What are the main concerns that teachers have about artificial intelligence in the classroom? What opportunities does AI open up for students? How can AI focus on automation while helping humans do what they’re best at? In the second episode of Teachers’ Voices season three, Nina speaks to Stefania Druga, Principal Researcher at the Center of Applied AI Research at the University of Chicago. Stefania is the founder of Cognimates, an AI education platform for building games, programming robots, and training AI models. Stefania believes that AI is “becoming one of the basic literacies along with reading and writing”. It is becoming embedded in every aspect of our lives, so we need to understand it, she argues. Stefania teaches programming to children so they can understand how it works, and to become critical users of AI. Stefania understands the fear that some teachers feel about AI. “I understand it’s overwhelming, but we need to be in the driver’s seat. And what better way to support people to be in the driver's seat than starting very early?” Teachers don’t have to know everything about AI, but they can guide their students and have conversations around values. Nina also hears from three educators – Marisa López, Paul Abok, and Yvette Larsson – who share some concerns about AI, such as privacy, security, and equity, as well as the opportunities they see, for personalised learning, for example. In the next episode, hear more from teachers in their own words talking about their experiences using AI for lesson planning and classroom instruction. Join the new Teachers' Voices WhatsApp group and read the community guidelines. Guests and resources Stefania Druga Personal website LinkedIn Twitter The University of Chicago Booth School of Business Center for Applied AI Research publications Cognimates AI education platform: Free resources TEDx talk: The Power of Play TEDx talk: HacKIDemia -- creative making for social impact TEDx talk: Boys and girls should play together TEDx talk: Tapping into children's creativity & technology to change the world (Romanian) Marisa López Facebook Paul Abok LinkedIn Yvette Larsson LinkedIn Ed-Technical Podcast about AI in education Contact Join us on social media: @BOLD_insights and @VoicesTeachers. Listen to all episodes of Teachers’ Voices. Subscribe to BOLD’s newsletter. Stay up to date with all the latest research on child development and learning at bold.expert. Get in touch with us: podcastte