🟢🎧 Show Notes

Tired of spending hours staring at blank pages while writing summative assessments? In this episode you’ll discover how AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude can speed up and simplify your assessment writing process without compromising the personal touch that makes your documentation meaningful.

I’m breaking down exactly how to use AI as your assessment writing assistant, making this often-dreaded task smoother and more efficient while still maintaining your professional expertise and voice as the early childhood professional.

🌟 Why Early Childhood Educators Can't Miss This Episode:

• Learn how to cut your assessment writing time in half while maintaining quality and personalisation
• Get step-by-step prompts you can swipe to use immediately with AI tools
• Get practical strategies for organising scattered observations and documentation effortlessly
• Learn how to maintain your authentic voice while letting AI handle the heavy lifting of structure and formatting
• Master the art of creating family-friendly language that clearly communicates children's progress
• Understand how to align your assessments with learning frameworks more easily
• Gain confidence in using AI as a collaborative partner
• Listen to my tips for transforming generic AI responses into personalised, meaningful assessments

Perfect for both AI beginners and those already experimenting with these tools, this episode provides realistic, actionable strategies you can use immediately to make your assessment writing process less overwhelming.

Whether you're writing end-of-year assessments or looking to improve your documentation process, this episode provides the practical guidance you need to make AI work for you in your unique early childhood role.

🎙️🎧 Are you looking for some new perspectives on guiding children's behaviour - especially those more challenging moments?

In this episode, I explain how chatting with AI Assistants can support early childhood educators in learning about, understanding and using more connection-based approaches to behaviour guidance.

You'll find out:

🟢💡 How to use AI tools to workshop challenging situations

🟢💡 Practical strategies for moving from behaviour control to connection

🟢💡 Step-by-step guidance for implementing a new behaviour guidance approach

🟢💡 Ways to maintain your authentic teaching voice while making the most of AI support - Perfect for educators who want to expand their behaviour guidance skills and methods but aren't sure where to start.

Join me to discover how AI can be your after-hours professional development partner in rethinking behaviour management.

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⏰ Essential Listen & Learn Moments

00:32 Traditional vs. Connection-Based Behaviour Management

02:11 Understanding the Connection-Based Approach

03:40 Practical Ways AI Can Support Your Behaviour Guidance Approach

06:11 Choosing the Right AI Tools

07:41 Creating a Prompt Notebook

13:40 Case Study: Transition Times

21:11 AI Prompts To Support Behaviour Guidance

25:54 The TST Method for Reviewing AI Responses

28:23 Practical Tips for Using AI Suggestions

34:15 Practising and Personalising AI Suggestions

35:35 Troubleshooting Tips

41:25 Join the free AI Allies Community

🎧🎙️ How Will This Episode Help You In Your Early Education Role?

In this episode, I share some of the opportunities and possibilities available to early childhood education professionals now with AI-powered, personalised professional development options.

I discuss some common challenges in traditional one-size-fits-all workshops and reveal strategies and prompts that will help you create personalised, engaging, and effective learning pathways using AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity - helpful whether you work on your own or within a team.

You’ll hear practical examples and tips highlighting how educators and leaders can now use AI in different ways for skill development, identifying useful resources, supporting continuous improvement, ensuring higher job satisfaction and leading to better educational outcomes for children.

✨ Highlights From This Episode:

🟢 Explore the concept of AI as a personalised learning pathway creator

🟢 Discover how AI can act as your virtual coach or mentor for ongoing professional development

🟢 Learn why you should use AI tools instead of Google to help you find information and answers more quickly

🟢 Find out how AI can support assessment and progress tracking in early childhood education

🟢 Uncover ways AI can help with challenging tasks like writing summative assessments

🟢 Get practical tips on how to start using AI tools for your own growth as an early ed professional

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🎧 Why you’ll want to listen:

We all know how challenging it can be to find time for meaningful professional development that fits our unique needs and busy schedules. This episode offers a solution that's accessible, flexible, and tailored to you.

By making the most of AI for your professional development, you'll be able to:

💡 Create a personalised learning journey that fits your specific goals and schedule

💡 Access expert-level knowledge and support 24/7, right when you need it

💡 Save time on research and content curation, allowing you to focus on application

💡 Improve your reflective practice skills with AI-guided prompts and questions

💡 Strengthen your ability to link educational theory to practice in your daily work

💡 Simplify challenging documentation tasks, reducing stress and saving time

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