I am an educator of educators. I teach others how to be the best teacher. But, I’m also different. I have learning challenges. As we celebrate the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), I’m reminded of my personal journey. My disabilities could have defined me. But…
Chat GPT is an artificial intelligence program that generates dialogue. Created by Open AI, this high-capable chatbot uses machine learning algorithms to process and analyze large amounts of data to generate responses to user inquiries. This language processing program is able to understand human language as it is…
A recent eSchool News contributed article, Differentiation, individualization and personalization: What they mean, and where they’re headedwhich helped define personalized learning in relation to both differentiation and individualization, is a wonderful reminder that while there is broad agreement on many aspects of the definition of personalized learning, there…
©Shutterstock/M-SUR Research Conference 2018, hosted by the Australian Council for Educational Research, took place in Sydney this month. In his keynote, ACER CEO Professor Geoff Masters AO explored the role of evidence in teaching and learning. Evidence-based teaching involves the use of evidence to: (1) establish where students…
Even after years of debate and litigation over teacher evaluations and tenure, California has no official definition of what constitutes a bad educator — until now. Under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act, states must report on whether disadvantaged students have a higher proportion of ineffective, out-of-field or…
“Students can’t learn in an absence of feedback,” Pellegrino said. “It’s not just assessing, but providing feedback that’s actionable on the part of students.” HOW TO SUPPORT DEEPER LEARNING THROUGH POLICY In order for deeper learning to become the norm rather than the exception, it has to be…
While the word “literacy” alone generally refers to reading and writing skills, when you tack on the word “digital” before it, the term encompasses much, much more. Sure, reading and writing are still very much at the heart of digital literacy. But given the new and ever-changing ways…
Follow us on Telegram for the latest updates: https://t.me/mothershipsg Minister for Education Chan Chun Sing gave the opening speech of the Institute of Policy Studies’ (IPS) flagship Singapore Perspectives 2023 conference on Jan. 5. Chan highlighted five key shifts needed to ensure that Singapore’s education system can remain…