How to Teach AI in Any Classroom, Not Just CS Class — Episode 956
Most teachers know AI belongs in their classroom — almost nobody tells them where to start if they don't teach computer science. Karim Meghji, President and CEO of CodeAI (the nonprofit formerly known as Code.org), gives the answer at ISTE 2026.
Vicki took one of Karim's classes on the ISTE show floor before this conversation — including a lesson that asks AI to generate a "healthy meal" and then hands students the cultural bias in the result to talk about. That design choice is the whole episode: students don't learn what AI gets wrong by being told, they learn it by watching it happen and then discussing it.
In this episode, you'll learn:
- Why CodeAI rebranded from Code.org — and what "glass box instead of black box" means for how you teach
- Why Karim's teams deliberately build lessons where the AI answers incorrectly
- The question he wants every student asking: who is in control — you or the AI?
- What sits behind free student AI tools — pre-filters, post-filters, and hundreds of jailbreak tests
- The exact first step for a teacher who has never taught a line of code
Karim's answer to "where do I start" is shorter than you'd expect, and it puts the teacher and the students in the same boat on purpose.
Full show notes, every resource, and the transcript: https://www.coolcatteacher.com/e956
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