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Recognizing and valuing the benefits of learning subjects not tested by the state is crucial for creating an enriching educational environment. Hind Haddad, an Arabic teacher, talks about how we need a shift toward a more holistic educational approach that values all subjects equally, and integrates untested subjects more fully into the curriculum. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eGUv93fd #Language #LearningOpportunities #SchoolCurriculum

"When I incorporated units on racial injustice, criticism and pushback were immediate. Colleagues often self-censored, deeming certain texts and topics “too controversial” for our school community." Ryan Burns, an instructional coach in Rhode Island, writes for EdSurge's Voices about how recent curriculum legislation and implementation has left little room for students’ voices and lived experiences. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eDnhWRjW #SystemicChange #SchoolCurriculum #Identity

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

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

“Why is it a fist fight to find child care?” asks Amy Smigielski, early care and education manager at Resultant, a data analytics firm that recently led a major overhaul of Iowa’s child care search function. “ Today, people can buy a car online. They can find their next house on Zillow. But they can’t search for available child care near them. How can this process be made easier? Read more: https://lnkd.in/gHQiZtWq #ChildCare #EducationPrograms #Technology

Young children attend programs that most refer to as “daycares” or “child cares,” staffed by people that many think of as “workers.” Author Dan Wuori argues in his new book, The Daycare Myth, that we ought to eliminate those terms from our lexicon and, instead, think of those programs as schools and the adults employed there as teachers, in addition to significant, transformative public investment. Read the full interview: https://lnkd.in/eFehaHuN #EarlyChildhood #Daycare #Education

Vermont’s Act 76 hit its one-year mark of implementation this summer. The law, paid for with a new payroll tax, is designed so that families who have more than one child in care will save more. Vermont’s child care subsidies will be available to families making 575 percent of the federal poverty line. For a family of four, this rate is close to an adjusted gross household income of $180,000. Read more: https://lnkd.in/dR7DPUqy #ChildCare #Affordability #Policy

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

North Carolina’s child care programs aren’t consolidated under a public system. That makes it harder for early childhood programs to acquire funding and coordinate recovery from disasters such as Hurricane Helene, creating short- and long-term effects on children, families and communities. Local, state and national organizations — as well as individuals in communities across Western North Carolina — are providing resources and ways to address recovery of the early childhood community. Read more: https://lnkd.in/d2wA3pAp #ChildCare #HurricaneHelene #EarlyLearning