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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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#64: Diving Into Developmental Psych: Going Low-Tech

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One of the most common misconceptions that I hear about blended learning is that it is the same thing as virtual or online learning. In reality, there are many days in which my students don't even crack their Chromebooks! Instead, I try to include a variety of learning activities that include both online and offline learning. One of the things that I love about the blended learning model is the flexibility it gives me to differentiate my lessons based on the individual needs of my students-or even based on the needs of a certain class. As we all know, what works for one group of students one year (or even one section of students in the same year) might not work for all of our students. In this post, I'd like to share two lessons with you that can be no-tech or low-tech based on the needs of your students and the resources that you have available to you! There has been a great deal of research regarding the use of too much technology in the classroom. A 2014 research study by Pa
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#63: Teacher Talk: What Does a Blended Classroom REALLY Look Like?

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"The most valuable resource that all teachers have is each other." -Robert John Meehan When you get great teachers together, great things can happen 1 . I have always found teacher workshops focused on collaboration to be the most valuable professional development. I love hearing what other teachers are doing in their classrooms, and why they are doing it. Personally, this was one of my greatest "roses" of the 2020 school year. We were all 1st year teachers again teaching in a totally new and different way. This led to an extraordinary amount of teacher collaboration - both within and between divisions. I loved seeing teachers going for "walk and talks" and sharing their challenges and triumphs. Now that we are back to "normal" these opportunities have become less frequent. I was reminded how special these conversations are the day before winter break. In this post, I would like to share with you what I learned. Some Context… In 2018, I was on
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