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K-12 Education News
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Many school districts are still in the early, cautious phases, setting guidelines and testing tools, while local colleges are certifying teachers and using it to create teaching assistants, tutors or study aides. -
A pair of "Future 2 Schools" at Houston Independent School District will have semester-long courses on AI tools and assign students accelerated coursework on an online platform once they're proficient in core subjects.
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The AI research company Anthropic is giving a global collective of teachers access to AI workshops, an online community forum and other resources, both to share ideas and to inform the progress of their chatbot Claude.
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Teams of students from different disciplines collaborate on an electric car.
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Micro schools give parents an alternative to more traditional private schools.
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Grant funding allowed schools to buy more technology for students and offer professional development for teachers.
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A Tennessee tech leader receives recognition for his efforts to teach computer science to young students at a coding school.
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A district educator played the age discrimination card in a lawsuit over a technology director position.
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The state's large virtual school program could be expanded next year.
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Through a local school's Environmental Sustainability Course, seniors work with a mentor from a local organization or business to develop projects that can increase the town’s environmental sustainability.
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The program comes at no cost to the school district, as Beaufort County is paying about $7,000 for Kajeet MiFi devices and Internet access through its library budget.
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Hal Friedlander helped the Education Department support classroom technology, and plans to start a nonprofit organization that will tackle a major problem facing his field.
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Raytheon is donating $37,000 to implement the Engineering is Elementary program in a Colorado Springs school.
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The computers provide a way to introduce kids to a technology that combines a cutting-edge look with something they can play with.
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No Child Left Behind's replacement focuses as never before on investing in what works.
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While the non-profit organization designed to engage children in science and technology ceased operations last fall, officials were hopeful the effort could continue.
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The Discovery Museum’s lab will travel to pre-kindergarten through fifth-grade classrooms in Marin and the Bay Area starting in January 2017.
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Several apps have been designed for students to maximize learning outcomes; some allow access to online homework, while others carefully track and measure performance depending on subject.
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The pace at which teachers jump on board with new technology can be detrimental to students, but sometimes the delay is budgetary as available resources must continually be shifted.
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The Diction Defender app teaches word choice and grammar through a beach survival game.
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The state's Department of Education will craft a strategic plan to help teachers get the most out of the computers and iPads in their classrooms.
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