Curiosity should be a feature of school, not a casualty of shortcuts. We sit down with Sam Whitaker, Senior Director of Impact at StudyFetch, to unpack how AI can deepen learning without doing the work for students—and why the difference matters for equity, creativity, and the future workforce. Sam pulls from data on a million student chats, showing that when guardrails are clear, most learners use AI to understand concepts, plan essays, and practice step by step rather than asking for answer...
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Curiosity should be a feature of school, not a casualty of shortcuts. We sit down with Sam Whitaker, Senior Director of Impact at StudyFetch, to unpack how AI can deepen learning without doing the work for students—and why the difference matters for equity, creativity, and the future workforce. Sam pulls from data on a million student chats, showing that when guardrails are clear, most learners use AI to understand concepts, plan essays, and practice step by step rather than asking for answer...
AI & EdTech: Transforming Classrooms with Smarter Tools
EdTech Empowerment: Innovating Education Together
1 hour 23 minutes
8 months ago
AI & EdTech: Transforming Classrooms with Smarter Tools
In this episode of EdTech Empowerment, host Juan Rodriguez speaks with Lindy Hockenbary, an experienced K-12 EdTech advisor, about the integration of technology and AI in education. They discuss Lindy's journey in EdTech, the key elements for successful technology integration, common mistakes educators make, and the importance of digital citizenship. The conversation also explores the role of cell phones in the classroom and the impact of AI on the future of education, emphasizing the need fo...
EdTech Empowerment: Innovating Education Together
Curiosity should be a feature of school, not a casualty of shortcuts. We sit down with Sam Whitaker, Senior Director of Impact at StudyFetch, to unpack how AI can deepen learning without doing the work for students—and why the difference matters for equity, creativity, and the future workforce. Sam pulls from data on a million student chats, showing that when guardrails are clear, most learners use AI to understand concepts, plan essays, and practice step by step rather than asking for answer...
