"We nicknamed it Eddy": What do schools and teachers think of AI in classrooms?
It's almost two years since ChatGPT burst onto the scene in late 2022. Since then, educators worldwide have been grappling with what generative artificial intelligence might mean for classrooms and learning......»»
Security robots could be coming to a school near you
Schools in the U.S. are testing AI-equipped security robots designed to roam the campus around the clock looking for unwanted visitors......»»
Deadly flooding hits several countries, scientists said this will be increasingly common
Schools in New Delhi had to close Monday after heavy monsoon rains battered the Indian capital. Landslides and flash floods killed at least 15 people over the last three days. Further north, the overflowing Beas River swept vehicles downstream as it.....»»
Getting citizen scientists involved in pollinator tracking
Researchers from Imperial College London and schools in the UK and Italy have co-developed a set of citizen science tools for school pupils to monitor pollinators including butterflies, bumblebees and beetles......»»
Educational TV in Nigeria boosted preschool readiness during pandemic, study finds
A University of Maryland study upended by the COVID-19 lockdown in Nigeria made an unexpected discovery: Preschool children who regularly watched educational television programming at home while schools were closed showed significant strides in early.....»»
Community connection key to success for teachers at rural and regional public schools: Australian Report
Research conducted by academics from the University of New South Wales' Gonski Institute for Education, in partnership with the University of Canberra and Social Ventures Australia, has identified pathways to better outcomes for rural and regional sc.....»»
Helping adolescents to feel competent and purposeful—not just happy—may improve grades
Encouraging adolescents to feel capable and purposeful—rather than just happy—could improve their academic results as well as their mental health, according to new research which recommends changing how well-being is supported in schools......»»
Cognitive flexibility moderates teacher stress, shows study
As part of their work, educators are often exposed to various stressful events, including violence between students or towards teachers, sexual assault and suicidal behavior, as well as death or illness of students or their family members......»»
Why schoolchildren are regularly being targeted by terrorist groups in many countries
An Islamic State-linked group in Uganda attacked a school in June, killing more than 40 people, mostly students, in what seems to be an escalating trend of terrorism against schools. The attackers set fire to school dormitories and used machetes to k.....»»
Study shows greater emotional exhaustion among math teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic
In a longitudinal study, researchers were able to examine the significance of the COVID-19 pandemic on the professional well-being of math teachers. On a scale of 1 to 4, the mean emotional exhaustion of teachers increased from 1.89 in 2019 to 2.41 i.....»»
iPad busts teachers abusing special needs kids at UK school
A pupil at a UK special education needs school recorded a whole day's audio on an iPad, and what was discovered has led to firings and apologies.Market Field School, Essex (source: school website)Market Field School in Essex, England, is a special ne.....»»
Everything you need to know about AI but were too afraid to ask
Business executives keep talking about it. Teachers are struggling with what to do about it. And artists like Drake seem angry about it......»»
Study shows people condemn hate speech more severely than nonverbal discrimination
Verbal attacks against marginalized groups can do serious harm to the victims. Yet many instances of hate speech are never reported or prosecuted. "We see it in sports, on the street, in schools and in our parliaments," says Jimena Zapata of LMU's Ch.....»»
Shift from grammar schools to comprehensives had little effect on social mobility in England, say researchers
Research shows that in the past 50 years, social class mobility—how a person's occupation, social class or income compares with that of their parents—has either increased or stayed static in the UK......»»
A ransomware attack is hitting schools, businesses and government agencies. Here"s what you should know
A growing number of businesses, universities and government agencies have been targeted in a global cyberattack by Russian cybercriminals and are now working to understand how much data was compromised......»»
Red teaming can be the ground truth for CISOs and execs
This year, against the backdrop of attacks on everyone from healthcare institutions and schools to financial services organizations, as well as the introduction of legislation across the UK and EU to move security up the agenda, cybersecurity has und.....»»
Reading taught inconsistently in primary schools, finds Australian survey
A survey of 284 Australian primary school teachers looking at the strategies used to teach reading comprehension, reveals practices that are ad hoc, with little agreement in the Australian primary teaching community about how reading skills are taugh.....»»
Study: A small number of teachers effectively double the racial gaps among students referred for disciplinary action
The top 5 percent of teachers most likely to refer students to the principal's office for disciplinary action do so at such an outsized rate that they effectively double the racial gaps in such referrals, according to new research released today. The.....»»
Opinion: How should we teach climate change in schools? It starts with "turbo charging" teacher education
The case for action on climate change no longer needs to be laid out......»»
We Asked AI to Generate News Quizzes Based on TIME’s Archives. Test Yourself With the Results
See if you can outsmart the model, and learn how TIME used ChatGPT technology and the magazine's archives to generate trivia. The news quiz is a tradition at TIME that dates back to 1935. Iterations of the test were used in schools across.....»»
In schools that could benefit most, building relationships is key to increasing capacity for nutrition education
The US Department of Agriculture Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education (SNAP-Ed) provides nutrition programming to individuals with low income, including students and their families, through a network of community partners who implement.....»»