

Unpacking Education & Tech Talk For Teachers
AVID Open Access
If it relates to education and matters to you, we're talking about it on our podcasts. Unpacking Education shares in-depth conversations each Wednesday on timely topics with guests who share their expertise and experience—from teaching strategies, to educational technology, to equitable access to future-driven skills for all students. Tune in every Tuesday for a new Tech Talk For Teachers. 5 minutes jam-packed with practical and actionable tech integration strategies and tool tips you can immediately apply in your classroom.
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Mar 26, 2024 • 12min
Strategies for Identifying Deepfakes
In today’s episode, we'll review seven strategies that you and your students can use to identify deepfakes. Visit AVID Open Access to learn more.

Mar 20, 2024 • 42min
Shift Writing Into the Classroom, Part II, with Dr. Catlin Tucker
In this episode, Dr. Catlin Tucker joins us to discuss her book Shift Writing Into the Classroom with UDL and Blended Learning, a book she co-wrote with Dr. Katie Novak. Catlin shares insights into how to perform this shift and provides examples of how artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT fit into the equation. Throughout the conversation, Dr. Tucker outlines actionable strategies for teachers of all subject areas, making the point that we should all be teachers of writing. Visit AVID Open Access to learn more.

Mar 19, 2024 • 12min
Deepfakes: Understanding the Basics
In today’s episode, we'll explore four common types of deepfakes and gain a basic understanding of this use of artificial intelligence (AI). Visit AVID Open Access to learn more.

Mar 13, 2024 • 33min
Student Podcasting, with Joe Bento
In this episode, we are joined by Joe Bento, an International Baccalaureate (IB) Career Program Coordinator and Career and Technical Education (CTE) Teacher at Renton High School in Washington state. Joe shares his experiences with student podcasting in the classroom. He breaks down his planning process and how the experience unfolds for his high school students. Visit AVID Open Access to learn more.

Mar 12, 2024 • 12min
WICOR® and AI: Reading
In today’s episode, we'll review strategies for integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into the reading process. Visit AVID Open Access to learn more.

Mar 6, 2024 • 40min
Relationships: The Secret Ingredient in the Recipe of Success, with Robin Ilac
In this episode, we are joined by Robin Ilac, an instructional coach in the Santa Maria Bonita School District. Robin talks about the importance of relationships in education. She shares personal experiences, strategies, and insights to help us not only understand why relationships are so important, but also to help us develop and improve relationships in our own educational spaces. Visit AVID Open Access to learn more.

Mar 5, 2024 • 11min
WICOR® and AI: Organization
In today’s episode, we'll explore six ways teachers and students can use AI to help improve organization. Visit AVID Open Access to learn more.

Feb 27, 2024 • 11min
WICOR® and AI: Collaboration
In today’s episode, we'll explore ways that both teachers and students can use artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance collaboration in the classroom. Visit AVID Open Access to learn more.

Feb 26, 2024 • 12min
Strategies for Identifying Deepfakes
In today’s episode, we'll review seven strategies that you and your students can use to identify deepfakes. Visit AVID Open Access to learn more.

Feb 21, 2024 • 43min
Learning Evolution: The New Era of AI in the Classroom, with Carl Hooker
When teachers are first exposed to generative artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT, it’s easy for them to identify potential concerns. Will the AI do all the work for students? Will students use it to cheat? Will students lose the ability to be creative and think critically because the AI can do those things for them? Our guest, Carl Hooker, believes we can strike the proper balance and keep the human at the heart of learning, even with AI in the equation. He says, “I like the idea of keeping the human in the center. AI is the assistant. AI is the feedback. AI is the tutor, the thought partner, but it’s not the learner. The learner is still the most important part.” He adds, “Human compassion will never surpass artificial intelligence.” Join us as we talk to Carl about his new book, Learning Evolution: The New Era of AI in the Classroom, and explore practical ways that students, teachers, and systems can adapt to the changes brought to the learning process by AI. Visit AVID Open Access to learn more.