Teachers on Fire Are classroom AI tools doing more harm than good? with David Cutler
→ Is it still possible to engage productively as a teacher on social media?
→ What do our students risk losing when they lean into AI tools and strategies?
→ What can be gained by bringing student writing to authentic audiences?
Welcome back to another episode of the Teachers on Fire Podcast, airing live on YouTube most Saturday mornings at 8am Pacific, 11am Eastern. My name is Tim Cavey, and my mission here is to warm your heart, spark your thinking, and ignite your professional practice.
About This Guest, David Cutler
David is a dad, husband, and writer. He’s also a veteran US history, government, and journalism teacher who is exploring AI in education with caution.
Timestamps from This Episode
0:00:00 - David Cutler is a high school history and journalism teacher in Massachusetts
1:30 - "ChatGPT has no place in my classoom!"
2:41 - Don't let AI climb the hill for our kids
6:01 - Too much help from AI tools
7:49 - Is there a contradiction in belief when teachers use AI tools?
12:01 - How teachers can use social media productively
17:38 - Teaching students to identify fake news
20:53 - Using comic books in the social studies classroom
22:40 - The value of frequent, low-stakes assessments
24:49 - Sharing student writing with authentic audiences
27:31 - Why David writes about education on Medium
30:10 - How and where to connect with David Cutler online
Connect with David Cutler
on LinkedIn,
on X @spinedu,
on Instagram @teachercutler,
on Medium at medium.com/@spincutler, and
on his website, dcutler.pressfolios.com.
Visit the home of Teachers on Fire at https://teachersonfire.net/.
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