Episode 39

Empowering Students for the AI Era: Join The Human Intelligence Movement Today!

The Human Intelligence Movement is a grassroots educational movement focused on equipping students with human-centered skills. It was started by Dr. Michelle Amant and Travis Allen to address the need for learners to develop skills that cannot be replicated by AI. These skills include problem-solving, critical thinking, collaboration, communication, and adaptability. The movement aims to shift the focus in education from standardized assessments to project-based and problem-based learning that is relevant and meaningful to students. The movement also emphasizes the importance of building a community of like-minded educators who can learn from and support each other. If you are a new listener to TeacherCast, we would love to hear from you.  Please visit our Contact Page and let us know how we can help you today!

In This Episode …

Sharing the Mission & Purpose:
  • Introduction to the Human Intelligence movement and its mission
  • The rise of AI and its impact on the future of work
  • Defining Human Intelligence: What unique human skills AI can't replicate?
  • Deep dive into key human-centered skills
  • The urgent need to reimagine education for the AI era
  • Challenges with the traditional education system in preparing students for an AI world
  • Shifting from passive learning to active application of knowledge
  • The importance of cross-contextual understanding and problem-solving
Defining Our Work: Building a collaborative learning community: Students, educators, businesses, and nonprofits The three pillars of the Human Intelligence movement:
  • Building awareness
  • Creating community
  • Influencing policy-making
  • Redefining "career-ready" in the context of an AI-driven workforce
  • The Human Intelligence Manifesto: Key points and implications
Get Involved:
  • How listeners can get involved: Becoming a Founding Member or joining think tanks
  • Success stories or case studies of Human Intelligence skills in action
  • Future outlook: How developing Human Intelligence can shape society and the economy
  • Q&A session: Addressing common concerns about AI and education
  • Call to action: Joining the movement to unlock human potential in an AI world

Conversation Takeaways

  • The Human Intelligence Movement focuses on equipping students with human-centered skills that cannot be replicated by AI.
  • The movement promotes project-based and problem-based learning that is relevant and meaningful to students.
  • Building a community of like-minded educators is an important aspect of the movement.
  • Teachers can get involved by joining the movement as founding members and participating in the virtual conference.

Chapters

  • 00:00 Introduction to the Human Intelligence Movement
  • 02:58 The Need for Change in Education
  • 08:11 Human-Centered Skills
  • 10:16 Shifting the Focus in Education
  • 18:38 Building a Community of Educators
  • 28:25 Using AI to Enhance Teaching
  • 35:17 Joining the Human Intelligence Movement

What is the Human Intelligence Movement?

The Human Intelligence Movement is dedicated to equipping every student with the uniquely human skills needed to thrive in an AI-driven world. Our mission is to ensure that students are prepared to succeed in an AI world by emphasizing the importance of Human Intelligence, which includes problem-solving, creative thinking, emotional intelligence, and adaptability. Building a community is central to our goals; we bring educators, administrators, community leaders, corporate partners, political advocates, and students into physical and digital spaces to explore transforming education with a focus on Human Intelligence. Through policy-making, we advocate for educational reforms prioritizing Human Intelligence over rote knowledge, preparing students for a post-AI workforce.

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Human Intelligence Mission:

The mission of the Human Intelligence movement is to equip every student with the necessary human-centered skills to thrive in an AI world and workforce.

Human Intelligence Goals:

Build Awareness:
  • Showcase Human Intelligence as the essential human-centered skill to maximize our potential in an AI world.
  • Redefine the measures of education success from standardized assessment to competency-based measures.
  • Raise awareness of the urgent need for a new definition of career readiness.
Create a Community:
  • Convene a community of educators, administrators, community leaders, corporate business partners, political advocates, and students committed to the HI mission.
  • Provide physical and digital spaces that allow people to come together and explore how we can make changes in our educational system to focus on the development of Human Intelligence.
Policy-Making:
  • Advocate for policies that will drive educational institutions to create opportunities for students to develop the competencies needed for career readiness in a post-AI workforce.
  • Bring education into the modern age where students are no longer evaluated on knowledge but on their problem-solving ability to apply knowledge to demonstrate their career readiness.

Join the Human Intelligence Movement:

Bring our schools into an AI era, where teaching, learning, and assessment focus on building Human Intelligence, where curiosity and discovery are central to the learning process, where concepts get translated into real-world applications and experiences, not just regurgitated on standardized tests, and where young minds learn to be adaptable, embrace ambiguity, develop original ideas, and become collaborative problem-solvers.

Manifesto for Human Intelligence (Why it Matters)

We stand at a critical juncture in our society. With the rise of artificial intelligence, our workplace is undergoing a profound transformation. Artificial Intelligence and technology automation are revolutionizing the workforce by gradually replacing routine cognitive and manual tasks traditionally performed by humans. As technology advances, machines can efficiently carry out these repetitive tasks, allowing human workers to focus on more complex and creative endeavors that require uniquely human skills. This paradigm shift highlights the need for individuals to develop and cultivate the essential abilities that set them apart from machines, such as critical thinking, creative problem-solving, empathetic relationship-building, and effective communication. These uniquely human qualities that machines cannot replicate we call Human Intelligence. The truth is apparent: Students solely exposed to a traditional education system emphasizing acquiring knowledge will need more human skills to tackle future challenges and succeed in an AI-driven workforce. Urgent action is imperative; we must redirect our attention to a system that surpasses mere knowledge acquisition, recognizes the significance of cultivating human-centered skills, and provides learners with experiences to apply their Human Intelligence in real-world situations. Envision a future where technology seamlessly integrates with human collaboration, enhancing our abilities instead of replacing them. Imagine a scenario where employees are evaluated not just on their ability to carry out tasks but also on their capacity to think critically, apply ethical judgment, and adapt swiftly to new information. This future is within reach, but only if we adequately prepare our students. Our educational approach must equip students with the skills to discern subtle human emotions, navigate cultural nuances, empathize with others, and generate creative insights that elude the grasp of algorithms. They need to practice these skills in real-world contexts, enabling them to effectively transfer and apply their knowledge. While academic knowledge remains crucial, more is desperately needed. The true adversary here is complacency, not technology itself. We must rekindle our educational system's passion for learning, innovation, and problem-solving. By doing so, we cultivate a type of intelligence beyond artificial brains - a Human Intelligence that navigates the realm of AI with intellectual prowess, emotional wisdom, and moral courage. Let us embrace the boundless human potential within our students and equip them to soar to new heights in our workforce.

This is the Human Intelligence movement.

Human-Centered Skills:
  • Creative thinking
  • Empathetic Relationship Building
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Contextual Reasoning
  • Complex problem-solving
  • Design Thinking
  • Adaptability
  • Collaboration
  • Effective Communication
  • Ethical/moral judgment
  • Cultural Competency

About our Guests

Dr. Michelle Ament

Dr. Michelle Ament is leading educational reform with the Human Intelligence Movement. Fearlessly challenging the status quo, Ament declares that traditional education is inadequate in the age of AI. Her visionary approach insists on prioritizing human-centered skills that machines cannot replicate. Ament's groundbreaking ideas have captivated audiences worldwide, inciting passionate discussions and motivating educators to rethink what it truly means to equip students for a future dominated by AI. She empowers a community to take charge by mobilizing a grassroots movement, fostering environments where empathy, creativity, and collaboration thrive. Through her leadership, the Human Intelligence Movement is shaping the future of education, ensuring every learner is prepared to succeed and thrive in an AI-driven world.

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Matt Karabinos

Matt Karabinos is an enthusiastic and energetic sixth-grade teacher in central Pennsylvania. He loves to focus on ways to go beyond traditional teaching styles and experiment with new styles of pedagogy. He teaches Math and Science and heavily focuses on incorporating different learning styles into his lessons. He is a daily user of AI and uses it to help him craft engaging lesson ideas and much more. He lives by the quote “Be curious, not judgmental” from Ted Lasso and strives to attain this level of curiosity from his students.

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