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What Can AI Chatbots Teach Us About How Humans Learn?

ED Surge

It’s called “ ChatGPT and the Future of AI, ” and the author is Terrence Sejnowski, a professor of biology at the University of California, San Diego, where he co-directs the Institute for Neural Computation and the NSF Temporal Dynamics of Learning Center. He is also the Francis Crick Chair at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies.

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Universal Design for Learning: What is it? Why use?

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Today, we offer one more: Universal Design for Learning (UDL) What is UDL Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is an educational framework based on research in the learning sciences that can accommodate individual learning differences. UDL at its core is simply good teaching.

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How to Teach Digital Citizenship in Kindergarten

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Use the lines in front of the steps to check off completed work: Overview/Big Ideas Students learn how to live in the digital world of internet websites, copy-righted images, and virtual friends who may be something different. What did they learn? Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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How to Teach Kids to Code: Strategies for Every Stage of Learning

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From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Today, we’re exploring one of the most exciting and relevant topics in education— teaching kids to code. Learn more at www.coolcatteacher.com/e847 Dr. Marina Umaschi Bers : Learn seven key strategies for introducing coding in early childhood.

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? 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. Student engagement is stellar.

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Teach Speaking and Listening Skills with Student Presentations–the video

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Teach Speaking and Listening Skills with Student Presentations This video is from a series I taught for school districts. Highlights Engaging Topic: Student presentations warm up students and foster excitement for learning. Highlights Engaging Topic: Student presentations warm up students and foster excitement for learning.

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Digital Citizenship Week: What to Teach When–a video

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Grade-Specific Topics : Digital citizenship is taught progressively from kindergarten to middle school. Tools and Resources : Each grade level includes specific resources and projects to enhance learning. Engaging Projects : Creative projects encourage students to apply what they’ve learned about online safety and etiquette.

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