This issue opens from the WeTeach_CS Summit 2026 in San Antonio, where AI was a major topic across K12 and higher education. Inside, Scott looks at AI workforce development moving into high schools, how a principal is using AI to save administrative time, why AI-assisted grading still needs teacher ownership, and Microsoft Copilot Notebooks as a tool worth watching. The issue also includes a practical classroom activity where students critique an AI-made study guide and a reminder that AI should help educators save time without removing the human judgment that matters most.
This issue looks at how AI can support better learning design without becoming the lesson itself. Topics include project-based math through backpack design, MagicSchool for literacy support, customer service in educational IT, and the launch of the new “What I’m Reading & Watching” section.
This issue focuses on a practical theme: the tool is not the whole lesson. Stories include a STEM “space station” project, setting clear expectations for student AI use, making district data actually useful, and using Google AI Studio and “vibe coding” as learning tools without handing over the steering wheel.
Smore empowers educators to connect with their community, streamline school communications, and increase engagement.
