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JANUARY 3, 2023

It’s a free AI chatbot that can spit out long-form answers to just about any question, in a way that sounds eerily human. This chatbot was released in late November, but it’s already sparking an existential crisis for educators at all levels. A headline in the Atlantic magazine put it bluntly: “Will ChatGPT Kill the Student Essay?”

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JULY 15, 2024

A statement issued by the school district said “several educational technology companies are interested in acquiring” AllHere to continue its work, though nothing concrete has been announced.

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MARCH 3, 2025

A longtime instructional coach, presenter and education consultant, Creekmore has returned to the classroom as a fifth-grade teacher. In this interview with Educational Leadership magazine, Creekmore discussed how she approaches each day with joy and purpose. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

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MAY 23, 2022

By hearing educators’ stories, Kang says, she will be in a better position to share them and promote greater awareness and understanding. What came through in interviews was her human-centered approach. She referenced a TIME magazine cover story from February 1997, called “How a Child’s Brain Develops.” But did it?

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MAY 20, 2022

How might anyone justify the point of view that having stronger and better human relationships, where community members of all races and backgrounds can participate and thrive, is counterproductive? Now more than ever, schools must embrace the human-centric opportunities of SEL and reject false and frenzied challenges.

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DECEMBER 21, 2022

Those little things added up, making the writing seem like it didn’t come from a human. The Atlantic magazine put the question starkly: “ The College Essay is Dead. ” That’s because unlike human writing, which tends to be idiosyncratic, machine writing is designed to use high-probability words, Wang says. What’s causing that?

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FEBRUARY 22, 2023

These stories of resilience and triumph allowed me to see my own humanity as a Black person, something I later realized I desperately needed. I needed to learn about my people in order for me to see my own humanity, and for the students I’ve taught over the past 13 years, I know this to be true.

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