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'Utah’s Teacher of the Year' Sayre Posey on Reenacting History, Student Voice and AI
Episode 1:
In this episode, Sayre Posey, Utah’s 2025 Teacher of the Year, shares her experience teaching at a diverse middle school in Salt Lake City. She talks about:
- How reenactments and National History Day projects bring history to life
- Why equity is a design principle in her classroom
- How she fosters belonging through collaborative projects and community partnerships
- The role of technology and AI in enhancing education
- Why empowering student voice is key to the future of democracy
Sayre Posey is a nationally recognized history educator who challenges students to explore identity and question historical narratives. Her teaching focuses on equity, belonging, and using technology to enhance human connection in the classroom.
Dr. Manish Arora is the co-founder of LearnDesk and Insaito, where he leads marketing and sales. He has helped grow LearnDesk into a global platform supporting over 25,000 businesses. Currently, he is developing Automatan, an AI platform for automating business workflows. With 80+ patents and years of industry experience, Dr. Arora brings deep technical expertise and practical insights to every conversation.
Contents of this video:
0:00 - Intro0:33 - Coming Up…1:06 - About Sayre Posey1:57 - Inspiration to become a teacher4:25 - Sayre’s Grandfather5:42 - Sayre’s Mother as a Kindergarten Teacher6:43 - Changing majors from Social Work to Education7:19 - Teaching at Baltimore9:40 - First year of teaching12:32 - Yearly pass rate doubling in Sayre’s classroom14:43 - Work Life Balance15:50 - Teaching middle school at North West18:29 - Student Belonging21:03 - Empowering Students23:02 - Diversity in the classroom26:18 - Reenacting History27:15 - Deciding which voices to center in the classroom30:35 - Crime Scene Reenactment31:57 - Sayre’s drive behind reenactments33:21 - Equity as a design principle36:02 - Master’s Thesis and Project based learning38:05 - Technology in the classroom41:45 - AI and student plagiarism43:46 - Power of AI45:45 - AI Concerns47:01 - Trends of the future49:35 - Learning better with pen and paper51:03 - Key skill to learn from history lessons52:33 - Being a leader in education55:48 - Speaking to donors, teachers, districts and governments1:02:11 - Final thoughts
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🔗 Automatan: https://www.linkedin.com/company/automatan-ai
🔗 Insaito: https://in.linkedin.com/company/insaito-inc
🔗 Dr. Manish Arora: https://www.linkedin.com/in/manish7901
🔗 Vivek Puri: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vivpuri
🔗 LearnDesk: https://www.learndesk.us/
🔗 Insaito: https://www.insaito.com/
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By AutomatanEpisode 1:
In this episode, Sayre Posey, Utah’s 2025 Teacher of the Year, shares her experience teaching at a diverse middle school in Salt Lake City. She talks about:
- How reenactments and National History Day projects bring history to life
- Why equity is a design principle in her classroom
- How she fosters belonging through collaborative projects and community partnerships
- The role of technology and AI in enhancing education
- Why empowering student voice is key to the future of democracy
Sayre Posey is a nationally recognized history educator who challenges students to explore identity and question historical narratives. Her teaching focuses on equity, belonging, and using technology to enhance human connection in the classroom.
Dr. Manish Arora is the co-founder of LearnDesk and Insaito, where he leads marketing and sales. He has helped grow LearnDesk into a global platform supporting over 25,000 businesses. Currently, he is developing Automatan, an AI platform for automating business workflows. With 80+ patents and years of industry experience, Dr. Arora brings deep technical expertise and practical insights to every conversation.
Contents of this video:
0:00 - Intro0:33 - Coming Up…1:06 - About Sayre Posey1:57 - Inspiration to become a teacher4:25 - Sayre’s Grandfather5:42 - Sayre’s Mother as a Kindergarten Teacher6:43 - Changing majors from Social Work to Education7:19 - Teaching at Baltimore9:40 - First year of teaching12:32 - Yearly pass rate doubling in Sayre’s classroom14:43 - Work Life Balance15:50 - Teaching middle school at North West18:29 - Student Belonging21:03 - Empowering Students23:02 - Diversity in the classroom26:18 - Reenacting History27:15 - Deciding which voices to center in the classroom30:35 - Crime Scene Reenactment31:57 - Sayre’s drive behind reenactments33:21 - Equity as a design principle36:02 - Master’s Thesis and Project based learning38:05 - Technology in the classroom41:45 - AI and student plagiarism43:46 - Power of AI45:45 - AI Concerns47:01 - Trends of the future49:35 - Learning better with pen and paper51:03 - Key skill to learn from history lessons52:33 - Being a leader in education55:48 - Speaking to donors, teachers, districts and governments1:02:11 - Final thoughts
The Inference Show
Stay connected with us and explore more about our guests, topics, and future episodes:
🔗 Automatan: https://www.linkedin.com/company/automatan-ai
🔗 Insaito: https://in.linkedin.com/company/insaito-inc
🔗 Dr. Manish Arora: https://www.linkedin.com/in/manish7901
🔗 Vivek Puri: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vivpuri
🔗 LearnDesk: https://www.learndesk.us/
🔗 Insaito: https://www.insaito.com/
Be our next guest by emailing us at [email protected]