AI in the Classroom: Empowering Teachers, Preserving Connection with Ryan Gravette

🍎 What happens when AI enters the classroom for teachers?

In this EDU Café episode, the last of three in his series on AI’s impact, Ryan Gravette of Idaho Digital Learning explores how educators are adopting AI at different levels:

• Informing – drafting emails, translating parent communications.
• Augmenting – co-creating rubrics, quizzes, and lesson content.
• Replacing – grading assignments with AI tools.

But Ryan offers a caution: replacing too much risks losing the heart of teaching; the relationship between teacher and student. 

💡 He emphasizes that feedback, care, and connection are irreplaceable.

So the challenge becomes:

 👉 How do we empower teachers to use AI for efficiency while protecting the human connections that drive motivation and learning?

This conversation is a timely reminder: AI can support, but it should never replace, the power of a caring educator.