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Unlocking the Power of Creativity and AI: Preparing Students for the Future Workforce

ED Surge

Webinar panelists Stacie Johnson , leader of professional development at Khan Academy, Pat Youngpradit , chief academic officer at Code.org and leader of TeachAI , and Brian Johnsrud , global head of education learning and advocacy at Adobe , each offered unique and valuable perspectives on the intersection of AI and creativity.

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Your Teachers Need a Win

Cult of Pedagogy

To be fair, I’m not the only one making her feel this way β€” she gets this message from professional development, from people who write books and articles and create media directed at teachers, and from her school leadership. Lesson planning : Do they come up with interesting activities to teach their content?

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How Schools Are Coaching β€” or Coaxing β€” Teachers to Use ChatGPT

ED Surge

Soon, they will have to understand it, regulate its use and also implement it in their own pedagogy. So education leaders are investing in new training and professional development for teachers on the best use cases for AI. For example, the use of AI β€œcan start with a two-week lesson plan.

EdTech 98
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The Growing Potential of Micro-Credentials

A Principal's Reflections

Educators could then use those badges to build and communicate their own reputations to their colleagues and to senior staff, capturing a complete picture of their own professional development for others to see. The real aim of educational technology should be to modernize pedagogy and to shape the education of the future.

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Elementary school teachers struggle with Common Core math standards

The Hechinger Report

Related: Customized math lessons could help students learn more, research says. Elementary school teachers are generalists,” said John Ewing, president of Math for America, a non-profit that offers fellowships to teachers to improve math pedagogy. MAF’s Ewing suggested another on-the-job approach such as the one Finland uses.

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What should new teachers know before they set foot in a classroom?

The Hechinger Report

Veteran or master teachers like Eckhoff, who often have rated highly under the new teacher evaluation standards and agreed to share their classrooms with aspiring teachers, are advising them on issues from the soft skills teacher candidates need to how to keep professional development useful and relevant once they’re on the job.

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Teachers Aren't Getting Enough Training on Technology. It’s a Global Problem.

ED Surge

Too many schools think the cost of training and professional development and support are optional,” Epstein has told EdSurge. Even if teachers have the tools available to improve their pedagogy, they are unlikely to be impactful in the long run unless they are easy to use. hours to 10 minutes.

EdTech 111