Dan Cogan-Drew

AI in the Classroom - Daily

Education EN ↓ 78 episodes

AI in the Classroom – Daily helps educators make sense of AI without the hype. This daily podcast explores what responsible AI in the classroom really looks like for teachers, school leaders, and district administrators. Each episode translates the latest AI news, research, and policy debates into clear, practical insight — what's changing, why it matters, and what to do next. I use AI as a thinking partner in preparing each episode, because the best way to talk honestly about AI in education is to work with it openly. Co-Founder & Chief Academic Officer, Newseladan.cogandrew@newsela.com

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Dan Cogan-Drew

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What Happens When a School District Pilots ChatGPT? 19.03.2026 9:44

We take a closer look at Humble ISD’s AI pilot with OpenAI and ask the deeper questions that often get missed in early conversations about district AI adoption. Topics covered in this episode: • Humble ISD’s pilot of ChatGPT for teachers • Why “time savings” is not enough as a success metric • What districts should measure beyond efficiency • Whether AI-created time actually leads to better studen...

What AI “Cheating” Reveals About Schoolwork 18.03.2026 9:13

Nearly 6 in 10 teens say AI cheating is happening at their school. But what if the real issue is not just cheating, it’s confusion about what schoolwork is actually for? We explore a powerful idea from Tony Frontier’s AI with Intention : fidelity. When students use AI to summarize a text, generate ideas, or speed up part of an assignment, are they cheating, or are they responding to unclear expect...

Is Google's New AI Feature Turning Teacher Feedback Into Autocomplete? 17.03.2026 11:11

We explore Google’s new AI-suggested feedback feature in Google Classroom and ask the bigger question: will tools like this actually improve writing instruction, or just make it easier to automate teacher comments? Topics covered: Google’s new AI writing feedback in Google Classroom Whether AI can reduce teacher workload in meaningful ways Why rubric-based feedback may matter more than chatbot-sty...