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Most Popular EdSurge Podcast Episodes of 2024

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And two episodes of our narrative series about the growing skepticism of college made the cut, both of which focused on how students are changing how they think about what to do after high school. Dissecting That Viral AI Demo With Sal Khan and His Son Should AI chatbots be used as tutors? Doubting College, Ep.

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

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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.

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Los Angeles School District Launched a Splashy AI Chatbot. What Exactly Does It Do?

ED Surge

EdSurge recently sat down with the developers of the tool, custom-made for the district by Boston-based AI company AllHere, for a demo, to try to find out. For instance, in a demo for EdSurge, Toby Jackson, chief technology officer at AllHere, showed a sample Ed dashboard screen for a simulated account of a student named “Alberto.”

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Growing Up, I Hated Science. Now, I Help My Students Discover the Magic in It.

ED Surge

The first day of high school is usually filled with icebreakers, like the classic, two truths and a lie. If I had learned in high school what a motor and a generator were, and seen that they are simply wires around magnets, I think I might have chosen to continue in engineering and spent more time loving science instead of hating it.

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Simulating student mental health for teachers

The Hechinger Report

Kognito’s virtual simulation training specifically for high school teachers, staff and administrators is meant to help those educators become effective gatekeepers. High school educators can learn to identify and address student mental health issues using a virtual simulation program. Credit: Screenshot of Kognito demo.

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A Decade Into Experiments With Gamification, Edtech Rethinks How to Motivate Learners

ED Surge

Screenshot of the CoCo demo video. In CoCo’s demo video, all the different use cases for the platform seem geared toward users building projects together, like coding and playing a game live. Instead, these multicolored icons featuring words like “thank you” and “curious” are just a way to show appreciation for another user.

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The college-going gap between Black and white Americans was always bad. It’s getting worse

The Hechinger Report

This story also appeared in USA Today He also knew that the high school he attended on Chicago’s South Side offered few of the advantages that wealthier kids got. When he made it to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the shortcomings of his high school were even more evident. It’s just the way society is.”