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Should Chatbots Tutor? Dissecting That Viral AI Demo With Sal Khan and His Son

ED Surge

A video demo of the latest version of ChatGPT tutoring a student that went viral on YouTube has brought fresh attention to this question. The book is called “ Brave New Words: How AI Will Revolutionize Education (and Why That's a Good Thing). ” What was your biggest worry then, and how did the testing go? It could be used to cheat.

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A Close Look at Competency-Based Learning

Cult of Pedagogy

The question itself highlighted the limitations of traditional grading, a system that has been shown to be problematic by so many people in education circles but still remains as the most common way schools manage and assess student learning. “They’re really respectful. They’re really curious.

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Visual learning made easy with Lucidchart

A Principal's Reflections

They recently added graphic organizer templates to their educational template section, so you can make great-looking graphic organizers in a snap. Plus, Lucidchart is completely free for educators and students. After an initial demo, I was quite impressed and wanted to pass this along to my readers. Give Lucidchart a try.

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Most Popular EdSurge Podcast Episodes of 2024

ED Surge

Part of that involved the question of whether schools should ban smartphones one of the biggest policy debates of the year in K-12 education. Topics around how AI fits into education continued to draw listeners this year, including our interview with Sal Khan, founder of the nonprofit Khan Academy, about his groups new AI chatbot tutor.

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Will Virtual Reality Lead More Families to Opt Out of Traditional Public Schools?

ED Surge

(Younger children in the school take courses using more-traditional online tools, including Microsoft Teams.) The school’s founder, Erika Donalds, hopes this cutting-edge technology can help spread an educational approach that is decidedly old-fashioned. Or read a partial transcript below, lightly edited for clarity.

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3 Ways St. Vrain Valley Schools is Transforming Teacher PD with AI

Edthena

Highlighted in the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) article, “Transforming Teacher PD With AI,” authors Courtney Groskin, an instructional coach, and Sandy Heiser, assistant principal of Skyline High School, share how their district is breaking the mold of traditional PD. Heres how St.

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How Can the Metaverse Transform Learning?

ED Surge

Founder & CEO, Intercultural Education Consulting The metaverse, a virtual, interconnected, and immersive digital space where users can interact with each other and digital environments, holds tremendous potential to transform education. Beata Mirecka-Jakubowska, M.A. But the drawbacks of the experience were mainly technical.

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