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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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Prompt engineering: Cultivating curiosity in the age of AI

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Some of my most distinct memories from high school involve struggling to grasp abstract concepts without visual or interactive tools. When I was a high school student, technology was significantly limited compared to today’s. Fast forward to the present, and the landscape has changed dramatically.

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Special education students need a whole child approach

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That’s 14% of K–12 students in public schools in the United States who depend on additional—and often very specialized—services to support their ability to learn and live their lives fully. Our goal should be to ensure students leave school literate and passionate, with access to a full life and knowledge of their true selves.

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Will AI Shrink Disparities in Schools, or Widen Them?

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Even while schools are stuck dealing with deep challenges, COVID-19 pandemic relief funding is running its course. These often have consequences in education, from an increase in cheating on assignments enabled by prose-spewing chatbots, to experiments that bring AI into classrooms as teaching assistants or even as students.

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Students Need Summer Learning That Doesn’t Feel Like School

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Last spring, we looked to summer with hopes that the 2021-2022 school year would be different, easier, better. Students returned to their school buildings, we had months of lower COVID rates and some of kids’ favorite learning strategies—like group projects, stations and flexible seating—came back. In many ways it was.

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Dear parents: 3 ways AI will show up in your child’s classroom this year

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We understand that students and families are often just as concerned about what the school year will be like, what will be going on inside our classrooms, and what and how their students will be learning. So, parents, are you wondering what exactly AI might look like in your child’s school this year?

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How CTE supports college and career readiness

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As a career and technical education (CTE) instructor, I see firsthand how career-focused education provides students with the tools to transition smoothly from high school to college and careers. For example, when we cover anatomy and physiology, we dont just look at diagramswe work with real organs sourced from a local butcher.