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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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#94: Keys to Well-Being: What's Your Why?

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This is Part 2 in a series exploring behaviors that can help increase an individual's sense of well-being. Throughout this series, we will answer the questions: What does it truly mean to be happy? What are some ways that we can increase our own happiness, and that of our students? We will answer these questions through the lens of different "keys" to well-being such as meaning and purpose, flow and peak performance, compassion and empathy, religion and spirituality, stress and coping, physical health, and forgiveness among others. For each topic, we will define what is meant by each "key to well-being," explore the research, and identify specific interventions to increase well-being. In this post, we will be looking at the importance of meaning and purpose. Finding Meaning In my last post , we learned that a significant percentage (up to 40%) of our well-being is within our own control. For your homework, I asked you to Think about the world around you. The goo...
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#93: Keys to Well-Being: Are You Happy?

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This is Part 1 in a series exploring behaviors that help increase an individual's sense of well-being. Throughout this series, we will answer the questions: What does it truly mean to be happy? What are some ways that we can increase our own happiness? We will answer these questions through a series of "keys to well-being", such as meaning and purpose, flow and peak performance, compassion and empathy, religion and spirituality, stress and coping, physical health, and forgiveness among others. For each topic, we will define what is meant by each key to well-being, explore the research, and identify specific interventions to increase well-being. What if I told you that you could increase your current level of happiness by 10%, 20%, or more? Would I have your attention? Based on the number of books out there about finding happiness I bet you aren't the only one! A few years ago, Barnes and Noble revealed that while sales for books about anxiety rose 26% over the previ...
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