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Will Teachers Listen to Feedback From AI? Researchers Are Betting on It

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Most of its applications, though, are either geared toward students (better tutoring solutions, for instance), or aimed at making quick, on-the-spot lesson plans for teachers. Her application is called TalkMoves, and a version of Jacob’s research is now being used by the tutoring company Saga Education to train first-time tutors.

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Human Meets AI: Helping Educators Navigate Their Emotions About Technological Change

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Understanding the Psyche of Technological Resistance in the Education Workforce Resistance to change, especially technological change , is fundamentally anchored in our human psychology. Typically, humans have an inclination toward safety and the predictability of routine, avoiding the uncertainty that comes with new terrain.

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Why Hidden Artificial Intelligence Features Make Such an Impact in Education

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It really demonstrates what's possible when we look at connected learning not as a luxury but as a basic human right. And I think it really demonstrates what's possible when we look at connected learning not as a luxury but as a basic human right. The fourth leg is professional development, mentoring and coaching.

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Schools Are Using Voice Technology to Teach Reading. Is It Helping?

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Voice technology — especially the use of an AI bot that talks back to the learner — has injected reading practice with the kind of feedback that was only possible with one-on-one tutoring before. School district leaders have taken note, developing multi-year adoption plans for their schools. Diagnosing dyslexia early, for instance.

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Where have all the kindergartners gone?

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Some well-to-do families hire tutors — sometimes paying a teacher’s salary — to work alongside a child who is attending remote kindergarten. Voong adjusted her schedule at work, in the human resources department of a home health agency, and kept Ethan at home in the mornings so she could help him with remote kindergarten.

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Another way to quantify inequality inside colleges

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Leave this field empty if you're human: But another way to think about educational inequality is to analyze how students fare at the same institution. Addressing these graduation gaps will probably be expensive and involve more financial aid, tutoring and advising for students. Sign up for Jill Barshay's Proof Points newsletter.

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‘We’re going to have to be a little more nimble’: How school districts are responding to AI

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Email Address Choose from our newsletters Weekly Update Future of Learning Higher Education Early Childhood Proof Points Leave this field empty if you’re human: A few weeks ago, we took a look at generative AI’s potential to change teaching and learning on college campuses around the country.

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