ED Surge

AUGUST 3, 2023

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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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

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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Library Education EdTech Critical Thinking 104

ED Surge

JANUARY 5, 2023

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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Dr. Shannon Doak

JUNE 13, 2020

There are many opinions about the effectiveness of educational technology to improve learning. Others believe that there is an EdTech tool out there that is going to solve all of our problems in education. Neither of these approaches is the correct approach when considering using technology to improve learning.

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EdTech Educational Technology Critical Thinking Tradition 71

ED Surge

JANUARY 3, 2023

creativity, collaboration, communication, critical thinking, problem solving, resiliency) and crosses multiple disciplines (e.g. art, design, technology, sound/music, project management). Making games cultivates a range of hard skills (e.g. coding) and soft skills (e.g.

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ED Surge

APRIL 12, 2022

And the people arguing for and against the motion were both devoted educators. The venue was the Teacher Tech Summit, a two-day virtual event last month run by T4 Education, and co-hosted with the World Bank and the edtech investment firm Owl Ventures. EdSurge was asked to moderate the debate session.

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Cultures EdTech Economics Critical Thinking 98

ED Surge

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Rose shared his excitement about using technology to generate “novel, actionable and timely insights” to improve student learning experiences and operational efficiencies. Why has it been a challenge for edtech companies to deliver effective solutions? These are critically important factors in today’s educational environment.

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EdTech Humanities Educational Technology Critical Thinking 128

ED Surge

APRIL 25, 2022

We’ve aligned ourselves with a partner that is in direct opposition to the values higher education claims to hold dear: truth, curiosity, democracy, critical thinking and debate. The implications of this for colleges and universities are twofold.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Walberto Flores EdTech Coordinator, Highlands International School San Salvador Artificial intelligence has entered our classrooms — sometimes invited and other times not — leaving educators to ask essential questions about its implementation and impact. Betzabe Orenos: How can students make the case for AI use in the classroom?

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Education Lesson Plan EdTech Critical Thinking 137

ED Surge

JANUARY 10, 2025

For example, instead of saying they took a speech class, they can break down the specific skills they learned or had to use, such as public speaking, critical thinking and research.

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