AI and Education

it was an interesting first meeting. I didn't say anything but just listened, but there are some who are very afraid of AI in the classroom. I am hoping to develop a balanced approach that can help my students and even my colleagues in this new area of learning. I look forward to reading others' views and experiences.

And I am new here and want to be a sponge. There are so many opportunities for positive use of AI in education.

I am interested in learning more about using AI and other digital tools to support student learning. I also want to learn more about how I can use AI to support my teaching. I am especially interested in finding resources that are appropriate for 3rd graders since I teach 3rd grade. I hope to increase student engagement in literacy and math. What AI tools or digital resources have you used and found to be most helpful for your classroom? Please let me know if you know of any resources that is age-appropriate for 3rd graders!

Background: I'm a solo developer and I run two free platforms, GamingForLearning.com (cyber concepts through short games) and GetIntoCyberJobs.com (career pathways mapped to the NICE framework). No cost, no install, no account required for the main activities, designed for older devices and low bandwidth.

What I'm hoping for is more than a quick look, something like a couple of lessons or a short unit, and then a written summary of how students responded, what worked, what didn't, and what you'd change. I'm happy to fit around whatever you're already teaching rather than ask you to add anything, and I'll make any changes you suggest.

I should be upfront: I'm not offering payment and this isn't a formal research study. I'm a one-person operation trying to find out whether this holds up in a real classroom, because right now I only have usage data and a handful of teacher comments, and neither of those tells me much about learning.

If that sounds interesting, reply here or message me and I'll send details.

I am thrilled to share that our AI Educator Brain series won the 2026 CODIE Award for the Best AI Literacy & Skills Development Solution! Thank you for being on this journey with us. Season 3 is coming soon!

Check out our video about the award: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzRndA8x19o

Register now!

The AI Educator Brain: The Perils of AI "Detection" in Education
Tuesday, June 16
5-6 pm ET.
Register now: https://sharemylesson.com/webinars/ai-educator-brain-perils-ai-detectio…

If you are an AFT member, there is a bonus webinar for you as well with the National Academy for AI Instruction.

Critical Thinking in the Age of AI
June 16, 6-7 ET
Register: https://sharemylesson.com/webinars/critical-thinking-age-ai-0

Good news for everyone who's ever said, "I wish I could catch the AI Educator Brain webinar, but I'm driving / folding laundry / grading papers, or avoiding grading papers"...we heard you.

The AI Educator BrAIn is now officially a podcast (https://edbrain.transistor.fm/)! Same Kelly Booz and Sari Beth Rosenberg. Same Christopher Penn dropping AI knowledge like it's hot. Same SNL Weekend Update–style AI News Update segment. Now in your earbuds, your car speakers, and wherever else you do your best thinking.

Here's how it all works now:
🎧 The podcast — Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, or wherever you get your podcasts. Search "The AI Educator BrAIn." Full monthly episodes plus shorter bonus News Update episodes between them.

🎓 PD credit? Still right here on SML. Listening to the podcast is great — but it doesn't count for professional development credit. To earn PD credit, you need to take the on-demand webinar version on Share My Lesson, or join us live. PD you choose, not some in-service chosen for you.

📺 Join us live — The AI Educator Brain webinar series runs monthly. Sign up, ask questions in the chat, react in real time, and earn PD credit while you're at it.

So: podcast for the commute, webinar for the credit. Both free. Both honest. Both occasionally chaotic.

Hit subscribe wherever you listen — and if you've got 30 seconds, leave us a review. It helps other educators find the show.
See you in the feed. 🎧

https://edbrain.transistor.fm/

Before tonight’s webinar, take 2 minutes to post on our Padlet.

👉 Add your examples here: https://padlet.com/sharemylesson/the-ai-educator-brain-on-multilingual-…

Tonight’s episode, The AI Educator Brain on Multilingual Classrooms: Supporting ELLs with AI Translation Tools, explores how AI can help educators translate, scaffold, and connect across languages.

What to share on the Padlet:

📝 Family Communication: Paste a short letter or message you send to families.
🌍 Translation Tools You’ve Tried: Share what tools or strategies you’ve used to communicate with multilingual learners or families.
🧩 Challenges Where AI Could Help: Tell us one classroom or communication challenge where AI might make a difference.

And because it’s too fun not to bring back…

👀 Creepy or Cool? — Keep adding your wildest AI finds to our running “Creepy or Cool” Padlet from last month!
👉 ADD YOUR CREEPY OR COOL: https://padlet.com/sharemylesson/creepy-or-cool-share-your-ai-examples-…

See you tonight at 6:00 pm ET!
REGISTER: https://sharemylesson.com/webinars/ai-educator-brain-multilingual-class…

Kelly Booz, Sari Beth Rosenberg, and EdBrAIn

P.S. Can’t post ahead of time? No problem. You can still add your ideas live during the webinar.

Special Human Guest:
We’re excited to welcome Sam Canning-Kaplan, K-12 Education Lead at OpenAI, who partners with PK-12 organizations to help them safely and effectively navigate the opportunities of generative AI. Before joining OpenAI, Sam spent more than a decade in the K-12 edtech space, including roles at Google for Education, Schoology, Wiley, and IEEE.

I am a 5th grade teacher in Georgia, and I’m thrilled to be learning about PLNs in my graduate class. While exploring, I came across Share My Lesson and was immediately drawn to it. As I looked through the site, I noticed the AI and Education community and joined right away. At first, I was hesitant about using AI, but toward the end of last school year I tried the AI tool Brisk to help grade student essays and it was truly a lifesaver. Now, I’m excited to discover even more tools that can help make the more tedious parts of teaching more manageable, so I can focus more of my energy on my students.

We need your help for tonight’s EdBrain webinar, The AI Educator Brain on Classroom Management: Calm, Clear and AI-Assisted.
We’ve set up two Padlets for you to post on before the session. Your submissions will shape our live activities, and we’ll feature some of them in real time.

Need to register? Do so here: https://sharemylesson.com/webinars/ai-educator-brain-classroom-manageme…

Padlet #1: From Chaos to Calm
What routines drain your time? What norms set the tone? What behaviors or patterns keep popping up? Share your classroom realities here:
👉 https://padlet.com/sharemylesson/chaos_clam

Padlet #2: Creepy or Cool?
One of our regular (and favorite!) segments is Creepy or Cool, where we look at surprising AI examples together. This time, we’re flipping it. We want your submissions. Post an AI tool, story, or example you’ve seen and tell us: creepy, cool, or maybe a little of both.
👉 https://padlet.com/sharemylesson/creepy_or_cool

Though we might regret saying this...we can’t wait to see what you share!

See you tonight,

Kelly Booz, Sari Beth Rosenberg, and EdBrAIn

P.S. Can’t post ahead of time? No problem. You’ll be able to add your ideas live during the webinar too.