PODCAST · education
AI CAFE 2025
by Accretive Media Ventures
The first school year in the age of generative AI is historic and is raising many big questions. AI Café is where active classroom teachers meet to share what we've learned about managing generative AI in the classroom this week? Grab a cup of coffee with a middle school teacher, a university professor, an early childhood educator-technology specialist, and an education researcher as we meet to share our weekly discoveries. We cover it all from the aha moments to mistakes we’ve made, and the lessons we learned. We cap the meet-up by sharing the AI tools we found most helpful and effective.
Episodes
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Lightning Presentation: AI Cafe Year in Review 2024
The AI Cafe podcasts 2024 mic drop episode looks back on a year of generative AI in education. Through the lens of a diverse cohort of educators ranging from early adopters to AI skeptics. The discussions highlight the evolving perceptions of AI, from initial fears of cheating and hindering...
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The County Banned Gen AI in My School, I’m a K12 Teacher, What Should I Do?
The conversation explores the challenges and opportunities presented by AI in education, and the varying policies across institutions. Participants discuss the importance of AI literacy for educators, the implications of banning AI tools, and the need for a balanced approach to technology in the...
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We Need Time to Play Before We Teach: The Key to A Supportive AI Culture
The conversation explores the overwhelming number of AI tools available to educators and our challenges in finding time to learn and implement them effectively. Participants discuss the importance of play in professional development, the need for targeted learning experiences, and the systemic...
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We Found A Way to Increase Passionate, Meaningful and Joyful Learning with Gen AI
This week, we discussed the critical role of intrinsic motivation and passion in education, discussing how traditional educational systems often rely on extrinsic motivators. The group emphasized the need for relevance in learning, the integration of AI to connect to student passions, and the...
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How Much Student Struggle Is Productive, How Much Gen AI Is Too Much?
This week, we discussed the balance between utilizing technology and maintaining foundational skills. The speakers discuss the importance of struggle in the learning process, the potential dangers of over-reliance on AI, and the need for structured, purposeful use of technology in educational...
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Going From Toy to Tool: Finding Your Path to Using Gen AI Effectively In The Classroom
The conversation explores the journey of embracing AI as a tool rather than a toy. The participants discuss the importance of vetting AI apps and the need for critical thinking when using AI-generated content. They also highlight the role of AI in personalization, project-based learning, and...
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It Takes Time to Save Time With Gen AI: How to Spend the Least and Get the Most
We began by exploring whether we're just using generative AI because it's the shiny new thing. We quickly agreed that Gen AI is definitely a massive time saver. But how much time did we each have to invest in learning, setting up, and tweaking generative AI tools to start seeing significant time...
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Show Me Your Work: How Can We Assess Students’ AI Supported Assignments?
This week, we discuss the need and practical challenges of tracking and assessing student assignments when generative AI is an approved tool. What reliable strategies can we use to see and evaluate students’ processes without increasing our workload? Follow on Twitter: @ideasforteacher @DrBioTom...
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Creating Stimulating, Safe Learning Experiences with AI-Powered Teaching
This week, we talk about an AI tool that enables teachers to create custom chatbots for specific units, provide real-time insights into student progress, level reading material, assist with IEP goals, and create interactive “choose your own adventure” activities. It’s called a “walled garden” for...
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3 Frameworks for Managing the Growing Wave of Generative AI Tools: The Missing Link
The number of new artificial intelligence tools available to educators is expanding faster than most of us can follow. This generative AI wave is introducing technologies into the classroom with many unknowns and limited vetting. This week, we explore how we can assess students’ experiences with...
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Our Most Useful AI Lessons From 2023, How We'll Use Them in 2024
We start the new year by reflecting on our experiences with generative artificial intelligence in 2023 and the lessons we learned. We close by sharing our most useful discoveries and how we plan to use them in the year ahead. Follow on Twitter: @ideasforteacher @DrBioTom @jonHarper70bd @CFKurban...
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10 Creative Ways to Teach with AI Image Generators
This week, we dove into AI image generators and how they can be used to engage students in higher-order thinking. We explored and shared the results of testing and comparing several AI image tools with real students in real classrooms. We also exchanged in-class projects and activities that were...
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From Clippy to Copilot: Classroom-Tested AI Add-Ons That Save Time and Enhance Learning
This week, we shared our experiences with AI-driven add-ons that enhance teaching and learning — from Clippy to Copilot. We explored ways to share grades with parents, simplify complex tasks like understanding Excel formulas, and adapt teaching methods in the face of AI’s growing presence in...
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It’s Not Cheating: Working Less, Teaching Better Is The Future — How To Get Used To It Now
Is using AI chatbots to provide feedback to students cheating, cutting corners, or failing to do our best for students? This week, we discovered a hidden barrier to embracing AI, no matter how useful, how much time it saves, or how much it enhances the learning experience. It's the "G" word, and…
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Three Acronyms That Help Students Think Clearly and Get Better Results from AI Tools
The results students get from AI tools like ChatGPT and Bard depend on how well they’ve learned to communicate with these resources. In this session, we explore effective ways to help students learn and remember how to get what they want from these tools –including three useful acronyms. Follow…
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Too Engaging: 16 New Ways You Can Use Voice to Engage, Teach and Support Students
Every week, we explore new and helpful ways generative artificial intelligence can support teaching and learning. This week we unwrapped a surprisingly engaging new resource that uses voice to teach and support students in novel ways. Follow on Twitter: @ideasforteacher @DrBioTom @jonHarper70bd...
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How We Prepared to Head Back to School With Generative Artificial Intelligence
How We Prepared to Head Back to School With Generative Artificial Intelligence Caroline Fell Kurban, Dan Jones, Juli Ross-Kleinmann, and Thomas Mennella It’s fascinating; this is the first back-to-school season in the age of generative artificial intelligence — historic. A middle school teacher…
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Reducing the Workload of Grading Papers: A Few Ways Artificial Intelligence Can Help
We all agree that grading papers, providing detailed feedback, and maintaining consistency across 100 or more papers are some of the most taxing tasks on a teacher’s to-do list. This week, we met at the AI Cafe to explore how artificial intelligence can help, what works, ethical considerations…
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Safely Uploading Student Work to ChatGPT: A Teacher’s Checklist
Every week, we discover new and helpful ways generative artificial intelligence can support teaching and learning. We’ve also found a new world of student privacy discussions we need to have. This week, we exchanged steps we’re taking and some important steps we’re overlooking. Follow on Twitter:...
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Why the Three R's May Take a Backseat to the Three F's During the Summer of AI
Every teacher is familiar with the three Rs, but this week we all got a sample of why learning more about the three Fs may be just as crucial in the age of AI. Identifying what's fake, false, and phony is much more critical as generative AI grows capable of creating convincingly deceptive content...
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More Doors Open for Teaching and Learning with ChatGPT: Ban Ended, New Tools Released
We review developments that may signal a historic week for ChatGPT, generative AI, and the possibilities for teaching and learning. First, a look and new features and a decision that could lead to the end of policies banning ChatGPT in schools. Follow our PLN on Twitter: @JamesBrauer...
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TeachAI: The Great AI Conversation Has Started, Make Sure You’re at the Table
In this episode, we cover the TeachAI initiative, the start of the Great AI conversation, and why getting a seat at the table is so important. Next, we look behind the curtain at the wave of AI technology coming to classrooms and flashback to valuable lessons learned from the last tech frenzy....
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Does ChatGPT Help or Harm Students’ Problem-Solving Skills? Depends on When You Ask
In this episode, we cover the shifting ground beneath educators’ view of ChatGPT’s impact on student problem-solving and how many educators moved from seeing generative AI as a threat to viewing it as a powerful resource for teaching and learning. Follow our PLN on Twitter: @JamesBrauer...
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Two New Updates Make It Safer for Teachers, Students, and Schools to Use ChatGPT
In this episode, we cover why ChatGPT is safer for teachers, students, and schools and what you need to do to take advantage of the new features. In the second segment, we share a creative approach to assessment in the age of AI. Follow our PLN on Twitter: @JamesBrauer @bamradionetwork...
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Students, ChatGPT, and Homework: How Can You Tell Who Wrote That Paper?
AI is transforming student writing. Can the latest AI detection tools consistently identify student assignments completed with artificial intelligence? How much can we rely on them when assessing student work? Can artificial intelligence solve the grading problem it's creating? We put these...
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22 Reasons Why Teaching With ChatGPT Takes a Dream Team to Be Effective
In this second episode, our editors pick last week's top three stories from the intersection of education and AI and explain why they matter. The first is a story about why using ChatGPT in our classrooms takes a dream team. The second update explains why a recent decision on the other side of…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The first school year in the age of generative AI is historic and is raising many big questions. AI Café is where active classroom teachers meet to share what we've learned about managing generative AI in the classroom this week? Grab a cup of coffee with a middle school teacher, a university professor, an early childhood educator-technology specialist, and an education researcher as we meet to share our weekly discoveries. We cover it all from the aha moments to mistakes we’ve made, and the lessons we learned. We cap the meet-up by sharing the AI tools we found most helpful and effective.
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Accretive Media Ventures
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