Jon Bergmann

40 years in the lab. Shifting from Flipped to #MasteryFlip. Reclaiming grit in an AI age. Host: Reach Every Student Podcast. Choose your hard.

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Students will grow up alongside AI. The challenge for schools isn’t choosing between technology and humanity—it’s teaching responsible AI use while protecting the thinking and human qualities that help students thrive. #AIinEducation #Education

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I'm looking 4ward to speaking about Oral Assessments in the age of AI at @learningandtheb conference in Austin this Saturday - with lots of examples of students being assessed. https://t.co/RSKLEl2rRx Join me. #OralAssessments #ReachEveryStudent #edutwitter

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Parents keep asking me the same question: what does AI mean for my kid?

I answered it in a new episode, "An AI Primer for Parents." It covers why homework that AI can finish teaches nothing, a simple think-first rule for AI, and five questions parents can ask any school. Feel free to share it with the families you work with.

What are parents asking you about AI?

https://t.co/C0VIPVPIlj

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AI can deliver the answer—but learning happens when students do the hard thinking. Productive struggle builds stronger brains, like lifting weights builds muscle. Don’t make every task easy. #Education #AI

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When students let AI do all the thinking, they skip the mental reps that build real understanding. The tool isn’t the problem—how it’s used is. #AIinEducation #Learning

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Oral assessments turn unfinished classwork into a chance to explain, question, and truly understand. The best evidence of learning may come from a conversation—not just a completed test. #Teaching #Education

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Some students don’t need another prompt—they need silence. Give them time to think, and the answer may come together perfectly. #Teaching #Education

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AI can make schoolwork easier—but not necessarily learning. Oral assessments reveal who understands the material and who took the shortcut. The real question isn’t whether students used AI; it’s whether they learned. #Education #AI

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AI becomes a shortcut when students don’t have to explain their thinking. Put the laptops away, discuss the problem, and ask them to defend every line of code. The learning shows up in the conversation. #Education #AIinEducation

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The right answer can hide a gap in understanding. Students may plug numbers into an equation and get it right without grasping the physics—something oral exams can reveal. #PhysicsEducation #Teaching

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@colleeno711 @coolcatteacher go analog in class to preserve their cognition - flip your class for at home work and verify with oral assessments.

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A teacher, @PeterPaccone , asked me some hard questions about Oral Assessments - mostly logistics. Here are my honest answers: Keep in mind that I am doing this more intentionally because of AI. https://t.co/nb04HxEJMV

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Getting the right answer isn’t the same as understanding why it’s right. The oral assessment revealed misconceptions that written work alone had missed—and showed what needed reteaching. #Teaching #Education

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The biggest mistake teachers make with AI? Vicki Davis (@coolcatteacher) says: teaching like it doesn't exist.

Her rule instead: if you turn it in, be ready to defend it out loud.

New episode: https://t.co/FvLbIQudlu

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This week I was stretched thin - and yet in the midst of a cray cray week, there were deeply human moments that tell me that what I am doing makes a difference. Teachers - what you do matters! https://t.co/mbRjUo8fsp #teachers #ReachEveryStudent

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Everybody can write a perfect email now. So where are deals actually being lost? The moment someone has to look up and have a real conversation, says @DonWettrick

Being human, even a little flawed, is now a real advantage.

New episode: https://t.co/RfgL0SQiFb #edutwitter

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I'm looking forward to sharing at this conference about how to effectively run Oral Assessments in the age of #AI. Come see me this November.

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How can we use oral assessment to enure our students understand?

@jonbergmann explains:

https://t.co/uoaVFfqoPa

You can meet him at our Austin conference in November: https://t.co/jKjHIMcVcU

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AI practice is transforming oral assessments. Students are using tools like Flint K-12 to simulate exam questions, leading to impressive preparation and performance. It's not just about answering, it's about being ready. #EdTech #AIinEducation

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Students are acing oral assessments, and the Mastery Flip is taking off in Argentina! Teachers are now leading the Mastery Flip in Spanish. This week, we're diving into what makes these initiatives so successful. #Education #MasteryFlip

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Oral Assessments are working - and this week my students have come to expect it and they came prepared. It was amazing! #edtech #AI #AIinEd #ReachEveryStudent https://t.co/j58NhMIPwq #edutwitter