What if you aren’t ready for a full school commitment to AI? What do you do when only a few teachers are ready to lead the way? We have been working in stealth mode on something new to help schools adopt AI responsibly. It is an implementation framework that doubles as a community of practice. We call it AI Fellows.
Emerging from Stealth Mode: Middle States AI Fellows Read More »
When ChatGPT was released in late 2022, Dr. Liam Hammer had other priorities as the new Head of School of the International School of Lusaka. But as AI conversations intensified globally, the ISL board began pressing for immediate action. A board member had used ChatGPT to write an AI policy for the school and wanted to ratify that policy.
International School of Lusaka’s Strategic Response to AI Read More »
August 2025 marks one year since the first pioneering schools completed the world’s first (and only) endorsement in AI Literacy, Safety, and Ethics through RAIL—Responsible AI in Learning. We celebrate this milestone by revisiting some of these early adopters to reflect on what has changed for them since.
ACS Athens is one of these exemplary schools. And they didn’t simply complete the RAIL endorsement experience—they used it to lead real, system-wide change.
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At Middle States, we define powerful learning as an experience in which learners develop purpose and agency as they develop knowledge, skills, and dispositions. ChatGPT Study Mode is not fostering purpose or agency. And it is questionable whether it is fostering knowledge, skills, or dispositions. Which means that at best, tools like ChatGPT’s Study Mode, KhanMigo, Claude’s Learning are anti-cheating tools.
A Lesson is Repeated Until It Is Learned Read More »
Who wouldn’t want a fleet of tireless agents doing all the stuff that you don’t have time for, don’t care to do, or maybe don’t even know how to do?
Or is it the start of a modern version of the Sorcerer’s Apprentice? We know how to summon the magic, but we may be about to learn a painful lesson about the difference between agents and agency.
Dan Meyer, who is something of an AI Cassandra, has consistently said that students want to learn with and from people who show those students that their thinking matters. AI cannot show a student that their thinking matters. AI can only simulate that kind of feedback.
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While the White House\’s new AI Executive Order is making headlines, school leaders in the EU need to pay close attention to what\’s already in motion: the EU AI Act. Adopted in June 2024 and now entering into force, this landmark legislation formally recognizes schools as deployers of AI systems under Article 29—and that comes with real responsibility.
The EU AI Act Is Here: What Schools Must Do Now Read More »
Have you been struggling to keep up with the constant updates, upgrades, and announcements about AI? Had you sort of checked out, because it had all become too much? There is a tsunami coming. Last week, the White House issued an Executive Order which articulates a significant federal commitment to AI literacy and education in the American K12 system.
The Coming AI Tsunami Read More »
For teachers, gen AI presents a unique opportunity to personalize learning, get efficient and automate tasks, and enhance student thinking and engagement. Over the past year and a half, MSA has fervently championed the power of AI in education.
Empowering Educators: 5 Must-Have AI Tools for Teachers in 2025 Read More »
Whether it is DeepSeek “extinguishing” facts or ChatGPT providing sycophantic replies or any LLM providing the most likely (ie, “average”) response to a query, educators must develop strong AI literacy.
On DeepSeek and an Educational Red Flag Read More »
