The Little Endian architecture is one which the numbers are laid out such that the smallest bytes are placed earlier into memory. In a sense, all the numbers are stored in reverse if readnig from “left to “right”

Something is considered “Living” when they exhibit two main biological functions

Two Main Functions of Life

• metabolism: “do chemistry to change internal consistence”
• replication: “copying cell information”

theories of origin of life

• Manfred Eigen ("RNA-World" theory): genes form, constructing enzymes, forming cells
• Alexander Oparin: cells form, creating enzymes as needed, forming the genes to encode them
• Freeman Dyson: Dyson’s Model of Life—basically the Oparin model, but with more specifics about how genes evolve

Qualitative Changes in Teaching via LLMs

• no clear sign that there are qualitative changes via GPT
• no clear catering to students

important questions

• how to treanslate training into practice?
• how to cater to student needs?
• what to do with flawed assessments?

Teacher Training

Conventional Teacher Coaching

• not scalable, requires observation, and will give feedback
• not data driven, not adaptive—expertise is hard

AI powered coaching

• provide data-driven reflection opportunities
• can be personalized
• but not personalized with a human connection

Automated NLP Feedback

• talk time measurements
• reflection opportunities, NLP measurements, etc.

GPT wasn’t good at evaluating teachers

• GPT is gaslighting the teachers—rewording the existing work, so no novelty
• GPT is fairly faithful, the information is relevant, and

Punitive vs. Restorative Classroom Management

Classroom Management

• reducing use of exclusionary discipline
• improve classroom management to prevent escalation
• teachers feel stressed + under-prepared

Examples

“sit down now” vs. “do you need a break”

model predictive control

Recall: MPC—pick some small horizon, define a cost function given the state, optimize