Artificial intelligence is changing the classroom—but the bigger opportunity for experts is learning how to contribute something useful to the conversation.In this episode of Think Like a Producer, TV news veteran Jamie Maglietta breaks down Chicago Public Schools’ decision to change its planned AI rollout. Then, she uncovers three angles within the headline: learning, student privacy, and accessibility.You’ll discover how educators, parenting experts, digital-safety professionals, dyslexia advocates, and learning specialists can use this developing AI-in-schools conversation to:

★ Find an angle connected to their expertise

★ Create timely content that provides real value

★ Build visibility and authority online

★ Position themselves as credible sources the press may want to call

The goal is not to repeat the news. It is to identify the question your experience qualifies you to answer—and add something the original coverage does not fully explain.If you create a video or post using one of these angles, tag Jamie and @oncamready.

Tag an expert who should be contributing to this conversation, too.Subscribe for Think Like a Producer Monday through Thursday, plus alternating Friday tutorials and Unknown to Known interviews.Use the news. Find your angle. Produce your authority.

SOURCES AND VISUALS:

⁨@axios⁩ — Chicago Public Schools shifts its 2026 AI rollout:https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/08/24/chicago-public-schools-scrap-google-gemini-roll-out-in-2026

U.S. Department of Education — Guidance on AI use in schools:https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/us-department-of-education-issues-guidance-artificial-intelligence-use-schools-proposes-additional-supplemental-priority

YouTube — How teachers are balancing AI in the classroom:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzOmlGIFu0U

⁨@UnderstoodOrg⁩ — How teachers can use AI to plan inclusive classrooms:https://www.understood.org/en/articles/how-teachers-can-use-ai-to-plan-for-inclusive-classrooms