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Teacher Spotlight: Cassie Owens Moore
Cassie is a school librarian at Seneca Middle School in Seneca, South Carolina; a role that puts her at the intersection of every subject, every grade level, and every kind of learner. When AI started becoming impossible to ignore in education, the pressure to have something coherent to say about it landed on her from multiple directions at once.
Teacher Spotlight: Dionna Rogers
Dionna is a lead teacher serving both East Harlem Elementary School and East Harlem Middle School in New York. For the past two years, she's also been the AI Champion at her campus (that title isn't honorary).
Teacher Spotlight: Kelsey Gillespie
Kelsey Gillespie didn't come to AI looking to become an innovator. She came looking to learn, and ended up becoming exactly the kind of educator her students and colleagues needed. She’s is a third grade teacher at Perkins Local School District in Ohio and an aiEDU Trailblazer Fellow.
Putting Educators in the Drivers Seat: How Educators are Embracing Vibe Coding
Something powerful is happening when educators realize they don't need to know how to code to start building with AI. At aiEDU, our Vibe Coding workshops have quickly become some of our most talked-about learning experiences, making AI feel practical and immediately accessible.
Building AI Literacy Through History: aiEDU + DREAM Charter Schools
What does it look like when AI readiness becomes part of a school community; not as a pilot program or a future promise, but as something happening right now, in the middle of an ordinary school week? This spring, the answer is unfolding in East Harlem and the Bronx.
The AI Education Project is proud to partner with DREAM Charter Schools to bring AI literacy into middle school social studies classrooms in a way that feels relevant, thoughtful, and student-centered.
150 Educators Across 35 States Begin aiEDU’s Spring 2026 Trailblazer Fellowship
This spring, 150 educators representing 140 schools across 35 states began a 12-week professional learning experience designed to deepen their understanding of artificial intelligence and explore how it can be thoughtfully integrated into K–12 classrooms.
Recap: aiEDU Trailblazers Class of 2025
In 2025, the Trailblazers Fellowship hosted 177 fellows across 8 geographic cohorts. Last year’s Trailblazers came from 25 states and represented every grade and subject area.
aiEDU and ETS announce partnership for more effective AI education
Together, we’ll combine ETS’s expertise in academic assessment with our own work in curriculum design and professional development for educators.
The AI Innovation Fellowship from aiEDU and the Urban Assembly
The AI Innovation Fellowship is a hands-on professional development program to help educators use AI to solve everyday challenges in their classrooms.
Conversation Starters for Families
You don’t need to be a computer expert to talk about AI with your child! The goal isn’t to have all the answers — it’s to stay curious, ask questions, and help your child think carefully about the technology they use every day.
Parent Guide to AI: What is AI?
AI can feel overwhelming, but parents don’t need a technical background to keep up. This quick guide helps you build AI readiness in minutes—so you can make informed decisions for your family.
3 things you should know about LLMs
To use LLMs effectively in the classroom, it's essential to understand their strengths and limitations. Here are a few key insights about LLMs you should keep in mind.
Reflections from the RAISE Collaborative
Rural school and district leaders met in Phoenix to help design the future of AI in education.
AI readiness takes center stage at EdTech Week in New York City
aiEDU CEO Alex Kotran and NYC Public Schools chief Jane Martínez Dowling talked about the future of work and the importance of AI Readiness at EdTech Week in New York City.
Introducing ‘Raising Kids in the Age of AI,’ a new aiEDU Studios podcast created in collaboration with Google
The AI Education Project is excited to announce a new podcast that explores how AI is shaping the future of learning and education.
The first meeting of California’s AI in Education Working Group
Last week, aiEDU had the privilege of joining the California AI in Education Working Group’s first public meeting under SB 1288.
aiEDU and Michigan Virtual launch Spark The Future to help educators build their own AI skills
The program brought together educators from across Michigan to deepen their AI literacy and grow as community-centered leaders.
Building AI Readiness in Minnesota: aiEDU supports professional development in Red Wing
aiEDU recently helped lead a professional development session in Red Wing, Minn. as part of the school district’s effort to build AI Readiness for teachers.
National AI Literacy Day: Recapping a day of impact
The second annual National AI Literacy Day is a wrap — now it’s time to look at the impact from an event that brought together educators, community organizations, and AI industry leaders to raise a united voice for AI literacy in K-12 education.