This episode features Kris Younger, Director of Education at Zip Code Wilmington, who reveals how the accelerating pace of Generative AI is forcing a redesign of technical education.

What if students could chat with their own notes or teachers could quiz themselves using past feedback? Vihaan Nama joins us from Duke University to explore how AI can transform education when privacy, transparency, and student voice come first.

In this episode, University of Maryland professor Brian Jefferson answers the question: How can educators use AI for cognitive enhancement? Discover practical classroom strategies like co-creating a custom GPT with students, using "play" to reduce AI anxiety, and training the "auditor mindset" for the future of work.

How can educators in rural and underserved communities pioneer the use of cutting-edge technology? Award-winning STEM teacher McKenna Akane shares her incredible journey of bringing AI and VR into her rural Montana classroom. In this episode, she discusses fundraising for VR headsets, winning the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow competition, preserving Indigenous culture with technology, and the importance of creating ethical, human-centered learning experiences for every student.

High school teacher Mike McGuckin discusses his practical strategies for integrating AI into his computer science classes. He shares how he uses AI as an "idea bouncer" for lesson planning, how he facilitates conversations on AI ethics, and what it truly means to be a future-ready educator today.

How is AI trained? Digital literacy advocate and Data Girl creator Angeline Corvaglia pulls back the curtain on the human decisions behind AI. She and Lydia Kumar discuss everything from beauty bias in data labeling and the emotional design of chatbots to the urgent need to preserve young people's unique voices in a world of algorithmic influence.