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Joel Backon (opinion): Bridging our political divide

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By Joel Backon
| Trumbull Times Verified
"Liberal Democrats are hypocrites." The words hung in the air of my Democracy, Media, and Politics classroom in November 2016. One of my students, from a Republican-leaning family, had just accused his classmates of preaching inclusion while practicing exclusion—"my way or the highway," he called it. The silence that followed was excruciating. But that discomfort became the most valuable teaching moment of my career, and it's a lesson our polarized society desperately needs.
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Learn, Experiment, Innovate: An Interview with Amanda Bickerstaff, CEO of AI for Education

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By Joel Backon, Amanda Bickerstaff
| Educate AI
If you’re looking for PD services to help school administrators and teachers prepare students to enhance their learning using AI, you don’t have to search far to find AI for Education, based in New York. After reading her LinkedIn posts and perusing their website, I knew it was time to speak with Amanda Bickerstaff, the co-founder and CEO of AI for Education. Amanda is very clear about what AI for Education does.
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Decoding AI: A Classroom Approach to Writing in the Generative Era

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By Joel Backon
| Educate AI
The advent of “synthetic text-generating chatbots” has impacted writing and, more specifically, student writing. Those impacts have ranged from apocalyptic to promising collaborative support. Pundits have raised questions about the need for students to write pieces if the AI bots can write for them. What are the advantages of using synthetic text generation? What are the disadvantages? More importantly, how does this new capability impact our students?
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