AI writing is trying to sound human, and human writers are trying to sound unlike AI. I'm not sure where this will lead.

This conversation captures much of my classroom philosophy around GenAI. youtu.be/YGzkKW9x1eE?...

The CanadianEd Leadership Show: Episode 125 with Marcus Blair

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Here's one way that I'm integrating GenAI into both my ELA and Humanities classroom. mrblairsclass.blogspot.com/2026/04/a-ca...

What could AI literacy instruction look like in the BC K-12 education system? Here's my suggestion: mrblairsclass.blogspot.com/2025/10/how-...

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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Here's a blog post for those who are struggling with how they could integrate GenAI into their existing classroom without undermining their learning intentions. I've been playing around with the idea of strategic cognitive offloading as a means to do so: mrblairsclass.blogspot.com/2026/04/a-ca...

A Case for Strategic Cognitive Offloading

Lately, I've been reflecting on cognitive offloading and its complicated relationships with learning and GenAI. Cognitive offloading speaks ...

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With this blog post, I make the case that cognitive offloading, via GenAI, can have a place in our classrooms. And it doesn't have to be a threat to our students' Critical Thinking. mrblairsclass.blogspot.com/2026/04/a-ca...

With this blog post, I make the case that cognitive offloading, via GenAI, can have a place in our classrooms. And it doesn't have to be a threat to our students' Critical Thinking. mrblairsclass.blogspot.com/2026/04/a-ca...

Here are 5 effective steps for cultivating a classroom culture of responsible use for GenAI. I follow each of these steps in my own high school classroom. Read more: mrblairsclass.blogspot.com/2026/03/five...

Here are the 5 steps that I follow to help create a culture of responsible GenAI use in my high school classroom. Since doing so, I've noticed my students' AI misuse drop significantly. Read my blog to learn more! mrblairsclass.blogspot.com/2026/03/five...

Five Steps to Cultivating a Culture of Responsible GenAI Use in Your Classroom

Introduction: Undoubtedly, the GenAI tools we use will shift and evolve as the months pass. For me, creating a culture of responsible use is...

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I'll be writing a follow-up to this blog post in the coming days. mrblairsclass.blogspot.com/2025/10/what...

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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I played "hangman" with Copilot, and this is the word it chose. Curious.

I read somewhere that instead of teaching students to use AI, we should be teaching students to be users of AI. Technology may change, but my hope that students will be equipped with responsible habits will not.

I'm trying to put much more emphasis on my students' writing process rather their their writing products. After all, students can misuse AI to generate a writing product, but they can not generate a writing process. Thus far, these checkins have been a success!

How can we be more intentional about developing our students' AI literacy skills? Here's how I do it in my own classroom: mrblairsclass.blogspot.com/2025/10/what...

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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I've started a dedicated group for BC educators to share ideas and ask questions about GenAI on Facebook. I'm hoping it'll be a place where educators from both K-12 and post-secondary schools can openly collaborate. Join here: www.facebook.com/groups/13756...

Today, I made a Boy Meets World reference in my presentation. I'm not convinced anyone caught it 😞

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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.

My motto for the coming school year.

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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. mrblairsclass.blogspot.com/2025/02/how-...

I'm currently writing a follow-up to this blog post: mrblairsclass.blogspot.com/2025/06/buil... Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about "process over product" in my classroom, and how the core competencies tie into that idea.

Students can generate the product, but they can't generate the process. That's my teaching motto next year.

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

Danny Leeming@dleeming2.bsky.social · last yr.

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

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! mrblairsclass.blogspot.com/2025/06/buil...

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: mrblairsclass.blogspot.com/2025/06/buil...

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

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.

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.

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?

How should we ethically approach our own AI use when nobody is looking? mrblairsclass.blogspot.com/2025/03/walk...

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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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