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My School Learned The Hard Way That Edtech Saves Time, But It Can't Solve Human Problems

ED Surge

A former student of mine shared this opinion in a class seminar about Transcendentalism. While it’s difficult to determine how much has been spent on Edtech , we do know that investments in education technology companies have nearly quadrupled since the beginning of the pandemic. Need to foster relationships between students?

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We Can’t Keep ChatGPT Out of the Classroom, so Let’s Address the ‘Why’ Behind Our Fears

ED Surge

Teachers tested prompt after prompt, and while the essays ChatGPT spit out weren’t exemplary, it was human enough for students to pass the work off as their own. I prepared a few Socratic Seminars about their impressions of AI and its potential implications for the future of writing and education. It’s totally simplifying it!”

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The Future of Democracy Depends on a Quality Civics Education

ED Surge

When I was a full-time history teacher at Stella Middle Charter Academy in Los Angeles, my eighth graders had just finished a Socratic seminar discussing several questions about race and immigration in 19th-century America. By empowering our students to think historically, they can redefine the political sphere.

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Beyoncé Reminded Me That Teaching Is an Art. This Is Why We Must Invest in Teacher Prep Programs.

ED Surge

It literally speaks to my soul, not only because it acknowledges my humanity but also in the way it pays homage to the intersections of Black and Queer artistry. We Are Artists Educators serving in the classroom demonstrate the creative, imaginative and intellectual talents of artists.

Teaching 101
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Living the Harvard dream – from her childhood bedroom

The Hechinger Report

Related: As the world goes virtual, big education technology players tighten their grip. “It I can’t just meet people by chance who have common interests … and get that human-to-human feedback that I crave so much because I’m an extrovert,” Chen said. for her Medicine and Conflict class.

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Lessons From This 'Golden Age' of Learning Science

ED Surge

Experts have described this as a 'golden age' of discovery in the area of learning science, with new insights emerging regularly on how humans learn. So what can educators, policymakers and any lifelong learner gain from these new insights? What are the basic principles of learning and how do we inform education with that?’

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The Humanities May Be Declining at Universities — But They’re Thriving on Zoom

ED Surge

It sounds at first like an ambitious book club—except for the fact that many of these seminars are organized and led by college professors, some so eager to participate that they do it for free. Although some of their seminars are intended as what Hitz calls a “friendly supplement” to college curricula, others are more openly antagonistic.