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Free, teacher-vetted lessons offered online by the nonprofit CYBER.ORG are designed to support and re-establish the caregiver’s role as an active participant in a student’s tech-driven education. -
A recent conversation with the senior associate director of AI and teaching and learning at Northeastern University yielded advice about engaging students, upgrading lessons, trial and error, and helpful feedback.
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Starting this spring, a new state test called the New Jersey Student Learning Assessments-Adaptive for grades 3-10 will be “adaptive,” meaning students will get different questions based on their previous answers.
The CDG/CDE AWS Champions Awards honor AWS customers who are setting new standards for innovation in the public sector.
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The Oregon Department of Education this week announced the release of “Sassy,” a free AI-driven tool that aims to make career exploration more fun and less daunting for middle and high school students.
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Researchers from MIT Sloan and Cornell University found that chatting about a conspiracy theory with a large language model reduced people’s belief in it by about 20 percent.
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It can be hard to persuade students with STEM skills and interests to go into teaching. To fill shortages, schools might share teachers or set up programs and recruit help from industry experts and universities.
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Still recovering from a cyber attack that caused classes to be canceled for three days, a school district in Washington is bringing students back with printed-out bus routes and by taking attendance with pen and paper.
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A survey of 450 students found a significant number encountered issues with school technology that disrupted their learning, and these negative experiences can impact enrollment and retention.
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The third annual report on education technology trends from the State Educational Technology Directors Association shows funding worries on the rise and few states planning for the fair, sustainable use of ed-tech tools.
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One superintendent uses AI to produce his welcome videos to families in five languages, while educators are studying aspects such as necessary legal disclaimers and parental permissions.
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While they await a shipment of magnetically locking pouches to store student phones, Manchester-area schools saw the number of calls to parents regarding phone-use violations drop from 50 in a day to 35.
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More than 30 middle-school teachers saw some metrics of success after applying training from the Modern Classrooms Project and uploading educational materials online for students to use at their own pace.
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The Accelerator for Community Colleges in the Innovation Economy program will provide assistance with research and workforce development in emerging technology to colleges associated with 10 regional hubs.
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Even after learning the game wasn't catching on, the Republican-controlled House continued sending millions to Plasma Games, in which the wife of an influential Republican chief justice holds a substantial investment.
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A handful of districts are piloting the Transportant system and its Bus Compass app, allowing drivers to assign seats, and giving administrators tracking capabilities and a live feed of what’s happening on buses.
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Professors are harnessing generative artificial intelligence as a patient simulator at Emory, as a teaching assistant at Morehouse and for chatbots at Georgia State. But they don't expect it will replace them any time soon.
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Yale University recently unveiled plans to build 450 graphics processing units for research, launch a proprietary generative AI platform, hire more than 20 faculty and promote interdepartmental collaboration.
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Starting this fall, the University of Texas at San Antonio offers a digital media influencing degree to help students develop skills in marketing to online consumers.
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After Portland-area schools canceled classes last week for thousands of students because the buildings were too hot, six of those districts are asking for up to $100 million in clean-energy funding for HVAC projects.
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Texas researchers found adult education programs often lack sufficient access to technology, funding to maintain or upgrade what they have, and professional development necessary to use and teach it to students.
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Experts say student outcomes should drive decisions about which ed-tech tools and other investments to keep or cut when the massive cash infusion from pandemic relief winds down at the end of this month.
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