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- Update frequency
- every 20 days
- Average duration
- 22 minutes
- Episodes
- 23
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Educators Respond to Google’s New AI Push Into Classrooms: Why Some Are Thrilled, While Others See A Troubling Trend
In this conversation, a wide range of voices respond to Google's recent announcement offering over 30 AI tools for free to schools. The creators of TPACK, SAMR, and SETI offer their take on the featu…
00:19:17 |
Fri 01 Aug 2025
The Seven Seismic Executive Orders Aimed at Reshaping Education Policy and Practice Overnight
The episode of Ed Quake 2025 unpacks a seismic moment in education history: The day seven executive orders about education came crashing down in a single, breathtaking wave from Washington. Signed on…
00:15:51 |
Tue 29 Apr 2025
Some Think More With Gen AI, Some Less: Here's What's Behind This Emerging Critical Thinking Divide
This conversation explores new findings on the critical thinking divide fueled by Gen AI, What does this mean for teaching and learning? This deeply informed group discusses their experiences with Ge…
00:50:45 |
Sat 05 Apr 2025
Two Roadmaps For Making Smarter Decisions About Generative AI in 2025?
The entire context of teaching and learning is changing at a speed and magnitude that no one in education has experienced. There’s no simple playbook for the changes sweeping across the education pr…
00:13:22 |
Mon 10 Mar 2025
Special Report: How Teachers and Administrators are Handling the New Mass Deportation at Schools Policy
This week, President Trump signed executive orders that profoundly affect teaching and learning. The most immediate involves mass deportation and authorizing immigration agents to make arrests at sch…
00:37:30 |
Sat 01 Feb 2025
The 12 Indicators to Watch as Teaching and Learning in America Take a Sharp Right Turn
The episode dives into a BRN internal report titled “The 12 Indicators We’re Watching as Teaching and Learning in America Take a Sharp Right Turn.” The discussion examines the potential policy shifts…
00:25:28 |
Mon 20 Jan 2025
Lightning Presentation Crosstabs 2024 Year in Review
This year-end review of the AI Crosstabs podcast dives into the latest research on generative AI in education, highlighting 12 key studies from 2024. They discuss the global perspective on AI’s impac…
00:19:02 |
Sat 11 Jan 2025
Lightning Presentation: Learning Unleashed 2024 Year in Review
The Learning Unleashed Podcast with Carl Hooker presents a comprehensive review of the top trends and big ideas in educational technology from 2024. This year-in-review episode highlights key takeawa…
00:15:13 |
Fri 03 Jan 2025
We Need Time to Play Before We Teach: The Key to A Supportive AI Culture
The conversation explores the overwhelming number of AI tools available to educators and our challenges in finding time to learn and implement them effectively. Participants discuss the importance of…
00:22:03 |
Sun 20 Oct 2024
Selecting the Right Framework To Bring Gen AI Into Your Class, Course or District: Part 2
We invited the creators of the five prominent models for teaching with technology to help us compare and contrast their features in the context of generative AI. Join us for a side-by-side exploratio…
00:18:52 |
Sun 06 Oct 2024
The Small and Big Thinking Required to Teach Effectively with Gen AI: Models Part-1
For the first time, the creators of the SAMR, TPACK, and the Triple E technology integration frameworks met to discuss their widely adopted models and how they fit in the age of generative AI. They a…
00:25:30 |
Sat 21 Sep 2024
Going From Toy to Tool: Finding Your Path to Using Gen AI Effectively In The Classroom
The conversation explores the journey of embracing AI as a tool rather than a toy. The participants discuss the importance of vetting AI apps and the need for critical thinking when using AI-generate…
00:33:12 |
Sun 08 Sep 2024
How Gen-Z Students Feel About Schooling
We discuss the findings of the Parent Report Card, which shows that parents are anxious and uncertain about academic preparedness, mental health support, and preparation for the future in schools. Th…
00:18:22 |
Sun 01 Sep 2024
How the Process of Integrating Technology and Teaching Is Evolving: Part 1
There are growing signs that conventional thinking about introducing technology into classrooms is shifting. Some educators believe that established technology integration frameworks need to evolve …
00:11:20 |
Fri 30 Aug 2024
Differentiating Brain Breaks to Meet Individual Student Needs: What Works
This panel discussed why brain breaks are important for students during class time. More importantly, the guests unpack how to differentiate brain breaks to meet students’ specific needs– using them …
00:13:14 |
Tue 20 Aug 2024
Successfully Onboarding New Teachers With Empathy, Support and Humor
We’re in onboarding season when new relationships are built and the tone for the coming school year is set. Join us as our seasoned veterans share their time-tested strategies for meeting the individ…
00:23:47 |
Fri 16 Aug 2024
Elevating Tech Equity in the Age of Generative AI
The updated U.S. National Ed Tech plan highlights the digital divide regarding access, design, and use. We discuss the challenge of getting reluctant adopters to use technology equitably. We also tou…
00:18:06 |
Tue 16 Jul 2024
The New 21st Century Skills: John Hattie Lists the Critical Four in the Age of Gen AI
Thanks to generative artificial intelligence, John Hattie believes the conventional idea of 21st-century skills is outdated. In this discussion, he draws on research to update the list and identify …
Sun 16 Jun 2024
Reimagining Teacher Support: Addressing Systemic Trauma in Teaching
The trauma experienced by teachers is often overlooked, or discounted in favor of focusing on student trauma. The guests discuss the need for systemic changes to support teachers, including the provi…
00:17:33 |
Thu 16 May 2024
It Takes Time to Save Time With Gen AI: How to Spend the Least and Get the Most
We began by exploring whether we’re just using generative AI because it’s the shiny new thing. We quickly agreed that Gen AI is definitely a massive time saver. But how much time did we each have to …
00:28:11 |
Tue 16 Apr 2024
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