In The News: Spokane Public Radio on Gonzaga's Work in AI in Education

A recent segment on Spokane Public Radio’s Inland Journal explored how artificial intelligence is shaping the future of K-12 education, featuring perspectives from two Gonzaga leaders: teacher education professor Anny Fritzen Case and Jay Yang, director of Gonzaga’s Institute for Informatics and Applied Technology.

In the conversation, Case describes how generative AI may help teachers manage increasing responsibilities while supporting classrooms with diverse learning needs. She notes that AI has the potential to make some tasks more efficient, giving teachers more time to focus on the human-centered work that matters most.

Yang discusses Gonzaga’s approach to AI in education, emphasizing that the goal is not simply to teach technology, but to empower teachers to think critically about how AI can reshape instruction, assessment and student learning. He explains that the university encourages educators to ask deeper questions about how they teach and how students learn in an AI-enabled world.

Together, Case and Yang introduce the new AI for Instruction Fellowship, a program they created for K-12 teachers to explore innovative and responsible ways to integrate AI into their teaching practice. The fellowship is funded by the Gates Foundation.