When inspiration strikes, writers, musicians and scientists turn to the page NEATLY HANDWRITTEN, with a simple diagram below a numbered list, the sheet looks like any fussy hobbyist’s record of some cranky project in a garden shed. This, though, is … Continue reading Write or wrong way …The magic of notebooks
Full disclosure: I am an educator who has long fought against the tendency for Black students to be disproportionately diagnosed w/ disabilities, especially considering the huge error of margin in rushing to judgment in an institutionally racist system which regards … Continue reading How Black Genius is Misdiagnosed as Disability
Watch theatre, documentaries and ballet performances on the new platform There’s a brand new streaming platform on the scene and it’s perfect for arts and culture fans. The new platform, named Marquee.TV, wants to open doors to new and established arts lovers across the world … Continue reading New Netflix-like streaming platform for arts and culture has landed
On Wednesday, Lego announced a new line of its iconic building toys to assist those with blindness or vision loss — Braille Bricks. The new set of Legos, which aim to increase Braille literacy, is currently being tested in several international markets and … Continue reading Lego Creates Braille Bricks As a Fun Way to Teach Young People With Vision Loss
New findings from an ongoing 45-year Vanderbilt study reveal that patterns found in test scores and a psychological assessment measuring the personal values of nearly 700 intellectually gifted adolescents were highly predictive of the distinct fields of eminence they would occupy by age … Continue reading Gifted kids turn 50: Most successful followed heart, not just head
NPR/Ipsos conducted a national poll recently and found that more than 8 in 10 teachers — and a similar majority of parents — support teaching kids about climate change. But in reality, it’s not always happening: Fewer than half of K-12 teachers … Continue reading 8 Ways To Teach Climate Change In Almost Any Classroom
Joint press release by Access Now, ANEC, and BEUC 8 April 2019, Brussels – On Monday, April 8th, the European Commission’s High Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence (HLEG) will publish its “Ethics Guidelines for Trustworthy AI”. Access Now, ANEC, and … Continue reading AI ethics guidance a first step but needs to be transformed into tangible rights for people
SINCE ITS FOUNDING by Elon Musk and others nearly two years ago, nonprofit research lab OpenAI has published dozens of research papers. One posted online Thursday is different: Its lead author is still in high school. The wunderkind is Kevin Frans, a senior currently … Continue reading MEET THE HIGH SCHOOLER SHAKING UP ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Students take responsibility for their learning and develop solutions for complex problems when their research paper becomes a PBL unit. In 11th grade, students in my county are expected to generate a research paper or product. In the past, I stuck … Continue reading Project-Based Learning and the Research Paper
Priscilla Chan distinctly remembers feeling like she didn’t belong as a child, shouldering the weight of her immigrant family’s future while also finding bright spots in those teachers who encouraged her and saw her gifts. “My parents came to the … Continue reading The 74 Interview: Priscilla Chan on Supporting Whole-Child Education, Nurturing Diverse Scientists and Measuring Success Beyond Math and Reading
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