in K-12 edtech
educator, vendor, trainer, strategist
presentations
across 50 states
AI robot tutors deployed
IRB research study, 2020
Apple certified
corporate trainer
The Challenge
Most districts that invested in AI tools two years ago are still waiting for the transformation they were promised.
The tools were real. The adoption was not. What district leaders needed was not a product. They needed a strategy and someone who could execute with experience.
Three ways to
work together
Methodology
SAMR at the
District Level
Most consultants apply SAMR to classrooms. Wendy applies it to district leadership, because that's where AI adoption actually succeeds or fails.
Hover each level to see what it looks like in your district.
Redefinition
AI enables tasks that were impossible before. Not faster, not cheaper. Newly possible. This is where real student outcome shifts happen and where new state and federal AI grants are now flowing.
Modification
AI redesigns the task itself. New instructional moves become possible that would not have been worth the effort before. This is where professional learning matters more than licensing.
Augmentation
AI replaces with functional improvements. Same task, better output. Visible quality gain. Moderate risk, comfortable for most staff.
Substitution
AI replaces an existing tool. Same task, different keystroke. Easiest to pilot, lowest reward. Useful as an on-ramp for reluctant adopters.
The policy decision is not whether to use AI. It is how far up this ladder your district is willing to climb. The transformation line sits between A and M. Three years from now, most of the gains will sit above it. Where will you be?