Teach Smarter Podcast · Guest
Jared Cooney Horvath
Neuroscientist, educator, and author · Director of LME Global · Creator of The Learning Blueprint
About Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath
Jared Cooney Horvath (PhD, MEd) is a neuroscientist, educator, and best-selling author who specializes in human learning and brain development. He is the creator of The Learning Blueprint, an international award-winning program that helps educators and students understand how learning actually works.
Jared has conducted research and taught at Harvard University, Harvard Medical School, and the University of Melbourne, and has worked with more than 1,000 schools around the world. He is the author of six books, has published over fifty research articles, and his work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The Economist, Harvard Business Review, and ABC’s Catalyst. He currently serves as Director of LME Global.
About This Episode
Does AI Belong in School? with Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath
Stephanie and Pete speak with neuroscientist and former teacher Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath about what schools get wrong, and why so many well-intended initiatives fall apart in real classrooms.
We talk about why teaching is a craft, why teachers should be treated as the core experts, and why schools struggle to build shared, usable evidence about what works.
Jared also challenges common assumptions about classroom technology and AI. He explains why these tools often function as production shortcuts rather than learning supports, and why knowledge has to come before skills like critical thinking and creativity.