NYTIMES (Dana Goldstein) - What Do Students Lose When They Stop Writing?
Educators are worried that many students can no longer write essays without A.I. And it’s costing more than just grammar skills.
NYTIMES (Peter Schmidt) - This Is the Solution to America’s Literacy Crisis, and It’s a Lot of Fun
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NPR (Sequoia Carrillo) - The school year begins in LA with one big change: limited screen time
As educators in the nation's second-largest district prepare for the new limits on classroom screen time, some teachers say it will be a difficult adjustment.
As educators in the nation's second-largest district prepare for the new limits on classroom screen time, some teachers say it will be a difficult adjustment.Open
NPR (Lee V. Gaines) - Most K-12 teachers say AI's impact on education will eclipse the internet or computers
A new NPR/Ipsos poll shows many teachers are using AI to save time, but a majority are also worried the technology is making it harder for students to learn to think for themselves.
A new NPR/Ipsos poll shows many teachers are using AI to save time, but a majority are also worried the technology is making it harder for students to learn to think for themselves.Open
AXIOS (Rebecca Falconer) - Classrooms lean into analog learning in the AI era
Parents, educators and lawmakers are pushing schools to curb classroom screen use amid concerns about student attention, behavior and learning. Why it matters: School cellphone bans are expanding into broader efforts to limit screen use and establish guardrails around AI in education. The big picture: At least 16 states — both red and blue — have introduced bills to limit classroom technology. Case in point: Schools Beyond Screens formed with fewer than a dozen parents in Los Angeles Unified School District last year, but the nonprofit has grown to include thousands of parents and educators nationwide, SBS policy director Kate Brody tells Axios. - SBS worked with the school board in the nation's second-largest district to pass a…
Parents, educators and lawmakers are pushing schools to curb classroom screen use amid concerns about student attention, behavior and learning. Why it matters: School cellphone bans are expanding into broader efforts to limit screen use and establish guardrails around AI in education. The big picture: At least 16 states — both red and blue — have introduced bills to limit classroom technology. Case in point: Schools Beyond Screens formed with fewer than a dozen parents in Los Angeles Unified School District last year, but the nonprofit has grown to include thousands of parents and educators nationwide, SBS policy director Kate Brody tells Axios. - SBS worked with the school board in the nation's second-largest district to pass a…Open
AXIOS (Avery Lotz) - AI's education explosion leaves teachers in the dark
Data: Gallup; Chart: Danielle Alberti/Axios AI tools are reshaping the classroom and students' critical thinking — but school leaders are lagging on giving teachers formal guidance for using the tech, a new report shows. The big picture: AI should amplify the best parts of the classroom and streamline work for already stressed teachers, education experts tell Axios — not create an added burden for educators or replace human connection. - "AI is out there," All4Ed CEO Amy Loyd tells Axios. "It's not a question of whether or not our students are going to be using it; it's a question of how well our educators are supported and receive the ongoing professional learning and capacity building to be able to be confident in it." - A…
Data: Gallup; Chart: Danielle Alberti/Axios AI tools are reshaping the classroom and students' critical thinking — but school leaders are lagging on giving teachers formal guidance for using the tech, a new report shows. The big picture: AI should amplify the best parts of the classroom and streamline work for already stressed teachers, education experts tell Axios — not create an added burden for educators or replace human connection. - "AI is out there," All4Ed CEO Amy Loyd tells Axios. "It's not a question of whether or not our students are going to be using it; it's a question of how well our educators are supported and receive the ongoing professional learning and capacity building to be able to be confident in it." - A…Open
NYTIMES (Dana Goldstein and Lauren Lancaster) - How A.I. Killed Student Writing (and Revived It)
High school and college teachers are watching students write, in the classroom, in order to protect against the incursion of artificial intelligence.
NYTIMES (Natasha Singer and David Robert Elliott) - Chromebook Remorse: Tech Backlash at Schools Extends Beyond Phones
No more YouTube or video games on school laptops. Textbooks and pencils are back. Some seventh graders say they prefer learning offline.
AXIOS (Josephine Walker) - Blue books make a comeback at colleges in the AI era. Why not "chisels," critic mocks
Colleges besieged by AI-generated writing brought back blue book exams to deter cheating , but some educators say hand-written tests don't showcase students' best work and disadvantage swaths of learners. Why it matters: Educators say AI cheating is real — if sometimes overstated — but reverting to pen-and-paper tests sidesteps the reality that many employers want graduates who are comfortable using AI tools. State of play: Education has fundamentally changed since OpenAI dropped ChatGPT in 2022. - Blue books can help prevent copy-and-paste cheating. But Professor Dan Melzer, at University of California, Davis, says educators won't be able to completely "outsmart ChatGPT" use because students will find workarounds. Zoom in: Steven…
Colleges besieged by AI-generated writing brought back blue book exams to deter cheating , but some educators say hand-written tests don't showcase students' best work and disadvantage swaths of learners. Why it matters: Educators say AI cheating is real — if sometimes overstated — but reverting to pen-and-paper tests sidesteps the reality that many employers want graduates who are comfortable using AI tools. State of play: Education has fundamentally changed since OpenAI dropped ChatGPT in 2022. - Blue books can help prevent copy-and-paste cheating. But Professor Dan Melzer, at University of California, Davis, says educators won't be able to completely "outsmart ChatGPT" use because students will find workarounds. Zoom in: Steven…Open
NPR (Lee V. Gaines) - To keep AI out of her classroom, this high school English teacher went analog
Forth Worth teacher Chanea Bond says sticking with pen and paper keeps generative artificial intelligence out of her American literature classes.
Forth Worth teacher Chanea Bond says sticking with pen and paper keeps generative artificial intelligence out of her American literature classes.Open