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Articles, videos, podcasts, and toolkits we're reading, sharing, and building on as we navigate AI in education alongside schools.

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Foundation

Understanding AI

How AI actually works: accessible explainers and forward-looking projections for educators and leaders.

TED TALK

TED · Talk · 17 min

Fei-Fei Li: How AI Sees the World

A clear, visual foundation for understanding how machine learning works: how computers learn to recognize and interpret images.

ARTICLE

Stephen Wolfram · Article

What Is ChatGPT Doing (and Why Does It Work?)

A long but rewarding deep-dive into the science of large language models. The best technical explainer we've found for non-engineers.

REPORT

ai-2027.com · Report

AI 2027

A scenario-based projection of where AI is headed by 2027: a useful frame for thinking about the pace and stakes of change in schools.

PODCAST

Hard Fork / YouTube · Podcast

Hard Fork: AI 2027, Interview with the Authors

An audio conversation with the authors of the AI 2027 report: a more accessible entry point than reading the full document.

ARTICLE

Time · Article

How ChatGPT Is Changing the Way We Think

An accessible look at the neurological and cognitive effects of using AI tools: what the early research is showing about learning and thinking.

Big Picture

Schools & the Future

What is school for? What comes next? These pieces help us level-set on purpose before we talk about tools.

PODCAST

Ezra Klein Show · Podcast · 60 min

The Future of Schools

A wide-ranging conversation on what schools will need to become, and why the current model may not survive the AI transition intact.

TED TALK

TED · Talk · 18 min

Ken Robinson: Do Schools Kill Creativity?

Still one of the best starting points for a conversation about the purpose of school. Funny, sharp, and as relevant as ever.

ARTICLE

Forbes · Article

Educating in the AI Era: The Urgent Need to Redesign Schools

Linda Darling-Hammond on why incremental change won't be enough, and what redesigned schools could actually look like.

REPORT

World Economic Forum · Report

Future of Jobs Report 2025

Survey of 90,000+ international business leaders projecting the world of work in five years. Essential context for rethinking school-to-career pathways.

ARTICLE

The Preamble · Article

America's Schools Aren't Ready for What's Coming

A candid look at the gap between the pace of AI change and the pace of school system response.

RESEARCH

HBR · Research

Soft Skills Matter Now More Than Ever

New research on which human capacities are growing in value as AI automates more technical work, with implications for how we design learning.

VIDEO

YouTube · Video

Wall-E: A Dystopian Picture of Mindless Dependence

Not a research paper, but a useful provocation for conversations about what over-reliance on technology could mean for human agency and purpose.

PDF

Learner Studio · PDF

Human Skills in the Age of AI

A framework for identifying and cultivating the distinctly human competencies schools should be building for an AI-infused future.

In the Classroom

For Educators

What teachers are experiencing, what they need, and what training actually looks like on the ground.

ARTICLE

New York Times · Article

ChatGPT Is Coming to Schools. Teachers Aren't Sure What to Do.

A ground-level look at how teachers are encountering AI tools in their schools, often without support, training, or clear expectations.

ARTICLE

Education Week · Article · Feb 2026

Do Teachers Have the Skills to Use AI?

Results of a teacher assessment across four AI skill areas, with a clear picture of where the gaps are widest.

PODCAST

TeachLab · Podcast

Back to School with AI: Are Teachers Getting the Training They Need?

An honest look at the gap between what professional development is offering and what teachers actually need to move forward with AI.

PODCAST

TeachLab · Podcast

Buckle Up: Here It Comes

A candid conversation about the pace of change heading toward schools, and what educators can do to prepare now rather than react later.

DISCUSSION

Reddit / r/Teachers · Discussion

Unpopular Opinion: Teacher AI Use Is Already Out of Control

A frank, unfiltered teacher perspective on what's actually happening with AI in classrooms right now, before policy has caught up.

Structure & Governance

Policy & Governance

Frameworks, trackers, and guides for building the governance structures schools need to navigate AI responsibly.

TOOLKIT

EdSafe AI · Toolkit

AI Policy Trackers for Schools

A live tracker of AI policies across districts and states: useful for benchmarking and understanding what others are doing.

PDF GUIDE

MIT Teaching Systems Lab · PDF Guide

A Guide to AI in Schools

MIT's practical guide for school leaders on navigating AI, from foundational understanding to implementation considerations.

ARTICLE

Structural Learning · Article

Creating an AI Policy for Schools

A step-by-step walkthrough of what a school AI policy should address, with examples and decision-making frameworks.

REPORT

UNESCO · Report

UNESCO AI Competency Framework for Teachers

UNESCO's framework for defining what AI competency looks like for educators: a useful reference for professional development planning.

TOOLKIT

AI for Equity · Toolkit

AI Playbook for School Leaders

Guidelines for AI rollout in school districts with links to exemplars and equity-centered examples. A practical starting point for leadership teams.

GUIDE

AI for Equity · Guide

AI Use Guidelines with Rubric & Process Suggestions

A decision-making rubric and process guide for designing and implementing AI use guidelines in school communities.

Equity & Community

Equity & Design

Centering the people most impacted and building AI approaches that are both just and durable.

ARTICLE

EquityxDesign Substack · Article

The Codesign Collective: Teachers as Codesigners

On crowdsourcing wisdom from educators through equity-centered design: a model for how schools can build AI approaches with teachers, not for them.

BLOG

EquityxDesign · Blog

EquityxDesign Substack

Ongoing writing at the intersection of liberatory design, equity, and education. One of the most thoughtful voices on centering communities in change work.

REPORT

OECD · Report

The Potential Impact of AI on Equity & Inclusion in Education

OECD's analysis of how AI could widen or close equity gaps in education, depending entirely on how it's designed and deployed.

CASE STUDY

Charter Growth Fund · Case Study

How DREAM Is Using AI to Transform Data-Driven Instruction

A real-world example of a school network using AI purposefully to improve instruction: useful for leaders looking for concrete implementation models.

ARTICLE

Prosolve · Article

AI-Proof Human Skills: A Curriculum Quest

On designing curriculum that deliberately builds the capacities AI can't replicate: creativity, judgment, empathy, and complex reasoning.