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Why Every School Needs an AI Policy Right Now (Part 1)

The CoolCatTeacher

The Data: The Accelerating Pace of AI The empirical evidence backs them up. to investigate case studies of how AI is being used in your area of responsibility. And then one of them laughed and said, “Back in my day…. last spring…It would have taken weeks to do in Photoshop what Firefly can do in seconds.”My We all laughed.

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Ensure Your District is Data Ready with this Free Playbook

eSchool News

As a result of this increased investment in technology, schools are generating more valuable data than ever—but much of that data isn’t readily available and actionable because it’s siloed in systems that aren’t connected to each other. Below are some key considerations to keep in mind: Good data governance—which the U.S.

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8 Important Generative AI Use Cases in the Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In Part 1 of “ Why Every School Needs and AI Policy Right Now ,” I shared the empirical evidence about Artificial Intelligence and how it is impacting our world and schools. Additionally, ChatGPT and other tools are not "mandatory reporters."

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How DC Public Schools Uses Student Data to Support Mental Health

Edsurge

We needed a better system to capture—and then use—the immense amount of data we were collecting through our EBT interventions. We collected data around the frequency of certain behaviors, who was receiving treatments, how much treatment and then the outcome of the treatment. That’s helped us enforce our progress-monitoring policy.

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U.S. K-12 Educational Technology Policy: Historical Notes on the Federal Role

Doug Levin

The 2010 request would continue the policy of permitting States to use up to 100 percent of their allocations for competitive grants to local educational agencies. National Educational Technology Trends Study: Local-Level Data Summary (SRI International, 2008). 2012 and 2012 (ARRA case studies).

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The Digital Transformation of Healthcare Education

EdTech4Beginners

Sophisticated learning algorithms parse through data on students’ engagement, quiz performance, knowledge gaps and more to create customized study plans. Using data and AI to tailor instruction to each learner’s strengths and development areas, these adaptive platforms create meaningful performance improvements at scale.

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The Edtech Buying Process Is Broken. ISTE Says Teachers Can Fix It.

Edsurge

The edtech playground is one of a handful of case studies featured in a new edtech buying guide released by the International Society for Technology in Education ( ISTE ), a non-profit organization, and Project Unicorn , an initiative to improve data interoperability in K-12. How does it collect, share and protect student data?

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