Could adopting elements of Norway's child-centered educational approach enhance our schools?🌍 hechingerreport.org/in-norway-a-... #EducationForAll #NurturingPotential #GlobalEducationInsights #ChildrenWellbeing #EduMatters #Edu
November 16, 2024 at 10:00 PM
Could adopting elements of Norway's child-centered educational approach enhance our schools?🌍 hechingerreport.org/in-norway-a-... #EducationForAll #NurturingPotential #GlobalEducationInsights #ChildrenWellbeing #EduMatters #Edu
Interesting read on the benefits of handwriting over typing, especially for children's brain development norwegianscitechnews.com/2024/08/writ... #Handwriting #Teaching #Learning #EduMatters #BrainDevelopment #EdTech #ChildrenDevelopment #ScreenTimeBalance #EducationResearch #FineMotorSkills
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Interesting read on the benefits of handwriting over typing, especially for children's brain development norwegianscitechnews.com/2024/08/writ... #Handwriting #Teaching #Learning #EduMatters #BrainDevelopment #EdTech #ChildrenDevelopment #ScreenTimeBalance #EducationResearch #FineMotorSkills
As AI continues to reshape education, students must develop the skills necessary to engage with it in meaningful ways www.facultyfocus.com/articles/tea... #AI #Teaching #Learning #CriticalThinkingSkills #DigitalLiteracy #HigherEd #EduMatters with @viktsam.bsky.social 🎓@vickyloras.bsky.social 👩🏫
Helping Students Develop AI Prompting Skills for Critical Thinking
Learn how AI prompting can foster critical thinking in students. Discover strategies for teaching prompt engineering, evaluating AI-generated content, and integrating AI ethically into coursework.
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June 27, 2025 at 6:58 PM
As AI continues to reshape education, students must develop the skills necessary to engage with it in meaningful ways www.facultyfocus.com/articles/tea... #AI #Teaching #Learning #CriticalThinkingSkills #DigitalLiteracy #HigherEd #EduMatters with @viktsam.bsky.social 🎓@vickyloras.bsky.social 👩🏫
AI's Selective Benefits: Enhancing Diagnostics but Falling Short in Education blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi... #AI #Education #EduMatters #Diagnostics #JudyWajcman #ArtificialIntelligence #Teaching #EdTech #FutureOfLearning with @vickyloras.bsky.social @viktsam.bsky.social @catskiniotou.bsky.social
Judy Wajcman: AI will be good for diagnostics, but not for educating kids - LSE Business Review
Judy Wajcman has spent her career studying the effects of technological change on society and work. She thinks AI will improve our lives in many ways, but there are limits to what it can do. “I'm dist...
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March 12, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Bridging Gaps, Building Futures: A European Tapestry of Digital Education projects.research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/en/horizon-m... #DigitalEducation #SchoolToSchoolMentoring #HorizonEU #InclusionMatters #FutureOfLearning #EduInnovation #BridgeTheGap #EuropeTogether #EduMatters #PeerLearning 🧑🏫🏫💻
June 2, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Grading can be a time-consuming task for many teachers. Artificial intelligence tools may help ease the strain, according to a new study from the University of Georgia
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AI may speed up the grading process for teachers
Large language models like Mixtral grade written responses faster, but they aren’t perfect and often grade differently than a teacher would.
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May 6, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Grading can be a time-consuming task for many teachers. Artificial intelligence tools may help ease the strain, according to a new study from the University of Georgia
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Reimagining Public Education: Moving Beyond Neoliberalism ssir.org/articles/ent... #PublicEducation #EducationReform #CivicEngagement #DemocracyInEducation #EquityInEducation #EducationForAll #StudentVoice #PolicyReform #TransformEducation #InclusiveEducation #EdPolicy #EduMatters
A Democratic Vision for Public Schools (SSIR)
Neoliberalism has set the agenda for US public education for decades, championing values of individual choice, standards, and competition—with disappointing results. Amid rising civic discord, i...
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November 21, 2024 at 9:23 AM
Reimagining Public Education: Moving Beyond Neoliberalism ssir.org/articles/ent... #PublicEducation #EducationReform #CivicEngagement #DemocracyInEducation #EquityInEducation #EducationForAll #StudentVoice #PolicyReform #TransformEducation #InclusiveEducation #EdPolicy #EduMatters
Teaching can be, without doubt, a noble profession, can't it? @vickyloras.bsky.social Defining effective teaching is not straightforward and there are many facets to it that combine to make great learning happen news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor... #Teaching #Skills #Challenging #EduMatters 👩🏫👩🎓🐝🏫
What makes a good teacher? — Harvard Gazette
We asked Heather Hill of Harvard’s Graduate School of Education what skills a good teacher possesses. One trait stood out.
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January 29, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Teaching can be, without doubt, a noble profession, can't it? @vickyloras.bsky.social Defining effective teaching is not straightforward and there are many facets to it that combine to make great learning happen news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor... #Teaching #Skills #Challenging #EduMatters 👩🏫👩🎓🐝🏫
Trump team pauses new student visa interviews as it weighs expanding social media vetting. www.politico.com/news/2025/05... #Trump vs #HarvardBattle #InternationalStudents #SocialMedia #PursuitOfTruth #EduMatters #HigherEd #StandFirm #Resist with @filosia.bsky.social 🐬 #UnitedBlue 💙
May 28, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Trump team pauses new student visa interviews as it weighs expanding social media vetting. www.politico.com/news/2025/05... #Trump vs #HarvardBattle #InternationalStudents #SocialMedia #PursuitOfTruth #EduMatters #HigherEd #StandFirm #Resist with @filosia.bsky.social 🐬 #UnitedBlue 💙
New findings by researchers at the #UniversityofHelsinki highlight the importance of education in preventing memory disorders and provide new information on why some people maintain good cognitive function despite their advanced age www.helsinki.fi/en/news/brai... #EduMatters #Age #Memory #Cognition
October 3, 2025 at 5:10 PM
New findings by researchers at the #UniversityofHelsinki highlight the importance of education in preventing memory disorders and provide new information on why some people maintain good cognitive function despite their advanced age www.helsinki.fi/en/news/brai... #EduMatters #Age #Memory #Cognition
There is more to preschool than learning your ABCs and 123s, researchers say. How can educators and parents encourage and support FOLD skills in preschoolers?
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December 20, 2024 at 11:43 AM
There is more to preschool than learning your ABCs and 123s, researchers say. How can educators and parents encourage and support FOLD skills in preschoolers?
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Are you F’ING KIDDING ME!? They had the NERVE to bring in innocent school children to sit in the background while this arsehole signs away their educational opportunities and rights? This is absolutely despicable and lower than low. I’m FURIOUS.
#Resist #Rebel #Revolt #EduMatters #SaveOurSchools
#Resist #Rebel #Revolt #EduMatters #SaveOurSchools
March 20, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Are you F’ING KIDDING ME!? They had the NERVE to bring in innocent school children to sit in the background while this arsehole signs away their educational opportunities and rights? This is absolutely despicable and lower than low. I’m FURIOUS.
#Resist #Rebel #Revolt #EduMatters #SaveOurSchools
#Resist #Rebel #Revolt #EduMatters #SaveOurSchools
Students who use deeper learning strategies tend to earn better grades, according to a new study from the University of Georgia. news.uga.edu/student-moti... #HigherEd #MasteringSkills #StudentStrategies #ResearchNews #EduMatters with @viktsam.bsky.social 📚👩🎓
Focusing on self-improvement, not competition, may boost grades
Students who focus on mastering educational material rather than chasing a high grade tend to perform better academically.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Students who use deeper learning strategies tend to earn better grades, according to a new study from the University of Georgia. news.uga.edu/student-moti... #HigherEd #MasteringSkills #StudentStrategies #ResearchNews #EduMatters with @viktsam.bsky.social 📚👩🎓
Can AI Become a True Classroom Partner? Johns Hopkins Researchers Explore What Happens When Chatbots Step In to Co-Teach — and Why Human Guidance Still Matters Most #AIinEducation #TeachingLearning #FutureOfLearning #TeacherInnovation #DigitalLiteracy #K12 #EduMatters with @vickyloras.bsky.social
Researchers explore how AI could shape the future of student learning
A new study reveals the strengths and pitfalls of incorporating chatbots into classrooms as a 'co-tutor'
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October 24, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Can AI Become a True Classroom Partner? Johns Hopkins Researchers Explore What Happens When Chatbots Step In to Co-Teach — and Why Human Guidance Still Matters Most #AIinEducation #TeachingLearning #FutureOfLearning #TeacherInnovation #DigitalLiteracy #K12 #EduMatters with @vickyloras.bsky.social
Let me share some #CAKE today with friends, professor @viktsam.bsky.social and great EFL educator @vickyloras.bsky.social www.facultyfocus.com/articles/eff... #classroom #expert #advice #higherEd #edumatters #edu #teaching #learning #care #appreciation #kindness #empathy #psychology
Why We Need to Share Care, Appreciation, Kindness and Empathy (CAKE) in our Classrooms
We often hear from our colleagues that our students are not resilient, they are difficult, they seem to always have excuses, and often need
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December 13, 2024 at 11:29 AM
Let me share some #CAKE today with friends, professor @viktsam.bsky.social and great EFL educator @vickyloras.bsky.social www.facultyfocus.com/articles/eff... #classroom #expert #advice #higherEd #edumatters #edu #teaching #learning #care #appreciation #kindness #empathy #psychology
Even at a surprisingly young age, kids have sophisticated knowledge of the grammar of sentences and can use that to learn the meanings of new words news.mit.edu/2024/your-ch... #EarlyLearning #LanguageAcquisition #CognitiveDevelopment #Language #Linguistics #EduMatters #LearningThroughLanguage
Your child, the sophisticated language learner
Sentences contain subtle hints in their grammar that tell young children about the meaning of new words, according to new MIT research.
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November 22, 2024 at 8:35 PM
Even at a surprisingly young age, kids have sophisticated knowledge of the grammar of sentences and can use that to learn the meanings of new words news.mit.edu/2024/your-ch... #EarlyLearning #LanguageAcquisition #CognitiveDevelopment #Language #Linguistics #EduMatters #LearningThroughLanguage
How can teachers navigate ethical gray areas in the classroom? Harvard’s case-study approach turns dilemmas into learning moments — for both educators and students. #MoralEducation #TeacherDevelopment #EdChat #TeachingAcrossDifference #EduMatters
Case Studies Help Teachers Tackle Ethical Classroom Dilemmas
Professor Meira Levinson’s normative case studies offer students and educators a chance to learn across differences
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November 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
How can teachers navigate ethical gray areas in the classroom? Harvard’s case-study approach turns dilemmas into learning moments — for both educators and students. #MoralEducation #TeacherDevelopment #EdChat #TeachingAcrossDifference #EduMatters
How is ChatGPT impacting schools? acceleratelearning.stanford.edu/story/how-is... #AI #AIImpact #EduMatters #ProficiencyKnowledge #Retention #Engagement #Learning #Teaching with @vickyloras.bsky.social educator since 1997 #firstgen PhD researcher, Canadian-Greek, #ELT #TEFL
How is ChatGPT impacting schools, really? Stanford researchers aim to find out. • Stanford Accelerator for Learning
A new collaboration between Stanford’s SCALE Initiative and OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, strives to better understand how students and teachers use the popular AI platform and how it impacts learni...
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September 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
How is ChatGPT impacting schools? acceleratelearning.stanford.edu/story/how-is... #AI #AIImpact #EduMatters #ProficiencyKnowledge #Retention #Engagement #Learning #Teaching with @vickyloras.bsky.social educator since 1997 #firstgen PhD researcher, Canadian-Greek, #ELT #TEFL
Unlocking the Biology of Teen Depression: New Research Offers Hope for Early Detection www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/cha... #TeenMentalHealth #DepressionResearch #Biomarkers #EarlyIntervention #YouthWellbeing #Parenting #EduMatters #MentalHealthAwareness #ScienceNews
Biological markers for teen depression
Using a novel lab method they developed, McGill University researchers have identified nine molecules in the blood that were elevated in teens diagnosed with depression. These molecules also predicted...
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May 26, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Unlocking the Biology of Teen Depression: New Research Offers Hope for Early Detection www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/cha... #TeenMentalHealth #DepressionResearch #Biomarkers #EarlyIntervention #YouthWellbeing #Parenting #EduMatters #MentalHealthAwareness #ScienceNews
Kindergarten Meets AI: NYU Researchers Explore How Young Minds Shape Communication #AI #AIResearch #EarlyChildhood #CommunicationScience #HumanAIInteraction #NYU #CognitiveDevelopment #AIGoesToKindergarten #KindergartenAI #EduMatters #Pedagogy #Tech #DigitalLives
Researchers Take AI to “Kindergarten” in Order to Learn More Complex Tasks
Researchers show that training neural networks on the basics improves machine learning for the complicated
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May 19, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Kindergarten Meets AI: NYU Researchers Explore How Young Minds Shape Communication #AI #AIResearch #EarlyChildhood #CommunicationScience #HumanAIInteraction #NYU #CognitiveDevelopment #AIGoesToKindergarten #KindergartenAI #EduMatters #Pedagogy #Tech #DigitalLives
Teachers once struggled to guide students through the pitfalls of social media. Now, AI is the new frontier—will we lead or lag? A Call from UF's Interim Provost Joe Glover news.ufl.edu/2025/03/joe-... #AIinEducation #CriticalThinking #StudentEmpowerment #EdTech #FutureOfLearning #EduMatters
March 16, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Teachers once struggled to guide students through the pitfalls of social media. Now, AI is the new frontier—will we lead or lag? A Call from UF's Interim Provost Joe Glover news.ufl.edu/2025/03/joe-... #AIinEducation #CriticalThinking #StudentEmpowerment #EdTech #FutureOfLearning #EduMatters
Schoolchildren who are taught that stress and sadness are normal parts of life are likely to have better mental health, finds a new study led by UCL and mental health charity, Anna Freud www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/fe...
#Children #Wellbeing #MentalHealth #Challenge #Psychology #EduMatters #Pedagogy
#Children #Wellbeing #MentalHealth #Challenge #Psychology #EduMatters #Pedagogy
Intervention that helps pupils normalise everyday emotions leads to better wellbeing
Schoolchildren who are taught that stress and sadness are normal parts of life are likely to have better mental health, finds a new study led by UCL and mental health charity, Anna Freud.
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February 14, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Schoolchildren who are taught that stress and sadness are normal parts of life are likely to have better mental health, finds a new study led by UCL and mental health charity, Anna Freud www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/fe...
#Children #Wellbeing #MentalHealth #Challenge #Psychology #EduMatters #Pedagogy
#Children #Wellbeing #MentalHealth #Challenge #Psychology #EduMatters #Pedagogy
Imagining a Future Without the Education Department: Impacts and Questions hechingerreport.org/what-might-h... #TrumpAdministration #EducationPolicy #EduMatters #FutureOfEducation #PublicSchools #EducationReform #EdLeadership #DepartmentOfEducation
What might happen if the Education Department were closed? - The Hechinger Report
The Trump administration has promised big changes, but he can’t make them alone.
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Imagining a Future Without the Education Department: Impacts and Questions hechingerreport.org/what-might-h... #TrumpAdministration #EducationPolicy #EduMatters #FutureOfEducation #PublicSchools #EducationReform #EdLeadership #DepartmentOfEducation