EdTech
When Leaders Share Deepfakes: Teaching Truth in an Age of Political AI
This weekend, President Donald Trump shared a video depicting himself flying a fighter jet and dumping sludge over protesters. It was not real. It was AI-generated. Within hours, Senator J.D. Vance...
EdTech
AI Won’t Replace Your Kid’s Teacher, But It Will Make Them Better
A few messages arrived asking if I’m going soft on AI in education. I’ve sounded cynical in the past about the idea (even as I wrote cautiwously in favor of it). Am I buying into the hype after...
EdTech
AI Can Finally Make Education Work. If We Don’t Screw It Up.
I feel like Morpheus offering you two pills, except both pills are just facts you’ve been avoiding. Fact one: We’ve known for 40 years what actually works in education. One-on-one tutoring. Benjamin...
EdTech
Trump’s Recent Executive Order Makes AI Literacy a National Priority — Here’s What It Really Means
It is “the policy of the United States to promote AI literacy and proficiency among Americans,” reads an executive order President Donald Trump issued on April 23, 2025. The executive order, titled...
EdTech
The AI Literacy Gap: How Early Adopter Districts Are Leading the Way in K-12 Education
In the two years since ChatGPT’s release, generative AI (genAI) tools have flooded the K-12 education space. Each day, educators and administrators hear new claims about AI’s power to transform...
EdTech
The Need for an Agentic Mindset in Technology
Lately, I’ve been reflecting on the importance of helping young people develop an agentic mindset when it comes to technology. When we think about education and technology, we often focus on teaching...
