• 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?

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.

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