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How Kai Cenat saved my high school English class

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Realizing the incriminating nature of pasting large chunks of text, they would use multiple browser windows to look at their AI-generated prompts on one half of their computer screen and use the other half to take dictation in lieu of writing out ideas of their own.

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Ensuring academic integrity in the AI age

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Students’ AI usage can range from summarizing content to full-scale writing support, which begs the question: What can educators do if they suspect an assignment is authored by AI? You could ask about their writing process to try to get a sense of how well they know their own submission. Or you could simply ask if they used AI.

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Bridging the language gap with AI tools every teacher can use

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Pierce, a high school science teacher, admitted to me recently. Many English Learners, especially those new to a country or school system, also lack background knowledge. To reinforce language development, especially in writing, content teachers can take this further by using AI to support sentence structure and cohesion.

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4 reflections on the end of the school year

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Below, educators and stakeholders wrote about their experiences as they reflect on the 2024-2025 school year: Designing forward, not cutting back As this financially and politically turbulent school year ends, many educators are wrestling with uncertainty. Our support as a school community is critical during this time.

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Showfloor News: PBLWorks creates PBLWorks TEACH to help scale project based learning

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The Buck Institute for Education (dba PBLWorks ), a national provider of professional development for high-quality Project Based Learning (PBL), is launching PBLWorks TEACH , a web-based application with ready-to-use, standards-aligned, Gold-Standard PBL projects for middle school math, science, English Language Arts, and social studies.

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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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Study: AI detection software varies in effectiveness

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Key points: The way software is trained has an impact on its ability to detect AI Can technology help schools prevent AI-based cheating? How will schools replace devices bought during the pandemic? But there are some shortcomings inherent in this approach, says Pangram co-founder Bradley Emi. percent to 59.3 percent.

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