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A version of this article first appeared at the Medium site of the Stanford GSE Office of Innovation and Technology. And the technology may help address an age-old challenge in any classroom: motivation. The training content is broken up into short, personalized learning “pills” based on personal goals. In SuperSkills!,

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OCTOBER 7, 2021

Tract is a peer-to-peer, on-demand, project-based learning platform designed for grades 3-12. It focuses on building student creativity, critical thinking, and independence–skills students need to become prosperous, happy adults. Students learn through peers, often a group they will listen to more closely than adults.

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OCTOBER 7, 2024

With AI and automation reshaping entire industries, the skills employers once valued are being overtaken by the need for creativity, adaptability and technological fluency. Creative thinking leads the list, followed by analytical or critical thinking. But how can schools equip students with these essential competencies?

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MARCH 22, 2021

Through the Midwest Teachers Institute , I offer four college-credit classes that teach how to blend technology with traditional lesson plans. In this class, you’ll learn what topics to introduce, how to unpack them, and how to make them authentic to student lives. Exhibit a positive attitude toward technology that supports learning.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2023

link] Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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DECEMBER 13, 2023

The Need for AI Literacy in Education The rapidly evolving space of artificial intelligence (AI) requires school and district leaders to make sense of how emerging technology applications, including those that use generative AI (Gen AI), are being integrated into schools and districts across the United States.

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JULY 15, 2024

But also, because there are undeniable cognitive benefits students experience through the process of learning to write: Enhanced memory and learning : Handwriting improves retention of information compared to typing. Those are five reasons to get you thinking maybe there is still a place for handwriting in education.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Last year, I presented a paper on using technology in my Arabic class at the Ohio Foreign Language Association summer conference. This perception undermines my efforts and sends a troubling message to my students—that learning Arabic, or any subject outside traditional school disciplines, is less meaningful to their learning experience.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2024

As a result, I’ve come up with fun ways to support learning while students power through the last few days of school. Thinking Games Time required: Optional Pre-holiday school days are great for supporting school goals surrounding Habits of Mind, problem-solving, and critical thinking with websites that focus on those skills.

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OCTOBER 21, 2024

Highlights Engaging Topic: Student presentations warm up students and foster excitement for learning. Technology Integration: Essential for implementing Common Core standards without adding extra layers. Problem Solving: Students identify common tech issues and propose solutions, fostering critical thinking.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2024

It is now available for free, here on Ask a Tech Teacher: –summarize with NoteGPT Summary Jacqui Murray discusses the integration of technology in K-8 education, focusing on gamification to enhance learning. Highlights Gamification enhances learning by incorporating game elements into education.

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OCTOBER 30, 2020

Today, because of the changes in education, the use of games to reinforce learning, to teach, and to engage students in their own education has become one of the most effective tools to bridge the gap between school-based and remote learning. It’s called Game Based Learning (GBL). Good example of GBL: SplashLearn .

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OCTOBER 21, 2015

Too often, students–and teachers–believe learning comes from success when in truth, it’s as likely to be the product of failure. Knowing what doesn’t work is a powerful weapon as we struggle to think critically about the myriad issues along our path to college and/or career. Revise your mindset.

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DECEMBER 15, 2021

As a result, I’ve come up with fun ways to support learning while students power through the last few days of school. Thinking Games. Pre-holiday school days are great for supporting school goals surrounding Habits of Mind, problem-solving, and critical thinking with websites that focus on those skills.

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JULY 15, 2021

Learning Styles inventories –several. VARK Questionnaire –how do you best learn? Logical Thinking. Thinking Skills–Riddles. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Real-World, Meaningful Problems This kind of scenario — linking the drama of mountaineering with work on percentages in middle school math — can effectively be used in a problem-based learning (PBL) approach in the classroom. It’s an instructional approach where students learn by actively engaging in real-world, meaningful problems.

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JUNE 8, 2023

Are kids learning to think or just to pass tests? Consider a pedagogy that transcends rote memorization and the stock drills often found in today’s classrooms, expects critical thinking that teaches how to learn anything — not just school subjects. What is Growth Mindset? Why should you care?

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DECEMBER 20, 2023

Educators are encouraged to view AI not merely as a technological advancement but as a tool to enhance and augment the human experience. Gerstein: I taught machine learning activities to the students with ISTE standards using Google's Teachable Machine as the tool. Then, students learned to code with graphical programming language.

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DECEMBER 9, 2024

A school-based makerspace is a hands-on, creative environment where students can explore STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) and other interdisciplinary subjects. These spaces empower students to develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and collaborative skills while working on real-world projects.

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JANUARY 3, 2023

More than 50 years after Don Rawitsch introduced Oregon Trail in his eighth grade class, the debate continues : Can games become a legitimate tool for learning? Proponents of game-based learning have good reason to be optimistic—but also cautious. Proponents of game-based learning have good reason to be optimistic—but also cautious.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The graduate-level econometrics course I teach is required and it’s designed to foster analytical and critical thinking skills in causal research methods. In light of this impending reality, it’s important for educators to adapt their teaching methods to incorporate the use of these tools into the learning process.

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JUNE 18, 2024

Adding monthly giving projects to STEM classes helps students learn important skills like problem-solving and teamwork while also teaching them to care about their communities. An Overview of STEM – Why It’s Relevant and Important STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. Sound interesting?

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OCTOBER 25, 2022

“I've always thought games were good models for everything—how to learn, but also how to be,” says Arana Shapiro. She has dedicated much of her career to helping educators integrate technology with purpose into their curriculum. Can you share some of the obstacles you’ve faced promoting game-based learning? Recommended Content.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Teachers are exploring how AI can be used to redefine learning experiences, strengthen student-teacher relationships and support students as ethical AI users and creators. Recently, I spoke with several teachers regarding their primary questions and reflections on using AI in teaching and learning. Did it do more than my chalkboard?

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MARCH 24, 2015

Technology and the connected world put a fork in the old model of teaching–instructor in front of the class, sage on the stage, students madly taking notes, textbooks opened to the chapter being reviewed, homework as worksheets based on the text, tests regurgitating important facts. Transfer of knowledge is critical.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2023

AI tutors, virtual assistants, and adaptive learning platforms are being adopted by schools, colleges, and universities around the world. Personalized Learning: AI allows educational content and instruction to be tailored to individual students’ abilities, needs and interests. AI tutors may not pick up on nuances or social cues.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Furthermore, as I add another feedback mechanism into my classroom, I find that my students are advancing and learning much faster than ever before. In this blog post, I'll continue to share my experiences in this emerging area of learning and pedagogical evolution. I ask how students are doing and note anything I notice.

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JANUARY 3, 2022

As teachers move from a “teacher-lecturer” model of education to a “teacher-guide”, peer-to-peer learning–acquiring knowledge from a select peer group–has become a popular education strategy. I’m a fan of peer-to-peer learning and I could tell right away that Tract did it well.

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DECEMBER 8, 2022

But here’s my issue: Too often, kids forget that the goal is to practice critical thinking and problem solving, not pursue a career in programming. Code.org, the grandfather of Hour of Code offerings, recognizes the importance of critical thinking outside of coding and programming. Ages 4 and up. Ages 12-17.

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MARCH 26, 2024

One reason for that, he argues, is that it’s easier to measure how much students are learning in math and science by using standardized tests that can be quickly graded by machines. It might seem counterintuitive that the same technology threatening to hinder student learning might be used to boost it.

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MARCH 25, 2023

I remember the 1990's when search began and everyone bemoaned how kids wouldn't think and how it was the end of education as we know it. Instead, we changed and started teaching in ways that required critical thinking that could not easily have the answers found on Google. However, it is a genesis of an educational redefinition.

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AUGUST 7, 2023

When I first wrote this article seven years ago, remote teaching was something done on snow days, teaching from home short-changed student learning, and parents were too busy to get involved in their child’s education. Education today is characterized by rapid technological advancements, globalization, and changing workforce demands.

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OCTOBER 3, 2024

It is now available for free, here on Ask a Tech Teacher: –summarized by NoteGPT Highlights Engaging with technology enhances student learning and excitement. Class warm-ups help transition students into learning mode efficiently. Responsive classroom activities can be adapted for technology use.

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OCTOBER 14, 2024

As they experiment with shadows, predict their movements, explore how light interacts with different materials, and discuss what they see with their partners, the students learn not just about the mechanics of shadows but also about the scientific process of inquiry and investigation. Another asks, “Can I trick my shadow into disappearing?”

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JANUARY 24, 2024

Feelings of AI anxiety are valid for a technology that brings so much change and uncertainty. Power Skills, which include creativity, collaboration, resilience, leadership and critical thinking , make all other skills more effective. Students learn critical skills through NXTLVL's game-based learning program.

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MAY 31, 2023

It includes K-5 tech curriculum (including problem solving, productivity software, critical thinking, share/publish, mouse skills, image editing, Google Earth, Photoshop, web tools, and more), keyboarding and digital citizenship curricula, classroom posters, pedagogic articles on tech ed topics, tips and tricks, and more.

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DECEMBER 11, 2020

As a result, I’ve come up with fun ways to support learning while students power through the last few days of school. Thinking Games. Pre-holiday school days are great for supporting school goals surrounding Habits of Mind, problem-solving, and critical thinking with websites that focus on those skills.

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