Dangerously Irrelevant

AUGUST 26, 2017

Similarly, a student that expressed unhappiness with her teacher verbally to her friends at home wouldn’t be disciplined, so it’s unclear why putting the same statement in electronic form makes a legal difference. The same speech that may result in discipline at school, however, often can’t be regulated if at occurs at home.

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eSchool News

MAY 25, 2017

In my second year, in an effort to get technology into the hands of the students, foster authentic inquiry, and break the “test-prep” mentality which has come to dominate many a school landscape, I launched Inquiry Fair. Students decide what they want to learn and/or do. It gives you goosebumps, doesn’t it?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2024

On the 6th Day of Edtech, our story focuses on ethical AI use. As AI evolves to become an ever-present part of education, there must be a systemic imperative for K-12 school districts to cultivate an ethically-driven mindset. Join eSchool News for the 12 Days of Edtech with 2024s most-read and most-loved stories.

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eSchool News

MAY 27, 2024

Key points: It’s critical for students to have access to reading opportunities 6 tips to help educators support young readers 3 keys to successful summer reading For more news on literacy, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub When I was a kid, my dad never let me shop the Scholastic Book Fair.

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eSchool News

APRIL 2, 2024

As AI evolves to become an ever-present part of education, there must be a systemic imperative for K-12 school districts to cultivate an ethically-driven mindset. Our AI guiding principles started this process of building an ethical AI mindset, which provided pathways to critically question AI in our system.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 25, 2021

And with this change comes a host of new questions—concerns about the ethical design and implementation of these new tools. In K-12 education, a focus on ethical considerations is of critical importance. This year, ISTE has added a new volume to the series— Hands-On AI Projects for the Classroom: A Guide on Ethics and AI.

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eSchool News

JUNE 25, 2024

Bias and fairness: Bias in AI systems and troubles ensuring fair treatment 3. Dependence and dehumanization: Reduced human interaction and negative impact on teacher-student relationships 4. And technologists should focus on ethical AI and ensure collaboration with educators. “Ai

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eSchool News

JANUARY 29, 2025

Key points: Technology works in service of teaching, not the other way around Teaching ethical edtech for future innovators Leveraging edtech to help students, teachers stay connected through illness For more news on AI, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub Artificial intelligence brings opportunities and questions to classrooms worldwide.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 10, 2023

However, as students leverage generative AI for assignments and “Cheat detectors” prove ineffective in detecting AI-generated output, school administrators must take proactive measures to safeguard the authenticity of student assignments and promote ethical use.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

It can help teachers save a tremendous amount of time on administrative tasks like researching and developing lesson plans, creating rubrics for assignments, and communicating with parents–time that can be refocused on students instead. Teachers’ use of AI in their classrooms is still limited, research suggests.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

A shortage of trained teachers in Oregon is leaving school districts short-handed, so replacements without educational backgrounds are being recruited from other professions to fill the gap. This school year at Umatilla School District, two science teachers are embarking on a new career after years of real-world experience in the subject.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Teachers are exploring how AI can be used to redefine learning experiences, strengthen student-teacher relationships and support students as ethical AI users and creators. Recently, I spoke with several teachers regarding their primary questions and reflections on using AI in teaching and learning.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Internet safety, online communication, digital footprint, strategic searching, copyright and fair use–these days, “tech skills” encompass so much more than simply learning to type and download files. 16-20, for Digital Citizenship Week, and help empower the next generation to make safe, smart, and ethical decisions online.

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eSchool News

JULY 30, 2024

It is powered by Adaptive Learn, its state-of-the-art AI system that understands, adapts and responds to a child just as a teacher or reading coach would, using principles backed by the Science of Reading to create a fun and educational journey for children in grades K-3.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2025

As schools work to accomplish these goals, we expect to see an expansion of AI and other emerging technologies in the classroom, enhanced professional development and support for teachers, and more individualized learning opportunities for students. Here are five of the biggest education trends for 2025: 1.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

In educational settings, data can be derived from a range of sources–student assessments, attendance records, teacher evaluations, behavioral data, etc. For instance, consider a scenario where a district uses standardized test scores to evaluate teacher performance.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2024

Many teachers and professors are spending time this summer experimenting with AI tools to help them prepare slide presentations, craft tests and homework questions, and more. It’s a fair question given the widespread concern in the field about students using AI to write their essays or bots to do their homework for them.

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Edsurge

MARCH 7, 2018

When she was in the classroom, Jenny Herrera remembers feeling resentful whenever the school principal would email teachers telling them they needed to stay after school to give feedback to edtech companies. In general, top-down mandates to test products are taxing on teachers’ time and provide few rewards, making them somewhat burdenous.

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Edsurge

MARCH 4, 2022

In this way, programming becomes an opportunity for moral and ethical development as well as social and emotional growth. Conflicts are solved and ethical dilemmas arise. Their teacher, Ms. Children not only run around but also learn to negotiate and communicate. She hoped that by partnering them up, Shreya might help Falyn.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 23, 2024

She is an adjunct professor in tech ed, Master Teacher, webmaster for four blogs, CSTA presentation reviewer, freelance journalist on tech ed topics, contributor to NEA Today , and author of the tech thrillers, To Hunt a Sub and Twenty-four Days.

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Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

And I do not believe that investment funds or companies or, for that matter, nonprofits and philanthropies, can have positive social impact without ethical leadership. Especially when they are shaping a broad sector, helping grow companies that influence the lives of teachers and students such as Rise does. Especially in education.

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Edsurge

MARCH 9, 2023

This review understands safety to encompass inclusion, support, justice, healthy student-teacher relationships and a violence-free, physically safe environment. For example, engaging with democratic systems, understanding relevant sociopolitical issues, and developing ethical reasoning and a sense of social justice.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Equipping Teachers With AI Expertise To truly realize the potential of AI, there is a need for a technology-literate, fully engaged workforce. A survey from Forbes Advisor found that younger teachers are more likely to adopt AI tools, with respondents under 26 reporting the highest usage rates.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

This allows teachers to redirect their efforts towards more meaningful interactions with students, fostering a more collaborative and supportive educational experience. While the integration of AI in K-12 education presents immense opportunities, it is essential to address concerns related to data privacy, equity, and teacher training.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

After all, academic research often requires deeper knowledge of a field than is typical in high school, and it involves carefully following ethical guidelines to protect research subjects from potential harm that students may not be aware of without expert guidance. “A

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 18, 2024

Weingarten underscores the importance of teacher involvement in shaping how AI is implemented in classrooms (American Federation of Teachers, 2023). This aligns with the broader movement to ensure ethical development and use of AI while promoting human-centered learning experiences.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 18, 2024

Weingarten underscores the importance of teacher involvement in shaping how AI is implemented in classrooms (American Federation of Teachers, 2023). This aligns with the broader movement to ensure ethical development and use of AI while promoting human-centered learning experiences.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

While the potential benefits are immense, there are also ethical considerations, concerns about data privacy, and challenges associated with equitable access. AI supports teachers in administrative tasks, such as grading and assessment, freeing up valuable time. How will artificial intelligence impact the way we teach?

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 27, 2018

1 story tapped a different defining spirit for a year marked by teacher strikes and walkouts from Arizona to West Virginia. It poses, perhaps, a different question: Are states doing enough to improve the lives—and livelihoods—of today’s working teacher? Try Ethics and Philosophy. And yet the No. Re-notice your space.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 26, 2024

Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a significant conversation at every educational conference in the past two years throughout my usual treks to teacher education events. Using AI to create tailored learning In a not-too-distant-past, math teachers complained that calculators would make students worse at basic arithmetic.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

One of the biggest problems facing digital natives as they grow into adults is understanding how to maneuver the vastness of the Internet ethically, safely, and to serve their needs. It requires no installation, is quick and intuitive to use, and covers everything I need at a fair price. What is PlagiarismCheck.org.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2018

And it's for this reason that I was tracing what was happening with key issues of representation, ideas of fairness around communities and found what I felt were harmful ways that these technologies influence ideas about people. You say, "Okay, how do we bring ethical concerns at the conception of the technology?" And students?

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

As part of the recent rush to comment on ChatGPT, this article is not weighing in on the ongoing ethical debates, nor is it offering a comprehensive how-to guide, but rather simply sharing one professor’s initial use of the AI tool and how it successfully accomplished the learning objectives and expectations for one course assignment.

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The team members can present their work to the teacher, class, or better yet, a real audience such as an invited audience, university counsel, or municipality. Keep ethics as the moral compass in these conversations to guide them to make appropriate decisions when using such tools.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Cultivating this mindset is vital for students as it offers them a broader perspective and a sense of fairness, empowering them to confront challenges with resilience and optimism. As students mature, the values and ethics instilled by teachers will also mature, aiding in their overall development.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Cultivating this mindset is vital for students as it offers them a broader perspective and a sense of fairness, empowering them to confront challenges with resilience and optimism. As students mature, the values and ethics instilled by teachers will also mature, aiding in their overall development.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 21, 2024

Working with elementary education students, we stress to our students that ideas and information generated from AI programs must be balanced and supported by meaningful learning experiences created by teachers’ knowledge of the students enrolled in the class. Resources to learn more about AI in the classroom: AI4K12.org:

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