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Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I'm currently constructing a presentation on teaching and GenAI. My working title is "The Unbearable Likeness of Knowledge." I'm pretty proud of myself.

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Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

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

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Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

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...

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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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Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

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...

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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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Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

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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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Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

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...

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Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

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...

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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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Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

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

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Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

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.

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Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

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!

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Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

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...

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Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

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.

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Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

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-...

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Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

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.

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Building Educated Citizens Through AI: Aligning with BC’s Core Competencies

BC's Revised Curriculum prioritizes the development of students' core competencies , which serve as the foundation for their growth into ed...

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Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

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

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Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

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

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Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

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...

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Building Educated Citizens Through AI: Aligning with BC’s Core Competencies

BC's Revised Curriculum prioritizes the development of students' core competencies , which serve as the foundation for their growth into ed...

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Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

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...

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Building Educated Citizens Through AI: Aligning with BC’s Core Competencies

BC's Revised Curriculum prioritizes the development of students' core competencies , which serve as the foundation for their growth into ed...

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Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

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

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Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

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.

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Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

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.

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Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

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?

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Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

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

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Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Just because AI can do something isn't necessarily a good argument for not having students learn to do it, too. The gulf between what AI can and can not do will narrow with time.

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Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Misuse of AI, in my classroom, seems to be down compared to last year. I believe implementing this framework is at least partially responsible. mrblairsclass.blogspot.com/2025/02/how-...

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Part Three: How to Navigate AI in Your Own Classroom

This blog post breaks down the AI integration framework I developed for my own classes. Here is the current iteration of my framework: ...

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Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

I may have to curb my caffeine intake. Here's a "gift" from a student:

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Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

There's research that AI can enhance students' learning. I wonder if there's research on the technology's impact on our students' sense of purpose.

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Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

I'm weary of anyone presenting themselves as too certain in these tumultuous times in education. Who can possibly know all ends when it comes to AI and learning?

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Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

These past two weeks, I've lent out some Kafka, Gibran, Hesse, and Camus to my students. Contrary to popular belief, kids still read!

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Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

I share this graphic on logical fallacies every couple of years. This year, I intend to embed it into my Social Justice debating unit.

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Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

As much as I try to keep up with AI technology and its exponential growth, it's actually philosophy that provides me with more direction.

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Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

To integrate or not to integrate? While the future for our students remains uncertain, one thing is clear: AI will undoubtedly play a significant role. An Argument for Meaningfully Integrating AI: mrblairsclass.blogspot.com/2025/04/mr-b...

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Mr. Blair's Wager: A Pragmatist's Argument for AI Integration

For this blog post, I’ve adapted the structure and spirit of Pascal’s Wager—a philosophical argument—to explore the ongoing debate about int...

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Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

I want to read deeper into all things AI. What are your book recommendations? Any book! Doesn't have to be education focused.

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Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Does anyone on here have a color-coordinated proficiency level and/or Standards-Based gradebook that they use in their classroom? Bonus if it's from Excel. I have a colleague looking for some examples!! TIA. #bced

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Tyler Rablin @mrrablin.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Excited for this to kick off on Wednesday! When I joined Twitter back in the day, it was the Twitter chats and the community that I loved so much. Blue sky has become that for me again, so I’m pumped to help host this with @edutopia.org #EduInFocus

A promo that says, “Join us for a slow chat about Helping Students See Their Own Growth. We’re dropping one question per day, Wednesday through Friday, starting on April 16 at noon PT. Hosted by Tyler Rablin.”

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Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

In my latest post, I explore an AI version of Pascal’s Wager & how it can help guide our decisions about AI integration. I argue that, even when facing uncertainty, the benefits of preparing students for an AI world outweigh the risks of not. #bced mrblairsclass.blogspot.com/2025/04/mr-b...

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Mr. Blair's Wager: A Pragmatist's Argument for AI Integration

For this blog post, I’ve adapted the structure and spirit of Pascal’s Wager—a philosophical argument—to explore the ongoing debate about int...

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Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

In education, we’ve twisted the old adage: not by doing the same thing and expecting different results, but by doing the same thing and expecting no results at all.

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Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

As AI rapidly transforms education, where should educators look for ethical guidance first? Rather than waiting for institutional policies that struggle to keep pace, we must turn to our own moral compasses. Read More: mrblairsclass.blogspot.com/2025/03/walk...

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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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Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

"You could totally sell this!" I’ve heard that more than once about the teaching and assessment resources I’ve created. But maybe I’m just not wired that way. I once had a sales job—I quit after a week. I don’t want dollars from teachers. I want change from the system.

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Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

My Philosophy 12 students are analyzing and then assessing the significance of the Simulation Hypothesis. Today, we had a rich discussion on what is the end goal of technology innovation. Students are rather pessimistic and cynical toward technology these days, especially tech companies.

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Marcus Blair @mrblairteaches.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Tomorrow, I will talk to my students about Cory Booker. "Never let your inability to do everything undermine your determination to do something."

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