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Stop using AI to replicate outdated teaching–get creative, instead

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For instance, instead of banning tools like ChatGPT for essay writing, teachers can encourage students to use AI in their work but clearly document how their essays evolved through multiple drafts. Students then engage in “intelligence augmentation,” or the enhancement of human intelligence through AI tools.

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How data empowers our district to align teaching with student needs

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She tapped into my untapped potential, fostering a profound sense of self-belief and cultivating my passion for learning. For example, one of our high schoolers, James, isn’t doing his assignments in World History class. Instead of focusing on World War II, she has him research the history of Air Jordan shoes.

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The Future of Democracy Depends on a Quality Civics Education

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As of 2022, 38 states required a semester of civics education in high school; that same year, the federal government increased spending on “American History and Civics” fourfold. These are all great steps in the right direction, but I believe there is still a lack of respect for the importance of history and civics education.

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Everyone Has Invisible Bias. This Lesson Shows Students How to Recognize It.

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Last year, an English teacher at my school came to me with an all-too-common concern about an essay a student named Kyle had just turned in. The teacher’s 10th grade class had just finished op-ed essays on a topic of their choice, and Kyle had chosen to examine the economic impact of illegal immigration on the U.S.

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When Students Don’t Feel Confident About Math, a Growth Mindset Matters

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It Starts in the Community I grew up in northeast Denver — a place rich in Black history and culture where the Denver Public Schools (DPS) Board of Education enacted the Black Excellence Resolution. Her journey is a testament to the power of support, resilience and belief in one’s potential.

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Students Say Poor Social and Emotional Skills Are Leaving Them Unprepared

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It might seem strange to squeeze in lessons on coping with trauma or resolving political disputes in between frog dissections and persuasive essay writing, but students today say they want to be as prepared socially and emotionally as they are academically when they leave high school. After lunch and before U.S.

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How Mega-Universities Manage to Teach Hundreds of Thousands of Students

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One of my colleagues at New York University disagreed, cautioning even decades ago, that the belief was “pretty naive.” Performance assessment varies, with students submitting essays, videos or presentations to demonstrate they’ve learned the material. It turns out he was right.

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