The first school year in the age of generative AI is historic and is raising many big questions. AI Café is where active classroom teachers meet to share what we've learned about managing generative AI in the classroom this week? Grab a cup of coffee with a middle school teacher, a university professor, an early childhood educator-technology specialist, and an education researcher as we meet to share our weekly discoveries. We cover it all from the aha moments to mistakes we’ve made, and the lessons we learned. We cap the meet-up by sharing the AI tools we found most hel...
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28 min
We’re Doing Better: The AI Problems We’ve Resolved and the Questions That Linger
In this episode, Caroline, Dan, Juli, and Jon update each other on the AI problems they’ve resolved in their classrooms, from creating Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) to i…
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15 min
Lightning Presentation: Learning Unleashed 2024 Year in Review
The Learning Unleashed Podcast with Carl Hooker presents a comprehensive review of the top trends and big ideas in educational technology from 2024. This year-in-review episode hig…
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10 min
Lightning Presentation: AI Cafe Year in Review 2024
The AI Cafe podcast’s 2024 mic drop episode looks back on a year of generative AI in education. Through the lens of a diverse cohort of educators ranging from early adopters to AI…
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21 min
The County Banned Gen AI in My School, I’m a K12 Teacher, What Should I Do?
The conversation explores the challenges and opportunities presented by AI in education, and the varying policies across institutions. Participants discuss the importance of AI lit…
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22 min
We Need Time to Play Before We Teach: The Key to A Supportive AI Culture
The conversation explores the overwhelming number of AI tools available to educators and our challenges in finding time to learn and implement them effectively. Participants discus…
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22 min
We Found A Way to Increase Passionate, Meaningful and Joyful Learning with Gen AI
This week, we discussed the critical role of intrinsic motivation and passion in education, discussing how traditional educational systems often rely on extrinsic motivators. The g…
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26 min
How Much Student Struggle Is Productive, How Much Gen AI Is Too Much?
This week, we discussed the balance between utilizing technology and maintaining foundational skills. The speakers discuss the importance of struggle in the learning process, the p…
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34 min
Going From Toy to Tool: Finding Your Path to Using Gen AI Effectively In The Classroom
The conversation explores the journey of embracing AI as a tool rather than a toy. The participants discuss the importance of vetting AI apps and the need for critical thinking whe…
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32 min
It Takes Time to Save Time With Gen AI: How to Spend the Least and Get the Most
We began by exploring whether we're just using generative AI because it's the shiny new thing. We quickly agreed that Gen AI is definitely a massive time saver. But how much time d…
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21 min
Show Me Your Work: How Can We Assess Students’ AI Supported Assignments?
This week, we discuss the need and practical challenges of tracking and assessing student assignments when generative AI is an approved tool. What reliable strategies can we use to…
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28 min
Creating Stimulating, Safe Learning Experiences with AI-Powered Teaching
This week, we talk about an AI tool that enables teachers to create custom chatbots for specific units, provide real-time insights into student progress, level reading material, as…
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14 min
3 Frameworks for Managing the Growing Wave of Generative AI Tools: The Missing Link
The number of new artificial intelligence tools available to educators is expanding faster than most of us can follow. This generative AI wave is introducing technologies into the…
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28 min
Our Most Useful AI Lessons From 2023, How We'll Use Them in 2024
We start the new year by reflecting on our experiences with generative artificial intelligence in 2023 and the lessons we learned. We close by sharing our most useful discoveries a…
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30 min
10 Creative Ways to Teach with AI Image Generators
This week, we dove into AI image generators and how they can be used to engage students in higher-order thinking. We explored and shared the results of testing and comparing severa…
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13 min
From Clippy to Copilot: Classroom-Tested AI Add-Ons That Save Time and Enhance Learning
This week, we shared our experiences with AI-driven add-ons that enhance teaching and learning — from Clippy to Copilot. We explored ways to share grades with parents, simplify com…
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25 min
It’s Not Cheating: Working Less, Teaching Better Is The Future — How To Get Used To It Now
Is using AI chatbots to provide feedback to students cheating, cutting corners, or failing to do our best for students? This week, we discovered a hidden barrier to embracing AI, n…
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24 min
Three Acronyms That Help Students Think Clearly and Get Better Results from AI Tools
The results students get from AI tools like ChatGPT and Bard depend on how well they’ve learned to communicate with these resources. In this session, we explore effective ways to h…
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25 min
Too Engaging: 16 New Ways You Can Use Voice to Engage, Teach and Support Students
Every week, we explore new and helpful ways generative artificial intelligence can support teaching and learning. This week we unwrapped a surprisingly engaging new resource that u…
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23 min
How We Prepared to Head Back to School With Generative Artificial Intelligence
How We Prepared to Head Back to School With Generative Artificial Intelligence Caroline Fell Kurban, Dan Jones, Juli Ross-Kleinmann, and Thomas Mennella It’s fascinating; this is t…
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23 min
Reducing the Workload of Grading Papers: A Few Ways Artificial Intelligence Can Help
We all agree that grading papers, providing detailed feedback, and maintaining consistency across 100 or more papers are some of the most taxing tasks on a teacher’s to-do list. Th…