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What 40 Million Messages Tell Us About Parent-Teacher Communication

ED Surge

Something crucial was missing from classrooms over the past school year: millions of students who were part of the chronic absenteeism crisis that plagued districts large and small. Parsing education data into snack-sized servings. Could better communication between schools and parents alleviate the problem? That’s the theory one nonprofit has. It partnered with Google for a massive, AI-powered analysis of 40 million messages in its app to find how parents and teachers are exchanging information

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Confused About Math? How One Expert Teacher Used Questions to Support Learning

Digital Promise

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What teachers want from AI

The Hechinger Report

An AI chatbot that walks students through how to solve math problems. An AI instructional coach designed to help English teachers create lesson plans and project ideas. An AI tutor that helps middle and high schoolers become better writers. These aren’t tools created by education technology companies. They were designed by teachers tasked with using AI to solve a problem their students were experiencing.

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Breaking Barriers: Video Inquiry Bridges Distance for Alaska’s Teachers (Via The Learning Professional)

Edthena

In the news In a recent article published in The Learning Professional , authors Lisa Richardson and Cathy Coulter describe their innovative use of video technology for teacher collaboration in Alaska. Lisa is the coordinator of the Reading Specialist Program at the University of Alaska Southeast , and Cathy coordinates the Language and Literacy Program at the University of Alaska Anchorage.

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Spare a Penny (or a few pounds) for David's Pen y Fan effort.

Living Geography

David Rogers is going to spend the 15th of July on a special fund raising effort. Here's the inspiration for his charity effort. How many times can I get up and down Pen y Fan in 24 hours? David said: "Pen y Fan and Bannau Brycheiniog as well as the Preseli Hills are where I learnt how to navigate and explore the mountains. I became comfortable being uncomfortable in all sorts of weather.

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Making Soap, How it Works!-mini-podcast

Life and Landscapes

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