The Learning Agency

In Jason Godfrey, PhD’s new article “Treat GenAI Like You Treat Google Search," he explores how educators can better prepare students for a future where #AI is a common learning tool. Read his take on The Cutting Ed here: https://lnkd.in/grRuTuAW

Ever wanted to have a ranked list of LLMs? You're in luck, because we are piloting the development of a public leaderboard that ranks LLMs, offering a clearer view of what they each offer in the K-12 context. This work will make it easier for vendors to access previously private data and use it to best suit their needs and end users. If you want to help with data or test out a plot, reach out to Perpetual Baffour!

At an event on Nov 25, Simon Woodhead and Digory Smith of |= Eedi and Sankalan Pal Chowdhury, Ph.D student at ETH Zurich, will discuss their recently concluded field trial using #ChatGPT to provide interactive English homework to students. Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/gZfmRc-C

Want to grow your learning engineering knowledge and expand your network? Join others in the field for this monthly virtual networking event. Attendees will have the opportunity to discuss topics in small groups, network and generally get to know about the latest in learning engineering. Register now to join the November 6th session. https://lnkd.in/g6zgB9Gm

In a new report, authors Dan Lips and Robert Bellafiore explore their agenda to strengthen education R&D in the U.S. They discuss best practices for improving learning and instruction, and increasing public transparency about the condition of American education. Find out more about their agenda here: https://lnkd.in/gRx2KfQA

In Alliance for Learning Innovation (ALI)'s newest blog post, Sara Schapiro shares her key takeaways from the recent Congressional staff briefing on the Institute of Education Sciences’ Accelerate, Transform, and Scale Initiative. Read about the briefing and why sustained congressional support for the initiative could help it reach its full potential. https://lnkd.in/ecFEz_Hu

Are you an educator? The National Science Foundation (NSF) Foundation wants to hear from you! Take this 5 minute survey to share the most aspirational tool you can think of to solve a persistent challenge and how you think it would succeed. https://lnkd.in/etwuJyeA Not an educator, but know one? Send this survey to them!

Working with the Institute of Education Sciences data can be challenging at times. Check out this guide for details on applications and access processes for working with restricted use data. https://lnkd.in/gNpURhXD

Congrats to Renaissance Philanthropy and Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA), who just announced a new partnership to explore high-risk, high-reward research projects that have the potential to unlock new tech advancements. Together the two will work to find the most promising technical ideas and translate them into breakthrough solutions and products. https://lnkd.in/eJDcySWH

In the latest blog post from Alliance for Learning Innovation (ALI), Margo Roen discusses why everyone (parents, educators, students, district leaders) should be involved in the education R&D process. She argues that making education R&D more accessible is how innovation leaders can create inclusive and equitable solutions. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eHpfSfdh #LEVImath