AI can be a catalyst for learning

Enhances learning

AI-driven tools can provide tailored learning experiences, adapting to each student’s needs and pace, ensuring no one is left behind.

Supports diverse needs

AI can offer customized support for students with different learning preferences and abilities, promoting inclusivity in the classroom.

Reduces burden

By automating repetitive tasks, AI can help reduce educators’ workload, allowing them to concentrate on creative and impactful activities.

Builds future skills

By integrating AI into the classroom, students can develop critical thinking and technological skills that are essential for the future.

Renaissance’s role in supporting AI education

Renaissance supports AI education through Nearpod and key partnerships, making AI concepts accessible and relevant for today’s classrooms.

Exposure to AI concepts and technology through ready-to-teach interactive resources
Partnerships with leading digital education organizations like Common Sense Education
AI-driven features that save teachers time through streamlined workflows and help students succeed

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Our approach to AI-powered product innovation

Empowering educators with data-informed decisions

We use AI to provide real-time insights that help educators and administrators make informed decisions, reducing the need for manual data analysis while delivering timely, relevant support to students.

Inspiring student engagement

Our use of AI fuels student engagement by offering dynamic, interactive experiences that enable students to respond not only through text, but also by speaking—creating more inclusive and accessible ways to participate in learning.

Promoting individualized student growth

We use AI to adapt instruction and practice to meet every student at their level, ensuring that learning is flexible, responsive, and aligned to student needs.

Ensuring human-in-the-loop

Teachers are at the center and always have the final say on AI-generated content, ensuring that decisions about student exposure to AI align with their educational goals.

Accelerating innovation across our ecosystem

We leverage AI to bring innovations to educators faster, free up their time, and deliver personalized learning that drives student success.

How Renaissance Next makes use of AI

Renaissance Next for Teachers leverages AI to help educators discover lessons and resources across the Renaissance ecosystem, empowering them to easily adjust their plans without delay.
Renaissance Next for Leaders uses AI in its Explain It feature to provide a clear explanation of student growth metrics at the district and school level, saving leaders time by eliminating manual data analysis and supporting more informed decisions and actions.

How our products use AI to transform learning

Nearpod’s AI Create (beta) saves teachers time by instantly generating high-quality interactive instructional materials customized by topic, grade, and standard. This gives teachers endless ways to introduce and re-teach content in order to differentiate their instruction.

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Flocabulary’s AI-Powered Playlists help educators quickly curate engaging, standards-aligned lessons, making it easier to deliver dynamic content that supports your curriculum plans.

Learn about Flocabulary

Advanced speech recognition powered by AI enables teachers to assess students’ pronunciation and oral reading fluency effectively.

By predicting student proficiency, AI enables a differentiated learning experience in Lalilo that presents the right questions at the right time.

Learn about Lalilo

Freckle uses AI to identify areas where students might require additional assistance or advanced content. This empowers teachers with actionable insights to support each student’s unique learning journey.

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A commitment to transparency and safety

Our responsible use of AI

Renaissance is committed to being transparent about how AI technologies are implemented within our products. Protecting user data and privacy is our top priority. We responsibly manage cybersecurity risks, assuring safety while allowing responsible use of AI technologies.

Transparency

Renaissance is committed to being transparent about how AI technologies are implemented within our products.

Security

Protecting user data and privacy is our top priority. We responsibly manage cybersecurity risk, ensuring safety while allowing responsible innovation and learning to take place.

Oversight

Our human-in-the-loop approach ensures teachers have the final say on AI-generated content, maintaining control over student exposure.

Evaluation

We carefully evaluate AI capabilities to mitigate biases and ensure AI features are beneficial rather than burdensome.

Resources about using AI in the classroom

Blog post

A guide to Nearpod’s AI Create tool

Learn how to write effective AI prompts for teachers using Nearpod’s AI Create tool.

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Article

Four strategies for building AI literacy in the classroom

The stakes are high to educate elementary and secondary students in AI literacy and the responsible use of AI technologies.

Read the article