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Laura Ascione @eSN_Laura

Editorial Director, eSchool Media. Philip Merrill College of Journalism, University of Maryland. Repeat watcher of The Office.

Joined January 2013
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eSchool News@eschoolnews
20 Dec 2023
Laying the foundation for a lifetime of learning by building essential research skills begins in the library and extends to the classroom and beyond. hubs.li/Q02dtSsb0

Beyond simple search: The benefits of topic browsing in library databases

Laying the foundation for lifelong learning by building essential research skills begins in library databases and extends beyond the classroom

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Samsung Education
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2 Nov 2023
Adopting new technology in education should support agency—for teachers and students. Check out this article by Dr. Micah Shippee for @eschoolnews that highlights the importance of empowering individuality and creating opportunity: smsng.us/4715LnC #SamsungDisplay

The importance of agency in successful edtech adoptions

Factoring agency into edtech adoptions helps to ensure that students are ready for the challenges and opportunities of the future.

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eSchool News@eschoolnews
25 Oct 2023
AI is here to stay, and will be an important workforce skill--let's teach our students to work with it, not against it. hubs.li/Q026JPXV0

5 positive ways students can use AI

AI is here to stay, and will be an important workforce skill--let's teach our students to work with it, not against it, in the classroom.

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LEGO Education
@LEGO_Education
31 Oct 2023
Teachers are craving permission to play and the support they need to implement more play-based learning. Here's how to integrate purposeful play into your classroom.
eSchool News@eschoolnews
30 Oct 2023
A new survey of K-8 teachers and students from @LEGO_Education found that nearly all students say purposeful play helps them learn and the majority of teachers believe it’s more effective than traditional methods like lectures or textbooks. hubs.li/Q0274Q370
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Philosophy is going to be really important with #AI. Over next few years as #generativeAI develops, we'll see lots of considerations around use, effects, outcomes of AI. That’s something to consider when adopting AI on campus and considering possible outcomes. #EDU23
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Re: the future – when #generativeAI is coupled with VR, with quantum computing...there are so many great possibilities with this, but a lot of challenges and dangers. The next 3-5 years are going to be very exciting. #EDU23
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#AI is the new world, but it’s the same world--we just have to help our students and our colleagues all be agents of good. This technology is transformative, it can be dangerous, but we’re all here on the side of good. #EDU23
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Cheating is an age-old problem, and we'll never fully catch it--#students need to understand appropriate and honest use of #generativeAI and administration should back up #faculty when needed. #EDU23
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#Faculty are scared about #generativeAI's implications, but #students absolutely need #AI skills for the #workforce. #EDU23
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Expert panel members are preparing to discuss the implications of the spread of #generativeAI & a proposed research agenda to continue to understand its impact on higher education at #EDU23. #highered
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eCampus News@ecampusnews
26 Sep 2023
Your vision for the academic year must be centered on your community and serve them as it takes shape. hubs.li/Q023prgB0

Creating a positive campus for the new academic year

Your vision for the academic year and for a positive campus must be centered on your community and serve them as it takes shape.

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eCampus News@ecampusnews
22 Sep 2023
OpenAI, maker of ChatGPT, is releasing a guide to help educators incorporate the AI tool in their instruction. hubs.li/Q0236bLn0
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eSchool News@eschoolnews
22 Sep 2023
Here's a quick look at how two Florida educators have already seen AI leveraged by teachers to better engage and teach students. hubs.li/Q023695R0

Dear parents: 3 ways AI will show up in your child's classroom this year

Here's a quick look at how two educators have already seen AI leveraged by teachers to better engage and teach students in the classroom.

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#Educators--did your priorities line up with these 6 #education trends? Are any of them a bigger focus for you this fall? eschoolnews.com/innovative-t… #edtech #SEL #STEM #STEMeducation @we_are_vaei

The top 6 education trends for 2023

Edtech and education will evolve, but great teachers will use new tools to foster students' minds and encourage them to reach their potential.

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Shannon McClintock Miller
@shannonmmiller
5 Jul 2023
I am excited to share the companion site for "Sonia's Digital World"! It is filled with ideas, resources and inspiration including a Merge activity and Novel Effect soundscape. buff.ly/3NYHkQu #tlchat #futurereadylibs #edchat #edtech #ISTElib #digcit #STEAM
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LEGO Education
@LEGO_Education
5 Jul 2023
Research has shown that learning through play correlates to improved student performance. No matter how old your students are, learning becomes a skill they want to get better at and do more of when it’s fun. How do you add elements of play to your classes?
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#SchoolLeaders need support if you want them to stay--these 4 best practices might help: eschoolnews.com/educational-… via @eschoolnews #schoolleadership #K12schools #edchat

4 best practices to support and retain school leaders

Ensuring your school leaders feel supported helps cultivate a sense of community, leading to an increase in retention rates.

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This @NMSI statement on the #SCOTUS decision re: #college race-based admissions really gets at the crux of what is a complicated issue that includes generations of oppression and denied opportunities: nms.org/Resources/Newsroom/B…
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Laura Ascione retweeted
The Washington Post
@washingtonpost
29 Jun 2023
Breaking news: The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down admissions programs at Harvard and the University of North Carolina that relied in part on racial considerations, saying they violate the Constitution. wapo.st/3Nz1wXC
Breaking news: Supreme Court restricts use of race in college admissions

ALT Breaking news: Supreme Court restricts use of race in college admissions

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Joyce Alene
@JoyceWhiteVance
29 Jun 2023
The most important part of today's SCOTUS decision, which kills affirmative action in education without actually saying it does, is Justice Jackson's dissent, which is a barn burner from its opening sentences & well worth reading.
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