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Education and Artificial Intelligence: Navigating the Path to Transformation

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Over the last few months, EdSurge webinar host Carl Hooker moderated three webinars featuring field-expert panelists discussing the transformative impact of artificial intelligence in the education field. Educator and edtech consultant Rachelle Dené Poth agrees, sharing how she encourages her students to use AI-powered tools in the classroom.

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How Augmented Reality Fosters Student Curiosity and Collaboration

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Throughout her educational journey, she has spanned various roles, including teaching elementary math, instructing web communications for career and technical education students and serving as an edtech consultant and speaker. It lends itself to natural conversations around critical thinking and curiosity.

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How Teachers Are Pondering the Ethics of AI

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While he’s enthusiastic about its potential, others are less sure what to think about it. For businesses, artificial intelligence has proven immensely profitable, by some accounts even lifting the overall amount of funding flowing to edtech last year. That’s led to a frenetic rush to market educational tools as AI.

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Why Hidden Artificial Intelligence Features Make Such an Impact in Education

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Having seen such positive changes firsthand, Elliott Levine , director of business development at Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. , is excited about the newest technologies and their impact on the learning experience. Before transitioning to EdTech, Levine enjoyed 30 years working in various positions in K-12 and higher ed.

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How Schools Are Coaching — or Coaxing — Teachers to Use ChatGPT

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What’s unprecedented about ChatGPT and its clones is access, says Brian Stamford, program director for accountability and innovative practices for Allegheny Intermediate Unit in Pennsylvania, a regional public education body that provides services like professional development for educators in suburban Allegheny County.

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How Educators Save Time and Energy in Their Content Creation and Feedback Loops

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It is not uncommon for teachers to spend hours searching through edtech tools to customize and differentiate for individual student needs. Providing opportunities to think laterally and linearly helps learners progress to the next steps in their learning.

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Our 10 Most Popular K-12 Stories of 2022

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We published numerous stories about the plight of teachers today, including investigations into the experiences of educators whose mental health concerns are pushing them out of the profession and the lives of teachers who work multiple jobs to cover their basic needs. Our Nation’s Teachers Are Hustling to Survive.

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