Miriam Bogler
@projectpals.bsky.social
Former computer teacher and founder of Project Pals, an EdTech app turned project-based learning resource. Now publishing Project Pals, a platform for PBL and AI resources, supporting teachers and administrators in innovative education.
New post: how the last prompt in my Scientific Investigation Companion series helps grades 3-12 write conclusions that match their evidence, name their limits, and share the findings honestly. Real 7th-grade example included. miriambogler.substack.com/p/stop-letti...
Stop letting kids say "this proves it"
The gap between "supports" and "proves" is where careful conclusions quietly fall apart
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Give a student one graph and they'll find the exact result they hoped for. That's the analysis stage: where kids cherry-pick their own data. My new newsletter breaks down the prompt that makes them weigh all of it, not just the number they liked. Link: miriambogler.substack.com/p/one-great-...
One great result isn't a pattern
Kids treat their one best result as the answer. Here's the prompt that stops it
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Most students record the experiment they hoped for, not the one that happened. My new newsletter breaks down prompt 4 of my science series: getting students to collect honest data across repeated trials, weird results and all, with a 7th grader's test: miriambogler.substack.com/p/your-stude...
Your students record what they expected
This prompt gets them recording what happened
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A fair test is what makes an experiment trustworthy: change one thing, measure one thing, hold the rest steady, repeat. It's also where most student investigations fall apart. New newsletter on designing a controlled test, grades 3–12: miriambogler.substack.com/p/design-a-t...
Design a test that gives answers you can trust
Most students don't know how. This prompt shows them
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A hypothesis without a "because" is just a guess in a lab coat. My new post breaks down an AI prompt that walks students from a question to a testable "If… then… because…" statement, one question at a time, no reason skipped. miriambogler.substack.com/p/the-one-wo...
The one word that turns a guess into science
Most students skip it. This prompt won't let them
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Using AI as a Critical Thinking Catalyst: A K-12 Teacher's Guide. 115 Tested prompts + the frameworks to use them. Built for teachers who don't have time to become AI experts. Out now: www.amazon.com/dp/B0HB7DP281 #EduSky #TeachersOfBluesky #AIinEducation
Using AI as a Critical Thinking Catalyst: A K-12 Teacher’s Guide
Amazon.com: Using AI as a Critical Thinking Catalyst: A K-12 Teacher’s Guide eBook : Bogler, Miriam: Kindle Store
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AI didn't create that problem. It made it impossible to ignore. Used badly, it answers for the student. Used well, it's a Socratic coach — asking the follow-up question, handling the thinking. Here is a link to it: www.amazon.com/dp/B0HB7DP281. #@EduSky #TeachersOfBluesky #AIinEducation
Using AI as a Critical Thinking Catalyst: A K-12 Teacher’s Guide
Amazon.com: Using AI as a Critical Thinking Catalyst: A K-12 Teacher’s Guide eBook : Bogler, Miriam: Kindle Store
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For 20 years I watched students hand in summaries when I'd asked for investigations. They could use the computer fine — but they weren't thinking. That gap is why I wrote a book. Here is the link to it: www.amazon.com/dp/B0HB7DP281
Most student science projects fail at step 1: writing a question you can actually test. I built an AI prompt that turns a kid's "I wonder..." into a testable question, without giving them the answer. Full breakdown + real example: miriambogler.substack.com/p/most-kids-...
Most kids break the scientific method at step 1
The first step decides whether the other five even work
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New with Empowered: an AI coach that won't give students the answer. It walks grades 3-12 through three sneaky reasoning puzzles and guides them to catch their own mistakes. That's where humility starts. Write-up + free prompt in my newsletter: miriambogler.substack.com/p/3-sneaky-q...
3 sneaky questions, 1 AI coach we built with Empowered
It never gives the answer, so your students have to catch their own mistakes
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I'm back from a summer break and I wrote a book. "Using AI as a Critical Thinking Catalyst: A K–12 Teacher's Guide" is on Kindle now. 115 tested prompts, built around one question I've asked for 30 years: is my student actually thinking? miriambogler.substack.com/p/im-back-an...
I'm back — and I wrote a book
Two years of thinking, 115 tested prompts, and something free inside for you
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89 Tuesdays straight sending my newsletter to teachers. Not missing a single one — until now. Taking the rest of July off to actually recharge. Kind of hard to preach "work smarter, don't burn out" and never take my own advice. Back August 11. See you then.
I built an AI prompt that walks teachers through turning standards into daily lessons, one question at a time. Tested it: an 18-day plan covering 5 standards across science, math, and English. Full breakdown in this week's newsletter: miriambogler.substack.com/p/how-ai-hel...
How AI helps with one of teaching's hardest jobs
The AI prompt that turns standards into daily lesson plans.
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Most students don't avoid hard thinking because they can't — they avoid it because nobody's shown them why it's worth it. Built a framework (Propulsions and Aspirations) with 10 techniques + Socratic AI prompts for grades 3-12 to fix that. Read it: miriambogler.substack.com/p/the-studen...
The Students Who Will Own the AI Age
Student agency is the skill AI cannot replace. Here's how to build it.
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Most struggling students won't ask for help. They're too embarrassed. This framework gives them a way to figure it out themselves — at any hour, without having to admit they're lost. Here's how it works: miriambogler.substack.com/p/what-if-co...
What if confused students could figure it out themselves?
How one AI prompt can turn a stuck, embarrassed student into someone who actually understands the material.
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Students don't use AI to avoid thinking — they use it because it's the easiest option. Here's a 4-step framework that gives them personal evidence the harder path is worth it. Ready-to-use prompts for grades 3–5, 6–8, and 9–12 included. miriambogler.substack.com/p/the-real-a...
Students don't use AI to avoid thinking — they use it because it's the easiest option. Here's a 4-step framework that gives them personal evidence the harder path is worth it. Ready-to-use prompts for grades 3–5, 6–8, and 9–12. [https://miriambogler.substack.com/p/the-real-ai-problem-isnt-in-your
What if every CTE student had a coach available 24/7 — one that never gives answers, only better questions? That's AI used the right way. New newsletter: 7 methods that turn AI into a thinking partner for any CTE pathway. Read it here: miriambogler.substack.com/p/the-cte-st...
The CTE student who trained like a professional — with AI as her thinking partner
One failing restaurant. Seven methods. AI that never gave a single answer.
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Students with disabilities are legally entitled to specialized support in school. In practice, specialists leave, substitutes lack training, and coordinators are overwhelmed. An AI prompt configured as a Socratic mentor can help close that gap. Read more: miriambogler.substack.com/p/special-ed...
Special ed promised more than schools can deliver. AI closes the gap
AI won't fix special education — but it can stop the bleeding.
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When a student knows their math approach is wrong but can't find the error, AI shouldn't give them the answer. It should ask them why. Here's a lesson built around exactly that miriambogler.substack.com/p/the-ai-tri...
The AI trick that turns math mistakes into math skills
Because a student who understands why they got it wrong will never make that mistake again.
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The moment a student gets a solid draft in 30 seconds, the temptation to stop there is real. If your classroom hasn't defined what thinking looks like with AI — that temptation wins. New newsletter on building a culture where students stay in charge: miriambogler.substack.com/p/ai-in-your...
AI in your classroom: partner or replacement?
The way you frame it changes everything students do with it.
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85% of teachers use AI. Only 14% of districts have a policy. That gap is where real harm happens. The question isn't whether to allow AI — it's how to govern it. New newsletter breaks down what the districts getting it right have in common. Newsletter link: miriambogler.substack.com/p/the-questi...
The question every school leader should be asking
It's not whether to allow AI. It's how to govern it.
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Students hit an unknown word, make a reasonable guess, and get no feedback on whether they were right. So they stop trusting their own thinking. This 4th grade AI guide fixes that, not by restricting AI, but by giving it a different job. Read it here: miriambogler.substack.com/p/what-chang...
What changes when 4th graders use AI differently
It starts with a single word a 4th grader couldn't figure out.
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Teachers: stop trying every AI tool at once. Match the problem to the tool: For lesson planning use MagicSchool For differentiation use Diffit For study materials use NotebookLM For admin & emails use Copilot or Gemini Full breakdown: miriambogler.substack.com/p/which-ai-t...
Which AI Tool Should You Use Right Now?
A no-guesswork guide to matching the right tool to your actual teaching problem
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Most schools are figuring out AI as they go — and teachers are asking for real guidance. My latest newsletter breaks down how to build ethical AI policy that works for teachers AND students. miriambogler.substack.com/p/the-ai-pol...
The AI policy your school actually needs
Clear rules, real guardrails, and a framework teachers will use
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54% of teens use AI for schoolwork — most aren't cheating, they just haven't been shown how to use it well. My latest newsletter breaks down the difference between AI as a tutor vs. a ghost-writer, with real strategies for K–12. miriambogler.substack.com/p/used-right...
Used right, AI makes students smarter
Used thoughtfully, AI accelerates learning. Used carelessly, it replaces it. Here's the difference.
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52% of teens think AI homework is fine. 52% of parents disagree. That gap needs a conversation, not a ban. New newsletter: what to actually say to your kids about AI, K–12. miriambogler.substack.com/p/your-kid-i...
Your kid is already using AI. Now what?
Most parents are guessing. Here's what to actually say.
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Students aren't just using AI to cheat — some are worried it's making them unable to think for themselves. The fix isn't detection. It's better assignment design. Here's how to build tasks worth doing. Read the newsletter: miriambogler.substack.com/p/your-stude...
Your students are scared AI is making them dumber
They're not wrong — and here's what you can do about it
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Most students using AI to cheat don't think they're cheating. Why? Schools haven't told them where the line is. Our latest newsletter breaks down a ready-to-use framework for teachers and students. Read it here: miriambogler.substack.com/p/when-does-...
When does AI help become AI cheating in class?
Most schools still don't have clear AI rules — so kids are making them up. Here's a framework that changes that today.
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What if every student got an explanation built around something they already know? AI analogy generation makes that possible — for every student, not just some. Two prompts, one for students, one for teachers. This week's newsletter walks you through it. miriambogler.substack.com/p/what-if-ha...
What if hard topics finally made sense?
Here's how AI builds analogies around what your students already love
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