According to Albert Einstein, “Despite the fact that I analyzed nine problems correctly, no one congratulated me. But when I made one mistake, everyone started laughing. This means that even if a person is successful, society will notice his slightest mistake. And they’ll like that. Making mistakes is part of learning. Obviously, it’s important that
I was curious about how different apps would respond to my question. My second request was more specific than my first question. It offers more concrete reminders about what students need to consider when using AI Apps. The following is what was generated by my request: What Cautions Should AI Users Be Aware Of? Artificial
“I should have done it differently.” Have you found yourself saying that? “That parent should have made her children do the work.” Is this something you’ve thought of in the past? How about, “The teacher should know my child did understand the concept.” Everyday we “Should” ourselves and others. I’ve vowed today to stop doing
A short 9 months ago, most device users never gave a bit of attention to AI-Artificial Intelligence. They let their cars tell them how to get to different places. Alexa turned on their music of choice without them having to scan radio channels to find something of interest. I used it to check my grammar
Questions are the most valuable tool students possess to learn more and retain it longer. The negative result of helping them overcome their fear of asking questions is they often ask the same questions their classmates just asked. HARD FACTS: SOLUTION FOR TEACHERS: DO YOU WANT FULL ENGAGEMENT, TO COVER MORE MATERIAL FASTER, AND HELP
One academic area that suffers during summer is math. The facts are easily forgotten if they are not practiced a little during the summer. Rote memory doesn’t guarantee retention. There are a few things that have helped my students not only remember their facts, but retain them well into their 30’s. Memory joggers stimulate the
Today we will explore the newest development in AI and an exciting way to use AI as a catalyst to exciting critical thinking opportunities and classroom and in home discussions. The use of AI Detectors by teachers could result in false accusations of cheating. AI has only been available to students for less than a
Many schools have stopped teaching cursive with the belief that typing was a more important skill. This was like throwing out the baby with the bathwater. In a digital era dominated by keyboards and touchscreen, the importance of cursive writing may seem diminished. There are compelling reasons why cursive writing should be celebrated and taught
Researching my newest book, I came across a new perceived threat to our children’s education. It is Artificial Intelligence. I was alarmed at first about how it is being used by students today. As I thought about it, I saw ways that it can actually be a benefit to students, but not ow it is
I received this question today: How can we blend the advantages of traditional teaching with self-learning to provide a more effective and relevant education for today’s youth who are often more tech-savvy than their predecessors? Let’s first explore the fact that The questions students will be asked to answer in the future will not have
Victoria is an educational consultant, nationally recognized speaker. Her over 50 years in education has been focused on developing resilient self-reliant self-advocates who know how to tap into their innate ability to independently solve challenges.