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How school leaders can tap into the Education Department’s AI toolkit The @usedgov 74-page toolkit for various levels of #AI #implementation breaks down guidance for #schools into three sections: mitigating risk, building a strategy and guiding the effective use of AI. #technology #innovation #k12 #educators #information Link directly to the toolkit: https://ow.ly/Zpva50UG9NJ https://ow.ly/94mj50UG9NI

Bridging the gap: From professional learning to classroom impact with microcredentials I’d love to hear from any #educators who have received #microcredentials, their experience and how they are perceived within your ‘world’ of #education https://ow.ly/npga50UrrMw #schools #education #teachers #certificates #PD #professionaldevelopment #K12

National STEAM Day | Lancaster Science Factory encourages students to pursue the world of STEM Just some reflection on activities around the country during National #STEM Day last month https://ow.ly/ETtU50UypqU #technology #innovation #robotics #makers #K12 #students #teachers #educators #schools

Being in charge changes us. But probably not in the way you think Let’s look at leadership skills in this article. Being “the #boss” has its advantages and disadvantages, and hopefully more and more of people in these positions are using# leadership skills and constantly conducting #self-evaluation to make sure they, and their #employees, are performing at their best. https://ow.ly/bb9r50UrrM6 #leaders #innovation #workforce #careers #selfreflection

How Students Are Dodging Cellphone Restrictions Yes! Students are sneaky. Fun reading the comments from #educators on what kids are doing to get around the mobile phone #restrictions. On the positive side, its #ingenuity and #innovation at work. How could we turn this around to get students to use these skills to solve real world problems beyond this ‘problem’? https://ow.ly/6UuS50UrrLZ #technology #schools #educators #K12 #students

'Mission to Mars' | STEM students write about the future of space exploration Just a cool way to engage #students across many skill sets needed to have a successful career. And I love the topic. https://ow.ly/nbYR50UrrLh #STEM #STEAM #science #spacetravel #projects #K12 #teachers #education

Developing Ed Tech With a Focus on Students, Teachers and the Research This article is spot on. #Innovation is being driven by for-profit companies, pushing “shiny new objects” onto educators with little evidence-based #research supporting the use of the products. This is one area where I feel @Stemecosystems (find the username) can come into play, by bringing together all the personas and organizations that can drive and support success. I’m hoping this will be covered at @Newarkstemecosysems (Username) convening in January (yup, I plugged the event!). It’s critical we work on this type of challenge. It will save time, resources, money and improve student performance much faster than we are doing today. https://ow.ly/A2mp50UiGSh #K12 #students #innovation #technology #research #efficacy #educators #schools

New Survey Says U.S. Teachers Colleges Lag on AI Training. Here are 4 Takeaways I take some exception with the article’s premise. How can a teachers college have a well thought out education plan when the #AI and #education industry as a whole are still grappling with how AI fits into this universe? I think a broader question to ask is “Why are we not evolving our #education system fast enough to adapt to the #learning styles of #students and the skills they will need? We are too siloed into learning specific subject matter vs. engaging in more #problemsolving and t#project-based learning. Student teachers could/should be the ones solving these questions, not the institutions #k12 #technology #innovation https://ow.ly/hTw550UiGRo

Will Your Classroom Get Enough ‘Likes’? Teachers Feel the Social Media Pressure https://ow.ly/oqlc50UiGPz Based on research from the EdWeek Research Center, the article starts with this summary: “In the last two years, nearly a third of teachers say they have felt pressured to portray a certain image on social media when it comes to their teaching approaches, popularity with students, classroom decorations, or how they dress, according to a nationally representative online survey conducted this fall by the EdWeek Research Center.” Teacher’s ‘social media’ performance is something I have not thought much about, but this article in @Edweek (LIV SEE IF YOU CAN FIND THEIR USERNAME TO USE) has me thinking. If #teachers need to be concerned with their online profile, what does that say about their ability to push #innovative ways to teach if they are distracted by the need to ‘perform’ for #parents and their community vs. facilitating the #learning of their #students?

New Tools Make Chemistry Accessible to Vision-Impaired Students Great to see #technology applied to make #learning more accessible. https://ow.ly/Y8He50Ubtmw #students #teachers #k12 #highered #school #innovation