AI for Educators Daily with Dan Fitzpatrick

A podcast for educators on why non-technical school leaders are building AI tools in 2026, how vibe coding changes experimentation, and what this means for leadership, assessment, and edtech.

A conversation for educators on Microsoft’s 2026 Work Trend Index report, exploring AI agents, human judgment, leadership, and why school culture matters more than individual tool confidence.

A deep dive into a GovTech article exploring AI agents in education, where universities are seeing early success in administration but still struggling with teaching and learning applications.

✨ Special Episode ✨Judit Polgar is the greatest female chess player in history. She beat Gary Kasparov in his prime, and As a junior, she outranked Demis Hassabis, the man who now runs Google DeepMind. She's the star of the new Netflix documentary Queen of Chess. She watched AI tear through her profession thirty years ago and her warning to educators is one we cannot afford to ignore.● She lived AI's revolution 30 years before us● The computer told her to win, she lost● AI gives passive knowledge, experiences knowledge is needed● Schools are destroying kids who are different● Intuition comes from experience AI can't replace00:34 Meet Judit Polgár: Queen of Chess01:03 From Champion to Educator: Why Classrooms?02:21 The Chess Palace Programme & Learning Through Play04:04 Chess: The Original Testing Ground for AI04:57 What Teachers Are Feeling Right Now06:16 The Day She Trusted the Computer and Lost the Game07:26 An Earthquake in the Classroom08:43 Re-evaluating What Teachers Bring to the Room09:43 Her Father's Bold Claim: Can Any Child Be Exceptional?12:25 Adversity, Setbacks & Teaching Failure14:36 A Week-Long Journey Into Mistakes16:13 The Sycophantic AI Problem: Why Kids Need Rejection17:06 Critical Thinking When Real and Fake Blur19:17 What Schools Still Haven't Learned20:46 Human Connection Over Frontal Learning23:13 The Problem with 50-Minute Subject Blocks24:52 Over-Reliance on AI & The Danger to Intuition27:23 Why Chatbot Answers Are "Worse Than Nothing"28:36 The 10/90 Rule: Knowing the Move vs. Understanding Why30:49 Navigating the Messy Middle as a Leader32:35 Bravery, Mistakes & Cutting Through the Jungle

A deep dive into an ABC News report on AI deepfakes in schools, exploring student harm, policy gaps, and why safeguarding and digital literacy are now critical in education.

A deep dive into an EdSource opinion piece arguing AI in schools could harm student thinking and development, and what educators must do to avoid repeating past edtech failures.

A deep dive into an FE News article on “guided AI,” exploring how redesigning AI tools could reduce cheating, support thinking, and reshape teaching in universities.

A deep dive into a TechRadar opinion on AI in schools, exploring equity, workforce readiness, and why teaching students to think critically with AI may matter most.

A deep dive into a Mashable article exploring how schools are introducing AI, revealing a fragmented system where students lead adoption and education struggles to keep pace.

A deep dive into a Cambridge article by Lord Knight exploring how AI could reshape education by shifting focus from standardization to personalized learning, human judgment, and lifelong adaptability.

A deep dive into a New Yorker article questioning AI in schools, exploring cognitive risks, student development, and whether education should resist or rethink AI integration entirely.

A deep dive into an FE News article arguing AI will not replace education, but increase the need for human judgment, critical thinking, and lifelong learning in a rapidly changing world.

A deep dive into a World Economic Forum article exploring youth perspectives on AI in education, revealing why readiness, not technology, will determine whether AI improves learning or worsens inequality.