"The amount of students who need mental health support and interventions outnumbers the amount of spots that we have available," one administrator said in a new report.
On National AI Literacy Day, a new survey shows that AI may well transform education but fewer than one in five teachers have used the latest technology in the classroom.
"The churn that's happening in classrooms is now affecting everyone. It's affecting the ability of teachers to teach, teachers to set classroom norms, and kids to learn," Attendance Works Executive Director Hedy Chang says on this week's podcast.
A key to the mission at Sea Lab is for students to work "as scientists" across disciplines. Recent projects have had students grow lettuce in a hydroponic aquarium and compose music based on the sinking of military ships. "There's a little bit of whimsy science thrown in," teacher facilitator Simone Bourgeois explains. "We do everything from meteorology to zoology to any content science a student might approach in high school or college."
Few K12 and college students are using artificial intelligence to write entire papers—but many of them are using the rapidly advancing technology, data from a leading AI detector tools shows.
Unfortunately, many students say they rely on their parents or guardians for help with this subject. One expert believes it should be taught as early as elementary school.
Solving today's challenge will require something more fundamental than either tech solutions or event planning: people working together to build close-knit school communities.
Most K12 leaders would agree that high-dosage tutoring is now a key part of instruction. Most would also note difficulties with finding adequate space and funding, hiring high-quality tutors and encouraging students to attend.
