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Bringing educators timely and relevant conversations to support student-centered instruction.
Welcome to The AI Conversation for Educators, A Heinemann Podcast Series hosted by Meenoo Rami.
This series for teachers explores how generative AI is transforming teaching and learning.
In this episode, Meenoo Rami speaks with Mary Beth Hertz, art and technology teacher at Beeber High School in Philadelphia, author of Digital and Media Literacy in the Age of Internet, and the executive director of Walkabout Education.
Together they discuss:Why she makes space for honest conversation about bias, privacy, and ethical useHow educators can introduce AI in ways that support creativity, critical thinking, and student voice.How her students use tools like Adobe Firefly in her art classHow she scaffolds digital literacy through inquiry
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Empowering students to write and share their own stories, especially in environments where their identities may be marginalized, is both a radical and necessary act of healing and advocacy.
Always write first. It's the most critical rule when bringing AI into the writing classroom. So when in the writing process should we go to AI and what are the guardrails we can put in place for our teaching?
