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How 4 districts use AI tools to transform education

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Knowing they are covered under our district licenses with Google allows CPS to encourage their use to revolutionize the way we educate our students. Students also use Gemini for real-time academic help, such as asking follow-up questions and details about a particular topic.

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Where Does Personalized Learning End and Special Education Begin?

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Dually certified in special education and English Language Arts, I teach an ELA inclusion class to 11th and 12th graders, which means I serve students with and without Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) in the same setting. I’d like to see special education take a front seat in conversations about personalized learning.

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Asynchronous Learning or Live Lessons? Which One Works Better for Me?

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By contrast, children who have the most support at home can make more progress in asynchronous online learning environments, which adds new dimensions to existing educational inequities. Here’s how one special education teacher, Stephanie Landrum, who teaches at Horizon K-8 Charter School in Boulder, Co.,

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The Secret to Student Success? Teach Them How to Learn.

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A few years ago I had a student named Abby in my history class, who had always been in self-contained special education classrooms. Those mini-quizzes became a way for the students to differentiate what they knew from what they didn’t. Sometimes the details former students recall from class is nothing short of amazing.

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Why Educators Should Lean in to AI to Better Support Students

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Language AI modeling tools can assist learners with pronunciation, grammar and translation, responding receptively in real time through simulated chats and quizzing techniques. Alternative Instruction for Atypical Learning This is a game-changer for neurodivergent students or those with specialized educational needs.

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How Video Games Can Teach Reading Just as Well as Books

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This format enabled all students to read fluently at their level (including special education students) and expanded student roles beyond reader. The class engaged in group discussions, reading response questions, and Kahoot quizzes to gauge comprehension. The fantasy unit culminated with a fully collaborative class Google Site.

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PresenceLearning offers on-demand summer webinar series

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For education leaders looking to take advantage of flexible summer schedules to earn professional development credits, PresenceLearning’s “Decathlon Challenge” webinar series will provide unlimited access to 10 free webinars starting July 10, 2016. Educators who watch 1 or more webinars and pass the end-of-webinar quizzes can earn up to 15.5