Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

A friend of mine (who I’ll leave anonymous, at her request) struggled with the challenges of teaching and personal life. Teaching was her passion, but its demands soon overshadowed her personal needs. Last year, she was assigned a particularly large class whose requirements consumed too many evenings and weekends, leaving insufficient time for her kids and husband.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Jeremy Price was curious to see whether new AI chatbots including ChatGPT are biased around issues of race and class. So he devised an unusual experiment to find out. Price, who is an associate professor of technology, innovation, and pedagogy in urban education at Indiana University, went to three major chatbots — ChatGPT, Claude and Google Bard (now called Gemini) — and asked them to tell him a story about two people meeting and learning from each other, complete with details like the names of

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Middle Web

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

As Kasey Short enters her 20th year as a middle grades educator, she's been thinking a lot about some lessons she's learned that now help her build a strong foundation in the early weeks of each school year. See how her tips for beginning teachers match up with your own. The post 20 Things I’ve Learned to Start the Year Strong first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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Box Light

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Many educators struggle with engaging students across different subjects and helping them see the connections between them. For example, how can you make a history lesson relevant to students who are more interested in technology? Interdisciplinary learning addresses this challenge by integrating multiple subjects into a cohesive experience. By leveraging interactive tools, schools can make learning more engaging and effective, helping students connect concepts across disciplines.

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Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Chaula Butterworth was a stay-at-home mom before the pandemic, raising her three school-aged kids. But as her youngest child’s school district sought to return to in-person learning in 2021, Butterworth felt something of a call to service. Many teachers and school staff were reluctant to return to crowded classrooms and hallways as the virus continued to spread.

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