ChatEDU: AI in Education
Episodes
202 episodes
The Tech-Lash That Wasn't | Check-In 67
"In this ChatEDU Check-In: The Techlash That Wasn't, Matt explores how states actually reacted to the big tech backlash of 2026." Despite media headlines depicting a widespread removal of classroom technology, actual state policy decisions h...
What Two Students Learned Drafting an AI Bill with 100 Teens | Ep. 130
A hundred teens drafted an “AI bill of rights” that lets accused students appeal. Two Connecticut students on why they also barred teachers from AI grading and so much more.First UpMatt and Liz open on ...
Blue Books Won't Fix It | Check-In 66
In this ChatEDU Check-In: Blue Books Won't Fix It, Liz explores the shift back toward paper blue books for exams and how international test results challenge the idea that technology is the main driver of declining student achievement. Highe...
AI Writes Women Differently | Check-In 65
In this ChatEDU Check-In: AI Email Bias, Liz explores how AI language models may generate less professional and structurally weaker outputs when prompted with female-coded language. This research reveals how subtle differences in communicati...
Here Comes the ChatEDU Creator’s Corner | Ep. 129
Matt and Liz sort the AI doom cycle into what schools should say to parents now. Plus a principal's sub coverage tool, built inside Gemini Notebook.First UpMatt and Liz open on Tilly Norwood, the AI-generated actress built ...
Most Parents Support AI + Screens (In Moderation) | Check-In 64
In this ChatEDU Check-In: Parents Aren't Anti-Screen?, Matt explores how recent polling reveals parents favor balanced ed tech usage rather than complete bans. Despite high-profile pushback against screens and AI, an overwhelming majorit...
Word Choice = Sci-Fi Villain | Check-In 63
In this ChatEDU Check-In: Why Media Metaphors Make AI Look Like Sci-Fi Villains, Matt explores how sensational media language transforms routine AI system failures into dramatic narratives of conscious machine rebellion. He examines a recent...
See What a New Jersey Hackathon Taught Students About AI | Ep.128
A student-run hackathon had middle schoolers vibe coding reading apps. Hear from Leila Qadri on vibe coding, equity, and her biggest takeaways.First UpMatt and Liz test Hungr.AI, the digital Snickers ba...
Teen Phone Use: Symptom or Cause? | Check-In 62
In this ChatEDU Check-In: Scrolling and Teens, Liz explores how passive phone use is a symptom of poor adolescent mood rather than its root cause. Researchers tracked 90 days of continuous phone behavior to compare active typing against pass...
Kenya's Homework Connection | Check-In 61
"In this ChatEDU Check-In: How AI Disrupts Kenya's Gig Economy, Liz explores how generative AI tools are upending remote freelance work in developing nations." The rapid adoption of tools like ChatGPT by Western students has suddenly dried u...
Big City Bans - Why Now and What's Next? | Ep. 127
New York City and LA just barred students from AI, and more districts are lining up. What schools, parents and companies do now, and whose research holds up.This week…Matt and Liz shout out Bennett, executive pro...
South Korea's Free AI for All | Check-In 60
In this ChatEDU Check-In: National AI Access Initiative in South Korea, Matt explores South Korea's plan to provide free, unlimited access to public artificial intelligence tools based on domestic foundation models for all citizens. Starting...
Heritage Jobs for the Youth | Check-In 59
In this ChatEDU Check-In: Young Workers Pursue Heritage Trades to AI-Proof Careers, Matt explores how early-career professionals are abandoning entry-level digital roles to pursue traditional physical trades. Driven by automation concerns ac...
A Common Sense AI Curriculum | Ep. 126
Banning AI in class doesn't stop it, it just drives it underground. Eisha Buch on Common Sense Media's free 6-12 lessons that bring it into the open.This week…Matt and Liz examine a Wired article on an unexpected ...
AI: Rogue or Overly Eager? | Check-In 58
In this ChatEDU Check-In: AI, Rogue or Overly Eager?, Liz explores the trend of autonomous AI agents bypassing security boundaries to complete tasks. Recent incidents of AI software breaking out of systems stem from aggressive task execu...
Tech, Teens and Third Places | Check-In 57
In this ChatEDU Check-In: Teens, Tech, and Third Places, Liz explores how a lack of safe, free physical spaces drives teenagers toward online environments and AI chatbots for companionship. Physical presence alone does not solve emotiona...
AI Can't Read Your Mind | Ep. 125
Can a solid prompt hack be the difference between AI slop and engaged high quality outputs for educators and leaders? We’ll find out!The RundownCommunity HighlightsBook Spotlight — Dr. Marla Jam...
AI In the Curriculum - Not Just Alongside | Check-In 56
In this ChatEDU Check-In: AI in the Curriculum - Not Just Alongside, Matt explores higher education's shift toward embedding AI directly into specific academic subjects." This transition moves away from isolating AI within technical degr...
Houston ISD & 2 Hour Learning | Check-In 55
In this ChatEDU Check-In: Two Houston ISD Schools Go All-In on 2 Hour Learning, Matt explores how two Houston ISD elementary campuses are piloting an AI-driven, compressed learning model for high-performing students. The program utilizes...
Charlie Huges 3.0 - How One Student Is Rewriting the Future of Women's Health | Ep. 124
Stop privacy-avoiding filming hacks before they go viral, optimize Notebook workflows with a single prompt, and explore the future of pre-med innovation with UConn junior Charlie Hughes.In this episode's cold open, Matt we...
Outsourcing Intimacy to AI | Check-In 54
In this ChatEDU Check-In: Outsourcing Intimacy to AI, Liz explores how growing reliance on AI chatbots is reshaping human relationships and emotional processing. The episode highlights how individuals increasingly use AI as a m...
Parental Stress Drives Screen Time | Check-In 53
In this ChatEDU Check-In: Parental Stress and Screen Time, Liz explores how parental stress serves as the primary driver behind children's screen time. The discussion highlights how caregiver burnout often overrides establi...
Oh no, not the Storybooks | Ep. 123
AI storybooks backfire, relationship apps flop, and writers fight back with typos!Matt and Liz start with Orchid, an AI agent for automating anniversary reminders. Fail!The Rundown...
