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To adults feeling pressure to introduce their kids to technology, a smartwatch may feel like a safer starting point than a cellphone that grants exposure to the entire internet. Are these wearable devices delaying phone adoption — or creating an “electronic umbilical cord”? Read more: https://lnkd.in/e3EBX6xM #KidsTechnology #Smartwatch #Education

Do new AI tools like ChatGPT actually understand language the same way that humans do? A new book titled “ChatGPT and the Future of AI,” by Terrence Sejnowski, a professor of biology at the University of California, San Diego, digs into the origins of ChatGPT and the intersection of research on how the brain works and building new large language models for AI. Listen to the full episode of the EdSurge Podcast: https://lnkd.in/ecmskA-6 #ArtificialIntelligence #LanguageModel #Neuroscience

The number of books banned in public schools over the past year skyrocketed to more than 10,000, with two states — Iowa and Florida — responsible for most of them, according to preliminary findings released by PEN America on Monday. The number of banned books during the 2023-24 school year nearly tripled from the 3,362 bans PEN recorded the previous year. Read more about escalation of book bans here: https://lnkd.in/eUHwHb6f #BannedBooksWeek #Literature #Censorship

Coming out of the pandemic, declining test scores made many in the country worry that students were drowning. High-dose tutoring, an evidence-backed form of small group, intensive tutoring — was identified as a way to fight against declining student performance. But, has investing in tutors effectively countered learning declines? Read more: https://lnkd.in/eaJUv3Vz #Tutoring #Learning #EducationFunding

Students will reach for their phones during transitions, in between reading passages, whole-group discussions and during moments of boredom. Boredom is a feeling that students need to learn to befriend to tackle a complex text — because being bored should not be a reason to miss out on a thought-provoking reading experience. Fatema Elbakoury writes about implementing boredom in the classroom helped her students build reading stamina and find a genuine love for reading:

"My identity, coupled with the ever-present shadow of negative stereotypes about Latino families not valuing education, has driven me to constantly prove, to others and to myself, that I am worthy of being a teacher and capable of helping my students thrive." For EdSurge's Voices of Change, Edgar Miguel Grajeda discusses navigating the pressure to overachieve, while maintaining a healthy relationship with his identity, work and well-being. Read more: https://lnkd.in/esrsAk8D #WellBeing #Identity #Teachers

Women are still underrepresented in both degrees and employment in the sciences and technology. While girls' interest in STEM has risen, the number of girls who describe themselves as confident or smart enough to earn their dream job has plummeted. Read more: https://lnkd.in/edzY7i6x #STEM #Women #CareerPath

A recent study found that what matters for student outcomes isn’t so much money itself, but the number of supportive learning chances that a person gets. But how much does it matter when families gain income if they've been living in poverty? And why do all the high-quality programs out there seem to make such a little dent in boosting education achievement for students from low-income backgrounds? Read more: https://lnkd.in/e3hviQGR #Opportunities #Economy #AcademicAchievement

An “AI Scientist” project has bots formulate research questions, carry out experiments and even serve as peer reviewers. Where does that leave human scientists? An initial version of this AI Scientist has already been released — anyone can download the code for free. And plenty of people have. It did the coding equivalent of going viral, with more than 7,500 people liking the project on the code library GitHub. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eN3qBRqu #ArtificialIntelligence #Science #Researchers