The Authority Podcast — Expert Insights and Fresh Ideas for Education Leaders
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Episode 148
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AI with Intention featuring Tony Frontier
Today’s guest, Tony Frontier, is an award-winning educator who works with teachers and school leaders nationally and internationally to help them prioritize efforts to improve student learning. He’s the author or co-author of several books, including Teaching with Clarity and Five Levers to Improve Learning.
We discuss his latest, AI with Intention: Principles and Action Steps for Teachers and School Leaders (ASCD).
Hear about:
- On the topic of AI and education, what is important for educators to keep in mind about what has changed and what remains the same?
- Tony’s greatest fear and greatest hope about how AI will change education
- Essential Question: How can teachers and students use AI tools to support intentional teaching and learning?
- Most important guiding principles that challenge teachers to think more clearly about what has changed and what is the same
- Essential Question for Leaders: How can leaders build capacity to ensure AI tools are used to effectively support intentional teaching and learning?
- Guiding principles for educational leaders
- Read Tony’s Educational Leadership article, “Active Learning, Not Passive Compliance”
About today’s guest
Tony Frontier, PhD is an award-winning educator who works with teachers and school leaders nationally and internationally to help them prioritize efforts to improve student learning. With expertise in classroom assessment, student engagement, curriculum development, meaningful feedback, technology integration, and strategic planning, Frontier emphasizes a systems approach to empower leaders and teachers to serve others.
As a former classroom teacher in Milwaukee Public Schools, an Associate High School Principal, the Director of Instruction for the Whitefish Bay School District, and a college professor who taught PhD candidates statistics, research, and learning theory, Frontier brings a wealth of experience as a classroom teacher, building administrator, central office administrator, and researcher to his workshops, writing, and research.
About the host
Ross Romano is a co-founder of the Be Podcast Network and CEO of
September Strategies, a coaching and consulting firm that helps organizations and high-performing leaders in the K-12 education industry communicate their vision and make strategic decisions that lead to long-term success. Connect on
Bluesky or
LinkedIn I also host Sideline Sessions, a podcast for coaches and parents of student-athletes. The show features conversations with coaches and performance experts in the NFL, NBA, NCAA, Olympics, and more. Listen here: https://bit.ly/3Rp0QGt