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AI Webinar: Artificial Intelligence in the Educational and the Learning Landscape

The CoolCatTeacher

The World Economic Forum predicted in 2020 that AI would take away 85 million jobs ; however, this powerful phenomenon would create 97 million new jobs. However, AI is a tool designed to imitate humans and cannot replace them, nor should it. The job losses are supposed to be staggering. And many AI companies aren't helping.

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Strategies for Teaching Reading Comprehension in Your Classroom

Waterford

Check out our seven-part Science of Reading webinar series. 1] With strong reading comprehension, reading becomes a lifelong tool for learning. The early years are vital to a child’s long-term achievement in reading, so teaching vocabulary and content knowledge in preschool and in the elementary grades is essential.

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How one educator made computer science a “must” during COVID

eSchool News

Never before have educators been challenged and tested as they were, beginning in March 2020 and up until today, and never before has their resilience been more apparent. He understands how to introduce tools that make the subject feel relevant and approachable for both students and teachers, who often have never coded before themselves.

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Educators Share What’s Working in Distance Learning

MIND Research Institute

There is nothing black-and-white about how to best support our students and families,” said Dr. Barbara Adams, principal at Findley Elementary School in Des Moines, IA. On Thursday, Piia Pehap, one of MIND’s Education Success Managers, got the honor of joining a session with several first graders from South Clearfield Elementary in Utah.

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Districts Pivot Their Strategies to Reduce Chronic Absenteeism During Distance Learning

Edsurge

In the early months of 2020, her team expanded an attendance campaign called “All In,” from four to 25 schools across the district, which is home to 85 public schools in total. In elementary school, frequent absences are linked to a higher likelihood of dropout—even if attendance improves over time.

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PBL… Blended and eLearning – Part 1: Important Questions for the New School Year

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

It is back to school time 2020 for many of us in the United States and beyond. I have some powerful online interactive workshops and webinars that can be used to engage learning in this new environment. Sometimes an LMS discussion will help and other times integrating with another tool can be beneficial. Thanks so much.

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Heading Back to School with Dungeons & Dragons in Classrooms, Afterschool Clubs

eSchool News

— As kids and teens return to the classroom, some for the first time since the pandemic hit in 2020, parents and educators are concerned about how the children will interact with each other and their teachers. Dungeons & Dragons is the best metacognitive tool for education that I’ve seen. Renton, Wash.

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