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I’m excited to share the latest episode of the EDU Café Podcast, where I had the opportunity to sit down with Dr. Ellen Mandinach and Dr. Ed Dieterle for an incredibly thoughtful conversation about data literacy, data ethics, AI, and the future of education.

As schools increasingly rely on data and technology to guide instruction and decision-making, this discussion explored an essential question: How do we use data responsibly while still keeping relationships, critical thinking, and the whole child at the center of learning?

Some powerful themes from this episode:

• Why data literacy is about much more than test scores
• The importance of culturally responsive and ethical data use
• How AI can both support and disrupt teaching and learning
• The risks of over-automation and “de-skilling” educators
• Why teachers must remain critical thinkers—not just consumers of technology
• The importance of understanding students’ lived experiences and contexts

Dr. Mandinach shared from the conversation: “A child is not a single data point.”

Thank you both for joining EDU Café and for continuing to push the field forward in such meaningful ways.

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