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China’s kindergarten coders: The AI arms race begins at age 4

eSchool News

Beginning in kindergarten, children are exposed to age-appropriate AI tools, taught how to interact with large language models, and trained to think computationally in ways designed to mimic how AI “thinks.” Learning AI like a language Neuroscientists have long known that language acquisition is far more effective in early childhood.

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Dusting Off an Old Practice to Make Reading Fun Again

Cult of Pedagogy

Like most language arts/English teachers, I always wanted to share my love of reading with my students. But with the advent of technology, the internet, and cell phones, it seemed like reading for pleasure (not to mention the requisite attention span) had gone the way of buggy whips, writing quills, and powdered wigs.

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Remote Learning Strategies: Beyond the Pandemic

eSchool News

How do you extrapolate that to the to the to the Internet? Part of it is the pandemic spurred a lot more adoption of computers, laptops, better Internet bandwidth, all those pieces. If it doesn’t already exist, we’re not far from being able to say OK, now give me a version of that course for an English language learner.

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DIY Choose Your Adventure Stories

Organized Classroom

Even add your own images into the writing (the only caveat to this is that the image must be hosted on the internet somewhere already as you need a URL. Reading and Language Arts Power Pack 11 reading and language arts resource sets that pack a punch!

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What Will Kids Lose If PBS Gets Cut?

Edsurge

Those local outreach programs are particularly important in what some call “low-resource” areas, meaning places where children live in lower-income households and have less access to broadband internet or information centers like libraries. “I

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18 Hispanic Heritage Month Activities for Any Classroom

Teachers Pay Teachers

You can also celebrate this important month by showcasing Hispanic history, culture, and the Spanish language in your curriculum, no matter what class you teach. Hispanic Heritage Month is an excellent opportunity to teach students about influential Hispanic figures from the past and present.

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Halloween Therapy Theme

Primary Punch

We will be using the Halloween Night scene with my language groups to work on giving directions, asking/answering questions, using propositions, and overall conversational discourse needed to build the scene. I mostly made it just to be a fun halloween-themed activity that would be engaging for my younger language groups.