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101. The Transformative Power of AI

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Folks, let’s face it. Our classrooms are going to look a little different this year. AI, specifically ChatGPT, is going to change the way we design learning experiences and assess student mastery. I’ll be honest, when I first explored the ChatGPT platform I was terrified. As I have dug deeper into the technology and its capabilities, I realized that while it does pose significant challenges — it also presents us with some pretty amazing opportunities. In this series, we will explore what AI is capable of, its implications in the classroom, and how it can benefit both teachers and students. Let’s start by examining where we have been, where we are currently, and looking forward to where we are going. Whether this is a trip you wanted to go on or not, the AI train has left the station and it is time for all of us to jump on board. From Card Catalogs to Artificial Intelligence I belong to the micro-generation called Xennial. Xennials are considered to be a “bridge” between Generation X a...
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#56: Back to School: Teaching Adults the Psychology of Learning

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School is back in session and we hope to host a relatively normal "Meet the Teacher/Open House" this year. I always look forward to meeting the parents, guardians, and other caregivers of my students. I love to see their excitement at being back in the classroom, sitting in the desks that their students normally occupy, and hearing about their student's experiences in class. But I have a confession to make; I have been teaching for 20 years and I still get nervous before every single Meet the Teacher! Over time, I have found what works best for me is to design an interactive (and fun) experience for the caregivers that mimics much of what their student actually does in class. Presentation Overview I organize my presentation into three different sections; a brief class overview, a short demonstration, and an explanation of the research behind the demonstration. I love to connect the demonstrations to what the students are currently doing or have done in class. In the past...
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#55 SEL in the Covid Classroom & Beyond: Faculty Well-Being Matters, Too!

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Student well-being has been a hot topic in education for a number of years. Unfortunately, during this same time period teacher well-being has plummeted. According to a recent survey , 78% of teachers experience frequent job-related stress 27% of teachers are experiencing symptoms of depression, & 54% of teachers are feeling burned out. For most of the people reading this post, I am sure this is not a surprise. You were (and still are) in the trenches teaching kids during a pandemic! It is important to note that although the pandemic may have exacerbated levels of stress it certainly did not create them. Teacher stress has been a problem for a long time and it is time to tackle it head on.  In this post, I will explore why teacher well-being is important and ways to utilize schoolwide SEL to increase teacher well-being. According to CASEL, schoolwide SEL is "a systematic approach to infusing social and emotional learning into every part of the students' educational experie...
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