A Statewide Educator AI Initiative

Educators shaping Alabama's AI future

AI is already in Alabama classrooms, but too often it's arriving without educator input. We're changing that. Join teachers, principals, and district leaders from across the state helping define how AI should, and should not, be used in K–12 schools.

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The Challenge

The Reality in Schools Right Now

AI isn't coming. It's already here — and it's arriving without a plan built by educators.
No guidance
Tools are being introduced without clear guidance
no standards
Decisions are being made without shared standards
No support
Teachers are being asked to adapt without support
No roadmap
Schools feel pressure to move fast without knowing what "good" looks like
And in the middle of all of it, the people closest to students are being asked to figure it out on their own.

That's not how this should work.

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What This Effort Is About

Ed Farm and Just Horizons Alliance are developing a landmark whitepaper on the state of AI in Alabama K–12 education

Designed to unlock real action, not just research.

This whitepaper is a statewide, educator-led initiative to understand how AI is actually showing up in Alabama K–12 schools — and to define what responsible, effective use should look like going forward.

This Paper Will:

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Map current AI use
Catalog how AI tools are being used across schools and districts statewide
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Surface real concerns
From classroom realities to the long-term risks educators are worried about
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Capture educator aspirations
What teachers and leaders hope AI could do — if it were done right
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Define educator-led adoption
What it actually looks like for schools to lead — not just follow

Outcomes

What This Work Leads To

The whitepaper unlocks the next phase: building tools, frameworks, and systems Alabama schools actually need.

AI Evaluation Frameworks

Clear, practical tools for evaluating AI products in a real school context — not vendor demos

Procurement Guidance

Guidance that reflects real classroom needs, not the priorities of whoever has the best sales team

Teacher Training

Professional development that is useful and practical — not overwhelming or one-size-fits-all

Safe Pilot Plans

Well-defined pilots for higher-risk AI use cases, with guardrails educators helped design

Shared Learning Systems

Systems for schools to learn from each other so no district has to solve this alone

Who this is for

Built for Everyone in the Building

If AI is impacting your work — this initiative is for you.
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Teachers across all grade levels & subject
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School leaders — principals & assistant principals
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District administrators & superintendents
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Instructional coaches & curriculum leaders
AI in schools should not be decided by vendors, headlines, or outside pressure.

It should be led by educators.

Why It matters

Your Voice is the Missing Piece

There is no shortage of opinions about AI in education. But there is a shortage of something much more important: input from the people doing the work every day.
YOU KNOW:
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What actually helps in the classroom
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What adds to your workload instead of reducing it
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What feels risky, unclear, or unsupported
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What your students need - and what they don't

A Moment to lead

Alabama's Opportunity

Alabama has the opportunity to define what responsible, educator-led AI adoption looks like — before it's defined elsewhere.

‍If you've been waiting for a way to have a real voice in how AI shows up in your school — this is it.

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