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AI in Early Childhood Education with Morgan Mason
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- Jun 25, 2026
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Summary
Morgan Mason works with early childhood educators, coaches, and school leaders through Keep Indiana Learning, and she brings a grounded view to a conversation that can get weird fast: what should AI do around young children? Jason and Morgan talk through AI toys, Mr. Potato Head with a language model inside, the risks of sycophancy and anthropomorphism, and the bigger opportunity sitting right beside those risks. AI could help educators communicate with families across language barriers, support early literacy, plan better lessons, and give teachers time back for the human parts of the job. This episode stays with the early childhood and K-6 question. Young kids need play, relationships, curiosity, and adults who are paying attention. They also need adults who are willing to learn enough about AI to guide them. ABOUT THE GUEST Morgan Mason is a Professional Learning Specialist with Keep Indiana Learning, the professional learning department of CIESC. Her work focuses on early childhood, early literacy, coaching, and support for educators and school leaders across Indiana. Before joining Keep Indiana Learning, she taught elementary grades and served as an instructional coach. GUEST LINKS LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/morgan-mason-9719b9235/ Keep Indiana Learning: https://keepindianalearning.org/ CIESC: https://ciesc.org/ TIME STAMPS 00:00 - Morgan Mason and Keep Indiana Learning 02:47 - Activity-based learning, Alpha School, and the Path School 04:59 - AI for young children and why early educators are cautious 08:28 - Social media, guardrails, and the mistake of waiting too long 12:00 - Sycophancy, anthropomorphism, and AI relationships 15:07 - Language development and AI as a possible support 18:28 - The Schoolhouse Rock version of how LLMs work 21:00 - MagicSc…