Exploration AI: Beyond the Algorithm
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Podcast Overview
<p><strong>Exploration AI: Beyond the Algorithm</strong><span> is a professional learning opportunity designed to help educators move past the basics of AI and dive into its deeper impact on teaching and learning. Participants will explore how AI can support instructional design, creativity, and problem-solving while also considering ethical, cultural, and human-centered perspectives. This PD goes beyond tools and prompts to focus on how educators can thoughtfully and responsibly integrate AI into their practice.</span></p>
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9/10/2025
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Recent Episodes
May 14, 2026
Beyond the Algorithm: Season One Reflections, Ethos & Classroom Wins
Hosts Courtney, Matt, and Jason reflect on Season 1 highlights — from giving away 650 AI books and a lively summit to celebrating student-powered classroom wins at Northridge Elementary. They discuss bringing ethos and transparency into classrooms, share the new School AI Chrome extension for teachers, and invite educators to summer PD and a year-long AI Collaborative to continue learning and planning for Season 2. May PDF
April 9, 2026
Blended Remix: AI-Powered Strategies for Student-Centered Classrooms
In this episode of Exploration AI, hosts Courtney Groskin and Dr. Matt Moulton talk with St. Vrain instructional coordinators Casey Luker and Temple Hayles about practical blended learning strategies and thoughtful AI integration. They highlight a Student-Powered AI Challenge winner and explain how AI can be a thinking partner—supporting student metacognition, formative assessment, and teacher planning. Listeners will hear classroom examples (elementary writing feedback, teacher-driven grouping, Schoology discussions), the Blended Remix PD model, and quick steps like flipping your agenda horizontally into stations to create more student choice and deeper learning. April PDF
March 12, 2026
AI Summit Reflection: Empowering Teacher and Students in the Human-Centered Classroom
Courtney and Matt reflect on the energy from the recent AI Summit, where nearly 250 St. Vrain educators gathered to explore practical, human-centered AI integration. A highlight was Dr. Catlin Tucker’s keynote, emphasizing that AI should empower, not replace, educators, with a strong focus on metacognition and purposeful implementation. The team shares key trends from summit feedback, including a shift from curiosity to capability, renewed momentum, and important conversations around K–3 foundations, differentiation, accessibility, and the Ethos Framework. 🎉 Student-Powered AI Challenge Winner: Mary Ann Dempsey (Mead Elementary)Her students used AI as a thinking partner — not a shortcut — to strengthen their Young AmeriTowne campaign speeches through guided questioning and structured feedback. Special guest Hannah McDonald, SVVSD Teacher of the Year and AI graduate student at Purdue, shares how she uses AI to solve real classroom challenges. Her entrepreneurship students used AI as a brainstorming partner, generating 200+ ideas while still evaluating and refining the work themselves. The big takeaway: Keep humans at the center. Use AI to deepen thinking, spark collaboration, and create more space for meaningful learning. Join us next month for another conversation beyond the algorithm. View the March PDF Here
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- What is Exploration AI: Beyond the Algorithm?
<p><strong>Exploration AI: Beyond the Algorithm</strong><span> is a professional learning opportunity designed to help educators move past the basics of AI and dive into its deeper impact on teaching and learning. Participants will explore how AI can support instructional design, creativity, and problem-solving while also considering ethical, cultural, and human-centered perspectives. This PD goes beyond tools and prompts to focus on how educators can thoughtfully and responsibly integrate AI into their practice.</span></p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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