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From English to Automotive Class, Teachers Assign Projects to Combat AI Cheating

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Teachers are transitioning away from question-and-answer assignments or straightforward essays — in favor of projects. Becoming ‘AI-Proof’ During this past school year, Distefano says her students’ use of AI to cheat on their assignments has reached new heights. It’s not especially high-tech or even particularly ingenious. she says. “We

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5 vocabulary strategies powered by technology

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After seven years in the classroom teaching middle and high school students, I transitioned into instructional technology, where I currently serve as a digital integration specialist for South Carolinas Anderson School District Five. During either style, students are tasked with organizing the words accordingly.

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The Building Blocks of an Online Lesson

Catlin Tucker

It is also true that engaging students in learning activities online will require (at least initially) that teachers onboard students to those technology tools and support them in learning how to navigate online tasks. Is there instruction or modeling students need to navigate a task or assignment? OnlineBuildingBlocks.

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AI Is Still an Unknown Country — and Teens Are Its Pioneers

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Without this guidance, AI can be confusing and complex, the researchers say, and can prevent both adolescents and adults from using the technology ethically and productively. Afterward, the participant’s mom, who helped them publish the book, discussed the use of AI with the student. Typically, though, it does the opposite.

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An Active Reading Strategy for Any Learning Landscape

Catlin Tucker

Their approach contrasts with classic reading comprehension questions, which students typically respond to after completing a reading assignment. This prepares them to engage in a dynamic discussion with their peers about the statement and the reading. This evidence should be captured in a two-column chart.

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To Make Assignments More Meaningful, I’m Giving Students a More Authentic Audience

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This fall, after a restless night overthinking an assignment for my upcoming class and drinking three cups of not-strong-enough coffee, I added the final touch on my latest assignment for students in my World History II class. I like to think of this shift as a transition from content-based to issues-based curriculum.

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Using a Flip Flop Design for the Concurrent Classroom

Catlin Tucker

As I’ve said in previous blog posts, teaching in a concurrent classroom is the most challenging teaching assignment I can imagine. It eliminates wasted minutes at the start of the lesson when teachers welcome the online students into the virtual classroom, handle administrative tasks, and troubleshoot technology hiccups.