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Dear parents: 3 ways AI will show up in your child’s classroom this year

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Leveraging a virtual teaching assistant: Teachers have a big job to do. It’s a job we love but it’s one that is often filled with a lot of tasks outside the core responsibilities of teaching — standing in front of our students, helping them learn.

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Why These Educators Meet Regularly to Align Instruction with Mind, Brain, and Education Research

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As an English as an additional language (EAL) support teacher at NIST International School in Bangkok, Thailand, I co-teach in four early elementary classrooms, supporting multilingual students who are developing their academic proficiency in English.

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How Mentorship Has Kept Me in the Classroom

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By this point, I had two years of teaching experience and developed a better understanding of what it took to be an effective educator. Yet, I still had much to learn, especially about the diverse needs of the multi-language learners and immigrant students I served.

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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. Can I help you rebuild it?”.

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Is There a Problem With ‘Mathbots’?

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Most of those teachers taught English or social studies, where the applications of chatbots are more obvious. Artificial intelligence will supply every student on the planet a talented personal tutor and every teacher an amazing teaching assistant, Khan has said. At the moment, though, precisely what that looks like differs.

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A Welcoming Tone: Tips to Build Rapport in Digital Spaces

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As English professors and educational developers, we think this question is essential when creating a sense of belonging for all students. Realize that one type of language or dialect is not inherently superior to another. Each language/dialect has value (Palmer & Devereaux, 2019). For example, /jk can mean “joking.” /l

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61 predictions about edtech, equity, and learning in 2022

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As these tools become more integrated into the classroom, teachers will want to ensure that all students, including those with disabilities or language barriers, are being supported. Literacy and Curriculum, Certified Academic Language Therapist C.A.L.T Literacy and Curriculum, Certified Academic Language Therapist C.A.L.T

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