Podcast Episodes

Can we communicate with our pets? Leo Trottier on the Future of Interspecies Communication

Season 9 Episode 411

What if our pets are communicating complex ideas—and technology is finally catching up? In this episode of the Shifting Schools Podcast, cognitive scientist and FluentPet founder Leo Trottier joins u…

Published on 8 hours ago

Crossing the Line of Falling Behind: Where Is Your School on the AI Curve?

Season 9

Summary

In this episode, Jeff Utecht discusses the critical importance of understanding where schools stand on the AI adoption curve. He emphasizes the need for leadership to actively engage with AI …

Published on 1 week ago

How Generative AI Can Deepen Critical Thinking in K12, Not Replace It

Season 9 Episode 409

Discover how educators are using generative AI not to automate, but to elevate critical thinking and collaboration in K-12 schools. In this episode of Shifting Schools, host Tricia Friedman shows how…

Published on 2 weeks ago

Parenting, Picture Books, and the Practice of Wonder: Leadership Lessons in Creativity

Season 9 Episode 408

A conversation that reminds us how curiosity, art, and iteration can reshape are necessary and may even be assets for our school leadership and the ways we nurture creative courage in young learners.…

Published on 3 weeks ago

Beyond Cheating: What AI Is Really Teaching Us About Students and Schools

Season 9 Episode 407

The conversation about AI in education often starts—and stops—with cheating. But what if that's the least interesting part of the story? In this episode, Tricia Friedman speaks with the team behind t…

Published on 4 weeks ago

Why vibe coding is such a vibe

Season 9 Episode 406

In this episode Tricia Friedman talks listeners through an example of how she vibe coding an app from start to finish.

Her vibe coding process of building an app blends AI literacy, digital humanitie…

Published on 1 month ago

The Future of Higher Education in America

Season 8 Episode 405

Today, a college diploma is no guarantee that graduates have the competencies that businesses need, including using emerging technologies, communicating, working in teams, and other necessary skills…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Collaboration: The Heart of Innovation

Season 9 Episode 404

In this conversation, Tricia Friedman speaks with authors Dylan Thuras and Jennifer Swanson about their ambitious book that explores the evolution of invention and technology. They discuss the import…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

I know what you did last summer: Jeff and Tricia edition

Season 8 Episode 403

On this episode Jeff and Tricia catch up on all the learning they did last summer.

Hear them talk about gardening...and of course generative AI

Learn more about how to catch them this year:

https://w…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Where is the current taking K12?

Season 9 Episode 402

In this episode of Shifting Schools, Jeff Utecht and Tricia Friedman discuss their upcoming training sessions focused on integrating AI into education. They emphasize the importance of understanding …

Published on 2 months ago