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Teachers on AI's role in education

By Evan Dawson,
Megan Mack
Published August 10, 2023 at 2:19 PM EDT
Evvy Fanning on "Connections"
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Evvy Fanning on "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Thursday, August 10, 2023
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Teachers across the country are reacting to AI in different ways when it comes to how it influences their work. Some say they have concerns about students using it to cheat. Others have embraced it and are using it to enhance their lesson plans.

This hour, we continue our series of conversations about how AI and education intersect. Our guests:

  • Evvy Fanning, high school English teacher
  • Jay Wingard, secondary math teacher
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Evan Dawson
Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
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Megan Mack
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.
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