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An AI Wish List From Teachers: What They Actually Want It to Do

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For many teachers, it delivered an avalanche of tools instead. The AI provided the creative spark, but Farmer brings the pedagogical expertise and knowledge of her specific students to make it work. That’s a game-changer for differentiation,” says Kim Zajac, a speech and language pathologist at Norton Public School in Massachusetts.

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5 strategies to get your students talking

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During an ISTELive 25 session , Janeen Pizzo, a teacher educator at SUNY Brockport, and Dr. Natalie Svrcek, an associate professor at SUNY Brockport, offered strategies to help students collaborate and engage in discussions. Teachers can use Google Slides or another collaborative online tool that gives editing access to multiple people.

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From school year to summer: Why reliable edtech matters to boost literacy

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That early access to knowledge helped shape who I am today, and I carry that legacy into my work leading library services and digital learning for more than 30,500 students in the heart of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. In fact, every teacher is a reading teacher. World Book’s digital platform delivers just that.

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AI tools that support learning–not cheating

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The way teachers use the AI tools in their classrooms–open conversations around acceptable use help students use AI tools for meaningful learning instead of for cheating. It lets them visualize their knowledge and express their understanding in a creative format. Also critical?

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Study: AI detection software varies in effectiveness

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In phase three, they used a paraphrased version of content created by GPT-4o, similar to how many students might try to fool their teacher by paraphrasing the work of an AI generator. The researchers recruited five people who were experts at using generative AI and also in analyzing language, such as teachers, writers, and editors.

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One word, meaningful impact: Creating classroom culture through collective dialogue

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Having conducted well over a thousand observations of K-12 teachers over the last 15 years, I have noticed there is one piece of feedback I have given more than any other–and it involves a seemingly minor word change. Multiple times in any class period, teachers call on students to contribute to the lesson of the day.

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How to integrate environmental concepts into every subject

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I asked myself: If a teachers role is to prepare students for the real world, shouldnt we be helping them solve the climate crisis? My goal became connecting students to nature through their passions and connecting teachers standards-driven curriculum to nature through environmental literacy.