The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

PS2 Pal was also instructed to encourage students to think and give it a try themselves before revealing the answer. Unguided use of ChatGPT, the Harvard scientists argue, lets students complete assignments without engaging in critical thinking. This allows for the human interaction to be much richer.”

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The graduate-level econometrics course I teach is required and it’s designed to foster analytical and critical thinking skills in causal research methods. Without any human touch, the memo would not have received a passing grade because it was too high-level and didn’t provide a literature review with proper citations.

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ED Surge

MARCH 26, 2024

But even though Cote agrees that human grading is superior to what a bot can do, the reality is that teachers don’t have time to grade the number of essay assignments he thinks is really necessary to get kids fluent in the knowledge and critical thinking skills they’ll need to be effective citizens in our democracy.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 13, 2023

AI Literacy applies 21st-century skills , including communication, collaboration, critical thinking and creativity. It builds on years of work in Digital and Media Literacy and Computational Thinking , including elements of computer science, ethics and additional areas beyond science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

Education 139

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 10, 2019

Higher Education. Leave this field empty if you're human: “We see a lot of spending everywhere on tablets, computers, counting the ratio of computers per student,” said Helen Lee Bouygues, who founded the Reboot Foundation in 2018. . Related: The ‘dirty secret’ about educational innovation. Weekly Update.

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ED Surge

MARCH 6, 2023

EdSurge: How does Qualcomm fit into the equation of advancing the education sector? It really demonstrates what's possible when we look at connected learning not as a luxury but as a basic human right. Connectivity is probably how Qualcomm offers the greatest impact in education. Don’t be afraid to fail. We can't ignore them.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Deploying these tools in that way assumes that quick, iterative feedback drives critical thinking — when what students really need are deep conversations that will pull them in unexpected directions, Aguilar says. He cautioned that he couldn’t fully replace his human teaching assistants with a chatbot.

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ED Surge

MARCH 20, 2024

Many standards and curricula don’t call out creativity explicitly, and teachers aren’t often trained on how to teach and assess creative thinking. As such, many students enter college and the workforce not having enough practice in key critical thinking skills that they need to be innovative problem-solvers and effective communicators.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

It lends itself to natural conversations around critical thinking and curiosity. It lends itself to natural conversations around critical thinking and curiosity. The science activity Human Eye in McGraw Hill AR My job is to facilitate and learn beside them.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 10, 2023

But it’s not because students aren’t good at critical thinking, argues Mike Caulfield, a research scientist at University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public. There wasn't suddenly a massive decline in critical thinking,” Caulfield says. It's not able to evaluate things in the way a human is.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

For example, in middle school, students might do a role-playing game for the semester while studying molecules and the human body. The teacher sets up a fun fictional narrative where there's a shrunken scientist trapped inside a human body, and the students need to help rescue him.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Of our survey respondents, 90 percent agreed that humanity has the ability to mitigate climate change, 78 percent believed in the power of individual action and more than 80 percent were motivated to be part of the climate change solution. Amid the anxiety, however, are notable glimmers of hope.

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ED Surge

MAY 21, 2024

What her findings mean for educators, she argues, is that lessons for adolescents should be designed to lean into this period of human development. Adolescence is a time when young people are moving out into the world — think of the baby bird as leaving the nest,” she says. And it's important for them to be exploratory.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 2, 2023

1 The ancient philosopher was speaking, of course, of the latest technology in the B.C. As humans, we’ve always had a somewhat complicated history with invention. Critical thinking comes into play as students must locate, read and determine the legitimacy of each original source. era: hand-written scrolls.

Education 140

Education Critical Thinking Teaching History 140

ED Surge

JANUARY 31, 2022

Creating space to critically examine the complexity and context of these stories provide students with critical thinking opportunities and adds a human dimension to science where students can find connections and inspiration.

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K-12 Critical Thinking Humanities Teaching 101

ED Surge

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Creative thinking leads the list, followed by analytical or critical thinking. The third most important skill is technological literacy, which includes AI and other technologies. Understanding context is a crucial human skill that is best taught through storytelling and real-world applications.

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ED Surge

JULY 14, 2023

Yet by employing generative AI, educators can explore aspects of education that were once challenging or inaccessible, accelerating the pace of learning and enabling students to gain confidence in uncharted territories. EdSurge: What is generative AI in the context of educational experiences? We're trying to go faster.

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ED Surge

MARCH 9, 2023

In schools, creativity can be harder to imagine in core subject areas like math and easier to associate with humanities and arts. Creativity encourages problem-solving, critical thinking, iteration, collaboration and making deep connections in students’ learning material.

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ED Surge

JULY 21, 2022

In his book, " How Humans Learn: The Science and Stories Behind Effective College Teaching ," Josh Eyler reminds us that: “In order to learn something, we must first wonder about it.” Another resource for further exploration is the Harvard University Graduate School of Education’s Project Zero’s Visible Thinking project.

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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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ED Surge

AUGUST 16, 2023

. — Molly Castner As educators navigate the responsible use of AI in classrooms, AI tools could give students more opportunities to practice writing than they would have in the absence of such tools, which could lead to more advanced skills in communication and expression, enabling them to thrive in an increasingly technology-driven world.

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Education Middle School Critical Thinking Teaching 98

ED Surge

OCTOBER 6, 2022

As opposed to, say, teaching students how to live “ the good life ,” or how to discern meaning through art and literature , or how to critique the very system that demands human productivity in exchange for pay in the first place. Not that college professors are all eager to try this.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 9, 2023

history, European history, human geography, AP government. We need teachers who are willing to admit that they may not always be right about everything; teachers who are willing to be challenged and to learn from others; and teachers who practice critical thinking and active listening. For the most part it's been positive.

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ED Surge

JULY 7, 2022

It teaches the basics of critical thinking, research and academic writing. It’s designed for students new to the University of Virginia—but not entirely new to higher education. You’re also part of this big thing, this human endeavor—that’s kind of cool.” The course is called Transformations.

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ED Surge

APRIL 12, 2022

So a 2018 report from the USA Center for Educational Statistics found that computing graduates had some of the highest median earnings at $70,000 a year and rising over the past 10 years. And that’s worse than the humanities, English and finance degrees in the U.K. percent, and has been totally stagnant over that past decade.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 20, 2023

There's also the challenge of ensuring that technology augments the human element in education rather than replacing it. In education technology, this diversity offers numerous opportunities to enhance personalized learning, from machine learning to predictive analytics, enriching educational experiences.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

While AI is useful, it’s important to remember that these interactions are driven by data and lack empathy, compassion and human understanding. As information increasingly becomes currency, we must stay mindful of our humanity, knowing that our values and connections truly make us whole.

Education 137

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

What we think the purpose of a university is, and this will get to why I'm doing this project now, is to give human beings the ability to better understand themselves and the world. So to develop what we commonly think of as critical thinking or critical capacities. What answers are better?

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ED Surge

JUNE 19, 2023

And I'm happy doing what I'm doing, teaching students, helping them develop their critical thinking skills. I wrote an op-ed in La Raza called “La alfabetización mediática es un derecho civil” — media literacy is a human right. I decided to quit when I was at the top of my career and start a new project and new mountain.

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