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5 FETC 2024 sessions that grabbed our attention

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Building Inquiry-Based Instruction : This session is designed to support educators in creating inquiry-based lessons with a focus on critical thinking and problem-solving skills; both of which enhance student performance in and out of the classroom. The Magic of Merlyn: How AI Can Create wonders in Your Classroom?

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How Teachers Are Pondering the Ethics of AI

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Deploying these tools in that way assumes that quick, iterative feedback drives critical thinking — when what students really need are deep conversations that will pull them in unexpected directions, Aguilar says. He cautioned that he couldn’t fully replace his human teaching assistants with a chatbot. The main findings?

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Play Is Disappearing From Kindergarten. It’s Hurting Kids.

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Initially ecstatic to start school, Truman was now red in the face from crying while my teaching assistant and I practically pried him off his mother’s leg. We were a few weeks into my first year teaching kindergarten and I had begun to think of my classroom as a warm and inviting space.

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Artificial Intelligence: The Rise of ChatGPT and Its Implications

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Further, students may not develop the skills necessary for original ideas and critical thinking. Because digital literacy is more important than ever, there are many potential ways to promote academic integrity and critical thinking skills when using ChatGPT.

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Artificial Intelligence: The Rise of ChatGPT and Its Implications

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Further, students may not develop the skills necessary for original ideas and critical thinking. Because digital literacy is more important than ever, there are many potential ways to promote academic integrity and critical thinking skills when using ChatGPT.

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Fostering Teamwork: Implementing Collaborative Assignments as High-Impact Practice

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In fact, the National Association of Colleges and Employers lists communication, critical thinking, equity and inclusion, and teamwork as four of the eight career readiness competencies. Shanda Hood is a teaching assistant professor for the Fulbright College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Arkansas.

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61 predictions about edtech, equity, and learning in 2022

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AR and VR, for instance, brings a fun element to a lesson and can help students develop critical thinking skills. Tutors can almost act as virtual teaching assistants, helping students grasp even the most nuanced concepts of a lesson—without requiring time and energy that classroom teachers simply don’t have.

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