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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Edsurge

JANUARY 11, 2019

Formulating a product, you better know about ethics and understand legal frameworks.” Madsen recently tweeted his frustration, spurring a conversation about ethics in data science curriculum, what’s missing, and where programs are already working to fill in the gap. Research ethics is baked in throughout the curriculum,” Hale explains.

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eSchool News

JUNE 25, 2024

With AI dominating headlines in all industries, it’s a relatively common question: Is everything about AI? Angeles encouraged teachers to read AI tools’ data privacy statements, because the responsibility lies with teachers to understand how data is used before the tool is introduced to students.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 5, 2023

During this process, students observe closely, interpret their observations thoughtfully, and generate questions that spark curiosity and drive inquiry. ” Students are encouraged to generate questions that surface from their observations and interpretations. The final stage of this thinking routine is “wondering.”

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eSchool News

APRIL 16, 2024

This discussion aims to navigate through commonly cited concerns from educators, highlighting how each perceived obstacle to integrating AI into classrooms can actually be overcome through applications of the very technology in question.

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Ethics Gamification Schools Discussions 340

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 22, 2023

Reading a Story: After reading a story with a surprise ending, the teacher could guide students to discuss how their predictions evolved as they read. Click on the image to copy In the next installment of this series, we’ll delve into the practical uses of the “Claim, Evidence, Question” thinking routine for educators.

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k12 Digest

MAY 19, 2025

Now, educators are trying to navigate the ethical use of artificial intelligence in the field. And while the science of reading is currently in the forefront of media cycles, many other areas of education are being informed by cognitive neuroscience research. work with a partner to light a bulb using the materials provided for you).

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 6, 2018

But at last month’s WISE@NY Learning Revolutions conference, supported by the Qatar Foundation, panelists offered a surprising alternative for the skills that will be in most demand: philosophy, ethics and morality education. She called attention to the “ Moral Machine ,” an ethical quandary posed by MIT professor Iyad Rahwan.

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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2025

Their mission is to ensure every student is “ AI ready ” — prepared to use emerging technologies, like generative AI, in an ethical and responsible manner in school, life and future work, regardless of where those careers take them. These factors influenced the types of questions used.

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eSchool News

JUNE 28, 2024

Those reasons may include: lack of writing skills, insecurity around writing skills, struggles with time management, confusion about the topic, missing grammar and organizational skills, having no motivation or interest, missing real-world relevance, poor work ethic, lack of access to resources, and home/personal life stress.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Try asking a Gen AI chatbot such as ChatGPT to customize text to a specific reading level. Students often demonstrate their learning through written explanations in the forms of short answer questions and essays. Gen AI is flipping this on its head. Students need to be prepared to navigate an AI-enhanced world.

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Metacognitive Skills Ethics Critical Thinking Evaluation 339

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

I wanted to provoke them, to get them to ask questions, and to start using these tools—not to cheat—but to flip their learning on its head. Putting ChatGPT on trial I first became aware of ChatGPT last February when I began reading mind-blowing comments of several progressive educators. Now create a syllabus, complete with readings.”

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English Syllabus Intelligence Assignments 337

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Teachers, already overburdened with bloated class sizes and punishing schedules, aren’t always around after school hours to answer their students’ questions. These platforms help with tasks such as breaking down complex math problems, summarizing difficult readings, generating essay ideas, and even providing personalized study plans.

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Essay Ethics Schools Students 286

Faculty Focus

JUNE 15, 2025

I walked into my classroom and started with a question I didn’t know the answer to. The Paradox Effect That one question—unresolved, unanswerable, alive—did more to wake up my students than any HBR case ever had. I still assign readings. I never position the question as rhetorical. Students asked sharper questions.

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Syllabus Ethics Art Questions 97

eSchool News

AUGUST 12, 2024

All it asks for is the topic, reading level, and any additional criteria teachers might have for their class, like an enhanced focus on accessibility or detailed deep dives into ethical implications. It can even create plots, graphs, and other diagrams to supplement assessments and create truly analytical questions.

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Quizzes Lecturing Ethics Exams 297

Faculty Focus

APRIL 22, 2025

The key question is: how can we transform AI from a potential source of plagiarism into a valuable educational resource? This allows educators to gain insights from students interactions with these technologies, fostering a deeper understanding of their applications and promoting ethical use.

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Ethics Plagiarism Education Intelligence 77

Edsurge

JUNE 10, 2025

When she poses a question to her seventh graders over her school’s learning platform and watches the live responses roll in, there are times when too many are suspiciously similar. Teachers are transitioning away from question-and-answer assignments or straightforward essays — in favor of projects.

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Assignments English Essay Ethics 196

eSchool News

MARCH 6, 2025

This lack of coherence makes materials harder to read and less engaging, which is particularly problematic for students with learning differences. For instance, AI can easily solve structured math problems but struggles with open-ended questions that require interpreting ambiguous data, ethical considerations, or creative reasoning.

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Intelligence Education Language Languages 311

Faculty Focus

JUNE 15, 2025

I walked into my classroom and started with a question I didn’t know the answer to. The Paradox Effect That one question—unresolved, unanswerable, alive—did more to wake up my students than any HBR case ever had. I still assign readings. I never position the question as rhetorical. Students asked sharper questions.

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Syllabus Ethics Art Questions 85

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Read news stories, follow the conversation on social media, and explore some of the many free resources available online. If you’re unsure where to begin, ask the chatbot for help brainstorming lesson ideas and then ask follow-up questions until you get something you can use. Learn about AI. Engage in the conversation.

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Intelligence Education Ethics Lecturing 343

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

During the November 2024 meeting of CoSNs EdTech Innovation Committee , participants were asked those same questions, and shared their perspectives on what educators should do about the topic. Read on for 10 key takeaways from the discussion. The role of vendors when it comes to ethics and transparency in educational technology.

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Schools Ethics Language Languages 314

eSchool News

MARCH 17, 2023

8), and moral character traits such as “honesty, kindness, integrity, [and] ethics” (p. Focused on the basic skills of “the three Rs” (reading, writing, and ‘rithmetic), American education in the 1700s and 1800s generally concluded by age 12 or 13 and often excluded girls, minorities, and lower socioeconomic classes altogether.

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Critical Thinking Ethics Education Disabilities 293

eSchool News

OCTOBER 18, 2015

So when someone from your digital network shares a news story, you’re more likely to be interested in reading it compared to the other stories that you come across on news sites. Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media. Or does it? Now it’s your turn.

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Knowledge Ethics Evaluation Communication 279

eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Join eSchool News for the 12 Days of Edtech with 2024s most-read and most-loved stories. Here are a few questions to consider when researching and evaluating AI programs for the classroom. Despite its benefits, AI can also bring ethical challenges to education. On the 8th Day of Edtech, our story focuses on AI.

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Students Coaching Intelligence Ethics 312

Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2021

encouraging quotes, questionable photos, or potentially hateful language), there could be consequences for your digital reputation. As some high-profile examples have already shown, educators’ use of social media raises new questions about the academic freedom that professors have traditionally enjoyed.

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Reading Secondary Education Ethics Activities 180

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

PowerNotes+ is a reading, research, and writing platform that helps educators and institutions have control and confidence using artificial intelligence (AI)—and addresses questions of intellectual integrity using transparency and evidence, not suspicion. And it’s constantly changing. Learn more at PowerNotes.com.

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Writing Ethics Plagiarism Academic Integrity 161

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

If it’s the second, then most small liberal arts colleges are well-equipped to train students about the social and ethical challenges that artificial intelligence presents. Instead of arguing whether we need people who have read Chaucer or people who understand what gradient descent means, we should be training people to do both.

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Teaching Intelligence Ethics Art 214

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

This begs the question: What’s next for education? Kris Astle, Global Education Strategist, SMART Technologies Far too many students continue to struggle with reading, with post-pandemic recovery remaining slow—and in some cases, stagnant—among our young readers. What are the projections for edtech?

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Gamification Intelligence Reading Ethics 360

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Yet there is another additional skill that is often overlooked in the implementation of case studies—the opportunity to develop questioning skills. Questions are essential components of case studies. Tucked neatly at the end are a list of discussion questions that faculty can use to debrief or unpack the case. Why might that be?

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Questions Study Skills Evaluation 105

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

They started by asking a series of questions that were on their minds. The Questions are in bold and my answers in italics : I allow my kids to have “Friends” in Roblox or Instagram and only chat with friends. Read the parental guidelines all social media platforms offer. Let’s start this question with a poll.

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Questions Internet Ethics Fairness 102

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 15, 2023

Using Connect, Extend, Challenge at the Elementary Level Story Time Reflection Connect: After reading a story, ask students to relate a character or situation to something from their own lives. Challenge: Encourage them to think about a question they have about this object or creature.

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Metacognitive Skills Discussions Art Math 334

Faculty Focus

MAY 11, 2025

Balch & Blanck, 2025; Butulis, 2023; Parks & Oslick, 2024) and to provide their students with instruction and practice in using AI in productive and ethical ways (e.g., Why College Instructors Matter: A Student’s Perspective I had a conversation with one of my students recently about this exact question. Schoeder, 2024).

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Instructors Motivation Critical Thinking Students 92

k12 Digest

MAY 19, 2025

Now, educators are trying to navigate the ethical use of artificial intelligence in the field. And while the science of reading is currently in the forefront of media cycles, many other areas of education are being informed by cognitive neuroscience research. work with a partner to light a bulb using the materials provided for you).

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Science Education Motivation Lecturing 130

Edsurge

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Read the first article here. Navigate the ethics of generative AI in education. Navigate the ethics of generative AI in education. Generative AI is incredibly exciting but also opens the door to new questions about ethics and responsibility in the digital age.

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Ethics Feedback Students Evaluation 182

Edsurge

MAY 17, 2024

An ethical and legal conundrum stands in the way: how to responsibly share that data without opening students up to the possibility of having their personal information exposed to outside parties. “In Instead, we're taking the researchers’ questions to that data. They need to understand how the system works.”

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Ethics Confidentiality Education Study 177

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Having begun my journey as an Institutional Review Board (IRB) committee member during my graduate school years, I've been committed to upholding ethical principles in data usage, such as those outlined in The Belmont Report. A few examples of these questions include: What data will you collect? How will data be used?

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Ethics Writing Art Grades 195

eSchool News

DECEMBER 13, 2024

I didnt really know where to start, wrote one student at the end of last semester, and ChatGPT helped me think about questions, and I was able to start planning what I wanted to do based on the different options. Key Goal Key Question Key Prompts Brainstorming What do I want to write about?

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