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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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#73: Student Well-Being: Praise and Performance

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This is PART 5 in a series on student well-being. Throughout this series, I will explore what recent research has revealed about ways to create an environment in which all students can thrive. For this series, I will be diving into my file of half-written articles and dust-covered books to learn more about topics like mastery learning , youth mental health, culturally responsive teaching and learning , culturally proficient SEL , the use of praise, the psychology of learning, equity in grading, and universal design of learning. For the past three decades, researchers have been studying non-cognitive factors affecting student motivation. During this time, Carol Dweck's groundbreaking studies regarding student mindset have rocked the world of education. Her research began with the following question: Why do some students shy away from challenges and give up while others seek out challenges and become more invested in the face of failure? Over the course of six studies, Carol Dweck
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#72. Student Well-Being: Culturally Proficient SEL

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This is PART 4 in a series on student well-being. Throughout this series, I will explore what recent research has revealed about ways to create an environment in which all students can thrive. For this series, I will be diving into my file of half-written articles and dust-covered books to learn more about topics like mastery learning , youth mental health, culturally responsive teaching and learning , culturally proficient SEL, the use of praise, the psychology of learning, equity in grading, and universal design of learning. I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." -Maya Angelou In my last post, I took a closer look at what Culturally Responsive Teaching & Learning is (and isn't!) within the context of the "Ready for Rigor" framework. The "Ready for Rigor" framework was designed to create the social, emotional, and cognitive conditions necessary for
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