PinnedMaya BialikThe Classroom Experiment Part III: How should students be graded?One of the big questions I had as a researcher turned teacher was, is it possible to use exclusively formative assessments as both feedback…5 min read·May 1, 2022----
PinnedMaya BialikinEducate.Improv-First Learning: Designing Experiences for Structured PlayLearning activities should be like jungle gyms, not lectures and not sandboxes.6 min read·Apr 26, 2021----
Maya BialikTo Avoid AI Cheating — Convince Students Learning Your Thing Is Worth Their Effort (Using This GPT)When students cheat, it’s because they are being asked to put in effort, and they have not been convinced that that effort is worthwhile.3 min read·Jan 17, 2024----
Maya BialikAugmenting a Science Project with AILast week, I assigned a research project to students. They were to research a genetic disease (they picked from a list) and then…3 min read·Nov 20, 2023----
Maya BialikOne small tweak flipped a secret switch in my classroom and now I have rapport with my students.You may have heard or noticed of the trick teachers sometimes use to get a certain behavior without yelling at kids to do the behavior…2 min read·Sep 20, 2023----
Maya BialikThe Case for Multiple ChoiceMultiple choice questions have become almost synonymous with high stakes testing, and thus with contrived, challenging, limiting, unfair…4 min read·Apr 15, 2023----
Maya BialikTeaching is an impossible job. Can AI finally make it possible?Preparing content progressions for units, writing lesson plans, making them engaging and varied while building up classroom routines and…5 min read·Mar 28, 2023----
Maya BialikFour Things Teachers Can Do To Avoid AI CheatingWith every great leap forward comes an initial panic followed by a slow adjustment. The latest leap forward has come from AI in the form…8 min read·Jan 19, 2023--4--4
Maya BialikMy #1 Classroom Management Hack: Sprinkle In SlangStudents hear teachers telling them to behave properly all day, and they don’t really internalize it. Sure, you’re telling them to be…3 min read·Jan 14, 2023----
Maya BialikThe Classroom Experiment: The start of Year TwoWhen I was just about to start teaching last summer, I asked a friend and colleague whether they thought I would end up teaching for more…9 min read·Sep 29, 2022--1--1
