Excited to be in Orlando this week for the Teaching and Learning with AI Conference. There are over 360 presentations, and 1,170 attendees from 48 states and eight countries. #SSU is well represented, as JMC professor William Martin and Mr. Vantrel Mainor from the Center for Student Success are also here, identifying the most valuable insights to bring back to #SSU to help empower our students. For higher ed, this work matters because AI is no longer a future issue—it’s already shaping how we teach, design courses, support faculty, approach academic integrity, improve accessibility, and prepare students for an AI-enabled work world. #HigherEd #AIinEducation #TeachingWithAI #EdTech #InstructionalDesign #AcademicInnovation #StudentSuccess #CMAC #JMC

🎥 Just shared on YouTube 👉 Vibe coding for teachers means you describe what you want in plain English and AI writes the code — no coding background needed. 2021 Kentucky Teacher of the Year Donnie Piercey shows how any teacher can build custom classroom tools, games, and translators that save real time. Full show notes, resources, and transcript: coolcatteacher.com/e940?utm_… In this episode: 🧩 What vibe coding actually is (and what it isn't) 🎯 How to pick the one small problem to solve first 🛠️ How to fix broken code without knowing how to code 🌐 Why publishing to HTML lets your tool work anywhere 🗣️ Auto-translating a classroom newsletter into five languages 🎮 Building self-checking games that actually teach ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 Introduction & EF Sponsor 00:54 What Is Vibe Coding? 01:57 The Game That Ended Retesting 04:24 Your First Vibe Coding Project 06:58 Auto-Translate Your Newsletter 08:33 Publish to HTML: Games & Dashboards 09:53 From Voice Memos to Classroom Tools 10:24 Start Simple: HTML and Canva Code 11:37 Why AP CSP Powers Vibe Coding 12:00 Wrap-Up & Career Readiness Tours This show is sponsored by EF Educational Tours and their Career Readiness Tours. Show your students what a career looks like up close — coolcatteacher.com/e940?utm_… has the details. 👋 Donnie Piercey is the 2021 Kentucky Teacher of the Year, a Google Certified Innovator and Trainer, and author of "50 Strategies for Integrating AI into the Classroom." He teaches in Lexington, Kentucky. 🔔 Subscribe for a new episode every week: youtube.com/@coolcatteacher?… Drop a comment with the first small tool YOU'd build, and share this video with a teacher who needs it. #VibeCoding #AIinEducation #TeachingWithAI #EdTech #TeacherProductivity #GoogleAppsScript #K12 #AITools #ClassroomTechnology #TeacherTips #FantasticIdeaFriday #10MinuteTeacher #AILiteracy #CoolCatTeacher #ProfessionalDevelopment youtube.com/watch?v=pXXR0KAt…

AI in the Classroom shows how to use simple AI tools to make learning fun, safe, and personal. #EdTech #TeachingWithAI

🎥 Just shared on YouTube 👉 AI in the classroom has no research-based best practices yet — and MIT's Justin Reich explains why, after interviewing 120 teachers and students for The Homework Machine. 📚 Full show notes, resources, and books: coolcatteacher.com/e939?utm_… MIT associate professor Justin Reich (director of the Teaching Systems Lab) joins Vicki Davis to share what he learned talking to real teachers and students about AI in K-12 — and the practical, humble approach teachers can use right now. In this episode: 🎧 Why teacher and student voices beat thought-leader hot takes 🔬 Why "AI best practices" don't exist yet — and the 25-year research timeline behind it 🧪 How to run a small "local science" AI experiment in your own classroom 🧠 Why your domain knowledge is what makes AI useful (the chess example is great) ✍️ Four ways teachers handle AI cheating — beg-and-plead, nag, detectors, and "Bogtrotter" ✂️ The power of subtraction: what schools should stop doing ⏱️ Chapters: 00:00 Sponsor & Welcome 00:25 Justin Reich and The Homework Machine 01:15 Why Trust Teachers and Students Over Experts 02:15 AI Hits Different Schools Differently 03:52 Why Schools Need Shared Expectations 05:56 Why There Are No AI Best Practices Yet 08:28 The Worst-Speech Contest and the AI Question 09:32 Your Expertise Is What Makes AI Useful 11:58 What Domain Knowledge Really Means 16:16 The Homework Machine: Cheating and Four Teacher Responses 20:35 The Power of Less: What to Subtract 22:18 Closing & EF STEM Tours About Justin Reich: Associate professor of digital media at MIT and director of the Teaching Systems Lab. Host of the TeachLab Podcast and its limited series The Homework Machine. Author of Iterate and Failure to Disrupt. This show is sponsored by EF Explore America and their STEM Tours — show your students how STEM shows up in the real world: efexploreamerica.com/STEM?ut… 👍 Enjoyed this? Drop a comment with the one thing you'd subtract from your school, share this video with a teacher friend, and subscribe for a new episode every week. #AIinEducation #TeachingWithAI #EdTech #K12 #Education #10MinuteTeacher #MotivationalMonday #ArtificialIntelligence #TeacherLife #ProfessionalDevelopment #JustinReich #TheHomeworkMachine youtube.com/watch?v=8RAFPvs_…

How students use AI makes all the difference! In this systematic review, Li et al. synthesized 67 empirical studies on how ChatGPT shapes students' critical and creative thinking. The main finding, and one I have been arguing for here for long time, is that the tool isn't the variable. The teaching or pedagogy is. Here's what the evidence shows. When students were asked to compare their own work against the AI's, justify their revisions, or run drafts through a rubric, critical thinking went up. Argument construction, error-checking, metacognitive awareness, all of it improved. The AI became something to interrogate. Strip away that structure and the picture flips. In loosely designed summarizing and essay tasks, students accepted fluent output without questioning it. Cognitive offloading. Shallower reasoning. The AI did the thinking and they let it. The pattern that worries me most is the asymmetry. Creativity rises, critical thinking quietly slips, and students don't notice because the fluency makes them feel productive. They generate more and reason less. The authors give us a phrase worth keeping: epistemic friction. The struggle to verify, justify, and revise is exactly what builds higher-order thinking. Smooth AI output removes that friction, and the reflective work disappears with it. Link in the first comment! #AIinEducation #HigherEducation #AILiteracy #GenAI #TeachingWithAI #CriticalThinking References Li, C., Cui, H., & Hagedorn, L. S. (2026). The cognitive impact of ChatGPT in higher education: A systematic review of critical and creative thinking outcomes. Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence, 10, 100571.

🎥 Just shared on YouTube 👉 Dr. Sarah Thomas calls AI a creativity amplifier — here's how that mindset shift changes the way teachers and students work. 📌 Full show notes and all links: coolcatteacher.com/e937?utm_… In this episode of the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast, Dr. Sarah Thomas — founder of EduMatch and a Regional Technology Coordinator — reframes AI as a creativity amplifier rather than a shortcut. We dig into what she automates, how to keep student data safe, and how to move from fear to confidence with AI. ✅ What you'll learn: Why AI is a creativity amplifier that gives you back your time The big rocks to protect first — COPPA, FERPA, and student PII How to help teachers move from fear to confidence The 80/20 rule for verifying AI output My classroom game: "find the lie in AI" Why teaching is human work a robot can't replace ⏱️ Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:55 Why AI Is a Creativity Amplifier 01:43 What Sarah Automates with AI 02:10 Good Student Uses of AI (and the Big Rocks) 03:28 A Student Using AI as a Writing Tutor 04:26 Moving Teachers from Fear to Confidence 05:18 One Piece of Advice: Protect Student Privacy 06:33 Verify the Output: Find the Lie in AI 07:00 The One Thing: Educators Have Power 07:39 AI and the Teacher Shortage: Stay Pro-Human 08:13 Where to Connect with Dr. Sarah Thomas 👩‍🏫 About the guest: Sarah Thomas, PhD is the founder of EduMatch, a recipient of the ISTE Making IT Happen Award, and co-author of the ISTE digital equity series Closing the Gap. Connect with her at edumatch.org/?utm_campaign=c… or @sarahdateechur. This episode is sponsored by EF Educational Tours and their Career Readiness Tours. Learn more at coolcatteacher.com/e937?utm_…. ▶️ Subscribe for a new episode every week: youtube.com/@coolcatteacher?… Drop a comment with your favorite way to use AI as a creativity amplifier, and share this video with a teacher who needs the reframe. #aiineducation #AILiteracy #EdTech #TeachingWithAI #CreativityInTheClassroom #TechToolTuesday #10MinuteTeacher #CoolCatTeacher #TeacherPD #DigitalEquity #StudentDataPrivacy #EduMatch #K12 #education youtube.com/watch?v=MkwxyPV8…

In our latest Teaching with AI Showcase story, Joshua Barath shares how he is reimagining first-year research by integrating generative AI as a tool for critical thinking rather than a shortcut. georgiancollege.ca/ctlae/art… #GeorgianCollege #TeachingWithAI

I’m excited to share that I’ve been selected as a member of the ASCEND-AI Faculty Learning Community at Howard University! Through this initiative, we are collaborating with fellow educators to advance AI literacy and design an innovative, AI-integrated curriculum. Looking forward to learning, building, and growing together. #ASCENDAI #AILiteracy #HigherEd #TeachingWithAI #HowardUniversity #ascendai2getherai

Join us on Tuesday, March 31, 1:00 to 2:00 pm to hear the Instructional Design Technologist (IDT) team discuss their top 3 tools with AI right now! To register scan the QR code or visit: tinyurl.com/5n8zayj3 #GeorgianCTL #TeachingWithAI

AI should be a scaffold for learning, not a replacement for thinking. Check out these key concepts from the 2026 OECD report on how to move from "cognitive offloading" to true student empowerment. You can read more content like this here: ditch.link/aiforadmins #DitchThatTextbook #EdTech #TeachingWithAI

Collaboration has always been the most important of the 4Cs. Now generative AI is changing how collaboration actually works. A new model called “vibe teaming” treats AI as a partner in the group process—from the very first conversation. Here’s what that could look like in the classroom. open.substack.com/pub/davidp… Hashtags #AIinEducation #GenAI #EdTech #FutureOfLearning #TeachingWithAI #21stCenturySkills #Collaboration #AIinSchools @AmericaSucceeds

AI should strengthen teaching practice while preserving educator authority in every classroom interaction. Experience AI that works under teachers, not over them. Visit gmind.ai now! #GMINDAI #AIinEducation #TeachingWithAI #EdTech #TeacherAuthority

🌱 Photosynthesis — explained visually in minutes! We turned a complex biology topic into a clear, engaging whiteboard explainer using Golpo AI — perfect for educators who want to simplify learning and keep students engaged. With Golpo AI, you can transform lesson notes, PDFs, or prompts into professional explainer videos without editing or design skills. Create visual lessons faster and make learning easier to understand. Want to create similar educational videos? Try Golpo AI today. #GolpoAI #AIForEducators #Photosynthesis #EdTech #WhiteboardVideo #TeachingWithAI #BiologyExplained #AskGolpoAI youtu.be/KF7cm6ffI4c?si=nCk9…

ജീവിത സാഹചര്യങ്ങളും, കരിയർ സാധ്യതകളും എഐ സ്വാധീനത്തിലാകുമ്പോൾ മുന്നോട്ട് പിടിച്ചുനിൽക്കാൻ ചെറുപ്പം മുതലേ കുട്ടികൾ പരിശീലനം നേടേണ്ടത് അത്യാവശ്യമാണ്... #ManoramaHorizon #OnlineWorkshop #AITraining #TeachingWithAI manoramaonline.com/career-ed…

To reimagine Professional Development in the Age of AI, the Faculty Futures 2035, an official pre-summit event of the AI Impact Summit 2026, will bring together faculty developers and academic leaders from University Canada West (Canada), Canterbury Institute of Management (Australia), and Chandigarh University, Uttar Pradesh. Academician will discuss how AI should be embedded more effectively in teaching, assessment and institutional decision-making to get faculty competencies, ethical integration, and long-term readiness, taking place on 24th January 2026 at CU UP. Till then, stay tuned. Watch the full video to know more about Faculty Futures 2035: Reimagining Professional Development in the Age of AI. #FacultyFutures2035 #AIInEducation #ProfessionalDevelopment #AcademicLeadership #CUUP #AIImpactSummit2026 #AIImpactSummit #TeachingWithAI #ArtificialIntelligence #ChandigarhUniversityUP #CUUP

#𝗔𝗜 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲: 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗲? 🤖📚 The future of learning is unfolding in UK classrooms, but it’s sparking a fiery debate. Imagine a world where your child’s math teacher is not even in the room they’re miles away, powered by AI deepfakes and virtual reality. Sounds futuristic? It’s happening now. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗚𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝗻? Schools are trialing deepfake technology to deliver personalized feedback to students, have virtual teachers lead classes, and even mark assignments. The goal? To reduce teacher workload and give students tailored lessons anytime, anywhere. 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 & 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀: Torn Opinions Parents are divided only 12% are on board with AI in classrooms. Concerns over privacy, safety, and the loss of human interaction are front and center. Meanwhile, teachers like Emily Cooke question whether virtual teachers can ever replace the real-life relationships they foster with their students. 𝗜𝘀 𝗔𝗜 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴?💡 Shane Ierston, CEO of Great Schools Trust, says AI will help schools give every child a top-class, personalized education. But some argue that the human connection is irreplaceable no AI can truly “know” a student like a teacher can. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🔥 Will AI enhance the learning experience, or is it setting up a tech takeover that leaves personal connections behind? As schools push forward with this cutting-edge tech, is AI the future we want for our children? 🔊 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸? Would you let AI teach your child? Or should technology take a step back in education? Drop your thoughts in the comments! 👇 . . . #AIinEducation #EdTechRevolution #ArtificialIntelligence #ClassroomInnovation #TeachingWithAI #educationdebate

AI tutors aren’t here to replace teachers... They're here to empower them. 🤝 Explore the strengths of AI the irreplaceable value of human tutors in this quick carousel 👇 meratutor.ai/blog/ai-tutors-… #MeraTutorAIBlogs #AITutors #HybridLearning #TeachingWithAI

Resources created through the new ELA AI Framework Cohorts initiative will define and guide implementation of updated approaches to core English language arts strategies and skills. Learn more and apply for a cohort: ncte.org/ela-ai-framework-co… #AIinEducation #TeachingWithAI #EdTech

As a Faculty Librarian and professor at Georgian College, Jen Booth brings both a tech-savvy and student-centered lens to the evolving challenges and opportunities presented by generative AI (GenAI). Learn more at: georgiancollege.ca/ctlae/art… #TeachingWithAI

AI is helping professional learning communities (PLCs) spend less time on routine work and more time on deeper thinking and critical decision-making for students. Learn how teams use AI to strengthen collaboration. hubs.li/Q03VZnqy0 #TeachingWithAI