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Early Education in the Age of AI

Early Education in the Age of AI

De: Jodie Clarke - The Empowered Educator
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 Welcome to the 'Early Education in the Age of AI' podcast. Join me (Jodie from The Empowered Educator Website) each week, as I break down early education topics and strategies into simple steps that empower educators, teachers and leaders to confidently embrace, adapt and master the use of ethical AI strategies to support early learning.

In every show you'll get new prompts, tips and realistic examples to try from a certified AI ChatGPT expert AND early childhood professional with over 30 years experience, that you can use to make your planning, documentation and day to day practice easier with AI as an educational assistant by your side. I can't wait to inspire you with the possibilities!© 2025 The Empowered Educator All Rights Reserved.
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  • EP 26 | The AI Co-Mentor: An NQF-Ready Guide to Onboarding

    EP 26 | The AI Co-Mentor: An NQF-Ready Guide to Onboarding
    Jul 12 2025

    🟢 In This Episode


    This episode gives educational leaders and educators the AI tips and strategies needed that help to solve the challenge of making new educators feel genuinely welcomed, supported, and confident from their very first day. We explore how leaders and new team members can partner with AI to turn the usual onboarding process from a series of generic forms and fire exit maps into a more personalised, collaborative journey. Learn how to use AI as a co-mentor to set new staff up for success, build their practical skills, and guide them toward deep, reflective practice, all in alignment with the NQF.


    🟣 What You'll Find Out


    ✅ How to create a personalised 48-hour welcome plan with AI.

    ✅ How new educators can use AI to prepare for their first day.

    ✅ How to use AI to draft a learning story with confidence.

    ✅ How to generate reflective questions to guide mentoring sessions.

    ✅ How to use AI ethically and in line with NQF updates.

    ✅ How AI can act as a bridge between theory and practice.


    🟣 Inspire Reflection


    "The goal of inviting AI into our mentoring and onboarding processes... It's not meant as something to replace the human connection... Look at it as enhancing or strengthening it instead."


    What is one part of your current onboarding process that you could personalise using AI?


    💬 Let’s Connect!


    🌟 If you found this episode helpful, please share it with a fellow educator!


    🎧 Subscribe & leave a review so we can reach more educators looking to save time with AI


    📲 Follow me HERE on LinkedIn for more AI tips & timesavers and leadership strategies


    📍Follow me on HERE on Pinterest for play ideas and environment inspiration


    💻 Discover What’s Possible with AI in Early Learning... HERE on the FREE AI Resource Page


    🟣 Get the simple steps to follow and friendly AI tools you need HERE to cut your planning time in half and ditch the paperwork overwhelm in 2025!


    🔔 New episodes drop every Friday! See you next time as we continue learning about creative ways to use AI in early childhood education - ethically, practically, and with confidence.


    #AIforEducators #EarlyLearning #PlayBasedLearning #AIinEducation #Aiempowerededucators
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  • EP 25| AI Strategies to Improve Educator Retention

    EP 25| AI Strategies to Improve Educator Retention
    Jul 4 2025
    🟣In This Episode...The constant cycle of educator turnover is exhausting, expensive, and emotionally draining for leaders, teams, children, and families. This episode moves beyond reactive damage control and offers a proactive, compassionate path forward. Join Jodie as she explores how to ethically use AI as your supportive partner to build a workplace culture that makes your best people want to stay. Discover practical, AI-supported strategies to listen more effectively, tackle workload burnout, and foster your team's growth, shifting your ECE service into a place where educators don't just survive, but thrive.🟣 What You'll Learn:✅ The true, hidden human costs of educator turnover and how to identify the "leadership blind spot." ✅ How to create and use an anonymous AI-powered "Pulse Check" survey to genuinely listen to your team's needs without it feeling like surveillance.✅ A step-by-step strategy for using AI as a "Gratitude Assistant" to ensure your authentic appreciation is always felt and heard. ✅ How to reframe AI's role in reducing workload burnout by separating irreplaceable "professional work" from time-consuming "mechanical tasks." ✅ A simple method for co-creating personalised professional development plans with AI to foster loyalty and invest in your team's future.🟣Continue Your AI Learning Journey With My Support…I know that for many of us here in Australia, the start of a new financial year is a time for planning, budgeting, and thinking about our professional development goals. And for my listeners all around the world, the middle of the year is the perfect time for a reset.To help you get started on your journey to AI empowerment, I'm offering a special discount for the entire month of July. When you join the AI Empowered Educators annual membership, you can take $50 off the total price.🎁 Just enter the discount code SMARTPODCAST here at the checkout to claim your $50 discount on the annual plan.✨ Be Inspired..."The best retention strategy isn't a single program or a pizza party. It is a culture. A culture of genuine support, where people feel seen, heard, and valued."🟣 Try-It-Now AI PromptReady to listen more effectively? Use this prompt in your favourite AI tool (like Gemini or ChatGPT) to create a supportive, anonymous survey for your team.Prompt: "Act as an ECE Leadership Consultant. I need to create a short, anonymous 'Wellbeing Pulse Check' survey for my team of early childhood educators. Draft 4 questions that are simple, non-judgemental, and focus on support. The tone should be warm and caring. Include a mix of rating-scale and open-text questions. For example: 'On a scale of 1-5, how manageable was your workload this week?' and 'Is there one thing that would make your week feel more supported?'"💬 Let’s Connect!🌟 If you found this episode helpful, please share it with a fellow educator!🎧 Subscribe & leave a review so we can reach more educators looking to save time with AI📲 Follow me HERE on LinkedIn for more AI tips & timesavers and leadership strategies📍Follow me on HERE on Pinterest for play ideas and environment inspiration💻 Discover What’s Possible with AI in Early Learning... HERE on the FREE AI Resource Page 🟣 Get the simple steps to follow and friendly AI tools you need HERE to cut your planning time in half and ditch the paperwork overwhelm in 2025! 🔔 New episodes drop every Friday! See you next time as we continue learning about creative ways to use AI in early childhood education - ethically, practically, and with confidence. #AIforEducators #EarlyLearning #PlayBasedLearning #AIinEducation #Aiempowerededucators
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  • EP 24| Why AI Won't Make You a 'Lazy' Educator

    EP 24| Why AI Won't Make You a 'Lazy' Educator
    Jun 27 2025
    🎧 In This Episode...Do you worry that using AI is "cheating" or that it will de-skill your team? This episode tackles the biggest fears surrounding AI in early childhood education head-on. Jodie unpacks why generic tools like ChatGPT often lead to frustration and reveals how purpose-built "Smartforms" can act as your expert partner, elevating your professional practice without replacing your critical knowledge. This is your step by step guide to using AI confidently, ethically, and in a way that gives you back your most valuable resource: time.🎁SPECIAL PODCAST LISTENER EXCLUSIVE: Enter the code SMARTPODCAST at the checkout HERE before end of July 2025 to TAKE $50 OFF an annual membership.🟣 What You'll Learn in 47 Minutes:✅ The "Unorganised Library" Problem: Why generic AI tools like ChatGPT often give you frustrating, useless responses and how to think about them more strategically.✅ From Blank Page to Scaffold: The core principle behind well-designed AI tools and how they guide your thinking instead of replacing it.✅ The "Documentation Ladder": How to use a system of interconnected Smartforms to support the entire cycle of care and planning, from the first spark of an idea to the final weekly program.✅ Finding Your Professional Voice: How AI can act as your co-pilot, helping you communicate with families with warmth and professionalism, even when you're exhausted.✅ The "Pedagogical X-Ray": A new way to think about AI as a professional development tool that accelerates your learning and deepens your understanding of the EYLF and NQS.✅ AI for Leaders: Practical strategies for using Smartforms to build team capacity, facilitate meaningful reflection, and make your QIP a collaborative, living document.🟢 Smartform AI Tools Mentioned in This Episode:Anecdotal Observation Writer & Learning Story WriterLearning Extension Planner & Weekly Program Plan CreatorLoose Parts Play Spark & Junk to Gem Idea CreatorThe 'My Day' Snapshot & 'Our Day' in ReviewTricky Conversation Email DrafterEYLF Outcome Matcher / Learning Outcome ConnectorQIP Evidence Spark & Mock Assessor SimulatorTeam Reflection Prompt Creator✨ Be Inspired..."A well-designed AI tool doesn't just give you the answer. It acts as a mentor."🟣 Try-It-Now AI PromptCopy and paste this into ChatGPT or Gemini to see how providing scaffolded details improves the result:Act as an expert early childhood educator. Write a short, engaging learning story about a 4-year-old child named Leo. Core Observation: Leo spent 15 minutes at the water table, carefully pouring water from a big jug into a small bottle. He was very focused and smiled when he filled it without spilling. Analysis: This shows Leo's persistence and growing fine motor control.🟣 Resources Mentioned In This EpisodeThe AI Empowered Educators Membership: Unlock the full library of Smartforms and AI Assistants. Explore the membership here: https://www.theempowerededucatoronline.com/ai-membership-gold-registration/💬 Let’s Connect!🌟 If you found this episode helpful, please share it with a fellow educator!🎧 Subscribe & leave a review so we can reach more educators looking to save time with AI📲 Follow me HERE on LinkedIn for more AI tips & timesavers and leadership strategies📍Follow me on HERE on Pinterest for play ideas and environment inspiration💻 Discover What’s Possible with AI in Early Learning... HERE on the FREE AI Resource Page 🟣 Get the simple steps to follow and friendly AI tools you need HERE to cut your planning time in half and ditch the paperwork overwhelm in 2025! 🔔 New episodes drop every Friday! See you next time as we continue learning about creative ways to use AI in early childhood education - ethically, practically, and with confidence. #AIforEducators #EarlyLearning #PlayBasedLearning #AIinEducation #Aiempowerededucators
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