ERIC SHENINGER: Navigating AI in Our Schools with Clarity, Intention, and Purpose

→ How can education leaders help staff move from AI anxiety to AI optimism and fluency?→ How can we make sure that pedagogy always trumps technology in our classrooms?→ How can we promote the kind of disruptive thinking necessary to future-proof our learners for an unpredictable world?Welcome back to another episode of the Teachers on Fire Podcast, airing live on YouTube most Saturday mornings at 8am Pacific, 11am Eastern. My name is Tim Cavey, and my mission here is to warm your heart, spark your thinking, and ignite your professional practice.About This Guest, Eric SheningerEric works with schools throughout the world, helping educators meet and exceed their potential to improve outcomes for learners. He is the founder and CEO of Aspire Change EDU, a collaborative consultancy designed to provide personalized support to all educational systems. Prior to this, he was a teacher and an award-winning Principal at New Milford High School.Timestamps from This Episode0:00:00 - Eric Sheninger is an award-winning principal, author, and speaker.2:01 - About his book, Personalize: Meeting the Needs of All Learners 3:47 - Leveraging technology and personalized learning frameworks7:56 - How to use AI as a force multiplier as education leaders12:57 - Which AI tools Eric uses for which purposes16:22 - How to move from AI anxiety to AI optimism and fluency21:16 - Pedagogy trumps technology - and that includes AI24:59 - The disruptive thinking necessary to future-proof our learners28:02 - Words for the innovative educator who feels alone34:06 - How and where to connect with Eric online34:54 - Eric's current work on a next bookConnect with Ericon LinkedIn,on X @E_Sheninger,on Instagram @esheninger, on YouTube @EricSheninger, andon his website at https://ericsheninger.com/.Visit the home of Teachers on Fire at https://teachersonfire.net/.Song Track Credit: Tropic Fuse by French Fuse - retrieved from the YouTube Audio Library at https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/.