NCTE's ELA AI Framework Cohorts

About the ELA AI Framework Cohorts

NCTE centers the expertise of literacy educators to identify responsible AI use within English language arts with a new cohort-based project, following NCTE’s proven model. Forty-eight classroom teachers from 38 states and a wide variety of school contexts were selected from an outstanding applicant pool of 264. The participating teachers will now work in cohorts with draft AI guidance to create materials and additional frameworks to support educators and students across the country. This work is led by NCTE with financial support from a national grant from Google.org.

To provide a strong grounding for this work, NCTE gathered 30 ELA thought leaders spanning classroom teachers, teacher educators, and researchers for a weekend of collaborative inquiry in Los Angeles. The teacher cohorts were selected following the weekend of inquiry and will now work collaboratively in small groups to create resources focused on one of several key areas concerning AI in ELA, identifying needs and considerations for different grade and experience levels, students, school districts, and more. The areas of focus are:

• Accessibility and Administrative Tools
• Art, Media, and Multimodal Resources
• High-Impact and Immediate-Use Resources
• Resources for
• Middle School Resources
• High School Resources

Each of the 12 cohorts will be facilitated by an NCTE member with deep expertise in teaching and learning with AI, bringing the total number of ELA educators involved in the cohorts to 60. In addition to their geographic diversity, cohort members bring a range of experiences, from early career to veteran teachers, and represent a mix of tribal, rural, urban, suburban, charter, public, and Catholic schools.

To learn more about each cohort and meet the members and facilitators, explore the menu on this page. In the coming weeks, ELA educators will be invited to read the working ELA AI Framework guiding the cohorts’ resource creation and contribute their feedback to NCTE and the cohort members.

No organization in our field is better suited to leverage the collaborative spirit that will be required to provide guidance, direction, and practical support to our colleagues at this pivotal time in our profession. – Cohort member John Golden