An article in Guardian, “AI researchers build ‘future self’ chatbot to inspire wise life choices” is the inspiration for a freshly-written story that takes that idea to the limit . If you could talk to “Future Yous” about how your life choices now affect them, would it help you make better choices? FIrst, an announcement […]
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Great discussions happen when the question causes participants to feel torn between two or more competing answers. It’s particularly rewarding to see a child pause to contemplate which road in the fork to take, usually with a bewildered, scrunched expression. Conversely, a discussion dies a death when the question is too much of a pushover.
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In this penultimate issue of your quick-start series, three activities inspired by Thinking Moves A-Z, a book we’ve cowritten with Roger Sutcliffe, who conceived a novel way to embed metacognition in everyday teaching and learning. The 26 moves make metacognition simple and understandable for all. The simple framework gives children a vocabulary for their thinking, so they
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