A writer for The Guardian warns that artificial intelligence will be taking over many jobs that we previously assumed were safe from automation. Like teaching.
We’re still in the dark ages of what artificial intelligence will be able to do. Sure, we have AlphaGo being able to make “beautiful” moves in the game of Go, and IBM’s Watson is a Jeopardy champ, but they are just the beginning.
Computers and AI will replace teachers, and it will be teaching. Picture the best teacher you know. One that is empathetic and kind, but can also set boundaries when needed. The teacher that knows exactly what questions to ask. What if you could replicate that teacher and give every student 1 on 1 access to the best teacher? That’s what’s going to happen, and it is scary.
According to the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Education Technology, librarians are at the forefront of helping schools become future ready. However, too often librarians are left out of the planning process for infrastructure and devices, professional learning for teachers, and digital content strategies—areas where they often have expertise. Source: Are librarians the key…
Source: Gmail is integrating Google Chat, Rooms, and Meet to take on Microsoft and Slack – The Verge This will really cut down on “where is that file” and help integrate all of the services. Google Chat rooms can now be used as projects, and you will invite people to work on the project in…
This article isn’t about coding, it’s about teaching kids how to think and solve problems in a structured manner. 6 years ago, Netscape pioneer Marc Andreesen published an essay in the Wall Street Journal titled “Why Software is Eating the World.” This article is now nearly 6 years old, which shows that even 6 years…
We live in an age of Big: Big Computers, Big Data, and Big Lies. Faced with an unprecedented torrent of information, data scientists have turned to the visual arts to make sense of big data. The result of this unlikely marriage — often called “data visualizations” or “infographics” — have repeatedly provided us with new…
Formative assessment: you’ve heard about it, you’ve read the research, and you’ve probably tried it out in your classroom. Whether you’re a formative assessment newbie or a veteran, these techniques can help spice up how you check for understanding in the classroom. They range from the classics, like exit slips, to ideas you may have never…
What they’ve found is that an approach called active learning (also called active instruction) consistently produces the best results. This involves pushing students to work through problems and reason things out as an inherent part of the learning process. Even though the science on that is clear, most college professors have remained committed to approaching…
