This excerpt from Maricopa County School Superintendent Steve Watson emphasizes the importance of teachers understanding and embracing Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the classroom. Watson highlights the rapid adoption of AI by companies and argues that educators must be prepared to integrate AI into their teaching practices. The newsletter provides a list of free AI tools for teachers, along with a survey to gather data about teacher's comfort with AI. The document also includes "Promising Practices" and "How-To Guides" that provide practical strategies for improving classroom engagement and implementing innovative teaching methods. Finally, it mentions a grant opportunity for schools to create projects that build student resilience.
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Steve Watson and high school counselor Lindsey Holbrook discuss strategies that parents can use to set children up for a successful high school experience. Steve and guests are joined by co-host, Laurie King.
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Steve Watson and Special Education consultant Jasmine Sanders discuss strategies that parents can use to navigate the special education process. Steve and guests are joined by co-host, Laurie King.
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Steve Watson, and current classroom teachers Tara Dale and Yolanda Wheelington, discuss strategies that parents can use to make sure their parent-teacher conferences are positive and productive. Steve and guests are joined by co-host, Laurie King.
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Steve Watson, and former Arizona PTA President, Beth Simek, discuss strategies that parents can use to better engage with their child's school. Steve and Beth are joined by co-host, Laurie King.
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During coronavirus, many parents are starting to homeschool their children and getting a lot more involved. This is a positive development to have hybrid learning and ensuring it's effective, even though for younger students it's necessary to have an adult to help navigate the learning process, whether teacher or parent. Students have a great deal of opportunities from field trips and outdoor activities to sports and competition. There are even specific homeschool programs for dyslexic students.
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John Watson has more than two decades of online learning and digital instruction experience. Today, however, this is still a lot to be done to add to the tremendous work going on in school districts. During COVID, schools learned they've had the tools for 20 years, but not necessarily ready to develope and use them just yet. We have an opportunity to be creative and proactive now.
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As a teacher, Watson was greatly influenced by McNulty who talks about change in K-12 education. Do we do things differently now compared to 1989? Where are our opportunities now? Our delivery model has remained the same — face to face — that’s where our training is. But online learning is here to stay and shaking things up with multiple delivery models.
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