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Unpacking Education
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If it relates to education and matters to you, we're talking about it on our podcasts.

Tune in every Tuesday for a new episode of Tech Talk For Teachers—our 5-minute format where we introduce practical and actionable tech integration strategies and tool tips.

Watch for new episodes each Wednesday of Unpacking Education for longer conversations with exemplary guests to dive deeper into timely topics impacting educators like you.

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Episodes

New! Tech Talk For Teachers July 1, 2025 • 9 min

Explore a newly developed draft document—Empowering Learners for the Age of AI: An AI Literacy Framework for Primary and Secondary Education—from the European Commission and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, with support from Code.org and other leading international experts.

New! Unpacking Education June 25, 2025 • 44 min

The Unpacking Education podcast hosts define what authentic learning is and provide specific examples of it in action from their experiences as students, teachers, and professional learning facilitators.

New! Tech Talk For Teachers June 24, 2025 • 11 min

Explore three ways to level up your understanding and use of artificial intelligence.

New! Unpacking Education June 18, 2025 • 56 min

Kim Bowman and Peter Adams from the News Literacy Project, a nonpartisan nonprofit, discuss the results of their study, News Literacy in America: A Survey of Teen Information Attitudes, Habits and Skills (2024).

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Tech Talk For Teachers June 17, 2025 • 9 min

Explore how AI Trust You, a free Google add-on, can increase open and honest communication between students and teachers regarding AI use on assignments.

Unpacking Education June 11, 2025 • 42 min

Educator and author Lisa Green discusses struggles, opportunities, and strategies involving smartphones and technology in the K–12 classroom.

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Tech Talk For Teachers June 10, 2025 • 9 min

Explore the highlights of the President’s Executive Order: “Advancing Artificial Intelligence Education for American Youth.”

Unpacking Education June 4, 2025 • 42 min

Kevin Morrill, cofounder of SchoolAI, talks about the functionality, benefits, and applications of using SchoolAI in K–12 classrooms.

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Tech Talk For Teachers June 3, 2025 • 13 min

Explore how technology can enhance the publishing phase of the writing process.

Unpacking Education May 28, 2025 • 44 min

Sophie Ricouard, Pre-Elementary Academic Director (Toddler–K) at the San Diego French-American School, joins us to discuss the benefits of bilingual education.

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Tech Talk For Teachers May 27, 2025 • 12 min

Explore how technology can be integrated into the polishing phase of the writing process.

Unpacking Education May 21, 2025 • 55 min

Dr. Jorge Valenzuela explains how instructional innovation and project-based learning (PBL) can transform the learning experience and empower both students and educators.

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Tech Talk For Teachers May 20, 2025 • 13 min

Explore meaningful ways to integrate technology into the revision portion of the writing process.

Unpacking Education May 14, 2025 • 35 min

Explore how to access and use AI Trust You, a free Google Docs add-on, to help build trusting relationships around AI use in the classroom.

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Tech Talk For Teachers May 13, 2025 • 13 min

Explore strategies and tech tools for the drafting stage of the writing process.