Using AI? Keep Teachers in the Driver's Seat

10 Minute Teacher Podcast with Cool Cat Teacher by Vicki Davis

Oct 6, 202611:00Education

Dr. Patricia Dickenson, author of Smart Teaching in the Age of AI, shows how teachers can use AI to plan and differentiate without losing the heart of teaching. Relationship is still one of the top factors driving studen...

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