Will AI Give Teaching the Renaissance It Deserves?

For decades, the magic of teaching - mentorship, relationships, instructional judgment - have been increasingly crowded out by administrative burden, fragmented tools, and unsustainable expectations. As AI reshapes work across every sector, education faces a defining question: can technology finally return time, focus, and humanity to our educators, or will it deepen the strain?

This session explores how teaching can evolve into a more sustainable, high-impact profession by redesigning the work itself. District leaders, degree granting programs, funders, and builders examine how AI-enabled systems, new operating models, and educator-centered design can reduce operational friction, strengthen instructional presence, and improve student-teacher relationships. Rather than replacing teachers, these approaches aim to decouple routine tasks from the core work of learning, allowing educators to focus on judgment, connection, and craft.

Moving beyond the burnout narrative, panelists share how schools and organizations are rethinking recruitment, development, and day-to-day practice to build a profession designed for longevity and purpose. The conversation looks at what it takes to move past vacancy-filling and toward a future where teaching is once again a role of influence, growth, and deep human impact in an AI-enabled world.