Tue.Jul 06, 2021

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Getting started with learning about Artificial Intelligence

Neo LMS

Summer is always a good opportunity to explore new ideas, particularly ideas for boosting student engagement or perhaps taking some risks with trying something a bit different in our classrooms. The 2020-2021 school year has definitely been one full of changes and a time when we’ve had to become more flexible in our instruction to adapt to changing learning environments and conditions.

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COLUMN: Student debt cancellation isn’t regressive, it’s anti-racist

The Hechinger Report

Today, student debt is a larger source of household indebtedness than credit cards or automobiles, and is surpassed only by home mortgages. From 1993 to 2012, the share of students taking out loans to finance their degrees rose from roughly half to over two-thirds. Between 1993 and 2020, the average loan amount grew nearly three-fold, exceeding $30,000.

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How to Reduce Teacher Stress

techlearning

A Rand Corporation report found that one in four teachers expected to leave their jobs this summer, highlighting the need for more SEL initiatives targeted at educators.

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Here’s why civics education should teach students how to self-govern

eSchool News

In April, Supreme Court Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Neil Gorsuch called for improving civics education , saying the future of the republic depends on it. Indeed, the United States has never needed civics education more. The differences between opposing parties on the governing principles of our country are greater today than at any time in our history, even during the Civil War.

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Quickly Create Personalized Learning Experiences that Work

How can we actively engage learners 24/7, on their level and according to their interests, while respecting their learning styles? It’s not impossible. In this guide: Explore how to transform traditional, one-way videos into two-way interactive learning experiences Understand different types of artificial intelligence (AI), including - Generative vs.

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What You Can Do to Help Students Prepare for Returning to School + Our Parenting for Academic Success Course

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Chris Loper, one of the instructors for our upcoming course described below, has written an article for parents: " How to Succeed When School Returns to Normal." He writes: "Many people are concerned about what’s going to happen next year when school returns to normal. Remote learning wasn’t as effective as in-person school. Kids didn’t get enough social interaction.

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Onwards and upwards: How one district not only survived, but thrived, through the pandemic

eSchool News

Every district obviously had struggles during this past year. But for Chattahoochee County School District , a small, rural community in Southwest Georgia, it was also a time to automate and accelerate. In this episode of Innovations in Education , Superintendent Kristie Brooks, Ed.D., describes how they were able to grow their student body, provide improved personal and professional development, and change some pre-pandemic practices like attendance for the better.

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New Mexico Public Education Department Names Curriculum Associates to Its High-Quality Professional Learning Marketplace List for 2021

eSchool News

NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., July 6, 2021— The New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED) recently named Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Classroom Mathematics and Ready Reading programs to its High-Quality Professional Learning (HQPL) Marketplace List for 2021. The list acts as a guide for teachers, schools, and districts across the state to identify professional learning provider programs that support orientation and ongoing implementation of high-quality instructional materials.

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Easy! Create GIFs with Screencastify!

Teacher Tech

Guest Author and Educator, Marcia Carrillo, takes the hard work out of creating GIFs using Screencastify for tutorials. You'll be a pro after using her step-by-step instructions! The post Easy! Create GIFs with Screencastify! appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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