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We can teach students that we are all responsible for the culture of our community, that every voice matters, and that though we are not necessarily responsible for each other, we certainly are responsible to each other.

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I spread kindness by greeting my fellow teachers by name, smiling and also by greeting my classes daily and telling them, “It is good to see you.” I do this intentionally, even if they don’t respond.

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That depends on the specific student need; one student may need extra time, another may need a translation of a text, due to a language barrier, and, for example, a student with autism and struggles to stay on task, may need a reduced workload.

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I have found that 1/4 of my students used AI to simply write their research papers. There are penalties in place, usually rewrites. I think, it would help for teachers to become more knowledgeable about AI use, so that we can teach pass on ethical ways of using

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I usually email or telephone parents or caregivers. I have found communication with parents to be the most effective way to turn students around and improve their grades, especially when the problem is related to behavior.

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Thus far, I have exchanged mostly received content from my mentor, but I created and shared a PowerPoint presentation with a faculty member.

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@CoachBollin @RutgersAltRoute I feel, that it would be beneficial for all teachers, at this point to be able to attend workshops to ensure digital literacy. Some of us who are more mature in age, may really struggle with it. It’s a new language, literally!

[Ivy Smart @IvySmart240175]

@RutgersAltRoute The challenges that I have encountered, when relating to students’ use of AI, is that 1/4 of my students have used it to write their papers, some using it to write the entire piece. I often wonder if this is too much power for them to handle at this stage.

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A teacher might specify list all the things that the student was successful in achieving, within a given task, and then add something like, “Areas for improvement��”. It helps, again, to be specific, and to model an example of what you mean.

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This depends on the specific Learning difficulty. A student may need more time. They may need access to a translation oof a particular text, due to a language barrier. I might need to make concessions for a student with autism.

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I use emails to reach out to parents and caregivers, and, at times, the telephone. I have found that talks with parents have had the greatest impact on turning a student’s grades around, particularly when connected to behavioral issues.

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I see that AI, if used appropriately, can create individualized learning plans for students. It also creates lesson plans that can be adapted, and quickly generates ideas, quizzes and questions.

[Ivy Smart @IvySmart240175]

@RutgersAltRoute At the moment, I use PowerPoint presentations, and my students also use them to create content. I use YouTube videos, we also have a culture of using Membean, which is a platform where students engage in individualized learning goals and quizzes, for acquiring vocabulary.

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@RutgersAltRoute Q10: my current assignment practice actually does allow for multiple opportunities for skill mastery. There was one assignment I set, that on reflection, I felt carried too much weight, but I found ways to mitigate that, and since it seems to be working well.

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@RutgersAltRoute Q9: To foster a growth mindset in students, teachers can ask: “What mistakes did you make, and what did you learn from them”? They could also ask, “How did you arrive at that answer?”

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@RutgersAltRoute I aim to use the intentionally introduce new material with the idea of learning, and particularly with difficult material, the idea of “stretching” ourselves and persevering, welcoming and investigating mistakes, for learning.

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@RutgersAltRoute I see more clearly the need to explicitly frame new material in a way that welcomes, and expects mistakes, as this reduces student anxiety and allows the students to “get to the deeper business of learning”, as one professor aptly puts it.

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@chrisbkitchen @RutgersAltRoute Yes, I try to do this and have found it effective - modeling and breaking it down into steps prevents my students from getting overwhelmed with unfamiliar tasks. I like what you say, Chris, about using the language of “learning”. Going forward, I will do this intentionally.