📚AI Tools, Real Classrooms

Ready to supercharge your classroom with some AI magic? This week, we're diving headfirst into the latest experiments and insights educators are exploring right now. From turning boring syllabi into engaging podcasts to AI tutors reading students' minds (literally!), we've got stories, research, and implementations that'll spark your imagination and have your students wondering, "What's next?"

Here is an overview of today’s newsletter:

• Exploring AI Use Cases in the Classroom

• Interview with a Master’s Student – How AI helps students catch up on learning

• Key Findings from a Study on AI Mentors for Student Projects

• The Latest on AI and Academic Cheating

⭐️ AI x Education Webinar Series

Roll Up Your Sleeves: The Practical AI Toolkit for Busy Educators

Whether you're new to the space or already experimenting with tools, our next webinar will equip you with practical, people-centered strategies to implement AI with confidence and care. Join internationally renowned educator and innovation leader Rebecca Bultsma (Chief Innovation Officer, Amplify & Elevate Innovation; co-host, AmpED to 11 Podcast) as she shares actionable ways to transform instruction, streamline administrative tasks, and personalize learning—no technical background required.

You’ll walk away with:

• Step-by-step processes for using AI in your daily workflow

• Real-world examples of AI-enhanced lesson planning, assessment, and feedback

• Ethical frameworks for responsible AI adoption in schools

Perfect for K–12 educators, school leaders, and anyone eager to make AI approachable and impactful in the classroom.

🚀 Practical AI Usage and Policies

Use Cases of AI in the Classroom

• This LinkedIn tutorial by Darren Coxen highlights a simple yet powerful strategy for educators to create study guides and practice quizzes. By leveraging Google’s NotebookLM, educators can convert syllabus units into podcasts, transform transcripts into study notes with Gamma, and generate quizzes with Quizizz.

  

• Check out EdWeek’s article, “How District Leaders Use AI to Save Time, Help Teachers, and More”, where they share how 22 district leaders are leveraging AI to streamline administrative tasks, enhance brainstorming, and more.

  

• This blog post shares 8 universities and schools transforming education with the help of Google AI. It explores specific use cases in K-12 and higher education, showcasing how campuses integrate AI in the classroom to assist students with data analysis, engage in debates, and more.

  

• A group at Stanford University Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) shares their findings in the article, “AI Helps Math Teachers Build Better "Scaffolds" where they explored how AI could