Analog-First Teaching, Screen Limits, and Practical AI Use: A Conversation with David Cutler

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Kane Pittard discusses with David Cutler the balance between analog teaching methods and the use of technology and AI in education.

Host Kane welcomes David, a Boston-based high school history, government, and journalism teacher, to discuss balancing analog learning with technology and AI in the classroom. David says he is pro-learning rather than anti-tech, preferring discussions, gallery walks, printed materials, and group work, introducing tools like Kahoot or supervised chatbots only after students show mastery, and he is cautious about students using AI without teacher oversight. He describes limited, monitored stude...

People in this episode

Host: Kane Pittard

Guest: David Cutler

Topics covered

• analog learning
• technology in education
• AI in the classroom
• student engagement
• teacher oversight

Keywords

• analog-first teaching
• screen limits
• practical AI use
• classroom technology
• student mastery

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Places: Boston

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