How to Maintain Teacher-Student Trust as AI Use Increases
Artificial intelligence in classrooms is increasingly being used for tutoring support, language translation, checking for plagiarism, verifying student absences, teacher coaching, the administration and scoring of assessments, and other applications, according to an article in K-12 Dive. Increasing use comes with positives and potential downsides. Many educators see opportunities for AI tech — such as…
How to Break the Myth of the ‘Average Student’
“Long ago, neuroscience proved that human brains are as variable as fingerprints. Everyone is different and learns differently. Until educators begin teaching to that reality, student performance will continue to lag — and far too many young people will never have an opportunity to show what they know,” writes Lindsay E. Jones, chief executive officer…
How to Help Students Safely Use the Internet
As children and adolescents have become increasingly isolated from their support systems at home and at school — exacerbated during the Covid-19 pandemic — they have become more vulnerable to threats such as cyberbullying and predatory behavior online, according to an article in EdSource. In 2022, 21.6% of students who were bullied said the bullying…
How One Principal Increased Demand for Career Tech
By 2019, more than eight in 10 high school graduates had taken at least one career and technical education course, according to national data reported in a District Administration article. “You don’t have to go to college to make a good living,” says Poteau High School (OK) Principal Joe Ballard. “The kids who go through…
How to Curb Rampant AI Cheating in High Schools
The tools students can use for academic dishonesty have advanced, with greater lost learning consequences, according to an article in Education Next. Students can have entire essays crafted in a keystroke. In online classes, students can fake a syllabus’s worth of content, not just a handful of homework activities. Students can use a phone during…
School Cellphone Bans Spread Nationwide
More than half of U.S. states have taken steps to ban or restrict cellphone use in K-12 schools, a new analysis finds, according to the Axios news service. Many school districts are getting out ahead of their state education departments, issuing their own rules around cellphone use and access. In some schools, for example, students…
More Parents Are Opting to Teach their Children at Home
In 2023, nearly 10 million children were homeschooled, according to The Washington Examiner. This represents a 51% increase during the past six school years and exceeds the 7% increase that had been recorded in private school enrollment. Public school enrollment is expected to drop by 2.7 million between 2022 and 2031, in part due to increased homeschooling. Homeschooling allows parents or guardians…
Responding to Students’ Changing Thoughts on College Education
An increasing number of high school students believe further education is essential after graduation, but many are moving away from traditional four-year college degrees, reports Education Slice. While 61.4% of recent graduates enrolled in college in 2023, fewer students are considering a bachelor’s degree, according to the ECMC Group’s “Question the Quo” survey. A 2022…
Making the Case for K-12 Smartphone Bans
Teenagers spend 40 hours on their screens every week, writes Lyndon Haviland, DrPH, MPH, a distinguished scholar at the CUNY School of Public Health and Health Policy, in The Hill, a Washington, D.C.-based news service. Nearly 100 percent of middle and high school students admit using their devices during school hours, and most high school teachers say it’s a…
Most Teachers Spend their own Money on Classroom Supplies
Almost all public school teachers (95%) spend their own money to buy classroom supplies without getting reimbursed, according to the National Teacher and Principal Survey, as reported by Chalkbeat. Many teachers can deduct up to $300 in classroom expenses from their taxes, but spending often goes far beyond that. Educators reported spending $610 on…
