Preserving Human Capacity in the Age of AI
Professional Development • Speaking • Educational WorkshopsStudent Agency Can't Be Automated
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Students should interrogate AI outputs, not just accept them. Students are capable of challenging algorithmic suggestions in ways that surprise their teachers. Critical thinking develops through questioning, not compliance.
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Learning happens between people, not through screens. I've seen how authentic connections between teachers and students create conditions where minds change.
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Students need ownership of their learning journey. When we hand intellectual tasks to machines, we rob kids of the struggle that builds cognitive muscle. Real education is uncomfortable and uncertain.
Research That Changes How Educators Think
Featured in Psychology Today, Impact Entrepreneur, Chalkbeat, Sage Publications and more…
- The Continuing Revelation of Student Agency (magazine article)
- I Watched My Third-Graders Discover Physics. Then Schools Started Training Teachers to Use AI. (Chalkbeat)
- AI Is Creating a Generation of Workers Who Can’t Think Without Machines (Impact Entrepreneur)
- Critical Thinking and Social Issues (Sage Publications Upcoming)
The Algorithmic Mind has engaged 100,000+ readers.
“The greatest protection against algorithmic thinking is strengthening our capacities for critical thinking, emotional intelligence, and creative expression. No machine, however sophisticated, can ever truly replicate human capacity.”
Perspectives on Learning
Insights from educators on technology, cognition, connection, and human-centered learning. Our community includes educators, researchers, and school leaders who believe that learning isn't about answers as much as it's about questions.
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- Reach an audience of fellow educators and researchers
- Contribute to the conversation on ethical AI in education
- Be featured alongside experts and thought leaders
- Help shape the future of teaching and learning
Speaking Engagements
21st Century AI Conference, Jakarta - November 2025
"Dialogic Learning and the Socratic Method: Deepening Critical Thinking with AI" [Link to conference]
Pennsylvania School Board Association (PBSA) - December 2025
"AI Weakens Critical Thinking. This Is How to Rebuild It" (Virtual Conference)
Frankford Friends School - August 2025
"Teaching Students to Use AI Ethically and Spot Biases" (Professional Development)
