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What I Learned From an Experiment to Apply Generative AI to My Data Course

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As a lecturer at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, where I teach econometrics and research methods, I spend a lot of time thinking about the intersection between data, education and social justice — and how generative AI will reshape the experience of gathering, analyzing and using data for change.

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EdSurge’s Year in Review: The Top 10 K-12 Stories of 2021

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What Teachers Pay Teachers Is Learning From Bad Lessons and Upset Teachers by Stephen Noonoo The popular lesson planning site Teachers Pay Teachers has long struggled with allegations of plagiarism, racist lesson plans and poor content quality—drawing the ire of teachers and social media users. We Need to Make Schools Human Again.

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Unlocking Skills: What Learners and Employers Need to Know About Microcredentials

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Credentials that adhere to the Open Badges or CLR [Comprehensive Learner Record] standards have a specific way of packaging that data to be both human-readable and machine-readable. The digital credential program is helping promote equity and social justice, reaching communities beyond the traditional educational pathway.

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A Teaching Mentor Once Told Me: ‘Our Ancestors Want Us to Rest’

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My journey into teaching was born from a deep-seated curiosity about the transformative power of education and a drive for social justice. I am now a teacher who models for my students the importance of embracing their humanity, feeling confident in their identity, and celebrating their accomplishments without fear of judgment.

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Why Accessibility Must Be a Part of Diversity, Equity and Inclusivity Initiatives

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Organizations that embrace the promotion of DEI tend to establish and follow a core set of guiding principles, particularly in the creation of their educational products, that resemble the following: Respect for human rights; they endeavor to create content that is free of discrimination, implicit or explicit prejudice and bias.

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An After-School Education Program Aims to Diversify the Tech Industry

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Projects include making animations, creating statistical databases of favorite sports teams and designing programs that can identify pneumonia in scans of human lungs. Code Next is a perfect example of how better spaces can create social justice,” Kurani said.

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The Realities of Working as a College Adjunct Professor

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After college, I got my first job as a sixth grade humanities teacher in south Los Angeles. My master’s degree in education through a social justice graduate program radically changed how I approached teaching.