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ASCD Annual Conference Registration is Open! 6/29 - 7/2, San Antonio. Co-located with ISTELive 25, it’s your chance to connect, explore, and transform learning. Early bird pricing ends March 3rd, register now: https://lnkd.in/eQJJRiFU

Still on a high from spending the last two days with the inaugural ISTE ASCD #GenerationAI fellows, hosted at the Google offices in Chicago 🌬️! Made possible by the generosity of Google.org, nearly 100 educators from 38 states gathered to start a 15-month deep dive focused on using AI for transformational learning. They are certainly the most diverse AI educator group we have convened to date (intentionally, of course!). We have urban and rural leaders, those in their first year all the way to those in their 30th+ year in the profession, superintendents, librarians, ed tech directors, instructional leaders, classroom teachers, chief academic officers, CIOs, even an elementary school PE teacher from the Bronx! More than 75% are from Title I eligible schools and collectively they reflect the wonderfully diverse demographics of our country. We need **everyone** at this table if we are going to get it right! I spoke about 5 frames we need to bring to the AI conversation that I feel like need to be top of mind when considering AI in schools. Each offers both challenges and opportunities: 🖼️ Equity/Fairness -- How can we make sure those furthest from opportunity benefit as much as those with more access, power and privilege? 🖼️ Values -- How can we ensure that our values lead the work rather than the "default" values of the technology itself which may or may not reflect our own? 🖼️ Professional Learning -- Deploying technology is straightforward. Preparing educators to use it effectively is not. How can we make sure our staff is prepared and confident to lead and learn alongside our students as the technology changes every week (sometimes every day)? 🖼️ Quality over Efficiency -- I love the efficiencies that AI can bring to the classroom for both educators and students. But doing things faster that we probably should have abandoned long ago doesn't get us or our students where we need to be. How can we ensure that we attend to efficacy over speed? 🖼️ Transformational Learning -- In the end, if we use a transformational technology to power incremental improvements to learning, it's like driving a 🚀 rocketship down a 🚗 freeway. You can do it, but should you be doing it? That is why we centered our exploration of the power of AI on the ISTE ASCD Transformational Learning Principles. Participants told us how much they appreciated not be bombarded by AI tools (for a change) when talking about AI in education. This is just the beginning of our work to reach 200,000 educators with the support they need to reimagine learning for a connected world. Special thanks to Tara N. Jessica Garner Nadia Selim for leading this work and to our amazing facilitators Heather Hurley Jeremiah Okal-Frink and Bethany Rayl. Always wonderful to learn from Jennie Magiera from Google Education, too! Nicole Brenner Maab Ibrahim Maggie Johnson Kimberly L. Sarah Henderson Rosenberg Rachel Brady Carina Box Carla Jefferson Richard Culatta

Imagine this: A school uses AI to analyze student performance data, but bias in the algorithm leads to unfair assessments. How should leaders respond? Let us know how you’d tackle this in the comments ⬇️. Read more on navigating the complexities of AI in the full article: https://hubs.li/Q035HbHZ0  #EthicsOfAI #GenAI #ISTEandASCD #StudentSuccess 

Introducing the 90 educators who are part of the #GenerationAI movement! A diverse group of district leaders, building leaders and teachers from across 38 states is coming together to go deep into the work of transforming education, as we consider the role AI plays in this process.  Follow our progress at #GenerationAI and join the movement at https://hubs.li/Q035hVjL0 #GenAI #ProfessionalDevelopment #ISTEandASCD #LearningUnleashed 

Witsby is ASCD's personalized professional learning platform for educators. Its mobile-friendly design assists PD leaders in building effective, customizable professional learning programs teachers will want to use.  Its modular courses include timely, research-based content from leading ASCD authors and practitioners in the field, providing teachers with relevant, practical content they can use in their classrooms. Check out Witsby today: https://hubs.li/Q035cHDh0  #Witsby #ASCD #ProfessionalDevelopment #EducationalLeaders

Beyond the Science of Reading by Natalie Wexler goes beyond phonics, linking literacy to knowledge-building, writing, and cognitive science. Discover how to boost reading comprehension, narrow achievement gaps, and transform literacy instruction. A must-read for educators and advocates! 🔗 Get your copy: https://hubs.li/Q035384F0 #ASCDBooks #LiteracyMatters #ScienceOfLearning #EducationInnovation

In honor of Black History Month, we sat down with ASCD faculty member Alicia S. Monroe, Ed.D., to learn more about the impact of Black history and culture in the classroom. Alicia tells us how she incorporates Black history into curriculums, how her parents inspired her work & activism, and how she uses BHM as an opportunity to uplift and inspire her community. Learn more about Alicia ➡️ https://hubs.li/Q034Ykph0 #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackLeaders #BlackEducators #ISTEandASCD

🚀 The February issue of EL Magazine is here! 🚀 Artificial intelligence is reshaping education, and savvy educators are harnessing its power to enhance instruction and boost productivity. This month’s issue explores real-world examples of how schools are integrating AI—transforming teaching, learning, and the future of education. 🔍 How is AI impacting your classroom? Share your thoughts in the comments! 📖 Read the full issue: https://lnkd.in/eXA6-ppV #EdTech #ArtificialIntelligence #ISTEandASCD #FutureOfLearning #AIinEducation #InnovativeTeaching

Do you know how to think flexibly in the classroom? Check out EL Magazine's Instructional Insights video, "Getting Into the Habit of Problem Solving" with authors Doug Fisher and Nancy Frey, which dives into the specifics of “hexagonal” thinking. This technique helps to promote students' cognitive flexibility and foster problem-solving skills. To watch high school students practice this in real time, watch the full video now! https://hubs.li/Q034TjW30 #ThinkingFlexibly #ISTEandASCD #StudentSuccess #ProblemSolving

Digital tools have vastly expanded the ways in which students navigate the problem-solving process, but they can be a disadvantage to those who don’t know the fundamentals of problem solving. Exploring how the Habits of Mind inform problem solving, and how to embed problem-solving tasks into the classroom to help address this challenge. https://hubs.li/Q034KdHk0  #ISTEandASCD #ProblemSolving #StudentSuccess #HabitsOfMind