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4 lessons learned about AI in 2023

eSchool News

Your history teacher wants you to write about the Gettysburg Address: Why not have ChatGPT give you some of the main points? Our beliefs about what is “real learning” are clouded by our own personal experiences. AI won’t motivate a student to learn. We have to strike a balance when it comes to using AI for learning.

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4 ways to ensure a successful school culture initiative

eSchool News

Culture is the collective beliefs and commitments that enable individuals, who might otherwise only be loosely connected, to rally around an effort. Interview staff and students about school history, current practices and attitudes toward student behavior, and beliefs about the future. Plan systems to motivate positive choices.

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3 Pillars of High-quality Blended Learning

Catlin Tucker

This positively impacts their motivation to engage with tasks. Such personalized decision-making opportunities foster intrinsic motivation and active engagement and allow students to discover their strengths and understand their preferences, further bolstering their confidence and belief in their abilities.

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Supporting Students Means Taking Care of Parents, Too. Here?s How Schools Can Help.

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It is important, perhaps now more than ever, to recognize the inherent strengths of each parent while also tending to their personal development, motivation and self-actualization. Our approach is rooted in the belief that all families, regardless of circumstance, can benefit from coaching. We are—thankfully—not alone in this belief.

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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. Recognizing her potential as a math scholar, I encouraged her to ask questions, embrace mistakes and find motivation in difficult tasks.

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Embracing the Wall-less Classroom

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One might assume that, since focus and productivity were not easy by-products of this environment, anyone experiencing it would come out with a firm belief in the value of walls. We went to the Washington Memorial, the Zoo, the Capitol Building, the Museum of African History, the Arts and Industries Building and many more.

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The Next Big Thing: Creating Communities of Making to Celebrate Students' Heritage and Culture

Edsurge

Last winter, for example, Ajima wanted to create a 3D printing project that would help his students celebrate Black History Month. He was motivated, in part, by the September opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture on the Washington Mall, just 30 minutes away from Dominion High. zero things.

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