A production of ACES (Area Cooperative Educational Services). The podcast where we explore how artificial intelligence is transforming school operations—freeing up time, improving efficiency, and helping educators and administrators focus on what truly matters.
Future-proof Education: AI and Beyond
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A production of ACES (Area Cooperative Educational Services). The podcast where we explore how artificial intelligence is transforming school operations—freeing up time, improving efficiency, and helping educators and administrators focus on what truly matters.
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June 11, 2026
Episode 23- Breaking the Shame Cycle: AI Literacy from Kindergarten to Graduation
<p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal"> Bob and Dr. Jessica White welcome three ACES professional learning specialists to the show: Nicole Beauchamp, Melissa Rosenthal, and Stacey Simpson. Together they pull back the curtain on what's actually happening with AI in Connecticut classrooms, and the answers might surprise you.</p> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal"> Stacey shares findings from interviews with three students at different stages, from middle school to college. All three reported the same thing: their schools were banning AI outright, threatening zeros for anyone caught using it. Meanwhile, students like Stacey's daughter, who has dyslexia, are quietly teaching themselves to use AI as a learning partner. She breaks down word problems, parses confusing language, and accesses grade-level math without the shame that used to come with the struggle.</p> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal"> The conversation digs into the hard questions. Is AI helping students reach deeper understanding, or just helping them survive an inflexible system? Where should educators protect productive struggle, and where should they remove barriers? Nicole offers a memorable comparison to the shift from horse-drawn carriages to cars. The infrastructure takes time to catch up, and right now education sits squarely in the messy middle.</p> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal"> <strong>In this episode:</strong></p> <p>Why students across grade levels keep hearing "don't use AI" and what that messaging costs them</p> <p>The shift in educator thinking from "how do we catch cheaters" to "how do we redesign assignments"</p> <p>Universal scaffolds: how AI supports both literacy and math learners, including multilingual students and kids with executive function challenges</p> <p>The CRAFT prompting method and why phased AI interactions beat one-shot answers</p> <p>A look inside the ACES K-12 AI literacy curriculum, including second graders learning prompting concepts without ever touching a device</p> <p>Middle school skills: verification, bias recognition, and understanding algorithms</p> <p>High school as the driver's seat: student agency, systems design, and vibe coding in the new AI Foundations course</p> <p>Practical first steps for teachers starting mid-stream, beginning with a simple class survey</p> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal"> <strong>About our guests:</strong></p> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal"> Nicole Beauchamp is a professional learning specialist at ACES specializing in math, curriculum development, and building thinking classrooms. She has <span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">been in Education for 14 years- 12 as a high school math teacher at East Hartford High School in CT and 2 as an Instructional Coach in Bristol School District in CT. This is her first year as a Math Learning Specialist with ACES.</span></p> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal"> Melissa Rosenthal is a professional learning specialist working closely with the ACES Center for AI. A former reading interventionist and coach, she has led AI workshops for educators and administrators across Connecticut, including a statewide monthly alliance for districts building AI policy and implementation teams.</p> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal"> Stacey Simpson is a professional learning specialist with nearly 20 years of experience as a high school English teacher, reading interventionist, and instructional coach. She specializes in dyslexia identification and intervention.</p> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal"> <strong>Connect with ACES and the Center for AI to learn more about AI literacy workshops, the K-12 curriculum, and professional development for your district. https://www.ACESpdsi.org</strong></p>
May 22, 2026
Episode 22- Teaching AI to Fourth Graders (and Letting Them Beat the Robot)-Megan Dacosta
<p class= "font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]"> Megan DaCosta teaches fourth grade math and science in Windsor, Connecticut. This is her first year bringing AI into the classroom in a real way, and she joined Bob and Jess to talk about what that looks like with 9 and 10-year-olds.</p> <p class= "font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]"> Her district runs on paper and pencil at the intermediate level, on purpose. So Megan's challenge isn't more screen time. It's making the technology she does use count. She works with Magic School AI, building chatbot rooms and station activities her students move through while she stays close.</p> <p class= "font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]"> The best moment of her year came from a mistake. A student practicing multi-digit multiplication got the wrong answer from a chatbot, and it argued with her. They solved the problem four different ways. When the student explained their reasoning, the chatbot backed down and admitted the student was right. The student still brings it up. They beat the robot, and the sudent knows it.</p> <p class= "font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]"> That's the AI literacy lesson hiding inside a math problem. Don't accept the first answer. Question it. Prove it.</p> <p class= "font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]"> In this episode:</p> <ul class= "[li_&]:mb-0 [li_&]:mt-1 [li_&]:gap-1 [&:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3"> <li class= "font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2"> Using AI as a thought partner instead of a replacement for teaching</li> <li class= "font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2"> Reaching 40-plus students a day without losing your read on each one</li> <li class= "font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2"> Designing lessons backward so every skill level gets what it needs</li> <li class= "font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2"> Teaching healthy skepticism without breeding cynicism</li> <li class= "font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Why she wants students to keep their creativity, not flatten it</li> </ul> <p class= "font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]"> </p>
May 8, 2026
Episode 21- Why Banning AI Hurts the Students Who Need It Most With Dr. Nicole Danishevsky, Southern Connecticut State University
<p class= "font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]"> Dr. Nicole Danishevsky spent 27 years teaching middle school math and leading district-level curriculum work before stepping into higher education this year. Now an assistant professor at Southern Connecticut State University, she's preparing the next generation of teachers to walk into classrooms where AI is already part of the landscape.</p> <p class= "font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]"> In this conversation with Bob Hutchins, Phd and Dr. Jessica White, Nicole talks about what she's seeing on both sides of the desk. As a parent of a high schooler and a college student, she's watched the early "sign this paper saying you didn't use AI" moment evolve into something more thoughtful. As a former district leader, she's lived through the messy work of getting policy, training, and culture to move at roughly the same speed.</p> <p class= "font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]"> The discussion gets into something we keep coming back to on this show: ban culture creates mistrust and pushes students underground. It also widens equity gaps. The six hours a student spends in school may be the only time they have access to thoughtful guidance on how to use these tools well. Take that away, and you've handed the advantage to kids whose parents already pay for tutors.</p> <p class= "font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]"> Nicole brings a math educator's lens to the question of AI as confidence builder, especially for girls in STEM. She makes the case for using AI to break concepts down, offer real-world entry points, and act as a kind of always-available study partner. Not a replacement for teachers. An extension.</p> <p class= "font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]"> We also talk about onboarding new teachers, vertical scaffolding from kindergarten through high school, and what a truly AI-ready school system looks like from a leadership perspective.</p>
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