The Teachers AI Café

Kane Pittard
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The Teachers AI Café is a podcast designed for educators eager to harness the power of artificial intelligence in their classrooms. Join us for engaging conversations, practical tips, and real-world examples on how AI can streamline lesson preparation, provide insightful feedback, and foster student skill development. Whether you’re a tech novice or a digital native, this café is your go-to space to learn, share, and revolutionize your teaching with AI.

  1. 3d ago

    Educators Ai update for 17th Aug

    Kane from the Teachers AI Cafe shares an Educators Update on AI for August 17. 00:00 Welcome to Teachers AI Cafe 00:23 This Week in AI 00:48 Study on AI Feedback 01:52 Why It Matters 02:32 How They Tested It 03:08 Key Findings and Uses 03:46 Moderation and Second Voice 04:58 Wrap Up and Questions Subscribe the the newsletter for podcast cheatsheets Find the YouTube version of this here Go to this Facebook group to access the cheatsheet https://www.facebook.com/groups/learnaiforteachers/ Email: kane@learnaiquickly.com Bought to you by: https://learnaiquickly.com/

  2. Aug 12

    AI That Makes Students Think: Retrieval Practice, Feedback, and Smarter Classroom Implementation

    Host Kane interviews Kevin, a Philadelphia educator with 12+ years’ experience and a PhD in educational psychology focused on retrieval practice. They discuss how retrieval improves learning, why feedback timing and quality matter, and how AI can scale personalized practice through tools like Flint and other Socratic dialogue and writing-tutor products. Kevin explains using ChatGPT for self-testing, argues AI can provide more consistent feedback than student notes, and emphasizes keeping the “ball” with students by avoiding AI synthesis and maximizing reps. They also cover uneven school readiness for technology, the need for faculty training, tensions between regulation and experimentation, and the importance of implementation alongside product design, including a checklist of principles such as making learning hard, focusing on weak skills, and ensuring students get the most practice. Screen image is in the FaceBook group (link below) 00:00 AI Without Cheating 01:02 Meet Kevin 01:28 Retrieval Practice Basics 03:28 Nuances That Matter 04:43 ChatGPT For Retrieval 06:35 Scaling Feedback With Chatbots 09:34 Tool Design Principles 11:40 School Readiness For AI 14:30 Training And Policy Tensions 17:27 Assessment Pressures And AI 20:44 Teacher Built AI Resources 22:35 Checklist For Better Learning 26:24 Design Meets Implementation 27:38 Products And Wrap Up 28:35 Off The Record Farewell Subscribe the the newsletter for podcast cheatsheets Find the YouTube version of this here Go to this Facebook group to access the cheatsheet https://www.facebook.com/groups/learnaiforteachers/ Email: kane@learnaiquickly.com Bought to you by: https://learnaiquickly.com/

  3. Aug 9

    Ai Update for Educators 10th Aug

    Kane from the Teachers AI Cafe shares AI and education updates for August 10,  00:00 Welcome to Teachers AI Cafe 00:20 This Week’s Big Question 00:53 When Not to Use AI 01:21 Digital Backlash in Schools 02:38 Denmark’s AI Proof Assessments 03:31 Oral Defense Questioning 04:24 Microsoft Study Partner Agent 05:20 Google Gemini Video Tools 06:11 Model Updates and Atlas Shutdown 06:43 Guardrails and Closing Thoughts 07:39 Wrap Up and Invitation Subscribe the the newsletter for podcast cheatsheets Find the YouTube version of this here Go to this Facebook group to access the cheatsheet https://www.facebook.com/groups/learnaiforteachers/ Email: kane@learnaiquickly.com Bought to you by: https://learnaiquickly.com/

  4. Aug 5

    ChatGPT vs Claude for Teachers: Best AI Models + New Educator Plugins

    Kane from the Teachers’ AI Cafe shares an update for educators on AI platform usage, model selection, and new OpenAI tools. He cites a report reviewing 9,500 AI tools (May 2025–Apr 2026) and 144B visits across the top seven platforms: ChatGPT leads with 64.7B (44%), followed by Canva 10.5B (7.3%), Gemini 6.9B (4.8%), DeepSeek 3.8B (2.6%), Claude 3.4B (2.5%) with 250% growth, Grok 2.5B (1.7%), and Perplexity 2.3B (1.6%). He explains ChatGPT’s Sol (complex units/rubrics), Terra (routine lesson planning/differentiation), and Luna (modifying existing resources), plus Claude’s Fable 5, Opus 5, Sonnet 5, and Haiku 4.5. He also previews OpenAI educator plugins (K–12 translation, exit tickets, family updates, practice tests; college tools) and invites viewers to join his Facebook group and share questions. 00:00 Welcome to the AI Cafe 00:25 What Today Covers 01:13 AI Platform Market Share 03:58 ChatGPT Models Explained 06:17 Claude Models and Costs 09:45 Choosing the Right Model 10:44 New OpenAI Educator Plugins 14:15 Wrap Up and Community Subscribe the the newsletter for podcast cheatsheets Find the YouTube version of this here Go to this Facebook group to access the cheatsheet https://www.facebook.com/groups/learnaiforteachers/ Email: kane@learnaiquickly.com Bought to you by: https://learnaiquickly.com/

  5. Aug 2

    Ai update for Educators 3rd Aug

    Kane from Teachers’ AI Cafe shares an Aug 3 weekly AI update for educators.  00:00 Welcome to AI Cafe 00:23 Weekly AI Update Intro 00:48 AI Destroying Old Books 02:16 Why Physical Books Matter 02:54 Anthropic Response Concerns 04:14 Sandbox Escape Hacking 05:02 Policy and China Models 05:32 OpenAI Research Access 06:14 Gemini Spark Tasks 07:08 Copilot Super App Push 08:13 Magic School District Rollout 09:58 Robot Teacher Controversy 10:25 Wrap Up and Community Subscribe the the newsletter for podcast cheatsheets Find the YouTube version of this here Go to this Facebook group to access the cheatsheet https://www.facebook.com/groups/learnaiforteachers/ Email: kane@learnaiquickly.com Bought to you by: https://learnaiquickly.com/

  6. Jul 29

    Build Classroom Websites in Minutes with ChatGPT Sites (Codex): Escape Rooms, Quizzes & Offline HTML

    Kane from the Teachers AI Cafe demonstrates OpenAI’s new ChatGPT/Codex “Sites” feature, showing how teachers can quickly build and refine custom student websites with low-literacy-friendly content, quizzes, and shareable URLs. He walks through creating a Year 8 Battle of Hastings site, then showcases an interactive Year 10 “Rise of Hitler” online escape room with six challenges, codes, hints, and a reset button, built from an existing paper resource. He explains privacy and permission settings, URL structure, and how Sites can automatically link to external primary sources. Kane also shares a “Democracy Under Pressure” Weimar Germany lesson site, notes rapid iteration times, discusses restyling attempts using the Bayeux Tapestry aesthetic, and shows generating a downloadable standalone offline HTML version for classroom use. 00:00 Welcome to AI Cafe 00:41 Sites Feature Overview 01:41 Why Teachers Need Sites 02:51 Build Hastings Lesson Site 04:10 Escape Room Concept 05:08 Hitler Escape Room Demo 08:52 Hastings Site Walkthrough 11:21 Restyle With Bayeux 13:28 Democracy Under Pressure 17:35 Post Task Wrap Up 18:18 Tapestry Style Preview 19:40 Live Fixing The Design 22:34 Why Visual Style Matters 23:37 Classroom Use Cases 24:31 Sharing And Hosting Options 27:26 Offline Downloadable Version 28:42 Adding Primary Sources 31:38 Review Results And Timing 33:47 How To Access Sites 34:24 Final Thoughts And Community Subscribe the the newsletter for podcast cheatsheets Find the YouTube version of this here Go to this Facebook group to access the cheatsheet https://www.facebook.com/groups/learnaiforteachers/ Email: kane@learnaiquickly.com Bought to you by: https://learnaiquickly.com/

  7. Jul 26

    Ai update for Educators 27th Jul

    Kane shares an AI update for educators. 00:00 Welcome to Teachers AI Cafe 00:23 AI Agent Escape Warning 02:19 What It Means for Schools 03:51 ChatGPT Work and Codex App 04:35 Gemini Notebook Upgrade 05:55 Copilot Research Paywall 06:44 Grok in Excel and Outlook 08:04 Chinese Models and Open Source 09:28 Weekly Wrap Up and Goodbye Subscribe the the newsletter for podcast cheatsheets Find the YouTube version of this here Go to this Facebook group to access the cheatsheet https://www.facebook.com/groups/learnaiforteachers/ Email: kane@learnaiquickly.com Bought to you by: https://learnaiquickly.com/

  8. Jul 22

    AI Levels for Teachers: From Chatbot Beginner to Agent Orchestrator (Claude & ChatGPT)

    Kane from the Teachers AI Cafe explains a six-level progression for educators using Claude (and applicable to ChatGPT) 00:00 Welcome to AI Cafe 00:27 Episode Setup and Mailing List 01:38 Level One Amateur Basics 03:59 Level Two Projects for Consistency 07:21 Level Three Integrations and Artifacts 11:46 Level Four Skills and Workflows 15:42 Level Five Vibe Coding Builder 21:33 Level Six Agent Orchestration 26:36 Wrap Up and Next Steps Subscribe the the newsletter for podcast cheatsheets Find the YouTube version of this here Go to this Facebook group to access the cheatsheet https://www.facebook.com/groups/learnaiforteachers/ Email: kane@learnaiquickly.com Bought to you by: https://learnaiquickly.com/

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The Teachers AI Café is a podcast designed for educators eager to harness the power of artificial intelligence in their classrooms. Join us for engaging conversations, practical tips, and real-world examples on how AI can streamline lesson preparation, provide insightful feedback, and foster student skill development. Whether you’re a tech novice or a digital native, this café is your go-to space to learn, share, and revolutionize your teaching with AI.

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  • Creator
    Kane Pittard
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    105
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 The Teachers AI Café
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