EducAIted Voices: Nestor Maslej on Shaping the Future of AI for K-12 Education

Welcome to EducAIted Voices, an interview series hosted by Emma Ludwick and Dr. Bailey Ubellacker. We are dedicated to helping K-12 educators navigate the rapidly shifting world of Artificial Intelligence. In this episode, we sit down with a true luminary: Nestor Maslej. As a Research Manager at Stanford’s Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI), previous lead manager of the Stanford AI Index Report, and a co-author of the International AI Safety Report, Nestor tracks exactly how fast AI is changing our world. Today, he joins us to bridge the gap between global macroeconomic data and the K-12 classroom. In this episode, we discuss: (1) The Perception Divide: Why global youth adoption has hit over 80% while local public trust lags behind, and how schools can close this 50-point gap. (2) Cognitive Offloading: How educators can use AI to automate routine administrative tasks without robbing students of "productive struggle" and foundational critical thinking. (3) The Messy Tension: Balancing student data privacy and safety protocols with the creative freedom teachers need to run small-scale, 4-week classroom pilots. PD Discussion Guide: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oUUk...