AI as an Assistant: Rethinking Learning and the Future of School

Opening Paragraph In this episode, we tackle the challenges educators face as uncertainty around AI, demographic shifts, and evolving student futures continue to reshape schools. Teachers are feeling the pressure to personalize learning for every student, and we explore how AI might assist rather than overwhelm us in that work. Jennifer Womble, Conference Chair for FETC, joins us to unpack trends that matter now and in the years ahead. Whether you're attending FETC or not, this conversation will help you make sense of what's next in education. What You'll Learn In this episode, you'll learn how to: think about the implications of today's kindergarteners graduating in 2035 and what shifting demographics mean for schools reframe AI as an assistant to support teaching and learning rather than a threat recognize why learning as a human-centered, relational skill remains essential consider how schools and teachers can respond to change with clarity and purpose Episode Link Show notes and resources:

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AI as an Assistant: Rethinking Learning and the Future of School is an episode from 10 Minute Teacher Podcast with Cool Cat Teacher by Vicki Davis.

This episode is 11:21 long.

This episode was published on Jan 6, 2026.

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