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Janet Moeller discusses the impact of AI on education and the administrative burdens faced by teachers.

In this episode of Thriving Matters, our guest is Janet Moeller. With 30 years of teaching and leading schools across the USA, Hong Kong, and Australia, Janet brings grounded insight into the complexity, care, and courage required in today's education landscape. Carrie and Janet discussed the impact of AI and technology on education, particularly focusing on how administrative tasks have increased teachers' workload over the years. Janet shared her experience as an educator across three countries and highlighted the hidden administrative burden that teachers face due to multiple, siloed systems. She introduced her AI-powered solution, 'Teacharo' which aims to streamline workflows by automating repetitive tasks like incident reporting and parent communication, ultimately reducing the administrative load on teachers. The conversation also touched on the importance of security in AI implementation, the need for intentional decision-making about where AI should and shouldn't be used in schools, and advice for parents regarding AI and student safety. We also addressed concerns about the potential risks of open-source agents and the importance of setting clear guidelines on where AI…

People in this episode

Host: Carrie

Guest: Janet Moeller

Topics covered

• education
• AI in education
• teacher workload
• administrative tasks
• student safety
• technology implementation

Keywords

• AI
• education
• teachers
• administrative tasks
• Teacharo
• student safety
• technology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Teacharo

Places: USA, Hong Kong, Australia

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