eSchool News

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Key points: AI can boost accessibility for students–but careful implementation is needed Skills gap, outdated infrastructure hinder AI use 7 ways AI will make a positive impact on classroom teaching For more news on AI , visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub AI has tremendous potential to enhance accessibility and support for students–particularly for students with disability, according to a new report from CoSN and CAST.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Warm-ups This video is from a series I taught for school districts. It is now available for free, here on Ask a Tech Teacher: –summarized by NoteGPT Highlights Engaging with technology enhances student learning and excitement. Class warm-ups help transition students into learning mode efficiently. Student independence during warm-ups allows teachers to manage other tasks.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Key points: Stubborn science learning gaps could plague incoming high school students Supporting gender equity in AI and tech education Helping students learn new tech skills–and exceed expectations For more on STEM learning, visit eSN’s STEM & STEAM hub When it comes to post-pandemic academic recovery, much discussion centers on math and reading–but science learning losses are lingering, with some groups disproportionately impacted.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 3, 2024

This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on November 25, 2019 © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. Try a FREE three-week trial of The Teaching Professor! When students learn there will be group work in a course, they often let up a collective groan. Group work tends to leave a bad taste in students’ mouths due to their lack of understanding of group dynamics.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Charlotte, NC — Futurelab+ – an educational initiative from Discovery Education and Genentech, a member of the Roche Group – presents new, free capstone project resources for students in grades 9-12 that can be used to apply knowledge of biotechnology to real world scenarios. Futurelab+ strives to increase the number and diversity of students receiving a quality biotech education through digital resources and industry and community connections.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 3, 2024

This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on November 25, 2019 © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. Try a FREE three-week trial of The Teaching Professor! When students learn there will be group work in a course, they often let up a collective groan. Group work tends to leave a bad taste in students’ mouths due to their lack of understanding of group dynamics.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Steve Holifield’s breathing was labored. A respected math teacher at a K-12 public charter school in Apple Valley, California, Holifield was in steep physical decline. His students had watched the effects of his disease creep across his body. At first, he stumbled and, his hands weak, relied entirely on teaching assistants to write equations on the board for him.

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