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Discover how educators are using generative AI not to automate, but to elevate critical thinking and collaboration in K-12 schools. In this episode of Shifting Schools, host Tricia Friedman shows how "disagreement by design" and intentional prompt-engineering transform student and leadership learning.

What you'll learn:

  • What disagreement by design looks like in real classrooms and leadership teams

  • How prompt engineering unlocks student curiosity and systems-thinking mindset in K-12

  • Why writing bespoke GPT bots might just be the 'new essay' of our times

Who this episode is for: Any educator, school leader or district-innovator exploring how to responsibly integrate companion AI, AI avatars and prompt-driven dialogue into a learning ecosystem.

🧭 Key Topics
  • What "disagreement by design" looks like in real classrooms

  • How prompt engineering can unlock student curiosity

  • Why generative AI needs to serve learning, not automation

  • Examples of schools using AI for civic and digital literacy

  • Mindsets for leading change with courage and care

Want to try out the chatbots?

'All about Avatars' https://chatgpt.com/g/g-69000b1682a8819188039180edcc55ce-all-about-avatars

On the Rise of Livestreaming: https://chatgpt.com/g/g-68ffd3cfb750819197dfa42090d38076-making-sense-of-fanum-and-the-rise-of-streaming

Learn more about our amazing show sponsor: Poll Everywhere

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Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Generative AI and Its Misunderstandings 01:36 The Importance of Designed Disagreement in AI 03:57 Prompt Engineering: Thinking Like a Designer 09:26 Creating Custom Chatbots for Specific Needs 13:52 AI Literacy and Community Building Through Technology

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