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Out Now: The Updated Edtech Insiders K-12 Generative AI Market Maps

Out Now: The Updated Edtech Insiders K-12 Generative AI Market Maps

Edtech Insiders (Substack)

Sarah Morin, Ben Kornell, Alex Sarlin, Jen Lapaz

February 18, 2026

Edtech Insiders releases updated K-12 GenAI market maps, splitting the landscape into AI-native startups and incumbents. The post explains the methodology shift and highlights where incumbents are most actively deploying AI across K–12 use cases.

2025 SETDA EdTech Quality Indicators Guide

2025 SETDA EdTech Quality Indicators Guide

SETDA (State Educational Technology Directors Association)

SETDA

January 29, 2026

A comprehensive framework for evaluating the quality and effectiveness of educational technology adoption.

A new direction for students in an AI world: Prosper, prepare, protect

A new direction for students in an AI world: Prosper, prepare, protect

Brookings Institution

Mary Burns; Rebecca Winthrop; Natasha Luther; Emma Venetis; Rida Karim

January 14, 2026

A report from the Brookings Institution posits that we’re on the wrong path with AI in education, and suggests an alternate framework built around three pillars—Prosper, Prepare, Protect—to maximize the benefits of AI while reducing risks for student learning.

5 AI prompts every administrator should know

5 AI prompts every administrator should know

District Administration

Micah Ward

January 6, 2026

Provides five concrete AI prompt examples administrators can use to support planning, communication, budget analysis, and social media tasks.

Why Every Teacher Should Build a Custom GPT

Why Every Teacher Should Build a Custom GPT

Educators Technology

Med Kharbach, PhD

December 25, 2025

Explains how Custom GPTs (or Projects) can make teachers’ use of AI more efficient and consistent, while tailoring instruction to specific contexts.

Teachers’ Checklist for Evaluating AI Tools

Teachers’ Checklist for Evaluating AI Tools

Educators Technology

Med Kharbach, PhD

December 21, 2025

A checklist to evaluate new AI tools beyond marketing claims—prioritizing student data privacy, non-bias and reliability, learning value, and practical fit for real teaching workflows and constraints.

Assessment and AI: Rethinking What and How We Assess

Assessment and AI: Rethinking What and How We Assess

Educators Technology

Med Kharbach, PhD

December 19, 2025

Revisiting TEQSA’s 2023 guide on assessment, this short piece explores how generative AI challenges traditional assessment and pushes educators to redesign tasks and evidence of learning so assessment captures thinking, process, and authentic performance.

7 Approaches to Using AI for Learning

7 Approaches to Using AI for Learning

Educators Technology

Med Kharbach, PhD

December 19, 2025

Walks educators through seven pedagogical “roles” for AI (based on Mollick & Mollick), helping schools move from vague debates to concrete classroom use-cases, tradeoffs, and risks for each approach.

New AI Research Papers for Educators

New AI Research Papers for Educators

Educators Technology

Med Kharbach, PhD

December 17, 2025

A curated set of recent research papers on AI, writing, feedback, integrity, and assessment, with brief overviews to help educators and researchers scan key questions, findings, and implications for teaching and evaluation.

The 10 Most Significant Education Studies of 2025

The 10 Most Significant Education Studies of 2025

Edutopia

Youki Terada, Stephen Merrill

December 4, 2025

A curated roundup of ten influential education studies from 2025. It summarizes findings on phones, handwriting, microbreaks, and AI-related research, translating academic results into educator-relevant takeaways for classrooms and policy.

CoSN Releases First Nationwide Survey of Canadian EdTech Leaders

CoSN Releases First Nationwide Survey of Canadian EdTech Leaders

Consortium for School Networking (CoSN)

Paula Maylahn

November 24, 2025

The inaugural Canada State of EdTech 2025 survey, highlighting cybersecurity, data privacy, generative AI, communication, and cloud infrastructure as top K–12 priorities, with growing concern about digital equity and AI-enabled threats. AI 5is being adopted by the majority of systems with 95% having established AI policies. Primary areas of focus are teacher PD and administrative efficiency.

U.S. High School Students’ Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence: New Evidence from High School Students, Parents, and Educators

U.S. High School Students’ Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence: New Evidence from High School Students, Parents, and Educators

College Board

Alexandra Adair; Jessica Howell; Amanda Jacklin; Alexandria Walton Radford

October 1, 2025

College Board surveys (June 2024–June 2025) show GenAI use for schoolwork is widespread and rising among U.S. high schoolers, with ChatGPT most used. Students, parents, and educators see benefits but worry about integrity and skill impacts, while the provision of appropriate AI policies still lags.

AI Use in Schools Is Quickly Increasing but Guidance Lags Behind: Findings from the RAND Survey Panels

AI Use in Schools Is Quickly Increasing but Guidance Lags Behind: Findings from the RAND Survey Panels

RAND

Christopher Joseph Doss; Robert Bozick; Heather L. Schwartz; Lisa Chu; Lydia R. Rainey; Ashley Woo; Justin Reich; Jesse Dukes

September 30, 2025

RAND’s nationally representative survey panels show K–12 AI use by students and teachers jumped sharply in 2024–2025, while training and district policies lag. The report recommends clearer guidance, updated policies, and instruction that frames AI as complementing learning.

2025 State EdTech Trends Survey and Report

2025 State EdTech Trends Survey and Report

State Educational Technology Directors Association

Keith Lee, Evo Popoff, David Walker

September 10, 2025

SETDA’s annual survey finds artificial intelligence has become the top state edtech priority, with growing guidance, training, and funding efforts to support responsible K-12 use.

Technology & AI Resources

Technology & AI Resources

AASA

AASA Staff

September 2, 2025

Offers a curated set of tools, webinars, and guides for school superintendents and leaders to help integrate technology-and-AI into teaching, operations, policy, and leadership. It includes topics like access & opportunity, ethics, curriculum, assessment, cybersecurity, budgeting, and legal matters.

The Multifaceted Applications of AI in Education

The Multifaceted Applications of AI in Education

Dr. Kai-ming Cheng

Dr. Kai-ming Cheng

September 1, 2025

This concise paper by a leading Hong Kong education policy maker outlines a framework for AI in education, contrasting approaches that uphold traditional pedagogy with those that embrace societal change by “returning learning to students.”

Implementation Resources for AI in Education

Implementation Resources for AI in Education

New America

An-Me Chung and Cameron Benham

August 8, 2025

Compiles state, district, and general implementation guidelines for using AI in K-12 education. It provides a table of resources (e.g. policies, frameworks, district guidance), along with links to complementary tools for AI privacy, security, ethics, and human-centered deployment.

Guidance on the Use of Federal Grant Funds to Improve Education Outcomes Using Artificial Intelligence

Guidance on the Use of Federal Grant Funds to Improve Education Outcomes Using Artificial Intelligence

U.S. Department of Education

U.S. Secretary of Education

July 22, 2025

Guides use of federal grant funds for AI integration in education. It affirms that AI is allowable when aligned with legal requirements, and promotes its use for adaptive instruction, high-impact tutoring, student advising/career pathways, and training—all under principles of ethics, accessibility, transparency, and data protection.

AI Early Adopter Districts: The Promises and Challenges of Using AI to Transform Education

AI Early Adopter Districts: The Promises and Challenges of Using AI to Transform Education

Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE)

Bree Dusseault, Maddy Sims, Michael Berardino

July 1, 2025

This CRPE report profiles early-adopter districts, providing key learnings that can benefit district leaders as they hone their approach to AI. Most districts remain in pilot mode, focusing on efficiency over transformation. Authors recommend vision, leadership, adult learning, data infrastructure, and policy guardrails to scale responsibly.

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