It's the beginning of a new year and perhaps you're already feeling behind on observations while trying to settle new children in. Before you try to overhaul your entire practice and rooms (again), Jodie introduces the "one small thing" approach that actually works. This episode walks you through practical, tested strategies for making documentation feel less impossible...starting with a 30-second AI introduction tip that changes the repsonses you get back from AI tools and five quick wins you can try today, not just "when you have time."

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🟣 What You'll Find Out:

✅ What actually changed in AI tools over 2025 (and what still hasn't)

✅ Why trying to change everything at once guarantees you'll give up by the end of February

✅ The 30-second introduction that makes every AI conversation instantly better

✅ How to pick your "one small thing" for sustainable change

✅ Five ready-to-use quick win solutions for real early childhood challenges

✅ Why AI can't replace you (and never will)

🟣 Five Quick Wins from This Episode

1. Welcome Letters for New Families - Create warm, personalised orientation materials in minutes
2. Getting to Know You Surveys - Design questions that actually inform your planning
3. Visual Routine Charts - Inclusive adaptations for diverse learners
4. Team Meeting Frameworks - Reset documentation expectations without blame
5. Environment Refresh Ideas - Work with what you've got (no catalog required)

🟣 Resources Mentioned In This Episode

1. ChatGPT - Custom instructions feature for saving your educator introduction
2. Google Gemini - Built into Google Docs, Sheets, and Gmail (look for the sparkle icon)
3. Claude (by Anthropic) - Strong at longer writing tasks like learning stories and summaries

✨ AI Empowered Educators Membership - Access to Smartforms and Chat Assistants mentioned throughout the episode

✨ AI Empowered Educators YouTube Channel - Upcoming screen-share tutorials showing exactly how to use these prompts

✨ Free Three-Part Video Series - Coming soon: tackles the complete planning and documentation cycle

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