AI Educator Ethical AI in Virtual Education

In this episode of The AI Educator, Andrea Claver from EDSAFE AI speaks with Dr. Courtney Kofeldt Grove, Director of Teaching, Learning, and Innovation at Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School (PALCS) and 2026 EDSAFE Vanguard Fellow. Courtney shares how PALCS proactively embraced generative AI as an unavoidable shift, particularly in their fully virtual learning environment. In this episode, she introduces the school's newly launched AI Resource Guide. This practical blueprint helps educators navigate student privacy, academic integrity, and ethical considerations in an online mindset. Courtney challenges the common misconception that using AI automatically shortcuts student learning, arguing instead that thoughtful AI integration can require even more complex cognitive work. She outlines how teachers can push students from passive consumption of AI-generated content toward active evaluation, verifying claims, detecting bias, and challenging assumptions. Shifting the classroom's focus from final products to the value of the learning process itself, Courtney explains why AI should speed up iteration rather than replace critical thinking. Finally, she offers a reassuring message to overwhelmed school leaders: you don’t need to become an AI expert overnight; the most vital intelligence in the classroom will always be human intelligence. View AI Resource Guide: https://www.aipolicylab.org/post/penn...