The Top Ten GOA Blog Posts of 2024
As we look back on 2024, it’s clear that education continues to evolve in exciting ways. This year’s most-read GOA blog posts explore bold ideas, from harnessing AI to fostering connection and rethinking assessment.
Discover our top ten blog posts of 2024 and let these insights inspire your work in the year ahead!
1) Seven Predictions for Education in 2024 - In this article, Executive Director Michael Nachbar highlights a range of key trends and topics for this year, encompassing areas such as technology, mental wellness, experiential learning, and innovative evaluation methods.
2) Back to School 2024: Curiosity vs. Certainty - In this article, Director of Professional Learning Deepjyot (Deep) Sidhu explores how fostering curiosity can prepare students for uncertain futures and shares practical strategies for cultivating curiosity in the classroom.
3) The PLaybook: AI Blueprint for School Leaders - This edition of The PLaybook offers instructional leaders a guide with curated resources for developing and implementing an AI strategy within their institutions.
4) Belonging Beyond the Bell - What do students learn about belonging by watching us? In this article, Associate Director of Student Experience Micah Whitley explains how purposeful actions outside the classroom can shape learning communities and foster a deeper sense of belonging for both students and educators.
5) Elevating AI Strategies in Schools: Navigating the Next Wave of Innovation - In this article, Chief Technology Officer Lucas Ames provides guidance for schools aiming to advance their AI initiatives with purpose and adaptability. From fostering AI literacy to upholding core educational values, this guide offers actionable steps for integrating AI in ways that enrich the student experience and prepare schools for the future.
6) Rethinking Competency-Based Grading: How Engagement Scores Transform Student Assessment - Explore the evolution of competency-based grading and learn about GOA’s introduction of Engagement Scores. Discover how measuring student engagement can provide a more holistic understanding of student performance, moving beyond traditional academic metrics to include participation, effort, and enthusiasm.
7) Let’s Talk About Scaffolds and AI - “As we enter into a new chapter in teaching and learning with the introduction of generative AI and its potential to improve personalized instruction, it is important to return to the why of scaffolds and how they serve our students.” In this article, Director of Professional Learning Deepjyot (Deep) Sidhu examines the interplay between scaffolding techniques and artificial intelligence in education.
8) The PLaybook: How Do You Show Up? Revisiting Your Educator Presence - This edition of The PLaybook is designed to support anyone seeking to revisit their sense of presence and offers a process for reflecting on how we show up for our students, colleagues, or communities.
9) Human Connection in an AI-Enhanced World: Through the Lens of Maslow’s - In this article, GOA’s Associate Director of Professional Learning Amy Choi and Flint’s Head of Teacher Experience Lulu Gao analyze the impact of AI on human connections within educational settings, using Abraham Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs as a framework and discuss strategies to ensure technology enhances rather than diminishes human interactions.
10) What We’re Trying with AI, Part 1 - In this article, discover a few of the ways GOA is partnering with AI. Explore innovative practices and practical applications from our team's experiences with AI tools like ChatGPT, Elicit, and Grammarly.
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