Plus, this year's most important education studies     Morningside Center NEWSLETTER     Dear Morningside Center friends, In this issue, we bring you a new lesson on the challenges of AI in schools, our Winter Holidays Bundle, and more! THANKS to all who have donated to our year-end appeal so far. Your gift builds connection and empathy in our schools - and we really need that right now! If you haven't given, please donate now! New and Featured on TeachableMoment The Perks & Problems of AI: Should We Allow It in Schools? In this seven-day unit by high school English teacher Sarah Outterson-Murphy, students analyze AI’s capabilities, reflect on its flaws, develop their own arguments about the pros and cons of AI at school, and perhaps internalize some principles for responsible use of AI. Winter Holidays Bundle: Holiday Feelings & Self-Care Eight activities to support you and your students through the holidays – from honoring our feelings to “crafty self-care” to looking for the good in challenging times. What We're Reading The 10 Most Significant Education Studies of 2023. They include a study on the teen mental health crisis and Joseph Durlak’s massive meta-analysis of 424 SEL studies. That analysis confirmed, once again, that students in SEL programs experience “improved academic achievement, school climate, school functioning, social emotional skills, attitudes, and prosocial and civic behaviors.” By Youki Terada and Stephen Merrill at Edutopia. What is the School to Prison Pipeline and How Do We Disrupt It? Learning for Justice assembled its resources for opening dialogue, shifting practices, and fostering change to benefit all young people. The Racist Bullying at School was Unbearable, So I Decided to Speak Out. A high school senior writes about why he created a Black student union that made itself heard at the Newark Board of Education. By David Malakai Allen at Chalkbeat. “Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars.” ― Martin Luther King, Jr.   Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility www.morningsidecenter.org   Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility | 475 Riverside Drive, Suite 550, New York, NY 10115 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by [email protected]