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August 24
Access to an AI Tutor Is Not the Same as Teaching assistive technology Access to an AI Tutor Is Not the Same as Teaching Hand a child an AI tutor and learning follows? New Auburn research put that promise to the test on 177 adults, and the tool moved nothing on its own. The… The Label ‘Gamified’ Won’t Tell You If an AI Teaches AI in education The Label ‘Gamified’ Won’t Tell You If an AI Teaches A Washington, D.C. school built an AI math bot that makes students defend their reasoning, sometimes against a wrong answer it gives on purpose. The article calls it ‘gamified.’ That… AI Study Tools Are Everywhere Now. Do They Actually Teach? assistive technology AI Study Tools Are Everywhere Now. Do They Actually Teach? Most educators now believe their students use AI for schoolwork, and a new McGraw Hill survey puts numbers on it. But the question that actually matters at your kitchen table…
August 23
Google’s Student Study Hub Quizzes Kids, and That’s the Smart Part assistive technology Google’s Student Study Hub Quizzes Kids, and That’s the Smart Part Google's new Student Hub leans on flashcards and quizzes, which is closer to how memory works than most study apps get. Here are the questions parents are asking about what… One Question Tells You If Your Teen’s AI Tutor Teaches assistive technology One Question Tells You If Your Teen’s AI Tutor Teaches OpenAI has given teens a ChatGPT that tutors instead of answers, and its own education chief says that difference decides whether it helps or hurts. You do not have to… Screen Time Is the Wrong Yardstick for Learning Software, Feds Say Education policy Screen Time Is the Wrong Yardstick for Learning Software, Feds Say A new federal letter tells schools to judge learning software by outcomes, not screen time. It is the right correction, and it stops one step short. It never says what… Dyscalculia Isn’t One Fixed ‘Math Brain.’ It’s Many Different Profiles Dyscalculia Dyscalculia Isn’t One Fixed ‘Math Brain.’ It’s Many Different Profiles A popular explainer calls dyscalculia a lifelong 'math brain' a child is born with. The research tells a messier, more useful story: many different profiles, no single brain signature, and… The Real Question About AI Classrooms Isn’t Screen Time Reading The Real Question About AI Classrooms Isn’t Screen Time A Massachusetts middle school is about to hand two hours of the day to AI software, and the teachers’ union has drawn a line. The argument is all about screen…
August 22
Cursive Is Making a Comeback. It Won’t Fix Dyslexia. Dysgraphia Cursive Is Making a Comeback. It Won’t Fix Dyslexia. Cursive is spreading through statehouses, and the coverage keeps hinting it helps children who struggle with reading. It doesn't. Reading difficulty lives in how the brain connects sounds to symbols,…
August 21
A Math Screener Flags Dyscalculia Risk. That Flag Is a Starting Line. Dyscalculia A Math Screener Flags Dyscalculia Risk. That Flag Is a Starting Line. WestEd validated a math screener many schools already give to flag which young children are at risk for dyscalculia. The best first-grade cut score caught 96 percent of at-risk kids,…