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As AI becomes increasingly prevalent, students are exposed to more misinformation. Teaching programming skills can help them understand AI’s limitations, shifting their view from “inherently intelligent” to “fallible yet helpful.” https://lnkd.in/giRN7DnM

Curious how a comprehensive needs assessment can help your school or district support student learning? Our latest blog post explores how these evaluations guide improvement efforts by revealing bright spots and improvement opportunities. See how schools are benefiting from expert insights. https://lnkd.in/gRwgumTg

Join Discovery Education's town hall webinar tomorrow, October 24 to hear education leaders discuss key insights from a new survey on student motivation, curiosity, workforce readiness, and other top of mind topics in the education space. https://lnkd.in/g5579ZiS

Planning for learning starts with understanding the process of learning itself—how the human brain converts new information into long-term memory.

Our self-paced online PD course, “CITW with ELLs”, offers practical information on the five stages of language acquisition and classroom strategies teachers can use to help their students progress toward fluency. Sign up today for a free preview https://lnkd.in/diMtQjV

Implementing new classroom teaching strategies but still unsure the best way to do so? Do you have an established peer coaching group but don’t yet have a shared language of instructional methods for student learning? Wherever you are in your journey, this free webinar on the powerful link between instructional coaching and effective, deeper student learning can help. Register here: ow.ly/qqEy50TnjG4

Research shows that best first instruction has tremendous impact on student learning—equivalent to months or even years of additional learning while closing achievement gaps. An effective toolkit of teaching practices (such as cognitive interest cues, student goal setting, and peer-assisted consolidation of learning) can engage your students and help them learn deeper when sequenced in a way that follows the way our brains naturally learn. https://lnkd.in/geXbXiQe

The New Classroom Instruction That Works explores how student curiosity makes learning more rewarding and supports better retention. So how do we get our students interested? We can spark intellectual curiosity and make learning relevant with cognitive interest cues. The purpose of a cognitive interest cue is to get students interested in the learning that’s to come. Some examples of cognitive interest cues are presenting students with real-life problems, personal connections to learning, and curiosity-provoking questions. https://lnkd.in/gBU-j8fu

On October 15, Bryan Goodwin and Jim Knight will present a free webinar highlighting the powerful link between instructional coaching and effective, evidence-based instruction that leads to better, deeper student learning. Register here: ow.ly/qqEy50TnjG4

Within “A Reflective Teacher’s Guide to Planning for Learning”, you’ll find practical insights for adapting teaching to student needs, developing engaging lesson plans, and using trauma-informed practices that meet students where they’re at and create conditions for joyful learning that sticks. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gEZ_7gfr