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How students are really using AI tools: What schools need to know

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Increased usage of and attachment to AI tools brings unprecedented challenges for school and district leaders. Whether youre new to the education space, refining your policies, or growing in your role, understanding the different ways students use AI is crucial. After all, we cant protect what we dont understand.

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5 tips for creating a makerspace for less than the cost of an iPad

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There was a physical space, and students were making things. With paper, your students can make origami cranes. I scoured the library storage cabinets to find office supplies such as markers, crayons, paper clips, rubber bands, glue, and scissors. Then I began raiding my own craft supplies. I had a makerspace.

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The cure for the school attendance crisis? Family support and a sense of belonging

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Students are missing school at record-high rates–not because they dont want to be there, but because significant barriers are blocking the door to get in. Its easy to associate chronic absenteeism with the stereotype of the disillusioned hooky-playing student. The good news? Here are three ways they can start: 1.

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Many states picked diploma pathways over high school exit exams. Did students benefit?

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The senior at Washington state’s Toppenish High School first considered the career after he joined a STEM group in middle school. So Brito took some engineering classes at his high school, became president of his state’s Technology Student Association, and is starting at the University of Washington this fall on a pre-science track.

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Whose call: A student-driven approach to school cell phone policies

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Over the last few years we have had the pleasure of working with several school partners to address the growing concern around cell phones in schools. Leveraging the assets and ideas of the broader community, including teachers and families, is essential for successful school change.

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How Kai Cenat saved my high school English class

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For a lot of us, it has felt as though we are spending more of our time as graders determining whether a student completed an assignment with or without AI than we are actually providing meaningful feedback. On more than one occasion, a student accidentally pasted their prompt request into the document. And Mr. Beast. And IShowSpeed.

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The unseen connection between student absenteeism and teacher burnout 

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While we often discuss how absenteeism affects students, we rarely acknowledge its devastating impact on the educators who show up every day to empty chairs. The hidden toll of empty seats When students miss school, teachers don’t just move forward with fewer students in the room. ” The numbers are staggering.

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