Rachel J. Pierson

@RPiersonEdu
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(she/her) 6-8th ICT. Google for Edu Certified Trainer. #GEGVirtual leader. I love learning, #edtech, & coffee! Child of God. All thoughts mine. $RPiersonEdu
Have you ever used PBS Learning Media as a resource? I'm looking into using this set of learning materials on identifying "Fake" news. https://sdpb.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/nmlit17-ela-idfakenews/identifying-fake-news/
Identifying "Fake" News | Common Sense Education

What is “fake” news? How do we know it’s false? Use these resources from Common Sense Education to help students investigate the way information is presented so that they can analyze what they read and see on the Web. This resource is part of the News and Media Literacy Collection. 

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It's Computer Science Education Week! 🎉 Let's celebrate the power of coding and innovation. #CSEdWeek reminds us that technology is our future, and by empowering our students with computer science skills, we're unlocking endless possibilities! 💻🌟 #ComputerScience
Today as a teacher:
1️⃣Email from admin saying, I had to switch to monitoring testing because someone else was sick.
2️⃣Trying to figure out how to juggle staying on track in 12 different sections when six of them are normal and there are four of the other six that will miss class periods due to testing schedule.
3️⃣Some student behavior issues.
4️⃣Still ~615 assignments in the queue to look at.
5️⃣Minecraft Club! 30 kiddos excited to play together.
Had the awesome opportunity to hear one of my colleagues give a presentation on Joy and Equity in the Classroom. Great job, Sue!
We are doing the @codeorg Dance Party as an intro to our coding unit today. I just love seeing kids dancing and vibing in their seats to the music!
Here are four things that an educational psychologist from the University of Wisconsin - Madison thinks you should know about AI in the classroom:
https://news.wisc.edu/four-things-an-educational-psychologist-wants-you-to-know-about-ai-in-the-classroom/
Four things an educational psychologist wants you to know about AI in the classroom

A former classroom teacher, a parent and scholar of technology and learning offers a few suggestions — and some assurances — about what to expect from AI in the near future.

Sitting in a PD with adult professionals and the speaker is using the “shave and a haircut” clapping thing to refocus us. We are adults. Come on.
Kicking off the school year with Tim Kanold and the whole Sioux Falls Schools crowd! “Living a High-Energy Well-Balanced Professional Life”