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This Program Is Building a Pipeline of Special Education Teachers

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All of the training takes place during school hours so that teachers’ time mentoring GYO participants is compensated as part of their regular salaries. GYO exposes participants to the science of early learning through workshops, videos, coursework and facilitated discussions about how participants can apply their learning.

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How Students Use Unofficial Online Backchannels for Classes

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As college classes start up this fall, instructors are handing out syllabi and pointing students to official platforms for turning in assignments and participating in class discussions. That has prompted advice to pop up in at least one Reddit channel advising students to avoid joining GroupMe sections for their classes.

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As Student Engagement Falls, Colleges Wonder: ‘Are We Part of the Problem?’

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But declining student participation may also stem from the challenges inherent to remote and hybrid learning. Students could access chatbot quizzes ahead of exams to help assess their level of understanding. Meanwhile, a human teaching assistant monitored any replies that students sent back to the chatbot.

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Gradescope Raises $3.75M to Speed Up Grading in Higher Ed

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Students may feel relief as they hand in an exam, but the moment marks the beginning of stress and anxiety for instructors and teaching assistants, who may need to grade hundreds of tests in a short time. To use Gradescope, a grader scans exams or assignments into the platform and each question is given a rubric.

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How This Famed Chinese Venture Capitalist Thinks AI Will Reshape Teaching

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In the one-to-1000 classroom, we also have teaching assistants. And then, the local teachers can be trained to be teaching assistants, so a job that's much easier for each teacher to learn to do. AI can recognize students and the way in which they participate, and it can certainly save time from taking attendance.

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61 predictions about edtech, equity, and learning in 2022

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In fact, research shows that 80 percent of esports teams are comprised of students who have never before participated in extracurricular activities. Much like participation in an athletic team, esports players learn how to work together as an effective team by communicating and collaborating with each other. — Keith Look, Ed.D.,

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A Surprising Approach to Science Labs for Online Students Boosts Access to STEM Fields

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Using tuition assistance and later benefits from the post-9/11 GI Bill , Osgood enrolled while still on active duty in 2018, taking virtual classes either part-time or full-time, depending on her military responsibilities. And when 43 students finally arrived, Austin, along with two teaching assistants, led their organic chemistry lab.

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