National AI Literacy Day with Erin Mote: Why Doing Something Beats Doing Nothing
From Voices for Excellence by Dr. Michael T Conner
March 23, 2026 · 43 min · Season 4 · Episode 120
About this episode
Erin Mote discusses the implications of AI in education and the importance of AI literacy.
What if AI isn't trying to fit into your classroom — but to rebuild it entirely? Erin Mote, CEO and founder of InnovateEDU, explores what it means to navigate an arrival technology , one that doesn't fit into existing systems but fundamentally reorders them. Erin leads national and international work on AI literacy, including National AI Literacy Day (March 27th), and she's not here to hype or fear-monger. She's a scout: someone managing both the promise and the peril. What You'll Learn: The difference between arrival technologies (AI, electricity, internet) and adoption technologies (crypto, VR) Why AI literacy is as critical in English and science as it is in computer science Real examples of AI reducing bias, optimizing bus routes, and screening for dyslexia How National AI Literacy Day (March 27) is calling in parents, students, and communities Why "do something" is the only response that matters Erin's two-word challenge: Do something Her song choice: Happy (balancing promise and peril)
People in this episode
Host: Dr. Michael T Conner
Guest: Erin Mote
Topics covered
- AI literacy
- arrival technologies
- education
- community engagement
- bias reduction
- dyslexia screening
Keywords
- AI
- literacy
- education
- arrival technologies
- community
- dyslexia
- bias
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: InnovateEDU
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