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Lights, camera, literacy: Student-created book reviews inspire a global reading culture

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When teens take the mic Recent studies show that reading for pleasure among teens is at an all-time low. students read for fun almost every day–down from 31 percent in 1984. In the UK, the National Literacy Trust reports that just 28 percent of children aged 8 to 18 said they enjoyed reading in their free time in 2023.

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Ensuring academic integrity in the AI age

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Students’ AI usage can range from summarizing content to full-scale writing support, which begs the question: What can educators do if they suspect an assignment is authored by AI? The following scenario is becoming more common for educators: You’re grading assignments, reading them one-by-one, until one of them catches your eye.

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5 strategies to get your students talking

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A variety of multimodal tools can model using diverse technology to foster discussion: HyperDocs : HypderDocs is a digital tool that uses hyperlinks to package a variety of learning materials in one space. Within the doc, students work collaboratively to complete a variety of learning tasks.

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AI can personalize learning–it can’t make students care

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I recently read 10 to 25 , a new book by David Yeager, one of the leading research psychologists in adolescent development and motivation. With its ability to personalize learning, tutor across subjects, and respond instantly to student input, AI promises a more adaptive and responsive learning experience.

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5 online resources to beat the summer slide

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NWEA research notes that students can lose up to two months of math skills over the summer, and reading abilities can also decline, particularly for students from underserved communities. With the growing availability of engaging, high-quality online learning tools, students have more opportunities than ever to keep their skills sharp.

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You’re using ChatGPT? A true story about why AI literacy starts with us

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Later, I learned that many students were already using a math-solving app called Gauth AI, but discreetly. Students, caught in the middle, are learning about AI in silence, experimenting without guidance, absorbing misinformation, or internalizing the idea that AI is something to be hidden. But what if they misuse it?

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How our district turned a sea of data into a compass for change

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As we endeavor to understand their journey of learning, one piece of data does not tell us the whole story. We would go to one platform to look at their reading data, another for their behavior data, and yet another for math. We look at it. We do something with it at all levels of our organization.