New from Heinemann
A Teacher's Guide to Using AI
By Meenoo Rami
The honest, practical companion educators have been asking for. Not a list of tricks. Not an AI sales pitch. A clear-eyed guide written by someone who has been both a teacher and an insider in the tech industry.
Honest. Practical. Human.
Generative AI arrived in classrooms seemingly overnight. No planning. No training. No roadmap. Teachers were left to figure it out on their own — while still planning lessons, supporting students, and doing every other thing the job demands.
This book won’t tell you AI will solve everything. It won’t tell you AI will ruin everything either. What it will do is help you think clearly, act purposefully, and trust yourself in one of the most consequential moments in the history of education.
Honest. Practical. Human.
Introduction: The Moment We're In
A grounding look at where AI came from, what it's already doing in the world, and why this moment demands that educators — not corporations — take the lead.
Using AI in Your Work
How to leverage AI as a genuine assistant: lesson planning, differentiation, feedback, communication, and more. Includes guidance on writing effective prompts and developing your own AI policy.
Teaching Your Students About AI
Your students are already using AI. This chapter gives you the language, frameworks, and classroom-tested strategies to help them understand what it is, what it isn't, and why it matters.
Teaching Your Students to Use AI
How to bring AI into learning experiences intentionally — keeping student thinking, creativity, and voice at the center.
What Kind of Story Are We Writing?
A clear-eyed look at the future your students are walking into, and how your teaching can help them meet it with strength, discernment, and integrity.
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What Educators Are Saying
"It is the teacher, not the tool, who remains the most important force in education."
Marina Pisto, Elementary Teacher, White Plains, NY"What this book gives teachers is power — power to understand what AI is and is not; power to use AI to ease the increasing demands of teaching."
Marilyn Pryle, Director of Professional Learning and Author"A must-read for anyone seeking to understand and responsibly lead in the age of AI in education."
Glenn Robbins, Superintendent and Author, Brigantine, NJ"The balanced and thoughtful approach mixed with actionable advice is hard to find in an AI guide for educators, and it makes this one stand out."
Mary Beth Hertz, High School Art Teacher and Author, PhiladelphiaPerfect for Book Studies & PD Series
Each chapter ends with reflection prompts and invitations to consider your own agency as an educator. An ideal anchor text for school-based book studies, district PD, and graduate courses.
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