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A Brief Review of AI Survey Results

The landscape of AI in education is constantly changing. It is hard to believe that ChatGPT and the generative AI explosion that followed started only two years ago. In this short time, many states have drafted their own policies on AI, the U.S. Department of Education released its report on the Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Teaching and Learning, and countless new AI tools explicitly designed to support teachers and the variability of learners have been released. And, while it is easy to get lost in the allure of AI, the real question isn’t what AI can do, but rather, what is the current state of AI in education? To answer this question, we will highlight several recent surveys on AI and education in this blog post.

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Introducing the Tech Alliance

The first cohort of the CIDDL Tech Alliance met this past week to design a Technology Integration Plan (TIP) for their programs through a collaborative and iterative process, facilitated by CIDDL staff.

Using the Interactive Jagged Profile Tool to Understand Learner Variability

Teacher educators can guide preservice teachers through the connection between learner variability and instructional design decisions. “Look at how different your profiles appear from one another- what could I do as your professor with this in mind?”

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Using CIDDL’s Resources in Your Personnel Preparation Courses

Within CIDDL, there are many resources that may help you provide background knowledge to your students in courses studying Universal Design for Learning (UDL), Assistive Technology (AT), Educational Technology, and overall integration of technology into classrooms.

Learning About Educational Technology Through Student Voice in Personnel Preparation

Bringing student voice into the professional preparation classroom starts with simply offering the opportunity to share. Provides a means to gather thoughts from your students about what they have experienced in their lives growing up with technology, their lives as learners, and even their early lives as pre-service professionals.

A rendering of a classroom with students participating in various activities. A teacher presents at a whiteboard while three students look on from a nearby table. The table has another student joining via video conferencing from a tablet. Two other students use a TV to watch a video and take notes on a laptop. The classroom is filled with alternative seating and various activities.

Sustainable Mixed Presence Instruction is Possible

Whether or not your class is scheduled to be in person, we can expect the need for students to be away. These class settings, with on-site and online students learning together synchronously, are called “mixed presence” settings.

Accessibility Checker for Slides

Special education teachers and related service providers are tasked with developing and maintaining high-quality data to support student progress towards goals. This means that the burden of exploring options to collect high quality data is on educator preparation programs (EPPs) and personnel. Beyond teaching how to write legally defensible goals and maintain high-quality data sheets from them, EPPs must also provide pre-service teachers with the skills to create and/or find resources to assess the assigned goals. Boom Cards™ by Boom Learning are interactive task cards that can be used in the brick-and-mortar classroom and virtually to provide teachers and related service providers with meaningful feedback for progress towards goals.

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Behavior and Burnout? Values-Based Practice Using ACTCompanion

Behavior and Burnout? Values-Based Practice Using ACTCompanion Authors: Brian Grace; info@ciddl.org The nationwide teacher shortage continues to compound challenges in the landscape for pre-service and in-service teachers. The constant change can make us think things like “I can’t wait to…

FOCUS To-Do Increases Time Management Skills in Pre-Service Teachers

FOCUS To-Do Increases Time Management Skills in Pre-Service Teachers Author: Tahnee Wilder; info@ciddl.org A report by the U.S. Department of Education found that most students enrolled in four-year institutions are enrolled in a first-year course that has time management skills…

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Supporting Online Reading Using Assistive Technology

Supporting Online Reading Using Assistive Technology Author: Ashley Grays; info@ciddl.org Assistive Technology for Reading Access to information is a fundamental right; however, individuals with diverse needs may have difficulties accessing online reading materials when not designed properly. Difficulties with reading…

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