Mindful AI for Education

I like the transparency statements as an ally via upfront accountability to combat cheating suspicions & align ethically w/AI adoption.

Why I Use AI Transparency Statements in My Classroom Transparency Builds Trust Where AI Detectors Fall Short

Teaching writing in the age of AI? You don’t have to choose between authenticity and AI. You can still teach students to think critically.

👀 We recommend transparency statements as a way to teach writing with AI, not around it. #AIEdu #EduSky

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Excited to share my most recent reflections on using AI in educational settings. I've been experimenting with ways to use AI to differentiate instruction and provide supports for students with disabilities. But, all of this stuff works great for everyone!

#mindfulai #aiedu #edusky

Check out some of the great work @danikachorskyphd.bsky.social and @mindfulaiedu.bsky.social are doing with AI to reach all learners where they are at. If you're not sure where to start with differentiation, here it is. #EduSky #AIEdu #AIinEducation #UDL

Powerful ideas no matter what tool you use.

#EduSky #differentiation

What do you get when you mix AI with Universal Design for Learning?
🎧 Audio versions of readings
📹 Step-by-step video instructions
💬 Chatbots that don’t do the work for students
We tried them all. Here’s what worked →
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#AIEdu #EduSky #AIinEducation #UDL

"Not magical — just math."

This is our starting point with AI and students. Not magic, not God, nothing mystical. Just a tool.

#EduSky #AIEdu #AIinEducation

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The Gospel According to AI: New Video Tools Take Huge Step Forward What viral Jesus vlogs and influencer Yetis tell us about the future of storytelling and why AI literacy can’t wait until tomorrow

We wrote about the huge leap in AI videos after Google's Veo 3 dropped this summer:

#AISky #EduSky #AIinEducation

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A.I. Video Generators Are Now So Good You Can No Longer Trust Your Eyes

Another big debut in the AI world: What the Arrival of A.I.-Fabricated Video Means for Us

#AISky #EduSky #AIinEducation

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/t...

If you teach writing, consider adding AI transparency statements into the process. Students certify how (or if) they used AI. This builds spaces where students learn to own their choices and reflect on their processes. #EduSky #AIEdu

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Big things going on over @mindfulaiedu.bsky.social!

#EduSky #AIEdu #AIinEducation

We hit a milestone by surpassing 500 Substack subscribers! Join the party over at mindfulaiedu.substack.com

All ground-level, secondary or pre-secondary student, teacher, and administrator experience with AI. And all free!

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An isometric illustration of a teacher with long hair and glasses leading a diverse group of high school students seated in a semi-circle. Each student is typing on a laptop, with semi-transparent snippets of text and icons flowing upward from their screens. The warm, muted color palette creates a collaborative and thoughtful atmosphere.

AI detectors will always lag behind AI generation. What if we focused on student transparency instead of playing tech whack-a-mole? #EduSky #AIEdu #AIinEducation

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On water usage: "AI data centers also consume water for cooling, and Google estimates that each prompt consumes 0.26 milliliters of water, or about five drops."

"Google has released data on how much energy an AI prompt uses"

1 Gemini prompt uses the same power as running a microwave for 1 second. #AIEdu #EduSky

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🎬 What I learned from Veo 3: directing AI video feels a lot like real filmmaking—intentional, detailed, and sometimes unpredictable.

Details, process and full prompts here: mindfulaiedu.substack.com/p/putting-go...

#EduSky #AIEdu #AIinEducation #Veo3

I put Google's Veo 3 to the test. It did not disappoint. My video and a behind-the-scenes post on how I made it and what I learned about this potentially game-changing tool are below. #EduSky #AIEdu #AIinEducation

Putting Google’s Veo 3 Video Creation Tool To The Test Lessons learned and potential unlocked with a game-changing tool

Read about making the video and lessons learned. #AIEdu #EduSky

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YouTube video by Mica Mulloy Welcome to AI Frontiers

Creating an introduction video for a high school AI course was a fitting way to experiment with Google's Veo 3. #EduSky #AIEdu #AIinEducation

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The Gospel According to AI: New Video Tools Take Huge Step Forward What viral Jesus vlogs and influencer Yetis tell us about the future of storytelling and why AI literacy can’t wait until tomorrow

Jesus, Moses, and David all got an iPhone.

That’s not the start of a joke. It’s what I saw in my social media feeds this summer, thanks to AI. There are big potential impacts for schools. #EduSky #AIEdu #AIinEducation

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What California Teachers Are Trying, Building, and Learning with AI Waite, Chu and Weiner: AI tools can be powerful when supporting a clear, consistent instructional strategy and strong teacher-student relationships.

AI studies are always interesting. But this makes it seem like AI is only useful if it saves time, and that with AI you can't maintain human connection with students. What is clear: Teachers need support to use AI well. #AIinEducation #AISky #EduSky

www.the74million.org/article/what...

A good early look at what ChatGPT5 can do with and for you from @emollick.bsky.social

www.oneusefulthing.org/p/gpt-5-it-j...

🚸 New school year, new episode! Using AI to improve lesson design, support Ss learning, and rethink what’s possible in the classroom. Plus simple ways for you to get started.

🎧 Tune in wherever you get your podcasts. #EduSky #AIEdu #BackToSchool

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Done!

Even if students use AI along the way, and even if the final product isn’t perfect, the messy process in the middle is really important. Students scripting, rehearsing, failing, re-recording, editing, getting feedback. That's where real learning lives. #EduSky #AIEdu

🎙️ Multimedia projects like podcasts are easy to differentiate, multi-modal by nature, highly relatable to your students, and technologically simpler than they have ever been before. Quality audio is now something anyone with a smartphone can achieve 📱.

Instead of asking “how can we keep kids from using AI?” it is time to shift our pedagogy. One approach is to try podcasts as a way for students to more authentically demonstrate understanding. #EduSky #AIEdu

▶️ Dig into why: mindfulaiedu.substack.com/p/writing-is...

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Digital illustration of a diverse group of high school students working collaboratively in a futuristic, AI-powered creative studio. The students are engaged in scriptwriting, editing, and creating AI-generated video content using laptops and abstract digital interfaces. The environment is modern and ethereal, filled with cool tones of blue, purple, and teal, with glowing abstract elements suggesting AI presence. On the table are stacks of books, including a Bible, textbooks, a humor writing guide, and graphic novels, symbolizing a blend of tradition, creativity, and education.

Have you seen the viral Biblical influencers and Bigfoot and Yeti videos on Instagram 👀?

Made with AI. Polished. Persuasive. Funny. The implications are huge.

AI literacy isn’t a “future skill.” It’s a right now skill. #EduSky #AIEdu

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An illustration of a sculpted hand rising powerfully from a lined sheet of paper, gripping a ballpoint pen in agony. The hand and pen are rendered in a dark, textured style against a solid blue background, evoking strength, creativity, and the enduring power of writing as thinking, but that the 5 paragraph essay may be a thing of the past.

Is the 5-paragraph essay about to retire? Teachers' choice is no longer "AI or no AI." Pedagogy must change to account for ever-present AI tools.

Multimedia projects like podcasts could be a new best practice 🎙️. #EduSky #AIEdu

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Looking for accessible entry points into AI for you or fellow teachers? Here's how @micamulloy.bsky.social found his breakthrough. #EduSky #AIEdu #AIinEducation