Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 29, 2025

Communication as a student in a foreign land depends heavily on knowledge of the language. The Ask a Tech Teacher international team has a few broader issues to think about when considering what barriers face students in foreign lands: Language: The Biggest Communication Barrier for Foreign Students? Ive been on the same page also.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The Need for AI Literacy in Education The rapidly evolving space of artificial intelligence (AI) requires school and district leaders to make sense of how emerging technology applications, including those that use generative AI (Gen AI), are being integrated into schools and districts across the United States. Read The U.S.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Debi Ryan insists that bad days are few and far between in her line of work as a school-based speech language pathologist. Ryan has worked in a public school setting for about two decades, following a stint in the medical track of speech language pathology. She calls her job soul-filling, and she has anecdotes to back it up.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

In this day and age, almost every aspect of our lives is influenced in some way by artificial intelligence. Read Securly's Whitepaper: New technologies to ensure student safety in the digital age Natural language processing can also be applied to other aspects of student mental health and social-emotional learning.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 21, 2025

Everywhere you look in the current educational technology landscape, theres a newer, better, more promising artificial intelligence (AI) tool. Enter small language models (SLMs). These language models are trained on specific data sets, rather than the entirety of available data on the internet, to produce more customized results.

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eSchool News

MARCH 6, 2025

But despite its rapid advancements, AI still struggles with many aspects of human intelligence, especially when it comes to nuance, creativity, and real-world application. Here are 10 areas where AI falls short–and why human intelligence remains essential. But it does not experience emotions or understand human relationships.

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eSchool News

MAY 19, 2025

teachers work with diverse groups, often with varying language backgrounds and ability levels, in both indoor and outdoor settings. This technology was introduced more than 30 years ago to provide low-volume, highly intelligible speech throughout a classroom.

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Edsurge

MAY 28, 2025

When Marisha Speights first started as a speech language pathologist in preschools serving affluent families in Nashville, Tennessee, she used the typical screening and assessment measures that she believed and was taught worked well. It was, I dont think this child has a speech or language issue, but the test says theyre at risk.

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eSchool News

MARCH 10, 2021

Decades of research have shown that effective readers have a solid and automatic knowledge of how to translate the sounds of our language to the print that represents those sounds. Another misconception is that struggling readers aren’t trying hard enough or must be less intelligent than their peers.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Through his expertise as a professional development strategist, he has supported districts in the implementation of Generative Artificial Intelligence in their schools. Small Language Models Educators could utilize technology from Microsoft or Google to build a Small Language Model.

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k12 Digest

MAY 19, 2025

Now, educators are trying to navigate the ethical use of artificial intelligence in the field. As insights from neuroscience increasingly inform educational practices, we are seeing old theories and practices, such as whole language, challenged and new approaches more aligned to the science of learning emerge.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Here’s a look at AI integration in states, districts, and schools across the country: The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction “released a guidebook on artificial intelligence, which that included a set of recommendations.

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k12 Digest

MAY 15, 2025

As we witness the rapid evolution of educational technology, the convergence of bite-sized learning modules with intelligent virtual tutors is creating unprecedented opportunities for personalised education. This fundamental truth about human cognition has finally found its perfect technological match in the form of microlearning.

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2021

When some people hear the term “artificial intelligence,” they think of robots like the ones in the Steven Spielberg movie AI. In education today, AI is something less glamorous. Despite its many uses, AI has raised some concerns among parents and teachers.

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eSchool News

MARCH 26, 2024

Ed is accessible to students and families in multiple languages, shares information to support learning needs and helps students improve skills and pursue interests.” “Teachers are have been and will always be central to education,” Carvalho said. “Artificial intelligence will never replace the talent of a teacher.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 16, 2023

The integration of AI tools in English language arts (ELA) instruction has emerged as a potentially transformative pedagogical approach that could redefine the traditional landscape of education.

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eSchool News

APRIL 24, 2023

In the age of artificial intelligence, the study of computers and computational systems—including their theory, design, development, and application–represents a new frontier in science. I believe computer science is more important than ever.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 23, 2024

“These findings underscore teachers’ genuine excitement about the promise of artificial intelligence and the huge potential this technology has in the classroom. It’s no surprise artificial intelligence is top of mind for educators across the globe,” said Jason Wilmot, Canva’s Head of Education Products.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Decades of research have shown that effective readers have a solid and automatic knowledge of how to translate the sounds of our language to the print that represents those sounds. Another misconception is that struggling readers aren’t trying hard enough or must be less intelligent than their peers.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

What about the use of artificial intelligence in education? Artificial intelligence is the simulation of human intelligence processes by machines, especially computer systems. Artificial intelligence is the simulation of human intelligence processes by machines, especially computer systems.

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eSchool News

MAY 24, 2023

While using the calculator allowed students to quickly compute answers and a device with internet capabilities added the possibility of researching formulas and explanations, Wolfram|Alpha used the most current artificial intelligence (AI) to accurately solve mathematics problems using natural language processing.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Key points: Gen AI is a game changer for all industries due to its ability to produce original outputs Don’t miss out–stay up to date on AI in Education Can artificial intelligence help teachers improve? Try asking a Gen AI chatbot such as ChatGPT to customize text to a specific reading level.

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eSchool News

JUNE 25, 2024

It enhances learning experiences with tailored learning paths and immediate feedback, improves accessibility and inclusivity through assistive and adaptive technologies and language translation, and boosts efficiency and administrative support by automating routine tasks and improving data management.

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eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2024

For example, the Shaywitz DyslexiaScreen (Yale) is a survey that asks teachers to make judgments on how often they think a student displays problems in their language behaviors such as oral expression. This ignores the language processing differences between typical and exceptional brains.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

As generative artificial intelligence (AI) is supporting the creation of powerful tool suites that can enhance the teaching and learning process, it seems reasonable to identify some ways that teacher assistants can use these tools as well. The nationwide shortage of teachers has caused a similar shortage in the ranks of teacher assistants.

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eSchool News

JULY 15, 2024

For instance, AI-driven platforms can offer personalized tutoring sessions, language translation services, and adaptive learning paths that cater to students from various backgrounds and with different learning abilities. However, AI instruction also has its limitations.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Today, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) announced the expansion of its work in artificial intelligence to help ensure education tools that leverage AI are grounded in research and best practices for teaching and learning.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2025

As students tap away on their devices and teachers explore new digital tools, artificial intelligence is silently reshaping how school districts operate. These intelligent systems can analyze human speech and provide instant responses to common queries from students, parents and staff.

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Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2025

Language barriers can have a profound impact on these students academic performance, classroom engagement and social connection. Traditional supports for emergent bilingual students, such as peer translation, bilingual aides or simplified language, often fall short in busy classrooms where time and resources are stretched thin.

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eSchool News

JUNE 13, 2024

Seven decades later, as artificial intelligence chatbots increasingly make their way into classrooms , we face a new challenge: ensuring that these seemingly helpful tools don’t perpetuate the inequalities Brown v. They have the potential to both exacerbate existing inequalities and create new ones.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 21, 2024

This isn’t a futurist fantasy–it’s a tool in development right now to leverage the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to bring out the best in tutors and enhance student learning. It gives tips for the next session and points to training to help add tools to your tool kit.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 22, 2023

This promotes emotional intelligence and self-awareness. Foreign Language Learning: After studying a foreign language for a while, the teacher could prompt students to reflect on how their perception of the language and its nuances has shifted from their initial exposure.

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

As artificial intelligence, personalized learning platforms, and algorithm-driven content become more common in classrooms, students must understand how data influences what they see and how they are assessed. Data is only helpful if we can interpret it accurately and use it effectively to support learning. The same goes for students.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) assistant professor of computer science Jacob Whitehill is collaborating with colleagues at the University of Colorado-Boulder (CU Boulder) to explore how artificially intelligent (AI) teaching agents might help encourage more meaningful collaboration among students in school classrooms.

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eSchool News

MAY 16, 2024

Intelligent AI tutoring programs accomplish this feat by using machine learning algorithms to detect patterns in how students interact with the software during study sessions. The system analyzes these patterns and adjusts its tutoring approach to match individual learning styles.

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eSchool News

MARCH 5, 2024

MATHia is an intelligent math software supported by sophisticated AI technology and is designed to provide individual student support and insightful data. Duolingo , a popular language-learning app, has literally been using AI for years.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Not only has the explosion of artificial intelligence (AI) and chatbots created concern about assigning writing, but myriad challenges exist when we send writing home with students. #1 Technology access can be another barrier.

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