About this episode

This episode discusses how to engage cautious educators in AI policy creation instead of trying to convince them to accept AI.

🟣 There's an educator on almost every team like Deb. Twenty-six years in the sector, a decade in the same toddler room, and the first time AI use came up at a staff meeting, she crossed her arms and said, "Over my dead body." Six months later, her director told Jodie that Deb was the best thing that ever happened to their AI policy. This episode is about what happens when you stop trying to convince your most cautious educator and start asking them to help write the rules instead. ✅ In this episode, you'll learn to: Recognise why resistance to AI is usually protective, not ignorant Reframe a skeptical team member's caution as a role instead of an obstacle Apply the three-question test to any AI-assisted documentation: is it accurate, does it sound like the educator who knows this child, could you swap in another child's name and have it still fit Build the never-share rule into your own AI conversations with your team Understand why the strongest guardrails often come from the most cautious person in the room Give a skeptical educator a real job in your policy creation, not a token one Start the five-minute conversation that could shape your service's best safety rule Hear…

People in this episode

Host: Jodie Clarke

Topics covered

• AI in education
• educator resistance
• policy creation
• team dynamics
• AI documentation

Keywords

• AI policy
• educator resistance
• team collaboration
• AI documentation
• safety rules

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Empowered Educator

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