Unpacking Education & Tech Talk For Teachers

In this episode, Danielle Eisenberg, Chief of Assessment Design and Integration at ETS, joins us to discuss the future of assessment. She talks in depth about The Skills for the Future Initiative, a joint undertaking between ETS and The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. These two well-known leaders in assessment are collaborating to create improved methods of documenting and assessing the knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed to succeed in the 21st century, acknowledging that these are not singularly demonstrated through time in the classroom. Visit AVID Open Access to learn more.

Explore two generative AI tools that allow you to create music tracks from text prompts. Visit AVID Open Access to learn more.

In this episode, Ben Solomon joins us to discuss an exciting project focused on sharing stories from teachers who are supporting students with disabilities and learning differences in the area of career education and development. This project was made possible by the Educating All Learners Alliance who hosted a Community of Action that resulted in the funding of two projects. One of the projects selected was the “Amplify Excellence Initiative” pitched by AVID and Getting Smart. Ben shares the origins and background of the project as well as some of the stories represented in the work. Visit AVID Open Access to learn more.

In today’s episode, we'll explore three powerful updates to Google's NotebookLM, a free AI powered digital notebook. Visit AVID Open Access to learn more.

In this episode, well-known instructional technology expert, Eric Curts helps us unpack the power of technology in the classroom. Specifically, we dig into generative AI and how it can be used in K-12 classrooms. Eric shares specific examples of AI tools you can try as well as practical classroom activities that can make a real impact with your students. He shares ideas for those new to AI as well as those looking to push to the next level. Additional ideas and resources can be found on his website Control Alt Achieve. Visit AVID Open Access to learn more.

In today’s episode, we'll explore QuillBot, a writing assistant that works across apps and websites while leveraging the power of AI to help you write, edit, and revise. Visit AVID Open Access to learn more.

In this episode, Eric Sheninger and Nicki Slaugh share insights from their new book Personalize: Meeting the Needs of All Learners. They discuss a wide range of perspectives on personalized learning, including why they are proponents of this approach, strategies for achieving personalization, and what it looks like in practice. Visit AVID Open Access to learn more.

In today’s episode, we'll explore ways for you to use technology to support student work with projects that are primarily offline. Visit AVID Open Access to learn more.

In this episode, Dr. Federica Fornaciari, a professor in the Strategic Communication programs at National University, helps us unpack the topic of media literacy. She outlines the current state of misinformation and disinformation as well as strategies for discerning fact from untruth. As technology evolves, the skill set necessary to be media literate continues to become more complicated and requires intentional efforts to remain accurately informed citizens. Visit AVID Open Access to learn more.

In today’s episode, we'll explore online resources that you can use to teach your students news and media literacy skills for election season and life in general. Visit AVID Open Access to learn more.