In this episode of Have a Life Teaching, I sit down with Charlotte Dungan, Chief Learning Officer at the Mark Cuban Foundation, to explore what meaningful AI education actually looks like in K-12.

We unpack:
• What effective AI professional learning for teachers should include
• Why AI literacy must go beyond prompts and productivity
• How the Mark Cuban Foundation’s free teacher and student AI bootcamps work
• The connection between AI, CTE, entrepreneurship, and future workforce readiness
• Equity, access, and ensuring rural and underserved students aren’t left behind
• Why teacher agency matters more than overly rigid AI policies
• Practical AI tools for assessment, feedback, classroom conversations, and teacher practice

A standout takeaway: AI should reduce the drudgery so humans can do more of the creative, relational, deeply human work that matters most.

Because schools are not just preparing workers.

We’re preparing citizens.

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Mark Cuban Foundation

Music by Aylex