The conversation in the newest episode revolved around the integration of AI in education, with Cindy and co-hosts sharing their experiences and insights on the potential benefits and challenges. They discussed the importance of balancing creativity and policy, and the need for hands-on guidance for teachers to understand AI's potential in the classroom. Cindy emphasized the importance of starting with personal time audits and offloading tasks to AI, and stressed the value of modeling appropriate AI use and developing prompt engineering skills in students. They also highlighted the potential of AI to improve engagement and pedagogy in the classroom, and to enhance student learning outcomes.

Resources

• School Leaders Project Podcast
• Toddle: The World’s First AI-enabled LMS
• UNESCO - Artificial intelligence in education
• UNICEF - Generation AI - Engaging stakeholders to build AI-powered solutions that help realize and uphold child rights
• The 3P’s
• provision: for basic needs such as food and housing
• protection: from abuse, from degrading punishment or arrest without a proper judicial process
• participation: to express their views on all matters that affect them and have those views taken seriously
• Maslow’s Hierarchy Of Needs

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This episode covers transitioning from a public school to an independent school, as well as the impact of technology on elementary education today. Our guest introduces us to his many passions, including his professional development event, ShiftinEdu. The group addresses introducing AI to young students safely and appropriately, emphasizing inclusivity and diversity, while tackling challenges in providing technology to all students, regardless of financial background.

Resources

• Felix’s website
• St. Stephen's Episcopal Day School
• ShiftinEdu
• Photo of Felix and Luciano Pavarotti

In this episode, Sarah Enterline Roch discusses her professional journey, including her current role at St. Mark's School, and highlights the challenges elementary school students face with establishing their identities. She delves into strategies for enhancing the quantity and quality of hard-to-acquire personal data, emphasizing the need for collaboration among various roles within institutional research to achieve significant outcomes. Sarah also shares practical advice for those new to institutional research, touching on data governance, privacy policies, and the benefits of a unique identifier across multiple systems, while illustrating how effective institutional research has led to positive changes in educational settings.

Resources

• Center for Institutional Research at Independent Schools (CIRIS)
• St. Mark's School
• CIRIS Data Culture Assessment
• ATLIS360 Self-Study Guide, thoroughly evaluate how your school utilizes technology and the effects it has on the school
• Principles of Good Practice: Teaching and Learning in the Digital Age, from NAIS
• Student Thrive Index Model (located lower on the page), measure how your students experience various aspects of school life

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