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Sign up your school, summer program, or club so that students can learn more about your organization. Want to go further and engage them? Reach out to [email protected] for ways we can help! Special kudos to our very own Olivia Howell!

South Carolina schools will go phone free, throughout the day! Red states, blue states.... everyone wants kids to pay attention to their teachers and to other students. Most people see that phones interfere with education and social connection. https://lnkd.in/eYdAJCw8

Do you know a rising senior working on their college essay this summer? Here is some timely advice from the admission leaders who will be reviewing their applications: Michael Stefanowicz, Elizabeth Cheron, E. Whitney Soule, Emily Roper-Doten, Palmer Muntz, Rick Clark, Andy Strickler, Nondorf, Jim, Alan Ramirez, Chrystal Russell, Victoria Romero, Peter Hagan, Jay Jacobs, Ed.D., Jason Nevinger, Jim R., Thomas Marr, Jessica Ricker, Hillen Grason Jr

Mitchell Rutherford has taught high-school biology for 11 years. A millennial and digital native, he used to think technology had a place in the classroom and that students could be taught to manage their phone use. This year showed him the grim truth. ??: https://on.wsj.com/3VP3A3m

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Four high-school friends formed Material Girls Racing and mashed up a Ford Ranger and a Ford Taurus to create “Rangerus.”

A lot of school district leaders have been asking what they should think about when using AI tools. Here is a list of some things to consider: Must-haves: -For under 13 (possibly 18) users- teachers and/or administrators should have transparency into how students are using the tools (i.e., have access to student conversation/transcripts and can get summaries of student AI activity) -For under 18 users - there must be clear moderation mechanisms that keep students from engaging in negative use cases (self-harm, hate, etc.).?These mechanisms must proactively notify key stakeholders (e.g., teachers and administrators) when the system detects these situations. -AI vendor must use high quality underling models that minimize errors and hallucinations?(today this is GPT-4, Gemini Pro 1.5, Anthropic Claude 3 or better). GPT3.5 is not acceptable for student/teacher use.? -AI vendor must have clear contracts with AI model creators stipulating that student data cannot be used for training of the general, public models -AI vendor must be clear that student/educator data will not be sold to third parties in ANY circumstance (even in the event of bankruptcy or an acquisition) -AI vendor must-have clean SOC-2 audits?- this ensures that student and educator data is protected/secure Nice-to-haves: -AI vendor has taken care to prevent use of AI for cheating. -AI vendor has added layers to the base model to minimize errors/hallucinations -AI vendor has evaluation/benchmarking mechanisms to measure the AI error rate -AI vendor has school/district/system level reporting so that AI use can be monitored centrally -AI vendor has professional development for teachers to understand how to deploy in the classroom -AI vendor has training for students to understand how to use the AI tools (and how to mitigate risks) -AI tool supports multiple languages -AI tool can be "one-stop" across grades and subject matter to avoid fragmentation of the experience (and the district having to manage multiple solutions).

While we can’t solve unequal funding and depleted schools, RoundPier is proud to give access to afterschool opportunities for students interested in any school. From entrepreneurship, writing competitions to summer immersion programs, we are proud to be part of the solution. https://lnkd.in/eV4KDjY7

“In 2024, the only applicants who could be certain of an advantage were those whose parents had taken the wise precaution of being rich.” https://lnkd.in/deCUTHJd

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