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5 strategies for turning boredom into brilliance

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Learning is about engaging with questions, using knowledge to expand our horizons, and equipping ourselves with the tools needed to meet new challenges as we grow. So, when you see boredom beginning to take hold in your classroom, take steps to channel it toward something positive.

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I’m a Gen Z teacher–schools rely too much on Chromebooks

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When I started teaching middle school in Brooklyn last year, I realized that my students experienced this tech onslaught so much earlier than I did. I wondered how they managed to complete third and fourth grade virtually. Chalkbeat is a nonprofit news site covering educational change in public schools.

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Turning classroom boredom into student brilliance

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Learning is about engaging with questions, using knowledge to expand our horizons, and equipping ourselves with the tools needed to meet new challenges as we grow. So, when you see boredom beginning to take hold in your classroom, take steps to channel it toward something positive.

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Maximize Your Students’ Remote Learning by Kick-Starting Their Digital Literacy

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"Digital skills are vital for students today because this is what their jobs will look like in the future," says veteran middle school teacher Kay Vanzant-Bradney of Nelson Academy in Long Beach, California. Students take that historical perspective, connect it to the present, and get creative with demonstrating their knowledge.

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Persistence Is Not Always Productive: How to Stop Students From Spinning Their Wheels

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My first experience as an educator was teaching middle-school mathematics and science in Baltimore. As a teacher, I was interested in the content and had a deep desire to impart my knowledge and enthusiasm to my students. I also worked hard to keep my students focused and tended to run my classroom like a tight ship.

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Asynchronous Learning or Live Lessons? Which One Works Better for Me?

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For example, completing homework requires executive function skills, and the benefits of homework increase as students move into middle school and high school. You may find that the flipped classroom model provides a useful framework for balancing asynchronous activities with more interactive synchronous activities.

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The Potential of AI and ChatGPT: Empowering Learning and Communication in the Digital Age 

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These intelligent systems can analyze vast amounts of data, recognize patterns, learn from past experiences, and make decisions or predictions based on that knowledge. AI-powered assistants can also provide valuable feedback on student work, helping them improve their skills and knowledge (Xia et al.,