Kinwise: AI Insights for Educators
Lydia Kumar
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About This Podcast
AI is reshaping education—fast. The question is: how do we use it well?
Kinwise: AI Insights for Educators is a podcast about how teachers, schools, and districts are actually using AI in real classrooms.
Kinwise is an AI-powered instructional coaching platform for teachers. Through this podcast, we explore the real stories, decisions, and challenges shaping AI in education today.
Each episode features conversations with educators, leaders, and innovators navigating:
• Real classroom use cases (what’s working and what’s not)
• Practical strategies for teachers and school leaders
• Ethical questions about AI, learning, and human development
• How schools are preparing students for an AI-powered future
Season 1 explored AI and the future of work.
Season 2 focuses on AI in education: how teaching, learning, and leadership are changing right now.
If you're a teacher, school or district leader, or education professional trying to use AI with clarity and purpose, this podcast is for you.
Subscribe and learn more at https://kinwise.ai
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S2E24 Ethical Ed Tech: Priten Soundar-Shah on Slowing Down AI Decisions in Schools
In this episode of Kinwise Conversations in AI, host Lydia sits down with Priten Soundar-Shah, educator, philosopher, and author of the forthcoming Ethical Ed Tech, to challenge the question most…
S2E23 Place-Based AI: Grounding Technology in the Real World
In this episode of Kinwise Conversations, host Lydia Kumar sits down with Steven Priest, Digital Learning Consultant at the Wyoming Department of Education, to dismantle the myth that rural districts…
S2E22 Cloning the Coach: Friction, Feedback, and the 22% Jump
Scott Kern, a veteran AP US History teacher at North Star Academy, didn't enter the AI world looking for a shortcut. Instead, he sought a way to solve the "great sadness" of teaching: the fact that…
S2E21 The Pocketbook Problem: Why We Need Diverse Architects in the Age of AI
If you walked into a high school classroom and saw a teacher running daily stand-ups and communicating via Slack, you might think you’d stumbled into a tech startup. For Ivanna Gutierrez, that blur…
S2E20 Re-Architecting Education for a Pro-Human AI Future with Babak Mostaghimi
Join us for an inspiring conversation with Babak Mostaghimi, Founding Partner at LearnerStudio and the former Assistant Superintendent who led Gwinnett County Public Schools' pioneering AI readiness…
S1E19 The Skeptic and The Optimist: Navigating AI in Higher Education
Join us for a candid debate between two colleagues who view the future of AI in education through very different lenses. We are joined by Dr. Jason Margolis, an AI skeptic who worries about the…
S2E18 Redesigning the Syllabus for Deeper Learning: AI, Empathy, and Assessment
Join us for an insightful conversation with Dr. Dana Riger, UNC's inaugural Faculty Fellow for Generative AI, as she guides us through the rapid paradigm shift brought on by AI in higher education.…
S2E17 Trailblazing AI Literacy: Connor Mulvaney’s Rural Classroom Revolution (Rebroadcast)
In this episode from the archives, Montana science teacher and district AI lead Connor Mulvaney joins host Lydia Kumar to share how he turned fishing photos, traffic-light rubrics, and a healthy dose…
S2E16 Danelle Brostrom on Leading AI: Privacy, Humanity, and Progress in Schools
K-12 EdTech coach Danelle Brostrom joins us to talk about bringing curiosity, guardrails, and humanity to AI in schools. We dig into what we should learn from the social-media era, how librarians are…
S2E15 Duke's Ahmed Boutar on AI Alignment: Ensuring Users Get Desired Results
In this episode, we’re joined by Ahmed Boutar, an Artificial Intelligence Master’s Student at Duke University, who brings a rigorous engineering focus to the ethics and governance of AI. Ahmed’s work…
S2E14 The Lifeline of Learning: Dr. Sawsan Jaber on Radical Love, Agency, and Humanizing Education in the Age of AI
In this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Sawsan Jaber, a global educator, equity strategist, and author of Pedagogies of Voice. Dr. Jaber’s work is rooted in her lived experience as the daughter of…
S2E13 Redefining Education with AI: Vera Cubero on Project-Based Learning and Human Connection (Rebroadcast)
In this episode from the archives, we’re joined by Vera Cubero, the Emerging Technologies Consultant for the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) and a co-author of one of the…
S2E11 The Steam Engine of Software: Kris Younger on Transforming Education in the Age of AI
In this episode, we’re joined by Kris Younger, a longtime technologist and the Director of Education at Zip Code Wilmington, a nonprofit coding bootcamp. Zip Code is on the absolute frontier of…
S2E10 AI Engineer Vihaan Nama on Privacy, Practice, and Empowered Learning
In this episode, we’re visiting Duke University to meet Vihaan Nama, an AI engineer, researcher, and teaching assistant helping shape how AI is taught and built for the real world. From roles at…
S2E9 How to Teach Intentionally with AI featuring Brian Jefferson
In this episode, we're joined by Brian Jefferson, a professor at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business. Brian shares his incredible journey from a 20-year career as a…
S2E8 The Frontier Classroom: McKenna Akane on Rural Innovation and Emerging Tech
In this episode, we're joined by McKenna Akane, an award-winning STEM teacher and the Frontier Learning Lab Ambassador at the Montana Digital Academy. McKenna shares her incredible journey from being…
S2E7 Shaping the Future Classroom with Mike McGuckin
Mike McGuckin, a Computer Science Teacher at Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, joins us to share his on-the-ground perspective on navigating AI in education. Mike's passion for technology led him…
S2E6 AI at Scale: Susan McLeod on Pilots, People, and Knowing the Problem
Susan C. McLeod, VP of Data Center Market Development at Hitachi Energy, joins us to explore how large organizations can successfully navigate AI adoption. Drawing from over 20 years in enterprise…
S2E5 Unmasking AI: Angeline Corvaglia on Bias, Emotional Design, and Protecting Your Unique Voice
Angeline Corvaglia, founder of Data Girl and Friends and the soon-to-be-announced SHIELD, joins us to explore how AI education can equip the next generation to stay thoughtful, self-aware, and…
S2E5 From Mainframes to AI Agents: William Brown on Transforming Tech and Self
William A “Bill” Brown, former Chief Architect at IBM and founder of Application Engineering Services, joins us to explore how AI can drive access, equity, and innovation when guided by human…
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Kinwise: AI Insights for Educators has published 36 episodes since June 2025, covering topics in Education, Technology.
Kinwise: AI Insights for Educators is currently active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 40m.
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