AI for Educators Daily with Dan Fitzpatrick
Episodes
304 episodes
Is 'prompt engineering' still vital for teachers?
Highlights- Today we are exploring an article I wrote for Forbes this week, simply titled "Prompt Engineering Isn't Dead, But The Caricature Is." It's a piece where I tried to cut through some of the noise about a topic that's oft...
How can AI boost classroom learning outcomes?
Find out moreHighlights* Instead of banning AI, leverage it by redesigning assignments, such ...
Does AI make educators doubt their judgment?
Highlights* Over-reliance on AI can subtly erode an educator's judgment and authenticity, leading to moments of self-doubt even for seasoned professionals who *know* their material is good.* Generative AI's confident flue...
How AI's profit boom affects school budgets?
Flat-rate AI plans are ending, forcing educators to rethink usage as AI companies become profitable. This shift in EdTech pricing will significantly impact school budgets and classroom practice.Highlights- Today we are expl...
Can AI build a Babel Tower in schools?
Find out moreHighlights- Today we are exploring a really fascinating piece fro...
Are AI chatbots bad for young students?
Highlights- Today we are exploring a really impactful piece from Natasha Singer in The New York Times, published just recently on May 27th, 2026.- Now, as I read this, my mind immediately jumps to a few places.- If AI al...
Is AI making student thinking too easy?
Find out moreHighlights* Resist AI's convenience to preserve the pr...
Is AI making students passive learners?
Students automatically reaching for AI before thinking is the real education problem, not cheating. This passivity erodes deep student learning and critical classroom practice
Can AI accurately grade student essays?
Find out moreHighlights* A University of Cambridge study found that top AI models like Claude and ChatGPT matched huma...
Are schools preparing students for AI's future?
Find out moreHighlights- What the study essentially found is that there’s wide...
Can AI really accelerate student learning by years?
Find out moreHighlights- It's a fascinating look at where the r...
Interview: Chris Phillips, VP Education at Google
Live from the Shoreline Amphitheatre at Google I/O 2026, I sat down with Chris Phillips, VP & General Manager of Google for Education, minutes after Sundar Pichai's keynote to ask the questions teachers actually want an...
Is AI Really The Biggest Digital Polluter?
A concise episode for educators on the environmental impact of AI versus other online habits, exploring what actual...
How Should Schools Teach AI Responsibly?
A podcast for educators on Microsoft’s Thailand AI-in-education...
Can Schools Teach AI Without Dependence?
A podcast for educators on Estonia’s national AI-in-schools strategy, exploring why it is training students to use g...
What Should Educators Watch At Google I/O?
A podcast for educators on why Google I/O matters far beyond model benchmarks, focusing on agentic AI, school devices, smart glasses, Workspace changes, and NotebookLM’s growing classroom impact.
The Leadership Problem Behind AI
This episode, I explore why school AI progress is being slowed not by tools or teacher capability, but by leadership, culture, and the redesign of work, drawing on
Why Does Failure Still Matter?
A deep dive for educators on Judit Polgar’s warning about AI in schools...
Can We Trust AI Education Research?
A deep dive for educators on the retraction of a widely cited ChatGPT-in-educatio...
Is Vibe Coding Changing Schools?
A podcast for educators on why non-technical school leaders are building AI tools in 2026, how...
What Should Leaders Redesign First?
A conversation for educators on Microsoft’s 2026 Work Trend Index report,...
Universities Are Testing AI Agents Here’s What’s Actually Working
A deep dive into a GovTech article exploring AI agents in education, where universities ar...
