AI Can Coach Teachers. Here’s How It Works

Chalk up another entry on the list of jobs that artificial intelligence might be able to take on in schools: instructional coaching.

New research shows that receiving feedback from an AI observer prompts teachers to engage more deeply with students during class—leading them to more regularly acknowledge student contributions and encourage their questions.

The new study took place in an online course with adult learners. But the researchers say that the AI feedback tool could have a place in K-12 classrooms too, a way of providing more consistent feedback to teachers than one or two coaches would have time for.