ED Surge

DECEMBER 6, 2024

For years educators have been trying to glean lessons about learners and the learning process from the data traces that students leave with every click in a digital textbook , learning management system or other online learning tool. Its an approach known as learning analytics. These days, proponents of learning analytics are exploring how the advent of ChatGPT and other generative AI tools bring new possibilities and raise new ethical questions for the practice.

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Learning Analytics Artificial Intelligence Learning Professor 291

Box Light

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Get ready! Connect with Boxlight at the Virginia Society for Technology in Education Annual Conference (VSTE) - Booth 424 - December 8 -10th, 2024 , at the Virginia Beach Convention Center (Virginia Beach , VA ). Explore our innovative solutions in action and see how were enhancing c ampus and classroom communication.

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Communications Innovation Technology Education 82

ED Surge

DECEMBER 6, 2024

AI has the potential to transform every aspect of our lives and it is already doing so. According to Microsofts 2024 Work Trend Index , 75 percent of knowledge workers use AI, double the percentage of just six months before. Its clear that the ways we communicate, make decisions and solve problems are changing as we embrace this new technology. Education is no exception.

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Ellipsis Education

DECEMBER 6, 2024

A Month in the Life of a Computer Science Advocate: Collaborating with AI to Advance Education As an educator and leader in K-12 computer science, I have always sought tools that enable meaningful innovation while keeping teachers and students at the center of every decision. Over the past month, I have leaned into AI, not as a replacement for expertise but as a collaborator that challenges, amplifies, and refines my ideas.

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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.

Teaching

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Basic-Mathematics

DECEMBER 6, 2024

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Click to enlarge lesson plan A Holiday Calendar Kids love making this calendar. They get to talk about their upcoming vacations and hear what their friends are doing. It’s simple enough for third grade with advanced tools that satisfy a fifth graders growing intellect. A Holiday Newsletter Have students collaborate on a newsletter for a classroom unit of inquiry or a theme (colonies, animals, etc).

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Artificial Intelligence Curriculum Creativity Professor 312

STEMe

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Edited by: Isabel C. Skillman, NJ Fish migration, similar to the migration of birds or nomadic travelers, is one of the animal kingdoms most remarkable behaviors. Their patterns, often spanning thousands of miles, are essential for the survival of many different species, as well as contributing to the overall fish life cycle. Understanding these complex journeys provide much insight into the balance of aquatic ecosystems.

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