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AI in the Classroom – Daily helps educators make sense of AI without the hype. This daily podcast explores what responsible AI in the classroom really looks like for teachers, school leaders, and district administrators. Each episode translates the latest AI news, research, and policy debates into clear, practical insight — what's changing, why it matters, and what to do next. I use AI as a thinking partner in preparing each episode, because the best way to talk honestly about AI in education is to work with it openly.Co-Founder & Chief Academic Officer, Newseladan.cogandrew@newsela.com
Dan Cogan-Drew hosts AI in the Classroom - Daily, a education show with 48 episodes published.
In this episode we explore the debate around a Georgia school marketed as the nation’s first AI-themed high school, and what its story reveals about the gap between AI branding and actual classroom practice. Topics cover
Show notesIn this episode we explore a live “AI usage teardown” of a reflective tool created by educator Amelia King, designed to help students think more clearly about how they are using AI in academic work. Topics covered: How s
Show notesIn this episode, we explore a fascinating (and counterintuitive) finding from a large-scale study of AI writing tools in Brazilian high schools: adding human graders to AI feedback didn’t improve student outcomes—but tha
Show notesIn this episode we explore the idea of cognitive surrender in AI education: what happens when students, teachers, or professionals begin relying on AI not just for support, but for the thinking itself. How do we use AI a
Show notesIn this episode we explore a sharper way to think about AI in literacy instruction: not as a shortcut that makes texts easier for students, but as a teacher’s assistant that helps educators identify where complex texts m
Show notesIn this episode we explore what eighth-grade students in California are asking about AI. We reflect on a recent classroom visit and use students’ own questions to examine what young people already understand about AI, wh
Show notesIn this episode we explore the debate around Khanmigo, Khan Academy’s AI tutor, and what its struggles reveal about the difference between explaining content and actually supporting learning. Topics covered: Why Khanmigo
Show notesIn this episode we examine a published analysis comparing civilian casualties at Gettysburg with civilian casualties in Gaza in 2024, and explain why the comparison is historically incoherent. Topics covered: Why AI-gene
Show notesIn this episode we explore why AI is increasingly showing up in education as a tool for coaching and feedback. We look at Renaissance Philanthropy’s discussion of the Gates Foundation’s AI initiative, which is exploring
Show notesIn this episode we explore a federal lawsuit involving Palo Alto Unified School District, a student essay flagged by Turnitin’s AI detector, and the much larger question underneath the case: what should schools actually
Show notesIn this episode we explore four practical questions educators and district leaders can ask before adopting AI tools in classrooms. Drawing on Daniel Willingham’s framework for evaluating educational technology, we look a
Show notesIn this episode we explore what it might take to design writing assignments that students are less likely to outsource to AI. We look at a college philosophy assignment called “My Apologies” and use it as a lens for thin
Show notesIn this episode we explore what happens when AI helps students produce “better” writing, but makes that writing feel less like their own. Drawing on a recent essay by Nurul Hassan Mohammad about AI use in STEM classrooms
Show notesIn this episode we explore a new kind of objection emerging in classrooms: students and teachers questioning whether AI tools belong in school because of their environmental costs. We look at real examples from classroom
Show notesIn this episode we explore how AI could reshape state assessment, and why that shift matters for teachers, coaches, and district leaders.W We look at two recent pieces: Jane Swift’s argument that AI-enabled assessment ca
Show notesIn this episode we explore a question schools are only beginning to confront: how should students speak to AI? As AI chatbots become more common in classrooms, the conversation often focuses on cheating, plagiarism, cita
Show notesIn this episode we explore the rise of AI-powered coaching tools for teachers and what happens when feedback on classroom instruction starts coming from software instead of a human observer. We look at the promise and ri
Show notesIn this episode we explore what happens when AI changes the basic conditions of student writing, and why some teachers are bringing pencils, notebooks, and in-class writing back into the center of English instruction. Dr
Show notesIn this episode we explore a new Stanford study showing that AI writing feedback tools can respond differently to the same student work depending on demographic cues like race, gender, motivation level, English learner s
Show notesIn this episode we explore the promise, and the limits, of “closed loops” in AI-enhanced classrooms. We talk about whether AI can really give teachers and school systems a complete picture of a student’s learning journey
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