The Educator's Playbook

A smartphone is held in the center of the image with the ChatGPT website open on its browser. The phone is above a computer keyboard. You can see that the person has input “explain nuclear fusion in simple terms” as their prompt and the AI is generating an answer in return, illustrating how the program works for end-users.

Five ways teachers can integrate ChatGPT into their classrooms today

Betty Chandy gives us five ways teachers can effectively and quickly use tools like ChatGPT today without compromising student learning.

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Keeping students present: 4 ways to address absenteeism

Penn GSE’s Michael Gottfried shares four ways in which communities can lower absenteeism rates and increase student engagement.

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Explaining war to children: 6 tips from a Penn GSE expert

Penn GSE’s Dr. Marsha Richardson shares her insights.

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Virtual learning 2.0: 6 takeaways from two years of online learning

Renowned edtech expert Ryan Baker talks about what we’ve learned — and how educators can put that knowledge to work.

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Teaching beyond September 11

The history of the September 11 attacks is important. But Penn GSE’s Ameena Ghaffar-Kucher says we should show students how 9/11 has shaped our world.

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For parents with children getting ready to start kindergarten, focus on 3 things: reading, playing, and encouraging.

To help children prepare to start school, Katie Barghaus and Casey Henderson from the Penn Child Research Center’s Conquering Kindergarten initiative offer some tips.

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