AI is already in your school—the real question is how to use it on purpose. In Part 3 of the ISTE 2026 AI & EdTech Super Series, recorded live in Orlando, Vicki Davis talks with three education leaders about implementing AI across a whole school while keeping the teacher at the center. Superintendent Dr. Jeremy Owoh makes the case that reaching kids still starts with relationship. Author Tony Frontier (AI with Intention) reframes the conversation from AI detection to learning detection. And Renaissance product chief Todd Brekhus explains why his team pulled student-facing AI back and built a tool that keeps the teacher in the middle.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• Why a strong school technology policy runs toward AI, not away from it
• How to shift from catching cheaters to detecting real learning—through integrity, transparency, and explainability
• What students actually say about how much they use AI (and how little guidance they get)
• Why one edtech company pulled its student-facing AI back and put AI on the teacher's side of the desk
• A simple "innovate like a turtle" way to start this week: pick one lesson where kids see what AI gets wrong

This episode is sponsored by Renaissance Learning.

Show notes, every link, and the full series: https://www.coolcatteacher.com/iste2026

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