Teaching Lab Studio: Co-Designing AI Tools with Educators
Edtech Insiders
From summative grading to formative support
Gautam details how Enlighten expanded from summative scoring to on-demand student feedback and class-wide insights.
Dr. Sarah Johnson is the CEO and President of Teaching Lab and Relay Graduate School of Education, leading their AI-enabled product innovation and educator preparation initiatives. She is joined by Teaching Lab Studio fellows: Riz Malik, creator of Coteach, a curriculum-aligned AI assistant for math teachers; Gautam Thapar, CEO of Enlighten AI, a personalized AI grading and feedback platform; and Louisa Rosenheck, co-lead of NISA and the Tangle & Thrive research project, focused on AI-powered instructional coaching and student engagement.
💡 5 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode
- Co-designing AI with teachers
- Curriculum-informed AI boosts quality
- AI scales coaching & grading
- AI-centric classrooms & tool ecosystems
- Teaching Lab–Relay expands R&D
✨ Episode Highlights
[00:03:12] Sarah on launching Teaching Lab’s AI studio
[00:07:47] Riz on curriculum-aligned AI for math
[00:10:50] Gautam on personalized grading AI
[00:16:44] Louisa on AI-supported coaching
[00:24:40] Educators building GPTs
[00:41:05] Spotlight on Studio projects:
- Mathly by Melanie Kong & Marie White
- Writing Pathway by Sherry Lewkowicz & Phil Weinberg
- Podsie by Joshua Ling
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