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Language professors are experimenting with artificial intelligence tools to generate materials, personalize learning, give students more varied opportunities to practice — and keep up with them. -
Spending critical high school years online left many students unprepared for college, both academically and socially. Those setbacks have been compounded by lowered grading standards and emerging technologies like AI.
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School districts across Indiana have taken different approaches to AI, with some using it to automate grading or generate lesson ideas and discussion prompts, while others are wary of AI-enabled cheating by students.
The CDG/CDE AWS Champions Awards honor AWS customers who are setting new standards for innovation in the public sector.
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School districts across the state alerted families on Thursday that a viral video on TikTok is encouraging students nationwide to make gun threats, bomb threats or otherwise terrorize their schools.
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As schools scramble to make up for learning loss that occurred over the past year-plus, multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) can help them tailor academic assistance to students based on specific needs.
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Object Archive is designed to help universities, governments and other enterprises store information in more efficient ways. The launch reflects the ongoing rise in data storage needs for publicly funded organizations.
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One of five winners of a nationwide contest by Rack Room Shoes, North Carolina eighth grade math teacher Isaiah Stanley's reward is a grant to buy devices for computer-assisted learning activities in the classroom.
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A $1 million grant from the Innovation Institute at the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative will go toward a custom-built photon microscope that will analyze microchips and detect defects or unwanted activity.
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The Springfield, Mo., nonprofit science center provided 200,000 hours in child-care services, 50,000 free meals and hands-on educational programming for underserved families while schools were closed due to COVID-19.
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Nearly half of California high school graduates qualify for admission to the state’s two public university systems, but limited capacity has made admissions so competitive that eligible students are being rejected.
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Rather than merely trying to shield young people from negative aspects of social media, parents and teachers might engage them in conversation about online safety, body image, media literacy and other fraught topics.
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Supported by a grant from the Indiana Department of Education’s Office of Digital Learning, a June conference will train teachers and administrators to use technology to teach STEM and make up for recent learning loss.
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A recent educator survey conducted by the nonprofit Christensen Institute finds that students and teachers are struggling, and some ed-tech practices that flourished during remote learning have waned as schools reopened.
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The Edison Awards have nominated the math app company Flash, established by Windsor Plainsboro High School senior Vikram Ramesh. The company launched in 2020, and the app is being used in over 35 countries.
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Researchers at the University of Texas' Voice Lab found that virtual appointments present a challenge for speech therapists, because Zoom alters the intensity and loudness of a person's voice.
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A part of a global initiative to teach coding to kids, 10 software engineers at Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories worked in rotations to lead 230 Potlatch Elementary students in coding activities.
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Acknowledging the learning loss of a year of remote instruction, Fresno Unified School District has turned to online tools such as ATLAS Connect and Clever to get parents involved and give students a chance to catch up.
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The Industry Recognized Credentials Grant Competition awarded eight high schools and community colleges across the state for programs designed to help students earn certificates, licenses, badges and other credentials.
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Anchored by the University of Michigan, the 200,000-square-foot facility will begin construction in 2023 and consist of three buildings in the District Detroit, including a technology incubator and housing units.
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With contributions from private-sector partners, the Connected Systems Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee gives students lab experience with emerging technologies in digital manufacturing.
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A popular TED talk describes ways in which schools inhibit creativity by training students to be grade-focused and risk-averse. Some educators say creativity, being essential for innovation, needs more encouragement.
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