“We didn’t ban calculators. We taught math differently. We didn’t ban the internet. We taught research differently. So why are we trying to ban AI instead of doing the same?” We’ve been here before. I was a young teacher when the internet showed up in classrooms in the 90s. Educators panicked. Teachers worried it would make students lazy, that it would only be used for cheating, and that memorizing facts and dates would go out the window. They were right. Sort of. The internet did change things. But it didn’t destroy learning. It made us rethink what was worth teaching and how we wanted to spend instructional time. It pushed us away from memorizing trivia and toward analyzing, questioning, creating, and connecting. The same thing happened with calculators decades before. There was real fear that students would lose the ability to compute. But what actually happened was that students stopped getting stuck in multi-digit calculations and started spending more time doing real math. They m...
AI-Powered Solutions for Educators: 101 Strategies to Save Time and Reduce Stress 👇 Free Download Link Below 👇 Over the last 13 years of my 30-year career in education, I’ve worked directly with teachers and schools on systems change and professional learning. This journey has been incredibly rewarding, and I’ve learned a lot along the way. Recently, my focus has been on early literacy practices, building quality math programs, and helping teachers enhance their instructional strategies. Throughout this work, I’ve consistently demonstrated the use of AI. There are several degrees of AI utility in education; this guide aims to make your life easier and more effective, embodying the adage, “Work smarter, not harder.” AI is beginning to offer a unique opportunity to create equitable learning environments for all students. While AI won’t replace teaching due to the irreplaceable human element in education, it will, like the internet did two decades ago, be a disruptive innova...