to “revolutionize” education, I do think it has the potential of providing some superior…
geralt / Pixabay At least, for now, I’m going to make this a weekly feature which will highlight additions to THE BEST NEW – & FREE – ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOOLS THAT COULD BE USED IN THE CLASSROOM. Here are the latest: Sassy is an AI career exploration tool for students. It’s based in Oregon,…
The Trump Administration Is Bullying Educators. We Can Fight Back is the headline of a recent post I wrote for my Education Week column. As just about every K-12 teacher or administrator knows, going along with a bully only encourages them. The Trump Administration Is Bullying Educators. We Can Fight Back is the headline of…
“Disengaged,” “unmotivated,” “fragile,” “behind.” These are just a few of the negative labels applied to young people today. We read stories about how they’re suffering from pandemic learning loss and an adolescent mental health crisis. “Kids are addicted to their phones” is a common complaint. It all adds up to an even less helpful label:…
Artificial intelligence (AI) has transitioned from a speculative concept to a transformative tool in higher education, particularly within community colleges. This article explores AI’s historical evolution, critically assesses its benefits and challenges for teaching, and provides evidence-based strategies for faculty to integrate AI effectively. Drawing on the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL), it argues…
Listen to the interview with Matthew Johnson: Sponsored by Zearn and EVERFI One afternoon in the spring of my fourth year of teaching, I sat at my kitchen table, head in hands, having a breakdown. Its genesis was that I became a teacher to help students discover their voices as writers. In that pursuit, I’d…
In this post, I’ll give you 12 project management tips for beginners so if you are a new manager or a non-manager looking just to be more efficient in your work, this post is for you. Whether you’re managing a small internal project, launching a new product, or just trying to get things done in…
Eight years ago I began this regular feature where I share a few posts and resources from around the Web related to ESL/EFL or to language in general that have caught my attention. You might also be interested in THE BEST RESOURCES, ARTICLES & BLOG POSTS FOR TEACHERS OF ELLS IN 2021. Also, check out…
(I’m republishing my best posts from the second half of 2024. You can see the entire list of them here) cripi / Pixabay Sigh… Yet another education study has been released where researchers don’t “see the forest through the trees” because they likely didn’t check in with teachers before they designed their research….