Samantha Gleisten – Medium

Samantha Gleisten

“Deep learning works” or what educators have been saying for hundreds of years

Recently, Sam Altman declared that “deep learning worked” — something we educators have been saying for the past 100 years. Of course, in…

Sep 29

“Deep learning works” or what educators have been saying for hundreds of years

Sep 29

Ideas are not Identities

May 12

Ideas are not Identities

May 12

An Educators AI Journey: Listening to Students’ Voices

It’s spring break so I’m doing what all teachers do on their off time, plan for the weeks ahead. As part of that planning, I went back over…

Mar 30

An Educators AI Journey: Listening to Students’ Voices

Mar 30

The Language of the Future: Integrating AI Literacy into Our Teaching

I remember when, as a young teacher, I realized the importance of sprinkling the language of math into every possible moment in the…

Mar 18

The Language of the Future: Integrating AI Literacy into Our Teaching

Mar 18

Nurturing the Human Spirit in the Age of AI

As a teacher witnessing the dawn of the AI era, I find myself constantly contemplating the future of learning. The rapid advancement of AI…

Mar 13

Nurturing the Human Spirit in the Age of AI

Mar 13

You Are Enough

I came across a blog post that I wrote years ago as I watched my students navigate the messed up high school system in Chicago. Now, as the…

Dec 3, 2022

You Are Enough

Dec 3, 2022

We Must Respond

Video Text: Hi. My name is Samantha Gleisten, most people call me Sam. I am a mother, educator, and human and I am tired of living with…

May 29, 2022

May 29, 2022

No More Thoughts and Prayers

I had just finished my final semester of student teaching in nearby Boulder when we heard the news from Littleton, CO: “High School…

May 26, 2022

No More Thoughts and Prayers

May 26, 2022

Two-Fifths of a Life: Covid, Kids, and Prioritizing SEL

Imagine you’ve been living with the realities of the Covid pandemic for the past 20 years — masks, regular testing, cautious or few…

Nov 11, 2021

Two-Fifths of a Life: Covid, Kids, and Prioritizing SEL

Nov 11, 2021

Moving toward Compassion

As part of comprehensive wellness after a month-long stint between the hospital and rehabilitation facility, my daughter was visited by a…

Mar 19, 2021

Moving toward Compassion

Mar 19, 2021

Samantha Gleisten

Samantha Gleisten

Mom of three, educator, and lifelong learner, I believe in supporting students to actively create their understanding through engaging learning experiences.

Following

Help
Status
About
Careers
Press
Blog
Privacy
Terms
Text to speech
Teams