About this episode
The episode discusses the challenges teachers face in integrating artificial intelligence into education amidst a disinterested Department of Education.
It’s an awkward time to have a Department of Education that seems so disinterested in, uh, education. It’s leaving teachers to grapple with how to integrate artificial intelligence into the classroom—if at all. Guest: Randi Weingarten , president of the American Federation of Teachers. Want more What Next TBD? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Evan Campbell, Madeline Ducharme, Patrick Fort, Rob Gunther and Paige Osburn. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Guest: Randi Weingarten
Topics covered
- education
- artificial intelligence
- teaching
- Department of Education
- classroom integration
Keywords
- education
- artificial intelligence
- teachers
- Department of Education
- Randi Weingarten
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Organizations: Department of Education, American Federation of Teachers, Slate Plus, Apple Podcasts, Slate, Acast
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