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Research WednesdayUnchecked Artificial Intelligence
This week’s evidence comes from the November 2024 issue of School Administrator Magazine. Denver Public School Chief Information Officer Richard Charles offers some cautionary tales about the perils of unchecked artificial intelligence.
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Research Wednesday
Students Raised in America but Lacking Legal Immigration Status
Dear Friends,
This week’s evidence involves students who may be most severely affected by the recent election- students raised here but lacking legal immigration status.
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Research Wednesday
Gloria Mark, “Attention Span”
This week’s evidence comes from Professor Gloria Mark, author of the wonderful book, “Attention Span,” who shared this remarkable data in one of my favorite podcasts, “Hidden Brain” hosted by Shankar Vedantan.
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Research Wednesday
Artificial Intelligence – November 6, 2024
Many of you are already seeing the use of AI in classrooms and collaborative teams of teachers. If you ask Chat GPT to identify the ten most important influencers in education, John Hattie is at the top of the list. Here are some observations that John and I have about AI so far:
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Research Wednesday
Social and Emotional Learning
This week’s evidence comes from Edutopia and the Fordham Institute. It’s a stark reminder about how things that we take for granted – such as the essential need for social and emotional learning – are alien to many parents. The report (https://sel.fordhaminstitute.org) said:
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Research Wednesday
Charles Duhigg. “Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection”
This week’s evidence comes from one of my favorite authors, Charles Duhigg. “Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection” (2024) is particularly relevant to educational leaders. For people who are coaching colleagues, this might be especially helpful. Some key findings:
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Research Wednesday
Education in America
This week’s evidence comes from the annual Phi Delta Kappan poll about education in America (https://pdkpoll.org/2024-poll-results/). Some key findings include:
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Research Wednesday
Administrator Shortage
While the national teacher shortage has received a great deal of attention, just as alarming is the shortage of qualified principals. In 2021, the National Association of Secondary School Principals reported survey results that suggested a mass exodus of principles, with more than half of school administrators planning to quit.
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Blogs
From TBT Lite to TBT Right: Five Strategies to Make the Most of Your TBT Time
The key to successfully implementing the Ohio Improvement Process (OIP) is effective Teacher-Based Teams (TBTs). While the process was designed with excellent intentions, over the years, we have noticed significant differences in the way OIP was implemented in schools around Ohio. This article offers five strategies to help Teacher-Based Teams make the most of their time, have a greater impact on student results, and improve teacher morale.
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Research Wednesday
Artificial Intelligence – October 2, 2024
This week’s research update comes from Yuval Noah Harari, best known as the author of the blockbuster Sapiens.
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Research Wednesday
Artificial Intelligence – September 18, 2024
This week’s evidence is a shocker, at least to me. As you may recall from previous research updates, I’ve been enthusiastic about artificial intelligence’s ethical and effective use. Banning it is futile, and our students need to know how to use it and improve on the output from Chat GPT and other AI programs. But my enthusiasm was tempered by Erik Baker in Harpers.
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Research Wednesday
Chronic Absenteeism
This week’s evidence is on a critically important topic: chronic absenteeism. This is a leading cause of failure and, ultimately, dropouts.
Creative Leadership Blog
Dr. Douglas Reeves and colleagues regularly publish on relevant topics for busy educators. Whether it is a book, article, or blog, each contain facts and practical next steps for practitioners. As with all our resources, please share with colleagues and communities.