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As a Principal, I Thought I Promoted Psychological Safety. Then a Colleague Spoke Up.

ED Surge

This colleague, who I manage, shared that during a recent meeting I had facilitated, my tone made them feel psychologically unsafe. I made someone feel psychologically unsafe? Their words, and the description of their experience in the meeting left me stunned, confused and disappointed in myself. I kept thinking, “Me? I wish I had.

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How to Design Educational Technology Products to Motivate Students

Digital Promise

Given students’ interest in technology, educational technology tools are a promising way to motivate them to learn. Psychological Inquiry,11(4), 227–268. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 74, 1681–1695. When choice motivates and when it does not.Educational Psychology Review, 19(4), 429–442.

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The Seeds of Innovation

A Principal's Reflections

I need to point out that this type of commitment to technology could only be possible with a principal that is dedicated to creating an environment that maximizes student and teacher growth. Most schools have bans on cell phones and like technology. is an Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology at Queens College, CUNY.

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What does the ‘metaverse’ mean for education?

The Hechinger Report

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. It’s the future, the next big frontier of the internet, if you ask technology CEOs or researchers. Subscribe today!

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Should Educators Put Disclosures on Teaching Materials When They Use AI?

ED Surge

If students are required to make clear when and how they’re using AI tools, should educators be too? In open-ended answers, some educators said they see it as a tool akin to a calculator, or like using content from a textbook. But many experts say it depends on what a teacher is doing with AI.

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Where Does Education Fit in an Emerging Metaverse?

ED Surge

It’s the latest sign that Big Tech sees education as a key piece of the rush to build a metaverse, the immersive Internet of Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality that so far is a disconnected mix of clunky tech gear and beta software platforms inspired by science fiction.

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Whatever Happened to Building a Metaverse for Education?

ED Surge

Remember all the hype around the metaverse in education? So what happened to the early education experiments in the metaverse, and what do those watching the space think is next? And for education, we need more. EdSurge receives philanthropic support from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, which is co-owned by the CEO of Meta.

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