Fri.Dec 30, 2022

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Inside the new middle school math crisis

The Hechinger Report

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. — It was a Thursday morning in November, a few minutes into Ruby Voss’ and Amber Benson’s eighth grade math class at Northside Middle School just outside Roanoke, a city of roughly 100,000 in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Thursdays are spent in review in preparation for tests each Friday. The teachers posted a question on screen — “What’s the slope of the equation below?

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A New Approach to Learning Through ChatGPT, AI Tools

Ask a Tech Teacher

In case you are not familiar with neural networks or have not used AI-based tools, you will be surprised to learn that solutions like ChatGPT tend to use the principles of transformer architecture. The core idea is an analysis of the lengthy bits of text where the system analyzes the keywords and sequences used to create a natural language flow. It also makes learning through ChatGPT and similar tools suitable for learning purposes and even works with autistic and dyslexic students who require m

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10 Outdated Teaching Techniques

Teacher Tech with Alice Keeler

We are always learning more about the science of teaching. Technology and societal changes shift what we can do and what we value. Here are 10 outdated teaching techniques. The post 10 Outdated Teaching Techniques appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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New school year shows continued signs of academic rebounding

eSchool News

Post-pandemic academic achievement is showing encouraging signs of improvement, although not evenly across school years, according to NWEA , a nonprofit, research and educational services organization serving K-12 students. The new research findings are based on fall 2022 assessment data from nearly 7 million US students in grades 3-8. The new report is part of NWEA’s ongoing research effort to examine how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted student achievement in reading and math.

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Reimagining Chickering & Gamson's Principles Post-Pandemic: Technology's Central Role in Modern Edu

This white paper examines and proposes revisions to the "Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education" introduced by Arthur Chickering and Zelda Gamson in 1987 for today's technology-driven world.

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How to keep your New Year's Resolutions. FINALLY

Brainscape

Despite New Year’s resolutions having a staggeringly low success rate , there’s something infectious about the spirit of renewal at this time of year. We can’t help but forget about the disappointments of past years and try again… often without doing anything differently , which repeats the cycle from fierce ambition to epic fail.

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Learning needs joy and civility

eSchool News

Each year, we share our 10 most-read stories. Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on innovative ways to engage students, digital resources, and online and hybrid learning strategies related to post-pandemic teaching. This year’s number 1 most-read story focuses on what’s missing from learning. This special edition of Innovations in Education , hosted by Kevin Hogan, comes live from one of the nation’s largest edtech conferences.

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The Year of 2022 in (Blog) Review

Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

Happy holidays! Before 2022 ends, I was feeling reflective and wanted to briefly share some personal highlights of the year through the lens of Edtech Elixirs. Back in November 2021, I attended and led a session at EDspaces in Pittsburgh, PA. It's a great conference and support resource for those looking to renovate or build new school settings. Adapting that session into an article eventually became a published piece for EDspaces Essentials online magazine this year (" Article in EDspaces Essen

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