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New DFE Guidance: 5 Ways for Schools to Use AI

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These resources, free for all teachers , demonstrate how AI can: Support students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Generate exam-style questions and quizzes. However, the training strongly emphasizes the need to fact-check and critically evaluate all AI-generated content before it is used.

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Lexia Names Kerri A. Larkin as Senior Education Advisor, Education Partnership

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As a result of Larkin’s innovations regarding district staff’s strategic collaboration, professional development and investment in evidence-based practice, students with disabilities made double-digit gains in reading and math on the NAEP assessments. Between 2011 and 2015, students in fourth grade made the third largest gains in the nation.

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One Standardized Tests Provider Looks to Gaming and Personalized Learning to Innovate Exams

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When the Opt-Out movement gained traction in 2015, more than 20 percent of New York students (about 200,000) in grades 3 through 8 declined to take state standardized exams, a statistic that raised questions about the future of such testing. Aligning tests with the ways students learn in the classroom is one of Gorin’s goals.

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How we turned around our English language learner (ELL) program

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Many of those struggling were English-language learners (ELLs) whose English proficiency wasn’t at the level needed to comprehend challenging texts within these exams. Some were students with learning disabilities. Small group discussions are held regularly, giving students the opportunity to connect and collaborate with peers.

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7 ways AI will make a positive impact on classroom teaching

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By analyzing patterns in students’ grades, attendance, participation, and other behavioral indicators, AI algorithms can predict potential academic risks and learning disabilities. Automated grading and feedback : Automated grading systems powered by AI can significantly reduce teachers’ time evaluating assignments and exams.

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Our Nation’s Public Schools are Failing Neurodivergent Learners. That Needs to Change.

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When I requested to have her evaluated for additional support at school, I was told to give her time. While the school waited, we sought outside evaluations to explore if there were supports that would be helpful to reduce the challenges she was experiencing at school. It’s every kid in this grade,” her teacher said.

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43 back-to-school predictions for the 2024-2025 year

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–Jessica Campos, Instructional Technology Coach, Mesquite Independent School District In the 2024 to 2025 school year, districts will be asking more questions about evidence of impact when they’re evaluating and selecting education technology solutions. Schenker, Ed.D.,

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