Quick take:
As California mandates AI literacy in schools, education leaders face a critical choice between teaching basic AI operation and empowering students to reimagine what's possible with AI fluency.
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🏴☠️ BREAKING DOWN THE OLD RULES
In this episode, Hannah challenges traditional education paradigms:
Key Insight #1: AI Literacy Isn't Enough
What's broken: Schools focusing only on basic AI efficiency like email writing and lesson planning
The shift: Moving toward true AI fluency where students apply AI across all aspects of learning
Impact: Students who can creatively innovate and think beyond what AI alone can accomplish
Key Insight #2: Integration Over Isolation
What's broken: Adding standalone AI clubs or career pathways as a checkbox solution
The shift: Embedding AI project-based learning into every core subject
Impact: Students developing real-world AI applications across all disciplines
Key Insight #3: Authentic AI Experience
What's broken: Using "sterilized" educational versions of AI tools that limit real learning
The shift: Teaching students to work with actual AI tools they'll use in their careers
Impact: Graduates prepared for the true demands of an AI-transformed workplace
If our response as leaders is to go with sterilized versions of tools to satisfy a mandate, we're not doing our kids a service for their future.
✌️ YOUR DO SCHOOL DIFFERENT CHALLENGE
Ready to implement these ideas? Start here:
Tomorrow: Evaluate how your school currently uses AI - is it for efficiency or empowerment?
This Month: Identify one core subject where you can integrate AI project-based learning
This Semester: Develop a comprehensive AI fluency strategy across all grade levels
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