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A new student walks into your room in the first weeks of school. They have a 12-page IEP that you haven’t read yet. There’s a behavioral plan somewhere inside it,

It’s 1:15 p.m. Your next class starts at 2:00. You lost 2 periods already today to meetings and a highly uncooperative printer, which was not the plan. The lesson is

Friday afternoon has finally arrived after the first week. Your classroom is quieter. The first week’s papers are stacked in several places you’ll definitely remember on Monday. You’ve learned 28

Most teachers run more digital tools than the job actually requires. There’s the district LMS for grading and curriculum structure, a separate tool for AI-assisted lesson planning and tutoring support,

Colleague AI, Inc. and the AmplifyLearn AI Center at the University of Washington are recruiting K-12 educators for an ongoing research panel. We’re looking for teachers, paraeducators, specialists, and administrators

It’s 9:40pm, and your thermometer says 102.3. Tomorrow was supposed to be day three of transformations in Algebra II, the day the class moves from graphing f(x) to figuring out

At 8:07 a.m. on day two, three students arrive at your classroom door. One student’s preferred language is Spanish. The second is Somali. The third is Mandarin. None of them

The beginning of the school year means a time to get to know your new students – and what they’re capable of. If you’re reading this at 10pm because you

Most “AI training” in K-12 still looks the same everywhere: a single afternoon session, a login walkthrough, maybe a worksheet of prompt examples, and then everyone goes back to their

With AI platforms — as with any SaaS — the devil is in the details. What’s possible, what’s not, what’s claimed versus what’s actually delivered, and what kind of impact

Each year, I have the privilege to synthesize AI development trends and get feedback from leaders in technology, public and private investment, and education throughout the year to refine my

Seattle, WA, USA (Jan 8, 2026) — Colleague AI has been selected for the prestigious 2026 GSV Cup 50 out of 3,000 record-breaking nominations. The GSV Cup, presented by Amazon