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The University of Texas at San Antonio has launched a dual-degree program combining medical school with a master’s in artificial intelligence. Beyond the bustle of med school classes and socializing, Aaron Fanous spent his free time reading up on artificial intelligence and computer science. Balancing it all was an undertaking, but in addition to medicine, … Read more

In order for students to become confident, fluent readers, they need to be able to decode unfamiliar words when they come across them. And depending on the word, they benefit from having a variety of strategies, all grounded in the science of reading. That’s why, together with our friends at EVERFI, we’ve created a free … Read more

Better Gamification Mechanics For Your Learners! In the ever-evolving gamification landscape, understanding and engaging users effectively is paramount. Andrzej Marczewski’s user types, as outlined in the article “Introduction to Gamification Part 8: User Types”, offers a valuable framework for segmenting and engaging users in gamified systems. This article delves into how Marczewski’s user types model … Read more

Note: I wrote this in 2017 and never published it, and today, it’s not quite as relevant. But there is an idea or two that may be useful for you, so I’m publishing it here. While new curricula and teacher resources and templates and so on are almost always useful, you probably have enough ‘tools.’ … Read more

Scholar and activist Ibram X. Kendi defended the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research, which he founded and directs, in a statement Friday after the center recently laid off more than half of its employees. In the aftermath of the layoffs of 19 of the center’s 36 staff members, former employees have publicly slammed the … Read more

From challenging parenting interactions to difficult discussions with teachers and students, hard conversations are part of a principal’s job. School leaders are always practicing the art of keeping their cool and their emotions in check. Recently in our Principal Life Facebook Group, we asked, “How do you keep your cool when a conversation turns tense, … Read more

How Does AI Fit Into Your L&D Strategy? AI is all the rage, but what are its feasible applications in Learning and Development? In this episode of eLearning Unscripted, David James, Chief Learning Officer at 360Learning, sits down with us to talk about how organizations can make the most of AI today and the role it … Read more

What Is Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Learning Theory? by TeachThought Staff What did Vygotsky say about learning? “Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory of human learning describes learning as a social process and the origination of human intelligence in society or culture. The major theme of Vygotsky’s theoretical framework is that social interaction plays a fundamental role in the development … Read more

What we do know is that high-poverty schools face a bigger cliff, that more federal money won’t be forthcoming, and that school budgets will be shaped both by districts’ own financial decisions and those made by state politicians. How precisely this plays out could affect classrooms and students for years to come. Here, Chalkbeat offers … Read more

In a report released Thursday, Republicans on the House Education and Workforce Committee called for “strong federal protections,” which they say are needed to ensure that all college students can realize their rights to free speech. “The worst kept secret in American postsecondary education is the long-standing and pervasive degradation of First Amendment rights,” the … Read more