A Better Learning Sprint Ends With Evidence

EDC and the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee are launching a two-year project to help rural STEM teachers shape how AI is used in education. Announced on October 20, the NSF-funded work will involve teachers as co-designers in three online sprints: they’ll investigate teaching challenges, develop AI-enabled activities, test them in classrooms, and refine what they learn. Read EDC’s announcement.

The part worth borrowing is the loop—not the sprint label. A useful cycle has a real problem, a small classroom trial, and a review that can change the next version. The announcement describes a planned project, not results yet, so the evidence will come from what teachers and students learn as it unfolds.

For any learning project, what should be protected in the review: teacher choice, student understanding, responsible AI use, or time to finish the work?