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AI can personalize learning–it can’t make students care

eSchool News

What if the missing ingredient in student achievement isn’t better curriculum, tech, or teachers, but better motivation? What if the key to unlocking motivation isn’t something intrinsic to students, but something found in their relationships with peers, teachers, mentors, and communities? But that vision overlooks something deeper.

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Baked-in bias or sweet equity: AI’s role in motivation and deep learning

eSchool News

As educational AI research tries to keep up with AI development, questions remain surrounding the impact of AI use on student motivation and overall learning. Because the tool can assist with assignments like generating essays from prompts, students quickly integrated these technologies into the classroom.

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3 ways you can use digital tools to boost student motivation

eSchool News

In fact, the switch to hybrid and fully virtual learning during the pandemic highlighted how students can become distracted and lose motivation when they are seemingly hiding behind a screen, causing many frustrated parents and teachers to loathe the use of technology in learning. My teenage students love technology.

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Look to the Science: Understanding how Mind, Brain and Education Science can Inform Educational Practices

k12 Digest

Technology has permeated every facet of our lives, making many tasks easier, and even doing some of our work for us. The impact of technology on the human brain is still being studied, but there is a body of research which is decades old and has increased its capacity to inform education with advances in medical imaging technology.

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Crafting technology-driven IEPs

eSchool News

As technology has evolved, writing documents has also evolved. Not only has the process of writing the IEP evolved, but IEPs are becoming technology-driven. Student engagement and involvement with technology-driven IEPs: Technology-driven IEPs can also empower students to take an active role in their education plan.

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What Motivates Teachers to Enter the Profession?

Edsurge

Society has always been fascinated to learn about the motivations of famous athletes, entertainers, and politicians and how they came to their profession. What if, similarly, we learned about the motivations of aspiring K-12 teachers, and used that to predict how effective they will be and how long they will stay in the classroom?

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5 ways to use technology for classroom creativity

eSchool News

Assignments that engage students in creative practices motivate hard-to reach students and provide an opportunity for all students to be successful. Technology has made creative opportunities more accessible for teachers and students. Why creativity? Creativity is an essential skill for all students to have.