AI in Education: Real Classroom Examples, Strategy, and Leadership
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Student-Built, Community-Tested: The AI App Connecting North Carolinians to Critical Resources
Satviki and Anwita, first-place winners of the NC AI Solve-a-Thon, share how they built NC Connect Link, an AI-powered app helping North Carolinians find critical resources in one place.
NC's AI Solve-a-Thon Proved Students Are Ready. Are We?
North Carolina's first student AI competition showed what's possible when K-12 students are trusted with real community problems. Hear from the NC DPI leaders who built it.
Schools are Asking the Wrong Question About AI
Most schools start their AI conversation with "Does this tool work?" Educator and philosopher Priten Shah argues that's the wrong first question. In this episode, Priten shares a bioethics-based framework for ethical decision-making in K-12 and makes the case that classroom teachers, not district admins, are the most consequential AI decision-makers in any school
Rural Schools Are Beating Big Districts in AI. Here’s Why.
Think rural districts are "behind" on AI? Think again. Wyoming’s tech leader Steven Priest reveals how small schools are using high-trust, low-bureaucracy environments to lead the nation in AI adoption.
23. The Lifeline of Learning: Dr. Sawsan Jaber on Radical Love, Agency, and Humanizing Education in the Age of AI
In this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Sawsan Jaber, a global educator, equity strategist, and author of Pedagogies of Voice. Dr. Jaber’s work is rooted in her lived experience as the daughter of refugees and her profound belief that classrooms must be healing spaces that nurture student voice and radical love.
3: AI in Schools: Beyond Substitution to Redefinition
North Carolina’s Vera Cubero helped craft some of the nation’s first K-12 AI guidelines. She joins Lydia to share why project-based learning, durable skills, and ongoing teacher PD are essential for human-centered AI adoption, especially in rural and underserved schools.
11. More AI, More Humanity: Ben Gordon Sniffen on the Alpha School Model
What happens when an AI tutor shrinks core academics to two hours? Alpha guide Ben Gordon Sniffen shares a model that trades seat-time for mentorship and real-world skills.
7: Closing the Gap: Tanzania Brown on AI Equity and Student Affirmation
Educator Tanzania Brown discusses using AI for student affirmation, confronting AI bias, and closing the educational equity gap.
3: Redefining Education with AI: Vera Cubero on Project-Based Learning and Human Connection
North Carolina’s Vera Cubero helped craft some of the nation’s first K-12 AI guidelines. She joins Lydia to share why project-based learning, durable skills, and ongoing teacher PD are essential for human-centered AI adoption, especially in rural and underserved schools.