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6 Insights From An Actual Teacher in an Actual Classroom in an Actual School
This Teacher’s Journal: Blog Post 10 | March 22, 2025 Introduction: Beyond the Hype of Influencers In recent weeks there’s been a lot of chatter on social media about the importance of teachers sharing their voice. (See posts by Bronwyn Ryrie Jones and Michelle Michael) so this post is not a theoretical reflection. It is Read more
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Bridging Dewey and Freire: Developing a Pedagogy That Can Do More and Be More | Some Quick Thoughts
Reading Dr Christyna Serrano’s article on Freirean pedagogy and AI was a catalyst for deep reflection on my own pedagogical development. Her insights into problem-posing education, dialogical learning, and AI as a tool for collaborative inquiry resonated strongly with the transformative history pedagogy I am developing. While my foundations have always been Deweyan-centred on structured Read more
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“Empowering Education in the Age of AI” | This Reader’s Digest
A Reflection on: Serrano, C. (2025) Empowering Education in the Age of AI: Moving Beyond the Banking Model with Freire’s Problem-Posing Approach Paulo Freire’s revolutionary vision of education has long shaped conversations about humanising learning. Dr Christyna Serrano’s article, Empowering Education in the Age of AI: Moving Beyond the Banking Model with Freire’s Problem-Posing Approach, brilliantly Read more
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The AI-Infused Classroom: Reflections on a Flipped Model in Motion
With assessment tasks set to begin submission early next week, I wanted to capture my reflections before my views are coloured by final student outputs. I started this term with a big question: how can an AI-infused, flipped learning model do more and be more? I wanted my students to engage deeply with history, not Read more
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Affirmations, Challenges, and Crystalised Thinking from West Point’s AI Experiment | This Reader’s Digest
A Reflection on: Hoang, F. Q. (2024). Case Study: Collaborative AI in a West Point Classroom. I am deeply grateful to Francis Q. Hoang for sharing his work in his West Point case study on collaborative AI in the classroom. His work points to a future that is full of hope. Like me, Hoang foresees Read more
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Why AI and Flipped Learning Can Break the Cycle of Performative Schooling
This Teacher’s Journal: Blog Post 9 | March 14, 2025 The Season of Ripening: Weeks 7–8 and the Shift in Student Focus Every term follows a seasonal rhythm. Early weeks are for sprouting new shoots of growth – introducing new ideas, laying conceptual foundations, and pushing students to think beyond their initial assumptions. Mid-term is Read more
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