Classrooms were never meant to be one-size-fits-all—yet teachers are expected to meet wildly different learning needs with less time and more paperwork than ever.

In this episode of Foundations of Learning, I sit down with Jeffrey Riley, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Day of AI, to explore how AI—when used intentionally—can help teachers differentiate instruction, reduce cognitive and administrative overload, and create space for something that’s been missing from many classrooms: play, curiosity, and passion-driven learning.

This conversation is not about replacing teachers or automating education. It’s about using AI to support what teachers already do best—seeing kids as individuals.

We discuss:

How AI can help teachers differentiate learning without adding more work

Ways AI can reduce paperwor ...