How is Minecraft a powerful tool for building community, fostering inclusion, and engaging learners? This week’s amazing guest Mashfiq Ahmed has an answer for that question and tons of wisdom to share. Meet this week’s special guest: ?? Mashfiq Ahmed (he/him) is a high school chemistry teacher at John Dewey High School in Brooklyn, New York. He has been playing […]
318: AI Literacy Experiments for the Family
In this episode, Jeff and Tricia discuss their favorite holiday food, introduce a new free guide on experimenting with AI for families, announce an upcoming series on mental health, promote an AI literacy cohort for PLCs and committees, highlight Jeff’s work on Washington State guidelines and policies, mention upcoming conferences, discuss the link between AI literacy and DEIJ/media literacy, and […]
317: Bonus Episode Tricia on the concept of ‘screentime’ and more…
Join us for this bonus episode where Tricia is a guest on the BFIS ‘The Future is Now Podcast.’ Ready to follow that show? https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-benjamin-franklin-international-school-podcast/id1714268067 Find all of the resources mentioned here. Listener Challenge: – Be the first to review from your state and win access to our AI course bundle. Leave a review on any podcast platform and […]
316: Bonus Episode – Integrating Technology in Education with Jeff Utecht
Episode Description: Join us for this bonus episode were host Jeff Utecht becomes the interviewee on the Have A Life Teaching Podcast. You can subscribe to the Have A Life Teaching Podcast here: https://pod.link/1702975996 Episode Highlights: 1. Shout-out to Listeners: A special thanks to our listeners in Pennsylvania, Indiana, and France for your wonderful ratings and reviews! Remember, the first […]
315: Human Centered Leadership in K12 education with Dr. Peter Stiepleman
On today we speak with Dr. Peter Stiepleman, 2021 Missouri Superintendent of the Year. We explore keys to a human-centered leadership approach. Ready to meet our guest? Peter Stiepleman, EdD. Author, Leadership Coach, and Inspirational Speaker Dr. Peter Stiepleman is a locally, regionally, and nationally recognized leader who uses the power of storytelling to help leaders design better systems and […]
314: Elevating Student Learning With AI
“What do I want my process to look like?” this is a question researcher, educator and author Maya Bialik would love to see more teachers think about right now. Our conversation thinks about the art and craft of teaching as it applies to AI and the range of AI tools available to us. Our guest this week is: Maya Bialik […]
313: The necessity of listening to the student perspective on AI
Join us as we discuss the implications of AI in educational settings, particularly focusing on how these tools can be integrated to foster inclusion and improve learning experiences with Max, a High School Student. Key Discussion Points: AI and Social Interaction: Max highlights how AI tools can prevent social issues like being ‘left on read’ or ‘ghosted’, providing valuable insights […]