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Connect, Grow, & Share With CS Teachers

Connect, Grow, & Share With CS Teachers | EdTech: The New Normal | Scoop.it
CSTA understands that teaching computer science is hard. That’s why we're focused on creating a supportive environment for K–12 educators.
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Just renewed my membership in the Computer Science Teachers Association! Join us! 

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October 23, 12:59 AM
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Google expands AI tools for teachers and researchers

Google expands AI tools for teachers and researchers | EdTech: The New Normal | Scoop.it
Google is expanding access to AI-generated STEM simulations, Deep Review document checking and Earth AI research tools. ETIH covers the pilots, access arrangements and research findings in this edtech news story.

Via EDTECH@UTRGV
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Geeky-cool stuff! 

EDTECH@UTRGV's curator insight, October 20, 10:17 AM

"Teachers can apply to test curriculum-specific STEM interactives, while researchers gain wider access to tools for checking technical documents and analyzing geographic data"

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October 22, 10:32 PM
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No, Self-Directed Learning Doesn't Make Teachers Obsolete 

No, Self-Directed Learning Doesn't Make Teachers Obsolete  | EdTech: The New Normal | Scoop.it
When students own their own learning, professional expertise becomes more important.
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I never could convince admins and fellow teachers how important -- essential -- Self-Directed Learning is. They just assumed any teacher using SDL is lazy.

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October 18, 10:04 PM
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Educational Technology Guide: Ed tech in schools

Educational Technology Guide: Ed tech in schools | EdTech: The New Normal | Scoop.it

"What educational technology is, how schools use it, what research shows, and what leaders need to know about LMS, funding, E-Rate, privacy and security..."


Via Leona Ungerer, Yashy Tohsaku
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Check this out! Thanks again to Yashy Tohsaku. 

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October 18, 1:19 AM
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Can AI Crack the Code on Some of the Biggest Challenges in Schools?

Can AI Crack the Code on Some of the Biggest Challenges in Schools? | EdTech: The New Normal | Scoop.it
Principals are using AI to help reduce student absenteeism, set teacher goals, and more.
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Sure worth a try. ;)

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October 14, 9:00 PM
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22 People Got Together For a Dinner Party. So Did Their A.I. Agents. 

22 People Got Together For a Dinner Party. So Did Their A.I. Agents.  | EdTech: The New Normal | Scoop.it
As artificial intelligence bots spread, we are increasingly glimpsing how these digital entities interact and what they talk about with one another.
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"We're taking over the world at midnight...pass it on." ;)

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October 13, 8:08 PM
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From Coding to AI Literacy: Rethinking Computer Science Across K-12

From Coding to AI Literacy: Rethinking Computer Science Across K-12 | EdTech: The New Normal | Scoop.it
Explore how districts can build more inclusive computer science pathways while supporting the teachers who make them possible.
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Great stuff, get your free copy! 

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October 10, 8:23 PM
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AI can complete ‘almost’ all written assignments for MIT undergrads, report says

AI can complete ‘almost’ all written assignments for MIT undergrads, report says | EdTech: The New Normal | Scoop.it
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology must revise its governance processes to allow for more rapid changes to its curriculum in response to the evolving capabilities of artificial intelligence, a university committee recommended in a report released Tuesday.
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I remember using ten-year-old curricula in IB classes! Gotta tighten the update cycles! 

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October 9, 10:43 PM
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I’m a Child Psychiatrist. Screens Are Not the Problem. 

I’m a Child Psychiatrist. Screens Are Not the Problem.  | EdTech: The New Normal | Scoop.it
If we make screens the villain, then we let the people who control children’s health care — Congress, insurers and health systems — off the hook for their failures.
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As I've said before, we don't have a hardware/software problem, we have a MEATWARE problem. ;)

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October 9, 8:54 PM
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What Teacher Shortages Really Say About the Profession

What Teacher Shortages Really Say About the Profession | EdTech: The New Normal | Scoop.it
In the new book, Ending Teacher Shortages, researcher Tuan Nguyen highlights need to move from magic bullets to a more stable workforce
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Some good places to start...please note: start. 

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October 7, 10:44 PM
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Microlearning Strategy for Blended, Mobile, Flow-of-Work Learning

Microlearning Strategy for Blended, Mobile, Flow-of-Work Learning | EdTech: The New Normal | Scoop.it
Discover how microlearning fits into blended learning, mobile learning, social learning, analytics, flow-of-work learning, and content conversion.

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Thanks to Yashy Tohsaku. 

EDTECH@UTRGV's curator insight, October 2, 2:07 PM

"To understand microlearning strategically, it helps to stop treating it as a separate training category and start seeing it as a layer within the wider learning architecture."

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Always Already Using AI: There's No Such Thing as an AI-Free Student Work

Always Already Using AI: There's No Such Thing as an AI-Free Student Work | EdTech: The New Normal | Scoop.it
Can students meaningfully regulate their own AI use if AI helps shape what interests them, how they express themselves, and what they expect from other people?
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This is interesting. 

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October 4, 8:02 PM
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AI Literacy Guides

AI Literacy Guides | EdTech: The New Normal | Scoop.it
By Med Kharbach, PhD · 31 guides

Via Vladimir Kukharenko, Yashy Tohsaku
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Thanks to Yashy Tohsaku. 

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October 3, 8:53 PM
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The 7 AI Skills That You Need in 2026

The 7 AI Skills That You Need in 2026 | EdTech: The New Normal | Scoop.it
The 7 AI Skills That You Need in 2026 Here are the best AI skills Click here to get my FREE Claude course (20+ lessons) Most people think they have a tool problem. They think the next model, the next …

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Thanks to Yashy Tohsaku. 

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October 22, 10:46 PM
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How AI Is Breaking the Way We Reward High-Achieving Students

When AI can create polished products in seconds, we must redefine high achievement and reward students for genuine intellectual curiosity, no
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If you must assign grades, assess the process and not the result. 

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October 21, 8:37 PM
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Connect, Grow, & Share With CS Teachers

Connect, Grow, & Share With CS Teachers | EdTech: The New Normal | Scoop.it
CSTA understands that teaching computer science is hard. That’s why we're focused on creating a supportive environment for K–12 educators.
David W. Deeds's insight:

Just renewed my membership in the Computer Science Teachers Association! Join us! 

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October 18, 9:59 PM
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10 Future Of Work Trends That Could Change Your Job In 2027

10 Future Of Work Trends That Could Change Your Job In 2027 | EdTech: The New Normal | Scoop.it
The workplace is heading for another major transformation. Discover 10 future of work trends that could reshape jobs, skills, recruitment and leadership in 2027.

Via Yashy Tohsaku
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Check this out! Thanks to Yashy Tohsaku. 

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October 18, 1:17 AM
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We Need Research on AI in Schools. The Feds Should Fund It, Report Says

We Need Research on AI in Schools. The Feds Should Fund It, Report Says | EdTech: The New Normal | Scoop.it
More research would help schools make better decisions about AI use in classrooms, educators say.
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Let's get AI to do it. ;)

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October 14, 8:21 PM
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Men Can’t Stop Faking How Much They Know About AI

Men Can’t Stop Faking How Much They Know About AI | EdTech: The New Normal | Scoop.it
More than half of the men surveyed in a new Harvard study claimed to recognize AI leaders who were, in fact, totally fictional.
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Men in politics especially, right? ;)

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October 12, 10:20 PM
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The Dangerous Gap Between What AI Can Do And Should Do

The Dangerous Gap Between What AI Can Do And Should Do | EdTech: The New Normal | Scoop.it
The goal isn't to keep AI out but to control how it gets in and what rules it must follow.

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This is interesting. 

EDTECH@UTRGV's curator insight, October 2, 3:12 PM

"​AI has developed something of a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde problem. The same technology that is delivering extraordinary productivity is raising very real questions about access, control and unintended actions."

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The Most Versatile College Majors for Entering the Evolving Job Market

The Most Versatile College Majors for Entering the Evolving Job Market | EdTech: The New Normal | Scoop.it
As hiring falls across 20 top college majors, new LinkedIn data shows which degrees work best for versatility, with liberal arts such as English in the lead.
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Wow..."liberal arts graduates may be best suited to adapt"?

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October 9, 8:57 PM
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Expert consensus report: Ways generative AI can support and threaten learning in K-20 - Learn more about the GenAI Paradox 

Expert consensus report: Ways generative AI can support and threaten learning in K-20 - Learn more about the GenAI Paradox  | EdTech: The New Normal | Scoop.it
This report documents the findings and methodology of the consensus research project on Generative AI's impact on learning in K-20 U.S. education.

Via Dr. Tom D'Amico (@TDOttawa) , michel verstrepen
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Thanks to Michel Verstrepen. 

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Think Your Students Know More About AI Than You Do? 

Think Your Students Know More About AI Than You Do?  | EdTech: The New Normal | Scoop.it
Here are four things your students don’t understand about AI—and what you can do about it.
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I found that kids pretended to know all about it, but really didn't  understand beyond the basics.

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Shame Is a Natural Part of Teaching. Does Your School Make Space for It? 

Shame Is a Natural Part of Teaching. Does Your School Make Space for It?  | EdTech: The New Normal | Scoop.it
Every teacher has lost their cool in the classroom. It’s what happens next that matters.
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It didn't happen often, but I did occasionally lose my temper in the classroom. I didn't feel shame afterward, though, I was just happy I didn't strangle the little [expletive deleted]. Joking, folks! ;)

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October 4, 8:06 PM
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AI in Teaching: Preserving Core Pedagogical Principles

AI in Teaching: Preserving Core Pedagogical Principles | EdTech: The New Normal | Scoop.it
Learn how to integrate AI into teaching while preserving deep learning, authentic assessment, social connection, equity, and the pedagogical principles that support student learning.

Via LGA
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Good stuff, check this out! 

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October 3, 8:55 PM
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How to stay smart in the age of AI: the science of critical thinking

How to stay smart in the age of AI: the science of critical thinking | EdTech: The New Normal | Scoop.it
There is growing concern that AI can blunt memory and reasoning. But science shows ways to keep the brain sharp.

Via EDTECH@UTRGV, LGA
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This is interesting. 

EDTECH@UTRGV's curator insight, October 2, 1:21 PM

"Some studies suggest that AI tools can help people to learn if, rather than supplying ready-baked answers, they give feedback or tasks that encourages students to think and problem-solve. 'It’s about how we structure the task'”