Episode Details

Greg sits down with Casey Cuny, California’s 2024 Teacher of the Year. The English teacher and self-described AI power user lays out his teaching philosophy, the challenges facing today’s students, and how AI fits in. Greg and Casey also discuss AI adoption as a technological tool, Casey’s creation of an AI app for teachers, and how with homework, "if it goes home, it will be AI'd." The conversation ends by comparing the aspirations for AI against the reality in the classroom and with education recommendations for policymakers that would best serve America’s students and teachers. 

Explore Casey’s website at https://www.caseycuny.com/

Explore Whit, his app at https://www.whitai.app/

Chapters

1.   Introduction to AI in education (00:00 - 01:54)

2.   Casey's journey to teaching (01:54 - 03:38)

3.   California Teacher of the Year award (03:38 - 05:51)

4.   Teaching philosophy: rigor through relationships (05:51 - 08:57)

5.   Challenges facing today's students (08:57 - 17:02)

6.   AI vs. traditional learning tools (17:02 - 20:21)

7.   Skills for the future: writing and critical thinking (20:21 - 29:04)

8.   Using AI as a teaching tool (29:04 - 31:55)

9.   AI in education: transforming assessment methods (31:55 - 36:39)

10. Safe and productive uses of AI in education (36:39 - 42:27)

11. The dual nature of AI in learning (42:27 - 48:10)

12. The possibilities vs the realities of AI (48:10 - 54:18)

13. What policymakers should know about AI & education (54:18 - 1:01:27)