NERDS.xyz – Real Tech News for Real Nerds4 in 5 students say AI improved their grades, but most colleges still have no formal AI policy
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://nerds.xyz/2026/02/ai-college-policy-gap/
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How athletes’ sleep data applies to the average student
Athletes make deliberate decisions throughout the day to maintain peak health, including sleep. When athletes function with little to no sleep, tiredness and brain fog are common side effects, but can also result in long-term performance — and a pair of Ohio State researchers say the same applies to students. Josh Hagan and Emaly Vatne […]
N-gated Hacker News🔢📚 In today's "shocking" revelation, it appears that US high schoolers are continuing their epic quest to set new low scores in math and reading. Meanwhile, a war of headlines rages on, leaving us to wonder if anyone will ever find X or read about it competently. 😂🔍
https://apnews.com/article/naep-reading-math-scores-12th-grade-c18d6e3fbc125f12948cc70cb85a520a #USEducation #MathScores #ReadingSkills #LowScores #HeadlineWar #StudentPerformance #HackerNews #ngated
https://apnews.com/article/naep-reading-math-scores-12th-grade-c18d6e3fbc125f12948cc70cb85a520a #USEducation #MathScores #ReadingSkills #LowScores #HeadlineWar #StudentPerformance #HackerNews #ngated
High school students' scores fall in reading and math
A decade-long slide in high school students’ performance in reading and math persisted during the COVID-19 pandemic, with 12th graders’ scores dropping to their lowest level in more than 20 years. That's according to results released Tuesday from an exam known as the nation’s report card. Eighth-grade students also lost significant ground in science skills, according to the results from the National Assessment of Education Progress. The assessments were the first since the pandemic for eighth graders in science and 12th graders in reading and math. They reflect a downward drift across grade levels and subject areas in previous releases from NAEP.
Hacker NewsUS HS students lose ground in math and reading, continuing yearslong decline
https://apnews.com/article/naep-reading-math-scores-12th-grade-c18d6e3fbc125f12948cc70cb85a520a
#HackerNews #USEducation #StudentPerformance #MathDecline #ReadingScores #EducationNews
High school students' scores fall in reading and math
A decade-long slide in high school students’ performance in reading and math persisted during the COVID-19 pandemic, with 12th graders’ scores dropping to their lowest level in more than 20 years. That's according to results released Tuesday from an exam known as the nation’s report card. Eighth-grade students also lost significant ground in science skills, according to the results from the National Assessment of Education Progress. The assessments were the first since the pandemic for eighth graders in science and 12th graders in reading and math. They reflect a downward drift across grade levels and subject areas in previous releases from NAEP.
Clusterado#StandardizedTestingDebate, #EducationAssessment, #StudentPerformance, #TeachingMethods
Explore the intricate world of standardized testing and its impact on education.
http://clusterado.com/2024/01/15/decoding-standardized-testing-pros-cons-and-impacts-on-education/
lakelady@classicalmusic Tomorrow (Monday, April 17) at 7:30 PM EDT Join Interlochen Arts Academy’s piano students as they celebrate the remarkable legacy of keyboard artist, teacher, conductor, and noted Johann Sebastian Bach scholar Dr. Rosalyn Tureck. Enjoy a program of Bach’s diverse and masterful works for solo piano and other keyboard instruments. #ClassicalMusic #Bach #Webcast #Interlochen #InterlochenCenterForTheArts #StudentPerformance
https://www.interlochen.org/events/dr-rosalyn-tureck-memorial-concert-2023-04-17
Dr. Rosalyn Tureck Memorial Concert - 04-17-2023 | Interlochen Concerts & Events
Dr. Rosalyn Tureck Memorial Concert, Monday, April 17, 2023 - 7:30 pm. Join Interlochen Arts Academy’s piano students as they celebrate the remarkable legacy of keyboard artist, teacher, conductor, and noted Johann Sebastian Bach scholar Dr. Rosalyn Tureck. Enjoy a program of Bach’s diverse and masterful works for solo piano and other keyboard instruments.To learn more about the event, please download the PDF program below.PDF Program Download
Boris SteipeI just posted a significant bit of analysis for #SentientSyllabus, a proof of concept for personalized assignments.
https://sentientsyllabus.substack.com/p/assignment-and-agency
In the eighties, Benjamin Bloom (the Bloom of #Bloomstaxonomy) reported that one on one instruction can boost #studentperformance by two sigma! Ever since then, we have been searching for ways to scale this for our current realities in #education - but no breakthrough has appeared. Why are we not teaching this way if the results are so compelling? Because, as Bloom said: "it is too costly for most societies to bear on a large scale".
With the arrival of #generativeAI that limit will change.
I have worked out a proof of concept for personalized #assignment design that needs only a spreadsheet and ChatGPT. The spreadsheet builds a prompt that students can customize, ChatGPT writes out the assignment. No specialized software, technology, or third party involvement are needed.
Of course, the results need to be vetted - but the improvement becomes part of the learning process, and overall the process hands agency for learning back to the student: the assignment becomes theirs.
The proof of concept is done from the perspective of a #ComputationalBiology course I taught last year - but adapting it to other fields of #higherEd should be trivial. There is nothing inherently #STEM like in the approach - #humanities, #writing, #languageLearning ... there is no reason why this would not also work for other levels of education.
The potential is remarkable.
I encourage you to boost and share - this will be valuable for educators at all levels, and it will give us very concrete ways to harness the new opportunities. The key is #Agency .
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a reminder (or new if you didn't see the earlier post) Webcast tonight at 7:30PM (EST US) from Interlochen Center for the Arts. The Jazz Orchestra will be presenting Duke Ellington's Nutcracker Suite. I've heard these kids before and they are simply amazing. Tune in to see some incredible up and coming talent.
#Jazz #ArtsEducation #Music #Education #StudentPerformance #Webcast
@jazz
https://www.interlochen.org/events/jazz-orchestra-duke-ellingtons-nutcracker-suite-2022-12-04
Jazz Orchestra: Duke Ellington's Nutcracker Suite - 12-04-2022 | Interlochen Concerts & Events
Jazz Orchestra: Duke Ellington's Nutcracker Suite, Sunday, December 4, 2022 - 7:30 pm. Get into the swing of the holiday season as guest conductor Stafford Hunter and the Interlochen Arts Academy Jazz Orchestra perform Duke Ellington’s The Nutcracker Suite. A Grammy-nominated trombonist and 21-year veteran of the Duke Ellington Orchestra, Hunter will lead the Arts Academy musicians in playful takes on Nutcracker favorites such as “Toot Toot Tootie Toot” (Dance of the Reed Pipes), “Danse of the Floreadores” (Waltz of the Flowers), and “Peanut Brittle Brigade” (March).