There are hobbies that are 90% something else. Pottery is 90% waiting for clay to dry. Gardening is 90% weeding. Birdwatching is 90% staring at the sky. Sewing is 90% ironing. After washing the fabric, I had to iron it so that it was as neat as possible before cutting it. It’s a lot of…
As we continue our conversations about AI use in education, I am beginning to clarify my position. At this point, I do not think it is beneficial for young children to have access to generative AI, especially within schools. While I can see its value as a tool for teachers—such as modifying articles to different…
I am someone who loves nuance. I enjoy seeing both sides of an issue, learning from multiple perspectives, and sitting with ideas rather than rushing to conclusions. I’m especially drawn to topics that don’t have a clear right or wrong answer, which is why AI has been such an interesting focus over the past couple…
For my inquiry project, I decided to learn how to sew. When we talk about technology in education, we tend to think about software, apps, AI, and robotics. But a sewing machine is technology, too. It transforms raw materials into something functional through a blend of precision, patience, and problem-solving. My sewing experience is minimal….
One of the major limitations of Generative AI is that we don’t know how it thinks, or even if it truly “understands” anything at all. Its responses are based on patterns in vast amounts of data, not reasoning or lived experience. That means it can confidently generate information that is wrong, biased, or misleading. In…
I thought I was excited to become a teacher, but I was dead wrong. After visiting the Pacific School of Innovation and Inquiry and seeing what learning and teaching can look like, I’m now truly excited to be a teacher. I have never felt more inspired than I did during my visit to PSII. The…
I might have taken it as an omen when I couldn’t log in to Zoom for the first of our Tech Education classes, had the rest of the class not gone so smoothly. As someone who loves learning new technologies and worked in the industry for eight years, I’m excited to explore how technology can…
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