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Consultants demo agentic‑AI FDR simulation for classrooms; presenters stress teacher control and information literacy
Summary
At a Hanover Township School District strategic-planning workshop, TMI Education demonstrated an 'agentic AI' classroom activity using a simulated FDR voice (created with 11 Labs) and emphasized that teachers must coach AI sources and students must critique outputs to manage bias and accuracy.
Consultants from TMI Education used a classroom demonstration during a district strategic-planning session to show how "agentic AI" can be used as a learning tool, then walked participants through safeguards and classroom design considerations.
The demonstration included a simulated interview with a persona of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. During the exercise the AI persona described the New Deal and answered participant questions; the presenters said the simulation was produced using a program called 11 Labs and must be tightly coached to control sources and language.
"This is done on a program called 11 Labs," Rich Panacucci said during the demo. He and Tim Caspersen described classroom uses — interviewing a historical persona after studying primary documents — and emphasized that teachers choose the documents and sources the agent uses. "It's only as good as the way it's coached and the sources it's coached to use," Panacucci said when participants raised concerns about bias and accuracy.
Presenters advised that students critique the AI's responses as part of the lesson plan: after interviewing the persona, students should compare the AI's answers with historical evidence and discuss where the persona may be inaccurate or reflect period language that is no longer acceptable. They also noted practical limits: the simulated persona may not distinguish different student voices and can be configured for 'stability' versus creativity, which affects how closely the AI sticks to supplied historical sources.
Participants raised questions about bias, vendor funding and classroom readiness. Presenters recommended teacher-led source selection, iterative prompt design and classroom filters to reduce the risk of inappropriate content. They framed the tool as one example of many AI applications that can increase engagement if teachers maintain control of sources and use the exercise to strengthen students' information literacy.
