Episode Details

→ Is it still possible to engage productively as a teacher on social media?→ What do our students risk losing when they lean into AI tools and strategies?→ What can be gained by bringing student writing to authentic audiences?Welcome back to another episode of the Teachers on Fire Podcast, airing live on YouTube most Saturday mornings at 8am Pacific, 11am Eastern. My name is Tim Cavey, and my mission here is to warm your heart, spark your thinking, and ignite your professional practice.About This Guest, David CutlerDavid is a dad, husband, and writer. He’s also a veteran US history, government, and journalism teacher who is exploring AI in education with caution.Timestamps from This Episode0:00:00 - David Cutler is a high school history and journalism teacher in Massachusetts1:30 - "ChatGPT has no place in my classoom!"2:41 - Don't let AI climb the hill for our kids6:01 - Too much help from AI tools7:49 - Is there a contradiction in belief when teachers use AI tools?12:01 - How teachers can use social media productively17:38 - Teaching students to identify fake news20:53 - Using comic books in the social studies classroom22:40 - The value of frequent, low-stakes assessments24:49 - Sharing student writing with authentic audiences27:31 - Why David writes about education on Medium30:10 - How and where to connect with David Cutler onlineConnect with David Cutleron LinkedIn,on X @spinedu,on Instagram @teachercutler,on Medium at medium.com/@spincutler, and on his website, dcutler.pressfolios.com.Visit the home of Teachers on Fire at https://teachersonfire.net/.Song Track Credit: Tropic Fuse by French Fuse - retrieved from the YouTube Audio Library at https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/.