AI is moving quickly into schools, and reactions range from cautious to enthusiastic.

What does it mean to teach AI before it teaches us?

In this episode of EdTech Elevated, host Lisa March, president and founder of Partner in Publishing, sits down with Jeff Riley, Executive Director of Day of AI, to explore how schools can approach artificial intelligence with intention and responsibility.

Jeff shares the mission behind Day of AI, a research-led, movement-minded organization focused on empowering students to become informed creators and thoughtful leaders in an AI-shaped world. Together, Lisa and Jeff discuss what districts are asking for as AI enters classrooms, why trusted guidance matters, and how open communication between educators, administrators, parents, students, and vendors is essential to getting it right.

The conversation covers developing AI policy, addressing privacy and safety concerns, and teaching students to be healthy skeptics who understand both the power and limitations of prediction-based systems.

This episode is essential listening for educators, district leaders, and EdTech partners who want to lead AI education responsibly and keep students at the center of the conversation.

Sponsored by Partner in Publishing: https://partnerinpublishing.com/

Bookmarks:

0:40: Meet Jeff Riley and Day of AI

4:20: Digital Natives & Digital Immigrants

5:40: AI for a Better World

7:30: Learning About AI From a Trusted Source

11:00: Privacy & Safety with AI

12:40: Raising Healthy Skeptics of AI

16:30: Parents Can't Be Out of the Loop

27:30: AI Literacy

29:30: Teaching Critical Thinking First

31:20: Research-Led, Movement-Minded