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When he was in high school, Zachary Farley latched onto the idea of becoming a teacher. Then in college, when he started learning Mandarin, a deep love of languages took hold, and he began to make new plans. After graduating, Farley entered a program to become a speech-language pathologist. This path seemed like the best way to blend his love of linguistics with his interest in teaching — that is, until he took a job as a paraprofessional at an elementary school in his hometown of Corona, Califo
Ötzi the Iceman, a poignant relic of antiquity, has captivated anthropologists with his cryptic tattoos, offering a glimpse into the complex tapestry of ancient cultures. Endowed with 61 meticulously etched markings, Ötzi's tattoos have long puzzled researchers, prompting inquiries into their significance, symbolism, and the sophisticated techniques employed in their creation.
When longtime educator Zachary Cote first read about the release of ChatGPT about 15 months ago, he says his first instinct was to be “concerned” about its impact in the classroom, worried that students might simply ask the AI tool to do work for them. He still has that concern, but as he stepped back to think about it, he also saw a way to “leverage” the tool for a goal he had long fought for — to help bring social studies education, and especially the teaching of civics, to broader prominence
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So, I'm catching up after my trip to Iceland with school - a number of new posts will come over the next few days and weeks. On the second night there, this happened. I've also added hundreds of images to a Flickr album of CC licensed images. More to come.
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So, I'm catching up after my trip to Iceland with school - a number of new posts will come over the next few days and weeks. On the second night there, this happened. I've also added hundreds of images to a Flickr album of CC licensed images. More to come.
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