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2023 NCTE National African American Read-In Celebrate the 2023 NCTE National African American Read-In, featuring Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky.

It will be important for all teachers and educational leaders to understand what can do, how all education stakeholders can use it, and try to reach a consensus on certain parameters for how it may/not be used in specific [scenarios]. The aim should be to view ChatGPT and other emerging technologies as highly potential tools (like spell check, online writing assessment programs, the World Wide Web, digital scholarship, self-publishing, online learning, et al) that can improve learning outcomes if educational leaders and teachers help learners use it effectively, ethically, and transparently.

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Headlines scream “The End of High-School English” and social media is filled with examples of what ChatGPT can produce using AI. The November 30 release of ChatGPT, and its abilities to generate, revise, and critique essays, has raised concerns among educators about the promise and perils of AI for writing instruction. We will discuss how these tools work, their affordances and challenges, and the place of artificial intelligence in the writing curriculum.

Our expert panel of education researchers will discuss:
- What is ChatGPT?
- How do AI-text generation tools and large language models (LLM) work and how can educators and their students use them productively?
- The promise and perils of ChatGPT for writing instruction and evaluation
- The place of AI literacy in future curriculum and instruction

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How to Teach Black History: A Resource List (Opinion) Here are some books, websites, databases, and podcasts to deepen your students’ Black historical knowledge—and your own.

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39 Literary Devices Every Writer Should Know (Infographic) In this infographic, we cover 39 common literary devices you can use in your next story, book, or essay, to make your writing more enticing and intriguing.

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✅ Routines are an important part of Orton-Gillingham instruction for a number of reasons. Time is a precious commodity when working with students with dyslexia. Routines make lessons more efficient. Students know what to expect when there are well-established routines. This reduces stress and anxiety, but also requires less language when transitioning from one activity to another. ✅ Because dyslexia is a language-based disability, we want to be thoughtful about our use of language to avoid overwhelming students. Our language should be precise and clear. Well-established routines facilitate this. Routines also allow students to have a sense of ownership of their learning and be more able to take on independence. ✅ Click on the link in my stories to read the full article! #emilygibbons #theliteracynest #strugglingreader #readinghelp #togetherinliteracy #blogsforteachers #teacherblogger #supportingstudents #OGtutor #multisensoryinstruction #structuredliteracy #dyslexia

Write Right Now recognizes James Baldwin's contributions to civil rights, literature, and advancing equity through his advocacy, compelling essays, novels, and plays. As a gay, black man growing up in Harlem in the mid-1920s, the odds for success were not in his favor. Society still has much work to do to create an inclusive and equitable education system and world.

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Salman Rushdie Has a New Book, and a Message: ‘Words Are the Only Victors’ Nearly six months after he was brutally attacked, Rushdie is recovering and releasing a new novel, with the literary world rallying to his side.