Lauraine Langreo is an Education Week staff writer, covering education technology, learning environments, future of work and student wellness issues. She previously worked as a digital producer and Morning Education newsletter writer at Politico.
Left: Protesters wave Israeli flags during a rally in support of Israel and against Hamas' attack on Oct. 9, 2023 in Beverly Hills, Calif. Right: Palestinian supporters march during a protest at Columbia University on Oct. 12, 2023, in New York.
Michael Burton-Straub, left, and Declan Lewis attempt to "Find the Bot" in Donnie Piercey's class at Stonewall Elementary in Lexington, Ky., Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. Students in the class each summarized a text about boxing champion and Kentucky icon Muhammad Ali and then tried to figure out which summaries were penned by classmates and which were written by the chatbot. The chatbot was the new artificial intelligence tool, ChatGPT, which can generate everything from essays and haikus to term papers in a matter of seconds.<br/>
Anthony Bruno, a student at Washington Junior High School in Washington, Pa., uses the unlocking mechanism as he leaves classes for the day to open the bag that his cellphone was sealed in during class on Oct. 27, 2022, in Washington, Pa. Citing mental health, behavior, and engagement as the impetus, many schools are more strictly limiting students' cellphone use.
Gerilyn Williams, a middle school math teacher in New Jersey, says students now look forward to math class as a result of the gamification of her instruction.