Peter Olson-Skog - How AI Is Forcing Schools to Rethink Learning

About this episode

Dr. Peter Olson-Skog discusses how AI is influencing educational practices and school administration.

Today, we're talking with Dr. Peter Olson-Skog. Peter is the Chief Administrative Officer of School District 197. He was named a Richard Green Scholar for his doctoral research, which described how district offices can support and empower principals. He's also been an assistant superintendent, principal, and director of teaching and learning. Peter holds a BA in elementary education, an MA in human resource development, and a PhD in educational leadership and policy. Most recently, Peter has...

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Host: Justin Grammens

Guest: Dr. Peter Olson-Skog

Topics covered

• AI in education
• school administration
• educational leadership
• learning rethinking
• empowering principals

Keywords

• AI
• education
• school district
• leadership
• learning

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: School District 197

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