Welcome Back!

A new academic year is upon us. A return and a renewal.

Artificial Intelligence is no longer a headline on the horizon; it is an undercurrent in our classrooms, libraries, and daily workflows. Its presence invites not passive acceptance, but active engagement. The purpose of this newsletter has always been to help us meet that invitation with clarity, discernment, and imagination.

This year, our charge is sharper: to build collective AI literacy that sustains both rigor and responsibility. 

To ask not only what AI can do, but what it should mean in our lives as educators, students, and community members.

And this year, exciting developments are on the horizon.

What’s Coming This Year

1. New York State’s First High School AI Literacy Course

This spring, Geneva High School will launch the first dedicated AI Literacy course in the state. This pioneering program is not just about teaching students how to use AI, but about cultivating critical, ethical, and creative relationships with it. It is a model that asks: how do we equip the next generation not simply to consume AI, but to question it, shape it, and responsibly imagine futures with it?

2. The AI Resources Hub

Later this fall, we will introduce an AI Resources Hub: a curated space designed to centralize tools, guides, policies, and pedagogical practices. Think of it as both a library and a workshop, a place to explore, to compare approaches, and to build confidence in navigating the evolving AI landscape.

3. Expanded Authorship

This year, we will expand our circle of voices. Guest writers and contributors—including students—will take part in shaping this project. Their perspectives will enrich our collective inquiry, ensuring that our conversations about AI remain diverse, grounded, and collaborative.

4. Continued Reflections

As always, this newsletter will remain your anchor for thoughtful engagement. Each edition will blend practical strategies with philosophical inquiry, grounding our work in both the “how” and the “why.” Expect provocations, guides, and glimpses into emerging trends.

Why This Work Matters

The proliferation of AI in education is not merely technical. 

It is cultural, ethical, and epistemological. 

The decisions we make now will shape how students think, how teachers teach, and how institutions define knowledge itself. This is not about keeping up with technology. It is about ensuring that our practices remain anchored in humanistic values while embracing the new conditions of our intellectual lives.

As we begin this academic year, may we approach AI not as a distraction from our purpose, but as a prompt to deepen it. 

The question before us is not whether AI will shape education, but how we will shape education with AI.

I hope you can take a few moments to explore this new site, and drop a line to introduce yourself.

Let’s begin again.

— George Goga

Vol. 16 | 9.5.25