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Prompt engineering: Cultivating curiosity in the age of AI

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Some of my most distinct memories from high school involve struggling to grasp abstract concepts without visual or interactive tools. When I was a high school student, technology was significantly limited compared to today’s. Fast forward to the present, and the landscape has changed dramatically.

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How CTE supports college and career readiness

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As a career and technical education (CTE) instructor, I see firsthand how career-focused education provides students with the tools to transition smoothly from high school to college and careers. For example, when we cover anatomy and physiology, we dont just look at diagramswe work with real organs sourced from a local butcher.

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Big Deals—Khan Academy Boosts National Civics Bee, AI Tackles Campus Safety, and Stanford Offers Online Math

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.” National Civics Bee Teams Up With Khan Academy This year, for the first time, students who advance to the local competitions will receive free tutoring support through Khan Academy’s new AI-powered tutor and teaching assistant, Khanmigo. We are happy that it is now available to high school students.”

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Students Dive Deep Into COVID-19 in Free Open Study Course

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The open-study course is a free offering from Pioneer Academics , a public benefit corporation better known for its selective online research program, which pairs high school students around the world with mentors. That’s not to say students don’t need a bit of guidance—they are still in high school, after all.

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8 questions every student should ask before choosing a college 

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Its worth investigating the student-to-faculty ratio and whether professors are actively engaged in teaching or if most instruction is left to teaching assistants. Some students prefer the energy of large lecture halls, while others thrive in small, discussion-based classes.

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Teachers: It’s time to make friends with AI

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In high school, wrote one student on an anonymous survey I give at the start of the semester, I stayed far away from the tool because it was emphasized to me as a way of cheating rather than a study tool. As one of my students put it, I didnt realize that ChatGPT is actually there for me to use as a teaching assistant.

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Opportunities in failing: Why K-12 education needs more productive struggle

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In contrast, the ungraded, complex assignments I encountered in college allowed me to struggle through difficult concepts, ask questions, and refine my understanding in a way that simply wasnt possible in high school. Whether it was coding a project or working through intricate physics problems, I regularly found myself stuck.

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