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AI for Better Basics

Thanks for watching my TEDx talk. Here’s the free eBook that goes with it.

My TEDx thesis, updated for 2026.

New technology doesn’t need to do new things. It can do the basics better. This short guide shows busy teachers how to use AI for the evidence-based fundamentals: text differentiation, retrieval practice, rubrics and sharper prompting.

What used to take ninety minutes now takes five.

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