With recent developments in technology, A.I. tools have emerged and firmly embedded themselves in the educational system. This evolution has sparked controversial debates: Will AI replace teachers? Will we lose our jobs? Will it enhance teaching and learning, or will students become overly dependent, leading to a decline in their critical and creative thinking skills? […]
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Drowning in the Glow: How the Right A.I. Could Save the Teachers Keeping Schools Alive
We’re living through a technological revolution, but classrooms don’t feel futuristic. They feel tired. Over-lit. Understaffed. Stretched thin across expectations that multiply every year while support shrinks in the rearview. Teachers don’t need more think pieces about innovation.We need oxygen. Every fall, we greet students with hope and a stack of new logins. iReady. Zearn. […]
My relationship with AI…It’s complicated!
It has been over 2 years since ChatGPT launched, arguably bringing artificial intelligence (AI) into the mainstream. AI has rapidly evolved into a large collection of tools that address almost every aspect of teaching and learning. They can grade papers or provide individualized feedback, correct grammar, generate ideas for lessons, write standards-based assessments at every […]
Could AI Finally Kill Homework?
It may feel as though the world is changing faster than ever, and that is because it is. “An analysis of the history of technology shows that technological change is exponential. So, we will not experience 100 years of progress in the 21st century — it will be more like 20,000 years of progress (at […]
I’m a High School English Teacher. I’m Not Scared of ChatGPT
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! I remember the first time I questioned whether a student paper was actually theirs. In an age before advanced plagiarism checkers, a colleague suggested that I Google a key phrase from the paper. I put the phrase in quotation […]
