Mercer Hall and Patricia Russac, Educators; Thinking like a designer can transform the way children learn.

Roslyn, New York
Joined June 2011
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The research is clear: Let the children play—and not just during the summertime! If you want smart, healthy, well-rounded children, it pays to invest in recess.
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Our summer PD work should be to learn as much as we can about AI and the classroom. We’re remiss if we don’t. #Edchat
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Everyone gets a "lawn sign" instead of a trophy. We don't really need this over praise and advertising. #sustainability #edchat
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Good #edchat tonight. Thank you for the give and take. It's been awhile. Cheers!
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Absolutely. It requires commitment to review, revamp, and redo what works best. It takes more time, but iteration depends on reflection to improve and change. #edchat
Do you do anything differently when you plan collaboratively as compared to when you plan on your own? If so, what? #edchat
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Spot on! It's a want, not a requirement. #edchat
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This is a mind blowing look at the politics, money and lack of research that influenced reading instruction for more than a generation. MUST listen or read transcript. #reading #literacy #edchat #scienceofreading features.apmreports.org/sold…
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Wow! Thank you for participating in #edchat tonight. Appreciate your thoughts and insights about the use of generative AI in educ. Learned lots from you. Heartfelt S/O to co-modertaors @HarveyAlvy1 @tomwhiby @danacoledares --- SAME TIME NEXT WEEK....
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Exactly! It cannot be ignored. It’s web 4.0+ and integration is not a question of when, but how. #edchat
The issue isn't whether generative artificial intelligence will have a role role to play in education. The issue is WHAT ROLE WILL EDUCATORS PLAY IN DETERMINING THE ROLE THAT GEN-AI PLAYS IN EDUCATION. #edchat
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ChatGPT and a host of other AI technologies are out there. We need to use it and teach with it. No option for backwards. Remember #pencilchat? Well, it’s a new world and educators need to embrace it as the “next” change. #edchat
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How about students first preparing rough drafts, and THEN see what ChatGPT has to say...is it that different from when students "lifted" ideas from Google, or in "ancient times" from the Encyclopedia Britannica? How can we move toward students using their creative minds? #edchat
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Wish we had more conversations about AI. Feel like we’re the only ones bringing it to the table and it’s falling deaf ears or an ostrich with its head in a hole. #edchat
Following up on tonight's #edchat question what discussions are teachers & admin engaging in concerning Generative AI, and ChatGPT in your schools? @SuptSwinyard @pdkintl @RitaWirtz @dubioseducator @DrRobinERuiz1 @RandyLRussell24 @ASCD @WSASCD @MonteSyrie @DennisDill @AggieAshley
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Average age of Congress is 70, and they want to understand #ChatGPT. Are you kidding? They missed it, Pandora's box is open. #AI #edtechchat
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Love this!
Twenty #visualframeworks to help you think about different ways to clarify complexity through visualization. Let me know if you’d like to see more of these. #makedailyart with @procreate
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