Education

Two schools backed out of using AI to read graduates' names, while another is moving forward. In other news, Utah is officially under a state of emergency for drought.

There is no denying it: A.I. has changed higher education, and teachers are trying to catch up — to figure out how to live in this new world, and how to make learning meaningful.Stephen Aguilar studies how emerging technologies shape teaching, learning, and motivation. He’s also co-leading work at the USC center for generative A.I. and society, which just released a new report examining how students and teachers are actually using artificial intelligence in real classrooms.

In other news, a Utah Supreme Court Justice has resigned after facing scrutiny from Republicans about an alleged conflict of interest. And, an emergency drought declaration could come this month.

As an educator focused on outdoor experiential learning, I’m always looking for ways to integrate nature’s aesthetic beauty into my teaching.

Joan Corodova asks Lyman Whitaker about his path making a living in art.

In other news, Utah's bell-to-bell phone ban will likely go into effect next school year. And, snowplows in northern Utah are getting new tech to navigate traffic faster.

So, my friends, we might take courage from the Wood Duck, ruffle our feathers, and leap! Not expecting to fly right away, but realizing that the fall can be every bit as majestic.

I’m just a 2nd-grade teacher leaning out my exterior classroom door, taking pictures of a curious little Black-Capped Chickadee happily pecking seeds from our class millet feeder which dangles just outside our window.

When I opened the door to the special exhibit on the Ice Age at Salt Lake’s Natural History Museum, I found myself face to face with the long, looping tusks of a wooly mammoth.

Friday's story about the Weaving Our Stories conference in Blanding has been taken down while we do additional reporting to ensure the story is accurate.