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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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#77: Summer Edition: The Enduring Myth of Learning Styles

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In my last post , I shared what should be a shocking statistic. According to my completely un-scientific TikTok poll, 75% of users believe that students have a specific learning style. My results were consistent with a peer-reviewed study conducted in 2012 in which 94% of educators expressed their belief that students learn best when the instructional modality matches their "learning style." Let me be blunt. There is currently no evidence that teaching to a student's learning style will increase his or her performance. If you are an educator, this might come as quite a surprise. I bet you even received training on learning styles at some point in your career. Currently, 29 states  even have questions about learning styles on their teacher-certification exams (Furey, 2022). I want to be clear, this is not a criticism of educators. Not only have many teachers received training on learning styles as part of their teacher preparation programs and professional development t...
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#76: Summer Edition: Teachers on TikTok

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This summer I focused on stepping up my social media game. I created Blended Learning Journey pages for Facebook and Instagram , utilized social media stories to promote content, launched a website , and even started a TikTok . My target audience differed by platform. Adults tend to use Facebook and Instagram so I geared my posts on these platforms towards other teachers. Students are flocking to TikTok so I made these posts more student-friendly. In this post, I will share with you what I learned this summer! One of the platforms most commonly used by my students is TikTok. Unfortunately, it was also the platform that I had the least experience with and, therefore, was the most intimidated by. In spite of my doubts, I committed to posting one TikTok per day for the entire summer. Go big or go home, right? I began my TikTok adventure by exploring the platform itself. I started out by watching a ton of different videos. Once I familiarized myself with the content, I asked myself the...
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