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How 4 districts use AI tools to transform education

eSchool News

Educators in Miami-Dade County Public Schools use Gemini to generate quizzes and answer keys, and students are creating study materials aligned to concepts they’re struggling with for personalized tutoring and support.

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The Opportunities and Drawbacks of AI-Powered Reading Coaches, Assistants and Tutors

Edsurge

Referred to as AI-powered reading coaches, assistants or tutors, these tools use generative AI to provide learners with personalized reading practice, stories, feedback and support. Contrary to these findings, AI-powered reading coaches seem designed to prioritize encouraging external motivation.

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Grading Less in a District that Requires a Minimum Number of Grades

Catlin Tucker

When I facilitate training sessions or coach teachers, I encourage them to shift feedback and assessment into the classroom where student progress can be an ongoing conversation. Teachers using a learning management system, like Schoology , can create quizzes that grade themselves and deliver quick assessment data. For what purpose?

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Formative Assessment is Key to Being Responsive

Catlin Tucker

Observational Assessments The teacher’s observations of student behaviors, interactions, and work provide valuable qualitative data (or information that is descriptive and non-numeric) that complements quantitative assessments, like quizzes that produce numerical data.

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5 Ways to Design Your Teacher-led Station

Catlin Tucker

In my work as a blended learning coach, I observe a lot of teachers facilitating blended lessons. I’d suggest using a quizzing tool that automatically grades the students’ answers (e.g., 5TeacherLed. The Station Rotation Model is particularly popular because teachers do not need a device for every student to make it work.

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5 digital resources to inspire curiosity and engage students

eSchool News

In 1995, I became the Educational Technology Coach for the Verona Area High School. As the Educational Technology Coach, I support the classroom teachers I serve by modeling innovative technology strategies, co-planning lessons, co-teaching, curating research and resources, analyzing student usage data, and many other strategies.

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4 lessons learned about AI in 2023

eSchool News

You can use it to generate quizzes and students can use it to answer the quizzes, so why do we even matter as educators? It won’t coach them, care for them, or be empathetic towards them. “Why not just have AI do everything?” This has been a common question I have heard when doing AI workshops with teachers across the country.

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