AI in the Classroom - Daily
Where Teachers Learn to Think
22 July 2026 10:06 Dan Cogan-Drew
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In this episode, part 4 of our series on the productive struggle for teachers, we explore a growing challenge in teacher preparation: how can supervisors tell whether a teacher candidate used AI as a thinking partner, or simply submitted a polished AI-generated lesson plan?
In this episode we explore:
- Why AI can make a teacher candidate’s thinking invisible
- The difference between thoughtful AI-assisted planning and minimal revision
- Why teacher preparation programs should grade decision logs, not just lesson plans
- How supervisors can identify genuine pedagogical reasoning
- Which parts of lesson design should remain productive struggles
- How AI can remove unnecessary friction without replacing professional judgment
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