{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Thinking Difference","title":"Episode 4: Growing Tomorrow's Citizens with Shawn McCusker","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/558c6fee\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3494,"description":"In today's episode, we sit down with Shawn McCusker, Senior Manager at the Bill & Rights Institute and former Senior Director of Professional Learning at EdTechTeacher, to talk about what it really means to prepare students for active citizenship in an AI-driven world. From questioning technology to embracing experiential learning, Shawn shares how civic education and AI education both build the same essential skill: student agency.Together, we explore the shift from passive content delivery to hands-on learning, the surprising power of cell phones in the classroom, and why teaching students to be skeptical of AI creates the critical thinkers our democracy needs. Shawn's perspective offers a hopeful and practical roadmap for turning today's challenges into tomorrow's opportunities.Connect with Shawn and explore his work:Website: https://gowhereyougrow.wordpress.com/...Book: \"Becoming Active Citizens\" https://www.solutiontree.com/becoming...LinkedIn:   / shawn-mccusker-teacher  Bill & Rights Institute: https://billofrightsinstitute.org/?ga...EdTech Teacher: https://edtechteacher.org/","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/DNfo44ARJiXwKurYFCaanNI4Od5b7FmLKyFfBcJbd7g/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85Y2E5/ZThiNDNiYzk1YjQz/Mjk5MmZjZTgzNzMx/YmFjMy5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}