Problem
Students can stop progressing when confusion goes unresolved.
Action
Use AI tutoring to provide immediate guidance when learners get stuck.
Outcome
Students maintain learning momentum.
Chapter: Rise of the AI Tutor - Throwing Away the Bottle
Problem
Students have different levels of readiness and understanding.
Action
Adapt explanations, practice, and feedback to each student’s needs.
Outcome
More students achieve mastery.
Chapter: Rise of the AI Tutor - How to Teach Everything to Everyone
Problem
Students can receive answers without developing understanding.
Action
Use AI-driven questioning to help students reason through ideas.
Outcome
Students develop a deeper understanding.
Chapter: Rise of the AI Tutor - Rise of the AI Tutor
Problem
Student misconceptions can remain hidden during instruction.
Action
Require students to explain their reasoning through writing.
Outcome
Understanding becomes easier to assess.
Chapter: Giving Voice to the Social Sciences - Why Students Write
Problem
Students often struggle to engage deeply with complex texts.
Action
Use AI to support questioning, discussion, and interpretation while reading.
Outcome
Reading comprehension improves.
Chapter: Giving Voice to the Social Sciences - The Future of Reading Comprehension, Where Literature Comes Alive!
Problem
Students may settle on familiar ideas too quickly.
Action
Use AI to generate, compare, and refine multiple possibilities.
Outcome
Creative thinking becomes more flexible.
Chapter: Giving Voice to the Social Sciences - AI and Creativity
Problem
Historical events can feel distant and abstract.
Action
Use conversational AI to explore historical perspectives and experiences.
Outcome
Students engage more deeply with history.
Chapter: Giving Voice to the Social Sciences - Conversing with History
Problem
Instructional decisions are often based on assumptions rather than results.
Action
Analyze learning data to identify effective teaching practices.
Outcome
Teaching becomes more effective.
Chapter: Empowering the Next Innovators - Using Science to Study Science
Problem
Small math misunderstandings can become major learning barriers.
Action
Identify and correct misconceptions as soon as they appear.
Outcome
Students build stronger mathematical foundations.
Chapter: Empowering the Next Innovators - 1 + 1 = Closing the Math Gap
Problem
Students may not have access to courses that match their potential.
Action
Use AI-enabled instruction to provide broader access to the course.
Outcome
More students can pursue advanced studies.
Chapter: Empowering the Next Innovators - Accessing Courses That Students Otherwise Would Not
Problem
Students need new skills to thrive in an AI-enabled world.
Action
Teach students how to use, evaluate, and question AI systems responsibly.
Outcome
Students become capable and informed users of AI.
Chapter: Empowering the Next Innovators - The Most Important Subject-Matter Domain to Master
Problem
Group learning can suffer from uneven participation and coordination.
Action
Use AI tools to support teamwork, communication, and shared problem-solving.
Outcome
Collaborative learning becomes more productive.
Chapter: Better Together - Bolstering Collaborative Learning
Problem
Academic and emotional struggles can remain unnoticed for too long.
Action
Use AI tools to detect patterns that indicate students may need support.
Outcome
Interventions happen earlier.
Chapter: Better Together - AI Meets Student Mental Health Coaching
Problem
Parents often lack clear visibility into student progress.
Action
Provide timely and meaningful insights about learning and development.
Outcome
Parents can support learning more effectively.
Chapter: Better Together - The Place for Parents in AI-Based Education
Problem
Educational engagement often ends when students leave school.
Action
Use AI tools to encourage meaningful learning conversations at home.
Outcome
Family engagement in learning increases.
Chapter: Better Together - Increasing Points of Connection Between Parents and Their Kids
Problem
Bias and misinformation can distort understanding.
Action
Require students to check important claims against reliable sources.
Outcome
Students make better-informed judgments.
Chapter: Keeping Kids Safe - Delivering the Facts: The State of Bias and Misinformation
Problem
Educational technology can create unnecessary privacy risks.
Action
Limit data collection to information that directly supports learning.
Outcome
Student data remains better protected.
Chapter: Keeping Kids Safe - What About Data Collection?
Problem
People may distrust decisions they cannot understand.
Action
Provide clear explanations for AI recommendations and actions.
Outcome
Trust and accountability increase.
Chapter: Keeping Kids Safe - AI and the Gift of Transparency
Problem
Important signs of student difficulty can be overlooked.
Action
Monitor for patterns associated with academic, social, or emotional risks.
Outcome
Students receive support sooner.
Chapter: Keeping Kids Safe - AI as “Guardian Angel”
Problem
Administrative tasks reduce time available for teaching and mentoring.
Action
Use AI to handle repetitive educational and administrative work.
Outcome
Teachers spend more time supporting learners.
Chapter: Teaching in the Age of AI - How AI Will Supercharge Teachers and Teaching
Problem
Students cannot always access help when they need it.
Action
Use AI assistants to provide guidance outside scheduled instruction.
Outcome
Students receive more consistent support.
Chapter: Teaching in the Age of AI - Dawn of the AI Teaching Assistant
Problem
Traditional educational models do not serve every learner equally well.
Action
Use AI to support alternative and personalized learning pathways.
Outcome
More students succeed in learning.
Chapter: Teaching in the Age of AI - Helping Build Alternative Education Models
Problem
Traditional assignments can be completed without genuine learning.
Action
Evaluate students through demonstrations of knowledge and application.
Outcome
Assessment better reflects real understanding.
Chapter: Teaching in the Age of AI - Fixing Cheating in College
Problem
Students may have limited exposure to different cultures and perspectives.
Action
Create opportunities for global collaboration and exchange.
Outcome
Students develop broader worldviews.
Chapter: The Global Classroom - The Global Classroom
Problem
Access to high-quality education remains uneven.
Action
Use AI systems to deliver learning support to more students.
Outcome
Educational opportunity becomes more accessible.
Chapter: The Global Classroom - Economics of AI in Education
Problem
Single tests provide only a partial picture of student growth.
Action
Collect evidence of learning throughout the educational process.
Outcome
Student progress is evaluated more accurately.
Chapter: AI, Assessments, and Admissions - The Future of K-12 Assessments
Problem
Narrow admissions measures can overlook capable students.
Action
Consider growth, achievement, skills, and demonstrated ability together.
Outcome
Selection decisions become more comprehensive.
Chapter: AI, Assessments, and Admissions - The AI of College Admissions
Problem
Future careers will require continuous adaptation and reskilling.
Action
Teach students how to acquire new knowledge and skills throughout their lives.
Outcome
Students become more adaptable in changing job markets.
Chapter: Work and What Comes Next - Employment in an AI World
Problem
Routine cognitive work is increasingly being automated.
Action
Emphasize creativity, judgment, communication, and empathy in education.
Outcome
Students develop durable professional advantages.
Chapter: Work and What Comes Next - How to Prepare Kids to Thrive in the AI-Future Workplace
Problem
People and opportunities are often poorly matched.
Action
Use AI systems to improve the matching of individuals with career opportunities.
Outcome
More people find opportunities suited to their abilities.
Chapter: Work and What Comes Next - Matchmaking Between Job Seekers and Employers
Problem
Fear of technological change can slow educational progress.
Action
Adopt AI thoughtfully while keeping educational goals at the center.
Outcome
Educational systems adapt more successfully.
Chapter: Work and What Comes Next - Where This Leaves Us and Where It Will Take Us: A Call for Educated Bravery