The AI Education Conversation

How is a world renowned university supporting education system leaders with AI? I talk with Chris Agnew, Director of the Generative AI for Education Hub at Stanford University. The hub is tasked with empowering K-12 systems leaders through research, policy, and practice.Chris and I talk about the work of the Hub, latest AI studies on their AI repository hub, the unique role Stanford can play in engaging systems leaders, personalization versus isolation, and much more.AI Hub - https://scale.stanford.edu/aboutAI research repository - https://scale.stanford.edu/genai/repositoryChris Agnew - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-agnew-74bb8217/

What is top of mind on AI in Education for world education leaders?How can students access AI tools safely?How can we navigate data security and privacy while providing cutting edge tools to schools?I talk with Ksenia Sokolyanskaya and Katharina Cordes from Fobizz, a well known EDtech company in German speaking countries and vastly growing in reputation around the world.LIVE WEBINAR REGISTRATIONAI DETECTOR COURSEAI IMAGE COURSE

Bree Dusseault is back! Bree, Principal and Managing Director with the Center for Reinventing Public Education at Arizona State University, and I talk AI in education. What are education and tech leaders saying at this point? What are the top challenges and opportunities? How can we bridge the gap between ed and tech?

In 2024, is AI impacting college admissions and counseling? Emily Pacheco, Director of admissions at Loyola University Chicago and founder of the AI in College Admissions Special Interest Group, joins the conversation. Emily and I explore AI's role in personal statements, AI's equity implications in college access, AI's current status across the college admissions landscape, and much more. Protect yourself in a world of AI. Free vulnerability scan with Symasis cybersecurity.

If individuals and organizations can leverage AI tools, so can bad actors who intend to use AI for harm. So how might bad actors try to use AI to threaten our schools and districts? What can be done to prevent or stop any cyber attacks? I talk with Jay Hochstetler, founder of Symasis, a cybersecurity firm providing affordable cybersecurity solutions for organizations. Jay has decades of experience in cybersecurity roles such as chief information security officer. Jay and I talk about the impact of AI on digital threats to schools, how threats have evolved over decades, and Jay was even gracious enough to run an OSINT assessment on me - which is basically a test cybersecurity firms can do to analyze what information is out in the digital world on you. Let's just say I braced myself and was still surprised at what Jay found. FREE VULNERABILITY SCAN WITH SYMASIS FOBIZZ AI IMAGE COURSE SEE IF YOUR EMAIL INVOLVED IN ANY DATA BREACHES

As many schools, districts, and organizations decide how to kick off processes for exploring and adopting artificial intelligence, what key steps can they take to set the stage? I offer my top three in this AI Essentials. AI Literacy (CRPE study) AAP School Shootings Zeroeyes K12SIX incidence Concerns from District Tech Leaders Symasis #cybersecurity #ai #education

How will artificial intelligence impact human connection? I talk with Michelle Culver, who's striving to build human connection in a world of AI by exploring our relationships with the emerging technology. Michelle is a lifelong educator and founder of The Rithm Project, which is focused on catalyzing spaces and thought leadership across generations and sectors to think deeply about the ways AI will reshape relationships. Michelle shares her perspectives on the types of AI-human relationships, how AI is currently impacting our schools/young people, how we schools might respond, cell phone bans, and much more. Michelle's article + framework #artificialintelligence #education #schools #chatgpt #relationships

What does it actually take to bring AI literacy and frameworks to a school? If you're an educator, is there anything you can do to accelerate an AI adoption timeline in your school community? Today's conversation will feel different from others; I have the privilege of coaching stakeholders on AI exploration and adoption and today I share a window into my coaching call with Emmett.  Emmett is a high school teacher who aspires to bring AI frameworks and literacy to his school community.  In our call, we breakdown his vision and goals and walk through strategies and tactics he can leverage as he starts the school year.

Is the role of AI in education taking shape? I talk with Thomas Thompson, who believes grounding in strong pedagogy and instruction design, enabled by generated AI, provides a powerful tool for educators. Thomas is a recently transitioning social studies teacher and now full time CEO/Co-founder for Eduaide.AI, an AI instructional design tool for educators.  Thomas shares his perspectives on the role of AI in schools, AI for students, AI detectors, and developments on AI in education. I've partnered with Fobizz on two AI in education courses! Check out my course on AI Detectors and share with colleagues!

Major news across the AI in education landscape has developed over the last three weeks, leading to Los Angeles Unified School District disbanding their highly public AI chatbot 'ED' and the tech firm partner Allhere. Fonz Mendoza, founder of My Edtech Life, and I break down the news and what it means for education.

As we close another school year, let's take a timeout on all the AI developments and think bigger picture about vital questions we need to answer if AI is going to positively impact education.

Is Project Based Learning The Answer for Schools in a World of AI? I talk with Phil Alcock, who believes project based learning is the answer for schools in a world of artificial intelligence. Phil holds multiple roles across the AI education space, expert in project based learning, and a lifelong educator. He is the founder of AIxPBL, a curriculum design consultant, an AIxED developer, and STEM teacher. Phil walks us through the main components of project based learning, why schools struggle to implement it, how a world of AI enhances project based learning, and he shares his take on technological innovations on the horizon.

Will AI in education lead to personalization or surveillance? I talk with Karle Delo. Coach Karle is a lifelong educator and has held roles as a Director of Curriculum and Instruction and Tech Integration for a public school district in Michigan. Karle and I talk about the double edge sword of AI in education. Karle also shares what the impact of AI has been in her school community, strategies for AI adoption, AI student usage, AI scams, AI detection, the role of AI education products, and much more.

Join the conversation at theaieducationconversation.com What does it take to create comprehensive statewide AI guidance for schools in a world where technology is rapidly evolving and stakeholders have different perspectives on what artificial intelligence is and how it should be used? I talk with Vera Cubero, a lifelong educator and technology expert, who led the charge for artificial intelligence guidance in North Carolina schools. North Carolina is one of only a handful of states that have released guidance for schools on AI usage.  Vera walks us through what it really takes to develop comprehensive guidance for radically different school communities, AI as an arrival technology, AI detectors, authentic student work, and much more.

How are education systems in the United Kingdom and the United States grappling with AI? How do schools and assessments need to evolve in a world of AI? I talk with David Meechan - senior lecturer in education at the University of Northampton. Join the conversation at theaieducationconversation.com

Winston Roberts, aka the Teacher in a Suit, joins the conversation to share the BIGGEST threat to AI in Education...it is not privacy, ethics, or ai detectors. Join the conversation at theaieducationconversation.com

My moonshot for AI in Education. Will you build your ironman suit? Join the conversation at TheAIEducationConversation.com

Want to leverage the power of AI to create captivating images? Say less! This presentation explores AI image generators - what they are, how to use them to create stellar images, and some of the best use cases in education and leadership. At the end, I share my top three cheat sheets for all the verbiage you will need to make impressionable images every time! Join the conversation at theaieducationconversation.com

Support the channel by purchasing Co-Intelligence through our supporter link here. A couple weeks ago, a notable voice in the artificial intelligence movement, Dr. Ethan Mollick, dropped a book on artificial intelligence called Co-Intelligence. Ethan Mollick is particularly known for his integrating AI into his business courses at the University of Pennsylvania; he was the first person I saw bring AI policies into his course syllabi in December 2022, when most folks had not even heard of ChatGPT yet. He has also explored AI's broader implications through his popular Substack newsletter, "One Useful Thing", and collaborative research on AI's impact in professional settings like consulting. Though not a computer scientist, his expertise in business innovation provides a unique, non-technical perspective on AI, making complex subjects accessible and relevant. In this episode, I explore Co-Intelligence and offer my full review of Dr. Mollick's book.

As many users establish their routine for leveraging AI tools in education, I am noticing a pattern in many of these interactions. Most user interactions with AI are A + B responses. A user prompts chatGPT or Claude for a specific deliverable, such as a lesson plan, agenda, or summary, and once the AI tool generates it, the interaction is over. I have found myself engaging in long dialogue exchanges with ChatGPT - sometimes I may be asking for support around a specific deliverable but most of the time, I am not. Instead, I am leveraging ChatGPT and other AI tools for strategic thinking. AI has helped me think more comprehensively around plans, projects, initiatives, and other aims I may be pushing towards in the various professional roles I play. Oftentimes, strategic thinking happens with colleagues or individually by journaling or using a consultancy protocol but what happens when you introduce AI into the equation? Show notes at TheAiEducationConversation.com Register for AI For Education Summit

Artificial Intelligence presents amazing potential for language development and translation in the next couple years. Imagine a scenario where a Vietnamese speaking student can enter a full immersion English speaking classroom on day one with an AI translation device which seamlessly translates both languages so a student can engage in content without having to develop a full language competency. Many companies are excited by this possibility and working fervently to make it a reality. A world where technology makes communication across languages seamless and accessible. While AI technology presents the capability to make seamless translation a reality, does it come with tradeoffs? We know every language, let alone dialect, also includes cultural context, nuance, and semantics, meaning the gap for miscommunication still exists. If AI translators are adopted across the world, does it also lead to a loss of cultural competency as folks rely on AI translation rather than learning new languages - and the cultural lens which come with it? At the same time, many schools and teachers across the world are experiencing tremendous challenges in supporting multilingual learners. As our communities continue to change, there are classrooms where many different languages could be spoken - how does a teacher support all of these students? Can AI help? Tan Huynh has insight here. As a multilingual education expert who speaks six languages and an individual who has taught close to two decades in a variety of educational contexts, Tan is uniquely positioned to provide important answers to these big questions. Show notes at TheAIEducationConversation.com

Show notes at TheAIEducationConversation.com In the early days of this podcast, when I made the decision to put myself out there, there wasn't a massive audience of folks lining up to talk about AI or reacting to some of the episodes I was publishing. Early on though, there was a really enthusiastic Edtech podcaster with well over 150 episodes and a robust global audience who reached out to say how much he was enjoying my podcast and he invited me to come on to his podcast, My Edtech Life, as a guest. Today's episode is a full circle moment for me as I now get to switch the roles here and welcome Alfonso 'Fonz' Mendoza, founder of the My Edtech Life podcast to join our conversation. In addition to all of the learnings he's gained from talking to education and technology leaders for over 270 episodes, Fonz is an instructional software specialist for a public school district in Texas, meaning he has such a deep expertise on technology in schools and is tremendously qualified to support schools with thinking through the implementation around AI in schools. You will experience Fonz's expertise quickly - there were certain moments where I honestly felt like I was looking into a kaleidoscope where I could see a vision for an AI powered school at the end, but layers of complexity in getting there can feel overwhelming. I appreciate Fonz for breaking it down in a way that was comprehensive but digestible.

While AI tools continue to develop in rapid fashion, guidance across school districts, states, and the federal government has pretty much remained the same. On the horizon is the biggest opportunity to inform a change in strategy, planning, or training around AI for school districts: summer planning +The in service weeks. Need a playbook and don't have the mental bandwidth right now? While the way forward may seem murky or unclear right now, I'm excited to share one school district's playbook, maybe the best playbook I've seen up close and personal to date: St. Vrain Valley Schools in Colorado. Diane Lauer, Chief Academic Officer of St. Vrain Valley Schools shares so many gems for how to thoughtfully implement and talk about AI across a school district. Join the conversation at TheAIEducationConversation.com Show Notes

As we kick off the busiest season of the school year mixed with some spring breaks in between, I'd like to take it lighter this week with an AI Essentials episode with tips on how to talk about and adopt AI in your organization. A couple of weeks ago, I had the opportunity to present on AI implementation and change management at Sequoia Con and I enjoyed my session time - it was filled with a virtual room full of educators, tech enthusiasts, and higher education folks from across the world and there were some great reflections on how folks had been talking and adopting AI within their own organizations. Since the session was well received, I'm going to take a few of the biggest tips I offered in the session. If these tips resonate and you are interested in listening to a deeper dive episode on AI implementation and change management or if you would like me to develop a plan or learning experience for your organization, reach out! SHOWNOTES

For many of us, using AI for the first time can feel like magic. I know I felt that way the first time I used ChatGPT a month after it was released in 2023. I was so excited by the technology and my experience engaging with artificial intelligence that I started this podcast and a learning journey. Just like a talented magician engaging in a really compelling magic trick, however, not everything is as it appears. I kept thinking about this during my conversation with Tom Mullaney. Tom is an experienced educator who's held multiple teaching and education roles during his career. He's recently settled in as an consultant around educational technology and publishes thoughtful media on his website. I was interested in having a conversation with Tom based on a blog post he wrote where he talked about one of the most popular AI use cases which he headlines as ‘talking to the dead'. What I mean by this is educators, schools, and organizations who have trained AI chatbots to speak in the voices of folks who may have passed, such as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, Napoleon, or other notable figures. I appreciated Tom bringing the heat during our conversation and cautioning folks involved in education to stop racing to adopt AI and ensure we are considering the ethics, drawbacks, and implications of AI adoption in schools. All show notes and conversation takeaways available at TheAIEducationConversation.com

While the AI boom of the last year and a half continues to be novel for many of us, there are pioneers in the field who've thought about AI in education for decades.  As the leader of InnovateEDU, Erin Mote, has served as a thought leader and coalition builder to leverage technology, research, and policy to catalyze transformation in education.  One such focus area of InnovateEDU has been the EDSAFE AI Alliance, which engages in multiple policy and education efforts to ensure SAFE use of AI in education. I learned so much from Erin around the historical evolution of InnovateEDU, their current strategies and tactics around AI implementation, how she envisions transformation in education, privacy implications, and much more.  In addition to my takeaways below, I wanted to double click on an aspect of Erin's story which resonated for me - while it can be scary to make a hard pivot in life which potentially puts you in an uncertain, uncomfortable circumstance, life is too short to not run full speed at your purpose and passion. Register for SequoiaCon ($50 off w/ code AICONVO) Register for Day29 Shownotes

Are we finally at “the get on the train or be left at the station” moment? Our guest today says there's still time: it's okay to breathe. My SECOND conversation with Dr. Nneka McGee was a special one. In addition to being the first guest to return to our conversation, Dr. McGee is a true AI unicorn — a district leader with deep experiences in education (most recently as Chief Academic Officer of San Benito CISD in Texas) and a depth of experiences in Artificial Intelligence well beyond the ChatGPT era. Honestly, this conversation with Nneka was probably one of my favorite conversations on my journey so far — maybe it is because we are talking for the second time or because we've both grown tremendously in our knowledge around AI in education over the past year. Buckle your seatbelts and get ready for an hour-long doctoral level class with Dr. Nneka McGee. Register for Sequoia Con ($50 off w/ code: AIConvo) Show notes at TheAIEducationConversation.com

Implementing AI in a large, urban school district can feel like adding one more card at the top of an already grandiose house of cards. Can you imagine the type of pressure and considerations you would have to hold in being responsible for the whole house of cards as a school superintendent? Beyond the sheer size of large, urban school districts, what are some of the cards they balance to get the entire ecosystem moving towards a shared vision on a daily basis? I talk with one of Connecticut's most innovative and beloved superintendents, Dr. Leslie Torres Rodriguez. Dr. Torres Rodriguez leads Hartford Public Schools, one of the state's largest school districts. Join the Conversation Register for Sequoia Con and hear my session! ($50 off w/ code: AICONVO)

The emergence of AI has brought with it a tsunami of new AI tools and products, all which can bring efficiencies to one off tasks we engage in our daily lives. This can be a great initial step, but the long term strategy of educational institutions cannot be to purchase 10 new AI powered products in the spirit of transforming their school. Transforming education will require a foundational vision for the educational experience, not just an AI policy on how to use AI tools for one-off use cases. What does this vision look like? As we begin to paint a comprehensive vision for the role of AI across education - in classrooms, offices, hallways, and backpacks across the world - what are we driving towards? The recently named Chief AI Officer at Sacramento State, Dr. Sasha Sidorkin, aka the AI Czar, and I grapple with elements of these questions. Shownotes Join the conversation Sequoia Con ($50 off with code: AIConvo)

A picture is worth 1000 words. Now you can use just a few words to create a picture. Hope you all are ready to get creative! In today's AI Essentials, we dive into the exciting world of AI image generators! JOIN THE CONVERSATION REGISTER FOR SEQUOIA CON ($50 OFF W/ CODE: AICONVO) SHOW NOTES

What do 4000 high school students have to say about AI in education? The ACT recently published the largest study I've seen on student perceptions and mindsets of artificial intelligence to date. The study explores quite a few different topics including how many students use AI, what types of AI, their perspectives on career and writing, and school conditions with AI. I talk with Jeff Schiel, Becky Bobek, and Joyce Zhou-Yile Schnieders from the ACT Research team.  SHOW NOTES JOIN THE CONVERSATION REGISTER FOR SEQUOIA CON & CHECK OUT MY LIVE SESSION (USE CODE: AICONVO FOR $50 OFF)

Let's talk AI stories that have been living in my head rent free this week! SHOW NOTES

Many schools and educators are frustrated with AI. They're frustrated because students can now leverage AI tools to produce written assignments in seconds. The fallout here is teachers are now having to rely on AI writing detection tools or other one-off tactics to respond to instances where they suspect students might be using AI to craft one of their classroom assignments. So what can teachers do in a world with AI to encourage students to complete their own work beyond using flawed AI detectors? I share six strategies teachers can leverage to encourage authentic student work in a world of AI. Episode Show notes

Do AI writing detectors work? So much of the mainstream conversation around artificial intelligence in education of the last twelve months has orbited around academic integrity and the emergence of AI writing detectors. In absence of concrete strategies and practices for adapting to a world with AI, many educators have resorted to leveraging AI writing detectors as a response to AI chatbots, which allow students to generate an essay or writing sample in seconds. In today's AI Essentials, we explore the world of AI writing detection so you have some context on the experience and impact of detectors as you continue on your artificial intelligence journey. I will take us on this journey by testing two of my personal writing samples, two AI generated samples, and a mixed AI/human written piece in two popular AI detectors - Undetectable AI and GPTZero. Episode show notes

AIxEducation is a student-led AI in education movement. Higher education students across the world have organized with the aim of bringing artificial intelligence into their learning experiences and co-creating a vision and policies for its usage across education. Lily Lee and Aditya Syam run a top notch newsletter with AIxEducation with over 5000 followers. You can subscribe to their newsletter here. Aditya, Lily, and I talk student perspectives on AI, writing, AI tips, and much more.

Time flies! Today marks one year since we launched our learning journey with The AI Education Conversation. In our anniversary episode, I recap five of my big takeaways from year one, alongside notable episodes which connect to each takeaway. Thank you to those of you who've supported through recommendations, reaching out, rating, and subscribing. Looking forward to connecting with so many more folks in our conversation in 2024! EPISODE SHOW NOTES

Education and the workforce may be on a collision course because of artificial intelligence. Over the last couple decades, education has been on a trajectory of increasing specialization in the educational experience for students. Many students are asked to declare a concentration or endorsement while in high school. Vocational, early college, and dual enrollment programs with career focuses continue to expand nationwide. At the same time, all major companies are experimenting with AI and it is leading to major disruptions across the workforce. This could lead to huge changes in roles/industries of the next couple years. So, how do we prepare our students for a workforce experiencing extreme disruptions if specialization may not be the answer? Episode Show notes

I continue to hear one reason why educators don't use AI - they believe they need coding expertise to be able to effectively use these tools. I am kicking off a series for our friends and colleagues who have yet to join the AI Education Party: AI Essentials.  highly tactical, basic tips to help you learn more about the essentials of AI in a short period of time. What the heck is prompt engineering?  Prompt engineering = fancy industry term that basically means the words you are putting in this search bar to instruct the AI chatbot to achieve whatever task you have instructed.  For many of our colleagues in education - teachers, principals, team leaders, counselors, coaches, advisors, and parents - you are already proficient at prompt engineering. You just don't know it yet!

In the last episode of The AI Education in 2023, I predicted deepfakes will become a major problem for education (and the world) in 2024. Deepfakes, or artificially generated content being weaponized for malicious intention, have emerged as a concerning phenomenon. I explore the complex world of deepfakes and their impact on educational integrity with AI and media forensics expert Dr. Siwei Lyu. Dr. Siwei Lyu is an Empire Innovation Professor in the Computer Science Department at the University of Buffalo SUNY. Dr. Lyu has published over 190 referenced journal and conference papers and received his Doctoral degree from Dartmouth College. You can read full show notes at www.TheAIEducationConversation.com Episode show notes

AI became mainstream and brought waves of disruption across many sectors in 2023. Given all we've learned about AI in education in 2023, what can we predict for AI's impact on education in 2024? I share my five predictions for AI in education in 2024. Technology timeline (referenced in prediction 2) Parameter counts of GPT-3 and GPT-4 Stanford AI agent study

As we enter a new school year, how has AI impacted educators? In today's episode we will explore how AI has impacted educators. I am excited to jump into my conversation with Michael Smith. Michael is an OG listener who started his AI learning journey around the same time I did. He and I have had some insightful convos around how he is using and thinking about AI in his role as a health and physical education leader in Australia. Plus, ChatGPT's performance declines, businesses are experimenting with AI, and AI detects breast cancer. Let me know what you think about today's conversation @TheAIEdConvo on X.

In today's episode I sit down with the manufacturing millennial, Jake Hall. Jake has built a huge following on social media by shedding light on the many cool, innovative automations happening in manufacturing. From machines which can pick up trash in a park, bake cookies, and improve so many facets of everyday life, Jake reminds us that manufacturing is awesome and so many opportunities exist in the sector. Can AI revive manufacturing in education? If AI disrupts white collar jobs by automating communication in seconds, shouldn't this mean we now expose our young people to new opportunities for the workforce they will be a part of? Plus, AI identifies wild fires and reduces airplane contrails. FEC explores AI regulation in political ads. Give Jake a follow at his socials below: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacobrhall/ https://twitter.com/MFGMillennial

We've explored many ways AI hopes to bring transformation to the educational experience. When a school goes beyond dreaming and enters the hard work of implementation, does AI live up to its promise? Steven Eno leads AI powered Project Leo at Da Vinci schools as an instructional coach/engineering pathway lead. Steven shares an inside look into his classroom and the experience behind Project Leo. Plus, the IRS audits using AI, Google requires disclosure of AI political ads, and an analysis of school districts responding to AI in schools.

How will AI impact college admissions? Today's episode is a special one for me because I had the opportunity to interview Marie Bigham, someone who I've respected and looked up to because of her many contributions to the field of college access over her career. Most notably through founding the group ACCEPT. In high schools across the world, seniors are undergoing an intensive season as they determine their next stop after high school. College admissions officers are scurring across the country to talk with schools about their institutions and awaiting the sea of applications headed their way as they make decisions on their freshman class in the next six months. Amid this annual season, we've been thrown a huge monkey wrench in the form of artificial intelligence, which for many students, really caught on after last years submission cycle had ended. This years application leaves some really big unanswered questions - How are colleges using AI? To what extent should students be using AI on their applications? How can AI transform the application and matriculation process as a whole? Marie and I dig into all of these questions. Reflecting back on my conversation, all I can say is buckle your seat belt and get ready for the masterclass Marie delivers on the college admissions landscape. Plus, ChatGPT gets an upgrade, the physical costs of AI, and AI deepfakes. Show notes: ACCEPT Accelerated Equity Insights Rick Clark Blog Water and AI AI Deepfakes ChatGPT updates OneGoal Partnership Summit

One year after AI has become mainstream, are we seeing states/districts integrate AI at scale? My conversation with Bree was a journey through a vast landscape that is the current responses of state departments of education on AI, yet we also dive deep into the trenches around stakeholder decision making and dynamics between states, districts, and schools.  Though the landscape is complex, I walked away from my conversation with Bree energized, as I hope you will. Energized because, though implementation is the single biggest challenge across education - we as a sector, do have enough collective knowledge, experiences, and lessons learned to implement AI effectively in a way that changes the world for my son and all young people. AI updates + CRPE articles: Dr. Hutson study CRPE: Nation responses to AI Gemini CRPE: Slow it down ASU AI in teaching

AI is disrupting all forms of art and media as we know it. We've seen lawsuits, strikes, and tools intended to fight back against AI because so many artists are having to compete against AI tools creating images, videos, text, and music instantly. For our young people who aspire to be artists and content creators in a world of AI, how do prepare them to navigate this increasingly complex landscape? As Lead XR Disruptor and Department Head of Art History + Visual Culture at Lindenwood University, Dr. James Hutson helps us makes sense of the current AI disruption and how aspiring artists can work together in our new world. Brazil's first legislation written by AI An AI influencer with 130k followers earning 10k+ monthly Artists poisoning AI models

Is the next big AI breakthrough already here? In this episode, I walkthrough OpenAI's announcement, how to create a GPT for schools, my honest review, and the risks/opportunities. Referenced links: Introducing GPTs Word Dash GPT Ethan Mollick Working with AI

As the new year kicks off, have schools started to adopt AI? Amanda Bickerstaff has deep experiences as a high school teacher and edtech entrepreneur. She recently founded AI For Education to try and bridge the massive chasm which exists between k-12 education and AI technology circles. Amanda has much to say around acknowledging the current good, bad, and ugly with Artificial Intelligence and what it will really take to implement in schools. You can connect with Amanda at: https://www.aiforeducation.io/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanda-bickerstaff-edu/

With a summer season to hold conversations and strategize around AI, I continue to wonder how schools, districts, and universities will use AI this school year. How will AI usage be different this school year?  In today's episode, I'm excited to chat with computer science and entrepreneurship student at the University of Pennsylvania, Aashika Vishwanath.  Beyond her impressive knowledge of AI tools, Aashika shares her perspectives on the AI opportunity as a higher ed student as she returns to UPenn in the coming weeks. Aashika also leads Acaidemy, a huge youtube channel focused on AI. Connect with Aashika or learn from her with one of the links below: http://linkedin.com/in/aashikavishwanath youtube.com/acadaimy amazon.com/author/aashika Plus, LA USD adopts AI chatbot, Iowa schools using AI to ban books, and AI workforce developments.

Has AI killed the essay? Do students actually need to learn how to write essays anymore? In a world of AI, how should we be reimagining reading and writing? We know that over the last three years of the pandemic, the United States and many other countries saw unprecedented learning losses in students. We also know these declines continue to happen at a pivotal moment in our technological history - a moment where anyone can enter a prompt with the words “create an essay on…” and instantly have a logically sound essay in seconds using AI. As former teachers and fierce advocates for writing through their roles at Quill, Sherry Lewkowicz and Katie Moylan offer their perspectives on the role of writing, in addition to the work of Quill across schools.

In a world of AI, what does the future of work look like? Will certain jobs and industries become obsolete? What skills will become elevated in this new world and how should schools revamp their operations to develop these skills in students? Today's conversation with Corinne Hoisington, professor of information systems technology at Central Virginia Community Colleges, begins to tackle these questions. Corinne also travels 200,000 miles a year providing keynotes on topics in technology and has authored over 30 books with Cengage learning on outlook, office, windows 10, and many others. With her deep experiences in career and technical education and her learnings in AI, Corinne has much to share with us how AI will impact the educational experience. If you are interested in having Corinne speak, check out her website: https://professorcorinne.com/about-me/ Plus, Microsoft shares three key findings on the future of work with AI based on 31,000 survey responses.