Join Whitney and Katrina as they reflect on an incredible Season 2 of Deep Learning Dialogues! After 50 episodes exploring the intersection of AI and education, our hosts turn the tables and interview each other about their biggest takeaways, favourite moments, and the insights that continue to shape their thinking.

From Dr. Jean Clinton's reminder that "love builds brains" to Emmanuel Duplàa's challenge to embrace chaos in the classroom, discover which conversations changed their perspectives on everything from post-plagiarism pedagogy to AI consciousness. Whitney and Katrina also share how ideas from guests like Michael Fullan, Keri Ewart, and Chris Bronke are showing up in real classrooms across their school board.

As they prepare for a summer break (and Season 3!), this episode offers the perfect opportunity to revisit past conversations and dive deeper into the human-centered approach to AI in education that has defined their podcast journey.

Perfect for both long-time listeners and newcomers looking to explore the archives over the summer months.

You can contact Katrina & Whitney by email at: katrina.gouett@wcdsb.ca and whitney.mckinley@wcdsb.ca or on LinkedIn

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In this episode, we sit down with Andrew Bieronski, Growth Lead for Canada at Wayground (formerly Quizizz), to explore how this innovative EdTech platform is revolutionizing K-12 education through AI-powered tools that truly serve both educators and learners. As a former secondary teacher turned EdTech advocate, Andrew shares insights into Wayground's recent rebranding, their groundbreaking accommodations tool that automatically personalizes learning for every student, and why having educators at the heart of product development makes all the difference. We dive deep into the platform's impressive free-for-schools offering, discuss the critical importance of data privacy in educational technology, and discover how Wayground's UDL approach is helping teachers reduce their workload while still delivering personalized experiences for students across 40+ languages. Whether you're new to AI in education or looking for tools that genuinely understand classroom realities, this conversation reveals why Waterloo Catholic District School Board chose Wayground as their an approved generative AI solution and how it's setting a new standard for inclusive, teacher-friendly EdTech.

Andrew Bieronski served as the TELT consultant for the WRDSB for 6 years, and as a secondary educator for a decade prior to that. He looks to leverage technology to modernize pedagogy and assessment practices to improve learning and achievement and is a frequent presenter on these topics. Andrew is the Growth Lead in Canada for Wayground (formerly Quizizz), an educational technology company that is a leader in supporting educators with AI tools in the classroom to foster student learning and engagement. He recently finished his MEd. at WLU with a focus on research in the areas of innovation in educational organizations and the use of artificial intelligence in educational settings.

You can find Andrew on LinkedIn, Twitter, or by email at andrew@quizizz.com

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In this episode, we explore the groundbreaking "Empowering Learners for the Age of AI: An AI Literacy Framework for Primary and Secondary Education" with Veronica Ellis, a molecular biologist turned educator at TeachAI. Veronica shares her journey from studying bacteria to developing global AI curriculum, sparked by her experience teaching during the COVID pandemic when technology inequities became starkly apparent. We dive deep into the collaborative framework created by the European Commission, OECD, and Code.org, which structures AI literacy around four key domains: engaging, creating, managing, and designing with AI. Discover how the framework will be integrated into PISA 2029 assessments, making AI literacy a global educational priority, and learn about practical classroom applications. As Guest reminds us, "it's not a revolution, it's an evolution"—building on essential skills we've been teaching for years, just refocused for an AI-integrated world.

Veronica Ellis is a content developer and researcher at TeachAI, where she brings her unique background in molecular biology and environmental science to the challenge of integrating artificial intelligence into K-12 curriculum globally. A former 6th grade science teacher in Chicago Public Schools, Ellis' passion for AI education was sparked during the COVID-19 pandemic when she witnessed firsthand the technology inequities facing her students during the shift to remote learning. Growing up in Los Angeles surrounded by the Pacific Ocean and Santa Monica Mountains, her lifelong love of exploration led her to conduct research everywhere from the middle of the Pacific Ocean to the bottom of the Grand Canyon. As an employee of Code.org working within the TeachAI initiative—a collaboration between Code.org, Khan Academy, ISTE, ETS, and the World Economic Forum—Ellis co-developed the groundbreaking "Empowering Learners for the Age of AI: An AI Literacy Framework for Primary and Secondary Education" in partnership with the European Commission and OECD, which will be integrated into PISA 2029 assessments to establish global standards for AI literacy education.

You can find Veronica on LinkedIn

Other Resources:

-AI Literacy Framework

-Code.org AI Literacy Resources

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