Ai, Unscripted - Teaching the Teachers: Preparing Pre-Service Educators for an AI Future

About this episode

Dr. Kris McGee discusses how to prepare pre-service educators for an AI future by emphasizing the importance of human connection in teaching.

Cohosts Mary Crowley Farrell and Ron Hansen welcome Dr. Kris McGee, Professor, Department of Educational Professions, Frostburg State University. Dr. McGee explains how she uses transparency and modeling to teach pre-service teachers how to use AI as a partner while keeping the teacher's voice and human connection at the center of learning. From creating differentiated texts for diverse reading levels to rethinking lessons that didn't land, she demonstrates how AI can handle the tedious work so teachers can focus on what matters most: the relationships and empathy that no tool can replace.

People in this episode

Hosts: Mary Crowley Farrell, Ron Hansen

Guest: Dr. Kris McGee

Topics covered

• AI in education
• pre-service teachers
• teacher training
• human connection
• differentiated instruction

Keywords

• AI
• education
• pre-service teachers
• teacher training
• human connection
• differentiated texts
• empathy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Frostburg State University

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