Educators use AI tools mainly for personalized learning and language support and frequently use generative AI for lesson planning¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · qualitative r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2025 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Educators most often cited ChatGPT for their own use and commonly reported using such tools for curriculum or lesson development. → Stephenson 2025 q2 i? Most participants described some level of AI tool use, with Amira Learning, Lexia Reading, and Microsoft Reading Progress most frequently named. → Stephenson 2025 (2)

Evidence¶

Stephenson 2025¶

Stephenson, S. P., Leones, T., Kamdar, D., Prado, Y., & Ddamulira, J. (2025). A National Context of Generative AI for Reading to Support English Learners. Digital Promise. https://digitalpromise.dspacedirect.org/items/73c883c0-4652-499d-aeb2-74f773749c60 doi:10.51388/20.500.12265/258

q2 · i? · qualitative · r2

In the interview and listening-session study of 16 educators, "they cited ChatGPT most often" for teachers' own use, with curriculum and lesson development the most common instructional purpose reported.

"When educators themselves used AI tools, they cited ChatGPT most often but also mentioned other tools like Gemini or Magic School AI. They commonly reported using these tools to support their instruction, namely for curriculum or lesson development."

Stephenson 2025 (2)¶

Stephenson, S. P., Leones, T., Kamdar, D., Prado, Y., & Ddamulira, J. (2025). A National Context of Generative AI for Reading to Support English Learners. Digital Promise. https://digitalpromise.dspacedirect.org/items/73c883c0-4652-499d-aeb2-74f773749c60. doi:10.51388/20.500.12265/258

q2 · i? · qualitative · r2

Interview and listening-session data showed "some level of AI tool use" among nearly all participants; the most frequently mentioned student-facing AI tools included Amira Learning, Lexia Reading, and Microsoft Reading Progress.

"Most participants described some level of AI tool use, except for one district that was still in the early stages of learning about generative AI and its adoption."

Discussion¶

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