Darren Draper, Ed.D.

Searches on Safari dipped for the first time in 22 years, Apple’s Eddy Cue admits, and it’s because more people are using AI instead of Google The Apple senior VP testified as part of a Justice Department lawsuit against Google that Apple is considering revamping its web browser to integrate AI.

Searches on Safari dipped for the first time in 22 years, Apple’s Eddy Cue admits, and it’s because more people are using AI instead of Google fortune.com/2025/05/08/a...

The importance of instructional coaching, now and in the future One of the best methods for supporting the needs of schools is through sustained, personalized, and collaborative instructional coaching.

Instructional coaching is one factor many school leaders agree is essential for supporting teachers’ work & students’ learning, especially when coach time is protected for actual coaching.

The importance of instructional coaching, now and in the future

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At Google DeepMind, researchers are chasing what’s called artificial general intelligence: a silicon intellect as versatile as a human's, but with superhuman... What's next for AI at DeepMind, Google's artificial intelligence lab | 60 Minutes

This week's 60 Minutes bit on AI at DeepMind. "It learns like a human being might learn... It's the duality of these types of systems that they're able to do incredible things..."

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OpenAI's Sam Altman talks ChatGPT, AI agents and superintelligence — live at TED2025 The AI revolution is here to stay, says Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI. In a probing, live conversation with head of TED Chris Anderson, Altman discusses the astonishing growth of AI and shows how…

One of the most interesting TED talks I've ever watched. Awkward, relevant, tense, and with insights that point to a possible future. I think OpenAI's Sam Altman is sincere in his desire to help humanity, and maybe in a little over his head.

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Terrific SchoolAI interview of Oak Canyon Portuguese teacher Priscila Prestes, wherein she discusses the importance of feedback for student learning, and how AI can be used to provide efficient and timely feedback when students need it most.

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Great to be able to facilitate a discussion today at Utah's Personalized, Competency-Based Learning Summit! Terrific thinking by participants. It's an exciting time to be in education.

Here are the slides we shared.

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I get that they pulled these from CC, but don’t the “for profit” badges seem a little out of place?

Fascinating patterns have been discovered in how LLMs generate academic writing.

Study here: arxiv.org/abs/2406.07016

Interesting study. Thank you for your work and for publishing in an open format.

Are you aware of any similar work to understand teacher reactions and philosophy?

Terrific question. What safety considerations do you recommend to your listeners when embracing trust?

The Widespread Adoption of Large Language Model-Assisted Writing... The recent advances in large language models (LLMs) attracted significant public and policymaker interest in its adoption patterns. In this paper, we systematically analyze LLM-assisted writing across...

Interesting Cornell piece on how writing is changing. I still wonder what it means to create, and how well we’ll cite our sources in future works.

The Widespread Adoption of Large Language Model-Assisted Writing Across Society buff.ly/J2FJOv0

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Fascinating findings, important area for future research.

Educator Attention: How computational tools can systematically identify the distribution of a key resource for students buff.ly/3CZ2fAo

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I’ve also seen tools like ChatGPT, SchoolAI, and Brisk improve significantly. I’ve also seen that my expectations for the capabilities of each tool have become more reasonable.

Studies Related to Generative AI in Education — AI for Education Compilation of Generative AI and Education studies that are most often cited by our team during training sessions. The speed at which developments are occurring is rapid and gaining momentum. We are…

Interesting and helpful list of studies, not all peer-reviewed, but helpful. Also still fascinating to see various perspectives on what constitutes "high quality" research.

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ChatGPT - Effective Feedback Summary Request Shared via ChatGPT

Have you used it yet? I realize it's not perfect, but sure seems like a helpful first step in digging deep. Here's a review I asked it to do this morning on effective teacher to student feedback. chatgpt.com/share/67c0b0...

I gave it a go this morning. Really interesting to see it articulate its thought patterns and planning strategies.

Research, though, isn’t perfect.

Looking forward to an exciting #UCET25! Hope to see you at either of my sessions or around the Salt Palace. 👍🏼

What do you hope to learn this week?

The Defining Problem for AI and Education A tech-savvy English professor turned part-time AI consultant helps us sort through what we’re even talking about. GUEST COLUMN | by Jason Gulya I talk about Artificial Intelligence and the future of...

I agree there’s still a lot of confusion in schools about what “AI” is and what it isn’t.

The Defining Problem for AI and Education https://buff.ly/41s5sBT

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I like it, nice work. I appreciate the three suggestions for learning activities you share near the end. Critiquing a first AI generated draft is smart and encourages fosters strong critical thinking.

Excellent metaphor describing its current state.

“Digital plastic is, like its physical counterpart, synthetic, ubiquitous, helpful and potentially toxic.”

GenAI as Digital Plastic: Understanding Synthetic Media Through Critical AI Literacy https://buff.ly/4i2T80p

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The more students and teachers understand about AI and its shortcomings, the more critical thinking they’ll practice in its use.

Addressing AI Use Proactively in the Classroom https://buff.ly/3X2Od7s

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What implications do these findings have for teachers, coaches, and schools?

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I love that UEN has started to develop this toolkit for educators, which includes their HUMAN framework, links to research, and a self-paced course for them to learn more.

When teachers learn, students benefit.

#AIinEdu #ProfessionalLearning #EduSky

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Strong, practical ways to move forward, by Richard Culatta. This is real #EdReform.

The Real Way to Stop Cheating in an AI World https://buff.ly/4gJQrzw

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I’ve enjoyed it so far. Small town feeling still, definitely less cluttered.

Happy birthday tomorrow John! I appreciate your insight and am grateful for the work you do to improve teaching and learning. Here’s to another awesome year for you and your family. 🎂

Repository - Generative AI in Education Hub A collection of all generative AI research on education (with a focus on K12) including descriptive research (product development and implementation and use), quasi-experimental, randomized controlled...

Terrific work by Stanford! I wish more K-12 teachers were familiar with the research.

Repository - Generative AI in Education Hub https://buff.ly/4aYhc22

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Even in K-12, teachers should ask themselves “who is doing the thinking” when designing student learning experiences.

Higher order prompting: Applying Bloom’s revised taxonomy to the use of LLMs in higher education https://buff.ly/4gA0G9u

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While some in education might say Goodhart's Law applies to the use of common formative assessments, others would argue that working toward an assessment-measured goal can produce collective teacher efficacy.

What are your thoughts?

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Why Teacher Autonomy is Central to Coaching Success - Instructional Coaching Group In this post we explore key insights from Jim Knight's article on the importance of teacher autonomy.

"...The best possibility for true student growth and improved learning comes from letting go of all-encompassing control in favor of empowering teachers to make real decisions based on their knowledge and expertise." Jim Knight

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