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How 4 districts use AI tools to transform education

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Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is using NotebookLM and Gemini for curriculum review and district guidance. CPS staff are creating Gems (custom AI experts in Google Gemini) when they upload the district’s curriculum development evidence guides and rubrics. Albuquerque Public Schools is focusing on grant writing and lesson planning.

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Are writing skills being left behind during the pandemic?

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According to the most recent data from the National Assessment of Educational Performance (NAEP), two-thirds of K-12 students are not writing at levels expected for their grade level. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, writing had not received the same attention as math or reading. Why is writing so important?

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5 strategies to engage students with attention issues

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Engaging students with attention issues and ADHD—rather than just managing their behavior—should be a goal for every teacher. Teachers worry, though, that they will have to create a separate curriculum or otherwise alter how they teach. Related content: Teaching digital citizenship to students with attention issues.

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Creative Writing Tips to Energize Essays

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Creative writing techniques can make essays more engaging and original while maintaining the required objective structure. This approach not only captured students’ attention but structured arguments more clearly. However, it’s possible to use creative writing ideas to help you come up with a unique essay.

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Using a Flip Flop Design for the Concurrent Classroom

Catlin Tucker

Teachers who have traditionally planned a whole group lesson that moves the class, as a unit, through a series of learning activities find it nearly impossible to hold their students’ attention in the concurrent classroom. Note : I’ve grappled with whether or not to write about the concurrent classroom.

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One word, meaningful impact: Creating classroom culture through collective dialogue

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To meet both needs–ensuring that all students participate while also elevating key voices–give all students time to think, write, or talk before selecting one or more students to share. It is also an invitation for the speaker to be attentive to communicating with the entire class. Then, say Tell us __.

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How Minecraft Teaches Reading, Writing and Problem Solving

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A nod from a top science magazine to the game many parents wish their kids had never heard of should catch the attention of teachers. It’ll start with a plot of land and students will write the story, cast the characters, create the entire 1776 world. This follows Common Sense Media’s seal of approval. Again, think Legos.

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