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Marcus Blair

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🔸️Father 🔸️Reader 🔸️ELA & Humanities Teacher 🔸️Inquiry & Project Based Learning 🔸️Standards-Based Assessment I believe in the promise of public education. #bced #EduSky 🇨🇦 Check out my #EduBlog: https://mrblairsclass.blogspot.com

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Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · Feb 11

Here's the final post in my series on AI in education. This one explains the rationale behind my AI strategy. It's not perfect, but it's a start. #bced

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How to Navigate AI in Your Own Classroom

This blog post breaks down the AI integration framework I developed for my own classes. Here is the current iteration of my framework: ...

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Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · 1d

My latest blog post on how I'm trying to integrate AI literacy into my classroom.

Read here:
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What AI Literacy Looks Like in My Classroom

I'm a believer that the most effective way to teach students AI literacy involves carefully integrating the technology—and its associated le...

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Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · 6d

What could AI literacy look like in BC's K-12 system?

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How to Teach AI Literacy in BC's K-12 Schools

I've been an advocate for teaching AI literacy for awhile now. At first, I suggested it should be taught as its own stand alone class or eve...

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Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · 10d

My blogpost on how I'd structure AI literacy in BC. Check it out!

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How to Teach AI Literacy in BC's K-12 Schools

I've been an advocate for teaching AI literacy for awhile now. At first, I suggested it should be taught as its own stand alone class or eve...

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Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · 11d

Using Google's Notebook LM, I explored the intersection of the BC Ministry of Education's "Considerations for Using AI Tools in K-12 Schools," the OECD's AI Literacy Framework, and UNESCO's "AI Competency Framework for Students" to create this list of ten essential AI competencies for our students.

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Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · Jul 24

My motto for the coming school year.

a man is peeking out from behind a railing and says pivot

ALT: a man is peeking out from behind a railing and says pivot

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Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · Jul 18

This year, I'll be launching my classes with this AI integration framework in place.

From day one, my goal is to establish open and productive dialogue about AI with my students.

Unlike many others, I'm feeling optimistic about the future of education.

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Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · Jul 4

I'm currently writing a follow-up to this blog post:

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Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about "process over product" in my classroom, and how the core competencies tie into that idea.

Building Educated Citizens Through AI: Aligning with BC’s Core Competencies

BC's Revised Curriculum prioritizes the development of students' core competencies , which serve as the foundation for their growth into ed...

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Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · Jun 28

Students can generate the product, but they can't generate the process.

That's my teaching motto next year.

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Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · Jun 21

It's exceptional! I was inspired!!

Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · Jun 21

This was a phenomenal watch about AI: its applications, its ethics, and its trajectory.

Danny Leeming @dleeming2.bsky.social · Jun 20

What's it like being a young creative in highschool in a world of AI?

My student's film:
youtu.be/4xqgotkbeZ0?...

With appearances from @kevinroose.com @caseynewton.bsky.social and several young artists.

#Aiedusky #EduSky #ai #Aiedu

Beyond Human

YouTube video by Mount Sentinel Performance and Media Academy

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Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · Jun 14

Don't integrate AI just for the sake of integrating it.

Do so with the intent of teaching students about responsible and ethical use.

Do so with the intent of developing students' core competencies rather than undermining them. #bced

Read more here!

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Building Educated Citizens Through AI: Aligning with BC’s Core Competencies

BC's Revised Curriculum prioritizes the development of students' core competencies , which serve as the foundation for their growth into ed...

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Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · Jun 7

All AI implementation plans, especially those in #bced, should enhance students' development of the Core Competencies rather than impede.

If we want students to become educated citizens, we must create learning environments conducive to that.

READ MORE:
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Building Educated Citizens Through AI: Aligning with BC’s Core Competencies

BC's Revised Curriculum prioritizes the development of students' core competencies , which serve as the foundation for their growth into ed...

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Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · Jun 7

I'm currently writing a blog post exploring how AI should be implemented in BC's K-12 education system to deepen rather than halt students' understanding of Core Competencies.

Any AI implementation should enrich rather than undermine our students' journey toward becoming educated citizens. #bced

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Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · Jun 5

I don't tell my students how to feel about AI technology. But I certainly tell them about it.

We chat about the ethics of it. How it could help society. How it could harm society. The whole spectrum.

I'm not sure what the answer is.

But not talking about AI is not a viable option. Not to me.

Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · Jun 3

Can AI replace teachers?

Of course not.

However, with that question comes the responsibility to create a learning experience and environment that can not be replicated by machine.

Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · Jun 2

I wonder to what extent generative AI is being leveraged by early career teachers?

How should I phrase this email to that parent?

How should I navigate that difficult conversation with this colleague?

How could I approach this behavior management problem more productively?

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Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · Jun 1

How should we ethically approach our own AI use when nobody is looking?

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Walking the Fine Line: Leveraging AI in Education Through the Lens of Virtue Ethics

What lines should we not cross when it comes to leveraging AI in education? This is both a question I've been asked many times and a questi...

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Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · Jun 1

This week, my Philosophy 12 students will apply their growing understanding of ethics to AI.

They get to choose an AI concern they feel passionate about and then construct an ethical framework that'll limit the potential harm associated with unregulated AI. #bced

Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · May 29

Just because AI can do something isn't necessarily a good argument for not having students learn to do it, too.

The gulf between what AI can and can not do will narrow with time.

Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · May 26

Misuse of AI, in my classroom, seems to be down compared to last year. I believe implementing this framework is at least partially responsible.

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Part Three: How to Navigate AI in Your Own Classroom

This blog post breaks down the AI integration framework I developed for my own classes. Here is the current iteration of my framework: ...

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Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · May 26

I may have to curb my caffeine intake. Here's a "gift" from a student:

Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · May 18

There's research that AI can enhance students' learning. I wonder if there's research on the technology's impact on our students' sense of purpose.

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Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · May 10

I'm weary of anyone presenting themselves as too certain in these tumultuous times in education. Who can possibly know all ends when it comes to AI and learning?

Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · May 7

These past two weeks, I've lent out some Kafka, Gibran, Hesse, and Camus to my students. Contrary to popular belief, kids still read!

Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · Apr 28

I share this graphic on logical fallacies every couple of years. This year, I intend to embed it into my Social Justice debating unit.

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