Resisting School AI Mania With Anne Lutz Fernandez

Steph and Eddie are back after a week off feeling refreshed and ready to go (eventually). They start off the show with a bit of table setting for our interview—including a definition of EdTech (it’s a portmanteau!). They then dip into Steph’s latest trip to Tallahassee with some legislative updates, a short recap of the latest State Board of Education meeting, and Eddie rants about the importance of Student protests.   Then, Eddie and Steph bring on author and former educator, Anne Lutz Fernandez. In addition to co-authoring a book about education, Anne created the resisting Resisting School AI Mania Help Sheet which has a great list of resources and research about the issues with AI integration into our schools (14:08). After walking through an intro into Anne’s own experiences with EdTech, the conversation moves into a few of the specific issues regarding AI in education (29:39). Anne addresses whether we’re seeing a “vibe-shift” on AI (46:25), and finally, what a vision for a robust public education system looks like (58:55).   Follow us: Anne (Bluesky) Nobody Wants This (Anne’s newsletter) Extracurricular Podcast Stephanie Vanos Eddie Geller