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Supporting Disciplinary Literacy with GenAI: Using technology to promote deeper learning
In this episode, we explore how educators in grades 6–12 can integrate GenAI tools without compromising academic rigor or student voice. Grounded in principles of disciplinary literacy, we examine how educators can shift from “policing” AI to “partnering” with it to support reading, writing, problem-solving, and critical thinking. Joined by Rachel Karchmer-Klein, associate professor in the School of Education at the University of Delaware, we discuss a practical, literacy-centered approach to GenAI in the modern classroom. Moving beyond fear-based narratives, this conversation highlights how this technology can serve as a scaffold for problem-solving and deeper learning. Whether you work with adolescents in classrooms or support their learning in other ways, this episode offers concrete strategies for using GenAI to strengthen literacy, critical thinking, and student agency.
For more information:
Karchmer-Klein, R. (2025). Putting AI to Work in Disciplinary Literacy. Guilford Press.
Karchmer-Klein, R., & Konishi, H. (2023). A mixed-methods study of novice teachers’ technology integration: Do they leverage their TPACK knowledge once entering the profession? Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 55(3), 490–506. https://doi.org/10.1080/15391523.2021.1976328
Karchmer-Klein, R., Boulden, L., & McDonald, M. (2022). Next-level digital tools and teaching: Solving six major instructional challenges – K-12. Teachers College Press.
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In this episode, we explore how educators in grades 6–12 can integrate GenAI tools without compromising academic rigor or student voice. Grounded in principles of disciplinary literacy, we examine how educators can shift from “policing” AI to “partnering” with it to support reading, writing, problem-solving, and critical thinking. Joined by Rachel Karchmer-Klein, associate professor in the School of Education at the University of Delaware, we discuss a practical, literacy-centered approach to GenAI in the modern classroom. Moving beyond fear-based narratives, this conversation highlights how this technology can serve as a scaffold for problem-solving and deeper learning. Whether you work with adolescents in classrooms or support their learning in other ways, this episode offers concrete strategies for using GenAI to strengthen literacy, critical thinking, and student agency.
For more information:
Karchmer-Klein, R. (2025). Putting AI to Work in Disciplinary Literacy. Guilford Press.
Karchmer-Klein, R., & Konishi, H. (2023). A mixed-methods study of novice teachers’ technology integration: Do they leverage their TPACK knowledge once entering the profession? Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 55(3), 490–506. https://doi.org/10.1080/15391523.2021.1976328
Karchmer-Klein, R., Boulden, L., & McDonald, M. (2022). Next-level digital tools and teaching: Solving six major instructional challenges – K-12. Teachers College Press.