Dan Fitzpatrick: Articles on AI in Education
Articles, analysis, and practical guides on AI in education by Dan Fitzpatrick for AI Educator Tools. Covers AI tools, classroom practice, school leadership, AI policy, and the research shaping AI in schools.
Articles by Dan Fitzpatrick
Google Tested Its AI Tutor In Real Classrooms. It Worked
Google says its AI tutor delivered a year of math progress in eight weeks. I asked the DeepMind researcher behind the trial what the numbers show, and who gained most.
Google Unveils Its Most Ambitious AI Push In Schools Yet
Google just launched a wave of new Gemini and Classroom AI tools. Here's what's new, what the trial evidence shows, and what it means for educators and students.
Microsoft's AI Education Lead Says Job Fear Is Real. Here's The Fix
Microsoft Elevate leader Justin Spelhaug validates young people's "rational fear" about AI's impact on jobs, acknowledging his own daughter's anxiety and supporting data on career disruption.
The AI Resilience Guide for Schools
What Happens If The AI Your School Relies On Disappears Overnight
A U.S. government order forced the shutdown of the most capable AI model the public could use, with no notice and no appeal. For schools building daily routines on tools like these, the real lesson is not about one company. It is about who controls the off switch.
Prompt Engineering Is Not Dead
It's become trendy to say prompt engineering is dead. It's not, here's why.
When Should Students Use AI?
MIT and RAND research suggests when students use AI shapes what they learn. Teaching them to think before prompting protects critical thinking as classroom AI use climbs.
What Google I/O 2026 Means For Education
Inside Google I/O 2026: what Gemini Spark, Antigravity 2.0 and the new agentic era mean for educators with insights from Google's VP of Education.
Throw Away The Digital Adoption Playbook. AI Is A Behavior Problem.
Four years advising schools on AI adoption taught me that the digital playbook everyone is still running was built for a problem AI doesn't have. Here's what works.
Big Updates for AI Educator Tools
Find safe, teacher-vetted AI tools faster. AI Educator Tools now features a review-trained chatbot, anonymous community posting, integrated Summit access, and independent safety audits assessing every platform's compliance.
Netflix's Queen Of Chess On What Schools Are Getting Wrong About AI
School Leaders Are Quietly Replacing Edtech They Used To Buy
A growing group of school leaders across the U.S., Europe and Africa are using AI and vibe coding to build their own classroom and district tools, replacing edtech subscriptions in the process.
Stanford's AI Index Exposes A School Crisis
Stanford's 2026 AI Index reveals four in five K-12 students now use AI for schoolwork while just 6% of teachers report clear school policies. Here's what educators should do.
What Canva AI 2.0 Means For Educators and Students
Canva AI 2.0 and Learn Grid launched April 16 at Canva Create. Here's what the shift from design tool to lesson-planning platform means for teachers, students and parents.
What’s Really Going On With AI In Schools? A High School Student’s POV
Schools and teachers around the world are trying to figure out what AI means for education. Meanwhile, it's already embedded into the lives of high school students.
Unlock Genius Ideas By Building Your Own Library Of AI Brains
Unlock the power of AI by building your own library of “brains.” Discover how NotebookLM transforms scattered ideas into living, interactive knowledge.
Google's Head Of Learning Says AI Can't Solve Education's Real Problem
Ben Gomes spent 21 years building Google Search. Now he argues the most important thing in education is something no algorithm can replicate.
The False Choice At The Heart Of AI Education Debates
Schools aren't making a massive mistake teaching AI tools. Critical thinking and AI fluency work together and the best schools are already proving it.
AI Insights for Educators [2026]
5 Lessons From NYC Schools’ New Guidance On Artificial Intelligence
NYC Public Schools released AI rules for one million students. Five governance lessons every education leader can take from how the largest U.S. district approached AI.