The Lens

CRPE’s blog – a space where we look around the corner, comment on relevant issues, and propose new ideas for the future of education.

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David Adams

As I continue to wrestle with the implications of artificial intelligence, one particular question intrigues me: What if engineers working on generative AI are more attuned to the learning process than most educators are?  Think about it. For engineers, getting and using feedback is central to their process. Make a prediction.

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Amber Oliver

For decades, students of color and those from low-income communities have faced persistent achievement gaps in our education system. Despite countless reform efforts, these students continue to encounter barriers to accessing high-quality, personalized instruction that builds critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

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What AI Can Teach Us about Learning and Development

David Adams

As I continue to wrestle with the implications of artificial intelligence, one particular question intrigues me: What if engineers working on generative AI are more attuned to the learning process than most educators are? 

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New Research Finds Schools of Education Fail to Prepare Teachers to Use AI

Steven Weiner, Robin Lake

This article originally appeared in The 74.  The rapid rise of generative artificial intelligence is exposing a glaring disconnect in teacher preparation.

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Mend, Don’t End, the Institution for Education Sciences

Dan Goldhaber, Ashley Jochim, Robin Lake, Andrew Rotherham

This piece originally appeared in The 74. Last week, DOGE’s “shock and awe” campaign came to education. The chaotic canceling of grants and contracts for various research activities at the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), a little-known yet important agency rarely at the center of public debate, was unprecedented.

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Calming the Noise: How AI Literacy Efforts Foster Responsible Adoption for Educators

Bree Dusseault, Jared Hurwitz, Michael Berardino

In the two years since ChatGPT’s release, generative AI (genAI) tools have flooded the K-12 education space. Each day, educators and administrators hear new claims about AI’s power to transform learning, while also facing warnings about its dangers.

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