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29 Jul 2025
In November of 2022, a school tech director reads an email from a listserve. "Buckle up, here it comes!". Today we launch "The Homework Machine" a series from TeachLab about the arrival of genAI in K12 education. bit.ly/3J76v37

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18 Nov 2025
When OpenAI launched ChatGPT in 2022, schools had just emerged from the challenges of COVID, and teacher morale was at historic lows. Three years later, when unprecedented sums are being invested in AI development, teachers wonder if our priorities are in the right place.
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11 Nov 2025
Most ed tech is invited into schools, but GenAI crashed the party. The truth is some teachers have invited AI into schools. Today we visit four classrooms where students and teachers are using AI in ways they say are innovative, fulfilling, and effective. teachlabpodcast.simplecast.c…
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4 Nov 2025
A school system in Iowa has gone all-in on GenAI, piloting three AI products and encouraging faculty and students to experiment with AI. They let us visit for a week, and we dive in to see what they’re excited about and what has been challenging. teachlabpodcast.simplecast.c…
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28 Oct 2025
Students tell us that they know learning in schools is important, but sometimes turning to ChatGPT to get their work done feels like the best option. For teachers, understanding why students turn to AI can be a helpful starting point. teachlabpodcast.simplecast.c…
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21 Oct 2025
While students have always taken shortcuts, AI has the unique power to quickly and convincingly complete an assignment. How do educators help students make good decisions? In Episode Three teachers share how they navigate school discipline in the AI age. teachlabpodcast.simplecast.c…
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14 Oct 2025
In Episode 2 of The Homework Machine, we go deep into how generative AI technologies are built, why their performance is inconsistent — or jagged — across similar tasks, and what this means for the world of education. teachlabpodcast.simplecast.c…
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Justin Reich retweeted
Oh wow, @ApplePodcasts featured #TheHomeworkMachine for World Teacher's Day.
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Love this podcast series for AI in schools, thinking about AI use, & so much more!
7 Oct 2025
ChatGPT in Schools: Ban it? Embrace it? Hosts Jesse Dukes and Justin Reich share stories of teachers and students reacting to the arrival of an exciting, alarming, and strange technology: The Homework Machine. Follow TeachLab at teachlabpodcast.com
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7 Oct 2025
ChatGPT in Schools: Ban it? Embrace it? Hosts Jesse Dukes and Justin Reich share stories of teachers and students reacting to the arrival of an exciting, alarming, and strange technology: The Homework Machine. Follow TeachLab at teachlabpodcast.com
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At a moment when unprecedented sums are being invested in AI development — including many billions devoted to AI powered education technology — teachers wonder if our priorities are in the right place. teachlabpodcast.com/the-home…
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26 Sep 2025
Journalist Morgan Sung shows how easy it is to get AI chatbots to go off the rails in this thougthful episode from Close All Tabs (featured on Teachlab)
We're excited to share this timeley and insightful episode on teens and AI companions from @KQED 's Close All Tabs. teachlabpodcast.com/close-al…
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✨Over on @Castbox_fm, we've curated an amazing collection of podcasts for people who want the story behind the story.
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Thanks again to the MIT Music department for the use of the harpsichord.
I came for the knowledge on relevant implementation and ideas on AI in K-12 schools, but stayed for the 'Harpsichord Hip-Hop'! Another great podcast educators should/must listen to! @TeachLabPodcast podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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9 Sep 2025
1A on WAMU/NPR is talking about AI and education right now. If you want to hear more from our interviews of over 100 teachers and students, check out The Homeowkr Machine. teachlabpodcast.com/winterse…

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21 Aug 2025
bit.ly/45KviC4 This week, we published my favorite #HomeworkMachine episode: five interviews with high school students about how and why they cheat with AI. (thread)

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21 Aug 2025
David hit a wall at midnight, and turned in an AI generated essay and got caught. Leandro did his entire senior year homework with ChatGPT and no one noticed. He wishes he had gotten caught.
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21 Aug 2025
As per usual, if you ask young people to reflect seriously about their experiences in schools, what they share will be heartfelt (sometimes heart wrenching), insightful, and crucial to navigating the challenges of school change.
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Teachers share stories of dealing with AI cheating on "The Homework Machine" newest episode "The Duplicitous Nature of Humanity". bit.ly/4oBPmPo
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