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Can AI Tutors Fix What Schools Can’t? With Vida C. Williams
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In this episode, Kevin sits down with Vida Williams, Chief Data Officer at Stride, to explore the promise—and risks—of artificial intelligence in education. From personalized tutoring to curatorial learning, they dive into how AI is reshaping what it means to teach, learn, and build trust in a digital world.
They discuss how AI can reduce teacher overload, personalize instruction, and expand access—but also unpack why how we build it matters as much as what we build.
And in a world where machines are getting better at guiding student learning, they ask a fundamental question:
What’s the role of the human in the future of education?
If education is a shared journey, should machines walk with us?
This might be what you want to know.
What You’ll Learn
01:30 – Why Vida left energy & healthcare to focus on education
03:00 – What a Chief Data Officer actually does in a K–12 company
05:00 – Why protecting student data is now non-negotiable
07:30 – AI’s real use in classrooms: less grading, more learning
09:00 – “The resurgence of library science” and curatorial learning
11:30 – How personalized AI tutors support (not replace) teachers
13:00 – Socratic learning vs. automation: can AI do both?
16:00 – What young learners really want from AI
18:30 – Guardrails, dialects & equitable access in AI design
21:00 – Why teachers must shape the future of AI tools
25:00 – Are we all becoming cyborgs? And is that a bad thing?
Go Deeper with Vida Williams
Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vida-williams/
Learn about Stride Learning: https://www.stridelearning.com
Explore Stride Tutoring: https://tutoring.k12.com
Read more on ethical AI in education: https://www.edweek.org/technology
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