AI Optimism

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>Foreword by Ruben R. Puentedura PhD</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>The question isn't whether AI will change education-it already has. The real question is whether we will use it to reinforce the status quo or to reimagine what learning can be. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>Whether you're an enthusiast a skeptic or somewhere in between </span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>AI Optimism</em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)> offers a grounded forward-thinking approach to educational technology that puts pedagogy before tools and student needs at the center of innovation. Using the SAMR model and full of real classroom examples and step-by-step guidance this book shows educators how AI can amplify human creativity and judgment rather than replace them. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>Yes generative AI can grade quizzes and generate worksheets but its true promise lies in its power to help us rethink what's possible. </span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>AI Optimism</em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)> is your invitation to join the ranks of the growing community of educators using AI to imagine a future for learning that's richer more inclusive and more human. </span></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>Endorsements</strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>I would recommend this book to every educator whether they use AI daily or have</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>barely dipped a toe in.-Melody McAllister</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)></span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>AI Optimism</em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> is a foundational guide for educators navigating the role of artificial intelligence. This is a must-read for teachers coaches and education leaders ready to move from curiosity to confident meaningful AI implementation.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>-Jennifer Womble</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>This book pushes us to move beyond fear and embrace the future our students are already living in-one where redefinition isn't optional it's necessary.-Dr. Natasha Rachell</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>With warmth and vision </span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>AI Optimism </em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>offers a pathway for exploring AI in classrooms that's</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>grounded in pedagogy filled with real examples and always centered on human connection.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>-Dyane Smokorowski</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>An essential resource for educators and instructional leaders seeking to support and lift</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>their learning communities with intention and imagination.-Starian Porchia MA ME</span></p><p></p>