AI’s Impact on Education — with Casey Cuny, California’s 2024 Teacher of the Year
Guest: Casey Cuny, California’s 2024 Teacher of the Year
About this episode
Greg sits down with Casey Cuny, California’s 2024 Teacher of the Year. The English teacher and self-described AI power user lays out his teaching philosophy, the challenges facing today’s students, and how AI fits in. Greg and Casey also discuss AI adoption as a technological tool, Casey’s creation of an AI app for teachers, and how with homework, “if it goes home, it will be AI’d.” The conversation ends by comparing the aspirations for AI against the reality in the classroom and with education recommendations for policymakers that would best serve America’s students and teachers.
In this episode
- 00:00Introduction to AI in education
- 01:54Casey’s journey to teaching
- 03:38California Teacher of the Year award
- 05:51Teaching philosophy: rigor through relationships
- 08:57Challenges facing today’s students
- 17:02AI vs. traditional learning tools
- 20:21Skills for the future: writing and critical thinking
- 29:04Using AI as a teaching tool
- 31:55AI in education: transforming assessment methods
- 36:39Safe and productive uses of AI in education
- 42:27The dual nature of AI in learning
- 48:10The possibilities vs the realities of AI
- 54:18What policymakers should know about AI & education