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I was thrilled to join leading U.S. researchers, professional learning providers, and districts this week in Washington, D.C., at the RPPL (Research Partnership for Professional Learning) Convening where LessonLoop was invited to attend and present on AI in Professional Learning with Dr. Jing Liu, Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland. RPPL is a collective of PL practitioners, researchers, educators, and funders committed to advancing educational equity for every student, including students who are Black, Latine, Indigenous, AAPI, Multilingual Learners, students with disabilities, and students experiencing poverty. Together, they study teacher and educator learning to identify, share, and enact PL that improves teachers’ instructional practices and students’ classroom experiences, well-being, and academic growth. Convening Overview, Attendees, and Materials: Their Executive Director, Dr. Stacey Alicea kicked off the meeting with an overview presentation of RPPL’s Learning Agenda and attendees. Attendees  included capable, prestigious, and large research and professional learning organizations in the U.S., as shown in the picture presented by Brendon Krall, MPP, RPPL Research Project Manager. District partners included Boston Public Schools who have a Lesson Study PL model and Baltimore City Public Schools with a data-driven PL model, both of whom I also saw present at the Carnegie Summit in April 2024 on their impressive school improvement science approaches to PL. Key Takeaways: - The importance of teacher and student voice to inform effective professional learning (PL) - Research that looks forward, as well as backwards - Recent and leading studies on the effective PL and high leverage practices for English Language Arts, Math, multilingual learners, competency-based learning, AI in PL, and teacher well-being - AI trends in professional learning, such as presented by Sarah Johnson CEO of the Teaching Lab seeking interest to create K-12 industry benchmark metrics to assess the quality of AI LLMs for specific educator use cases. If you’d like to learn more about the conference or our presentation on AI in Professional Learning, feel free to schedule time with me.

I had the honor of both attending and presenting at EdTech Week in NYC last week where AI topics continue to draw large crowds of educators, administrators, non-profits, EdTech vendors, and investors.   A few key take-aways: - According the Learn Platform, the average school district used 2,739 technology tools/applications in SY23-24 - There are 9,000 verified EdTech applications - We don’t yet know which ones work best   Top teacher goals for AI use: - Personalization - Efficiency - Creativity (and problem-solving) - Student agency and ownership   Below are a few summary items from my talk with Steve Osborn and Michael Hobin of the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) and Phil Dunn on a project to develop AI guidance for their charter schools and local education agencies. Team member Ryan R. Goble Ed.D. was missed!   Key findings from surveying more than 1,300 educators, students, and parent/families:   - Kids are using AI more than the adults, and we need to act quickly to catch up. - If RIDE was approaching AI integration like a sport, they are pursuing a balanced approach between offense and defense— realizing the promise of AI to supplement not supplant learning, and mitigating risks related to data privacy #AI, #studentvoice, #student engagement, #professionallearning, #educators Check-out these three best practice AI use case policies: -   Greenwich Public Schools (comprehensive and well-balanced) -   North Carolina Department of Public Instruction’s AI Acceptable Use Scale (great overall approach) -   Make sure your district’s AI use is developmentally appropriate with guidelines from this chart   If you’d like to learn more about this project, or how to use LessonLoop, our AI-powered professional learning platform that helps educators more efficiently personalize instruction with real time student voice data, please reach out to me anytime.

📣 Calling all students in grades 3-12! 🎒 Want to help improve student-teacher relationships for LessonLoop? Join us for a one-hour Zoom session, to complete a 15-minute survey, and share your thoughts. Earn $15 for your time! 💸 DM me if interested or email me at nona.ullman@lessonloop.org. Parental permission required for those under 16.

🎉 Exciting news! LessonLoop won a global Tools Competition award for our groundbreaking professional learning approach to boost student engagement and academic outcomes! 🏆 We're thrilled to announce that LessonLoop has been recognized as one of 50 winning teams in the prestigious Tools Competition 2023-24, standing out from 1,900 global submissions! 🌍 Our AI-powered professional learning platform is revolutionizing education by:  📊 Offering real-time student engagement insights  🧠 Empowering educators to create joyful, active learning experiences 🤝 Partnering with the Center for Professional Education of Teachers (CPET), Teachers College, Columbia University to develop 5,000 research-based instructional strategies This award validates our mission to bridge the gap between student experience and educator expertise to create more engaging and effective class lessons. We're excited to continue innovating and making a positive impact on education! Research funded by this grant will be shared with The Penn Center for Learning Analytics, as part of our work with the RPPL (Research Partnership for Professional Learning), where LessonLoop is an Affiliate+. RPPL’s research team is at the Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. District research partners include the Empowerment Zone Schools within South Bend Community School Corporation (IN) and Beechwood Independent School District (KY). #EdTech #AIinEducation #TeacherEmpowerment #StudentEngagement #LessonLoop, #studentvoice #ProfessionalLearning Learn more about our award-winning platform and read our press release here.

Loved presenting with you Dr. Barbara Hastie! The BOCES Deeper Learning NY conference was terrific! I learned so much and was inspired in many ways!

Great July 4th story of how student voice gave us the current design of the American Flag! https://lnkd.in/gFn2Xmbb

We loved being with NY WSWHE BOCES Model Schools this week to focus on boosting student voice and engagement. Thank you Laurie Guyon! DM me to learn how educators can create classroom environments where students feel heard, empowered, and motivated to take ownership of their learning with LessonLoop. #studentvoice #studentengagement #WSWHEBOCES #lessonloop, #professionaldevelopment, #professionallearning

LessonLoop is honored to be 1 of 30 finalists in the #ToolsCompetition in the Accelerating & Assessing Learning track out of 1,900 teams. @ToolsCompete will award $8M+ to innovative learning technologies. The Learning Engineering Tools Competition focuses on leveraging digital technology, big data, and learning science to address the urgent needs of learners worldwide. The competition is known for catalyzing learning outcomes, advancing learning science research, developing innovators at all stages, and building the Learning Engineering community. See how LessonLoop transforms professional learning based on assessment of student engagement (https://lnkd.in/gzD-XQBN). Select time on my calendar (https://lnkd.in/gTi9mNNX) for a demo to see how LessonLoop creates more joyful and engaging learning experiences for your educators and students.  #studentvoice, #professionallearning, #student engagement

LessonLoop was thrilled to join the Center for Professional Education of Teachers (CPET) at Teachers College @tccpet on their #teachingtoday podcast, "Supporting Student Voice and Engagement!" Apple: https://apple.co/3vFwcyp, Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3VEAovU. LessonLoop unites research and practice to promote transformational change. In this podcast we discuss how educators can: - Integrate student voice to improve lessons, - Understand the connection between student engagement and achievement, and, - Use real-time survey data and evidence-based instructional strategies to improve teacher effectiveness. #studentvoice, #studentengagement, #evidence-based teaching, #research-based teaching