Bob Carlton

No matter what stage your product is in, Leanlab Education can connect you with educators and K12 institutions to gather feedback or conduct #research focused on product development and more.

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Last month, some of our team members attended the annual ISTE Live conference at the Denver Convention Center (how cool is that big blue bear!?). With 17,000 in attendance and 2,000 presenters, there were so many opportunities for K12 teachers to level up their ed tech knowledge. It’s no surprise there were countless sessions and learning opportunities revolving around AI. Our Sr. Manager of Digital Marketing, Francesca Quinion, attended one of these sessions titled “ChatGPT Wrote this Talk” with presenter Douglas Kaing. Here are some high-level takeaways she brought back to the team that I found to be the most interesting: 🤖Teachers working together with AI are more efficient than AI working alone or a teacher working alone. 🤖 Generative AI is unreliable to use as a search engine alone. Students are using ChatGPT the same way they use Google when they need be teaching it through prompting. 🤖 AI will always take the shortest path with the least amount of effort to get to the answer. AI doesn’t understand the meaning of words or phrases but understands where they fit together. So sometimes these seemingly valid connections are the wrong ones. 🤖 ChatGPT is great with content but not skills. For example, if ChatGPT were a recipe, it has all the ingredients (content) but not the instructions (skills). 🤖 In the age of ChatGPT, care and empathy become essential intelligences that humans need to be equipped with to successfully use genAI in their work. Not a day goes by that I don’t learn something new about AI. In the comments, tell me something new you learned about it recently or how you’ve been using it in your own work. #ISTELive #Denver #GenAI #AI #EdTechChat

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Ideally, a robust system should have both capabilities: - A tagging structure for content attributes - An integrated standards alignment feature for the content itself

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I think about this frequently---as educators, how do we best prepare students for a life with AI without short-cutting the quality of the true knowledge base that students need to have to be successful in their chosen careers? How can we use AI to improve instructional design and curriculum as a whole? What learning options can be included? Think of all the learning supports that can be incorporated to support those first and second year students...if you are able to retain those students at your institution, think of the added revenue that would create. The value of AI may be simply added retention. Consider the business adage, it's easier to keep a current customer than get a new one. AI may be the tool to help Higher Ed retain more of their "customers" How Higher Ed Can Adapt to the Challenges of AI (chronicle.com)

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One of the most effective and efficient ways to transform classroom climates is through behavior-focused professional development for teachers—whether they're seasoned pros or just starting out. Now, imagine making that PD on-demand and accessible whenever it fits into a teacher's busy schedule. The result? An entirely new school climate by Christmas! Empower your educators with the tools they need, when they need them, and watch the positive impact ripple through your classrooms. RethinkEd #Education #ProfessionalDevelopment #PositiveBehavior #SchoolClimate #TeacherSupport

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School districts used an average of 2,739 different tools in 2023-24 — an 8% jump from the previous year. Q1: Are these tools being used thoughtfully, in ways that make a meaningful impact on student learning? Q2: Are these tools being thoughtfully vetted for privacy, or are folks just chasing the latest “ooh, bright, shiny” trend in edtech (AI) without considering the potential privacy implications? What do you think? #edtech #cybersecurity #privacy

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Wow---think I've discovered a new teaching and course development tool to explore. Anyone used this? #ai #onlinelearning #cooltools This AI Tool Turns Course Materials Into Podcasts. Professors See Potential. (chronicle.com)

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Is your district facing staff burnout due to overwhelming administrative tasks?  Inefficient communication that frustrates families and consumes staff time? Difficulty managing data to inform strategic decisions? Limited resources hindering innovation?  Artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging as a powerful tool for K-12 education, offering significant benefits beyond the classroom. #GenerativeAI #StaffBurnout #Communication #CustomerService #K12Insight

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Higher education institutions are under pressure. Read real-life success stories from industry peers to better understand how to unlock sustainable growth. Download our eBook today. #TeamWDAY

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