teacher:smarter

teacher:smarter was born out of pure dissatisfaction. It all started with a four-hour long, "self-paced," mandatory Professional Development session on AI my district rolled out this past spring. While the second half was pure district slop, the first half was a surprisingly interesting, if very canned, “Google Gemini for Educators” course. The training hit all the usual notes on ethics and privacy. But then it got to prompt writing, and a lightbulb went on. A strong prompt isn't just typing a question into a box. It requires a thinking process. It demands precise writing and editing. It involves adaptation, experimentation, and yes, failure.  It requires a teacher. My Revelation: AI is Just a Word Calculator   From that perspective, my view of AI completely shifted. I stopped seeing it as a Studio Ghibli meme generator. I stopped seeing it as the boogeyman that lets my students cheat or threatens my job. (Frankly, I have serious doubts about AI’s ability t...