Early Education in the Age of AI
Welcome to the 'Early Education in the Age of AI' podcast. Join me (Jodie from The Empowered Educator Website) each week, as I break down early education topics and strategies into simple steps that empower educators, teachers and leaders to confidently embrace, adapt and master the use of ethical AI strategies to support early learning. In every show you'll get new prompts, tips and realistic examples to try from a certified AI ChatGPT expert AND early childhood professional with over 30 years experience, that you can use to make your planning, documentation and day to day practice easier with AI as an educational assistant by your side. I can't wait to inspire you with the possibilities!
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Do you worry that using AI is "cheating" or that it will de-skill your team? This episode tackles the biggest fears surrounding AI in early childhood education head-on. Jodie unpacks why generic tools like ChatGPT often lead to frustration and reveals how purpose-bui...
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Feeling a little frazzled as you face the halfway point of the year? Whether you’re knee-deep in EOFY admin or wrapping up the term, this episode is your invitation to pause and reset…without guilt. I’ll walk you through three simple ways to partner with your AI assist...
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Ever feel like you’re walking on eggshells when planning cultural learning experiences? You’re not alone. In this episode, Jodie shares honest reflections, real educator questions, and practical strategies to move from once-a-year token gestures to authentic, ongoing...
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Tired of jotting quick notes about children's play only to struggle turning them into meaningful, framework-aligned observations later? In this first episode of the "AI Empowered Planning Cycle" miniseries, Jodie reveals five practical strategies to transform your brie...
🟣🟢 What’s This Episode About?
In episode 20 of the 'Early Education in the Age of AI', show, Jodie from the Empowered Educator Online discusses how to make the shift from decoration to meaningful visual documentation in early learning environments.
She highlights the challenges educators face in creating child-centered displays and explores how AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude can assist in making children's learni...
🟣🟢 What’s This Episode About?
In this episode of "Early Education in the Age of AI," Jodie explores how educators can use AI tools to speed up and simplify the creation of essential visual support resources including communication boards, visual schedules, and social stories. Hear pr...
🟢🟣 In this episode of Early Education in the Age of AI, we’re exploring how you can...
🎙 Episode 17 Show Notes:Using AI to Plan, Document, and Extend Learning Through Invitations & Provocations
🟢 Struggling to come up with engaging play invitations?
🟢 Wondering how to set up provocations that actually spark curiosity?
🟢 Not sure what the difference between these 2 approaches are or how to use them effectively to support play based learning?
There’s often confusion around these terms, even...
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Tired of spending hours staring at blank pages while writing summative assessments? In this episode you’ll discover how AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude can speed up and simplify your assessment writing process without compromising the personal touch that makes your documentation m...
🎙️🎧 Are you looking for some new perspectives on guiding children's behaviour - especially those more challenging moments?
In this episode, I explain how chatting with AI Assistants can support early childhood educators in...
How To Use AI To Support Professional Development for Educators
🎧🎙️ How Will This Episode Help You In Your Early Education Role?
In this episode, I share some of the opportunities and possibilities available to early childhood education professionals now with AI-powered, personalised professional development options.
I discuss so...
Welcome to Early Education in the Age of AI! I’m Jodie from The Empowered Educator, and in today’s episode, we’re exploring one of my favourite AI tools—Perplexity. Whether you love research or dread it, this tool can save you hours of time and help you find reliable, concise answers without getting lost in the endless maze of distraction that is the internet.
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Welcome to Early Education in the Age of AI, the podcast where we simplify AI use for early childhood educators. I’m Jodie from The Empowered Educator, and in this episode, we’re diving into how you, as leaders, can effectively train your team on the use of AI to review and improve planning, documentation, and overall educational practice.
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🎧🎙️ How Will This Episode Help You In Your Early Education Role?
In this episode of the Early Education in the Age of AI podcast, I’ve giving you practical...
🎧🎙️ How Will This Episode Help You In Your Early Education Role?
In this episode of the Early Education in the Age of AI podcast, we delve into the world o...
🎧🎙️ How Will This Episode Help You In Your Early Education Role?
In this episode of the Early Education in the Age of AI podcast, I share easy to understand tips on how educators new to using AI can more effectively prompt generative AI assistants to get useful, accurate, and personalised responses that will lead to better outcomes for each child’s individual learning journey.
I introduce you to 2 frameworks in this epi...
🟢🎧 Show Notes
In this episode of the 'Early Education in the Age of AI' podcast, I explore the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and specially trained AI assistants built specifically for early childhood professionals.
I breakdown in simple terms what AI is, how it's designed to aid, not replace, educators, and explore some common misconceptions you might have about AI u...
In this episode, your host, Jodie from The Empowered Educator, explains how AI can assist educators in practical ways to create more inclusive and welcoming environments, activities, and experiences for all children. Jodie shares strategies for chatting with an AI assistant to get ideas and tips for adapting indoor and outdoor spaces, materials, and approaches to better support children with diverse needs and backgrounds.
Throughou...
In this episode of "Early Education in the Age of AI," host Jodie Clarke introduces a new AI tool called 'Chat GPT Vision' and its applications in early education.
Jodie shares how educators can upload photos of their environments, documents, activities, and children’s artwork into the AI system for analysis, providing interesting feedback and reflections that help to improve children's individual learning experiences.
Jodie a...
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