About Us

HGSE has been doing serious work on AI in education. This is where it all lives.

Our Mission

What we're here to do

AI is changing education fast, and no one has all the answers. Our response is to do what educators do best: learn together, test ideas, share what works and what doesn't, and stay honest about what we don't know yet.

Ethics First

Every tool, every policy, every experiment starts with the question: is this good for learners?

In Service of Human Learning

AI is the tool, not the goal. If it doesn't help someone learn better, we're not interested.

Trust Through Evidence

We don't chase hype. We look for what works, test what's promising, and share what we find — including what doesn't work.

Innovation Through Collaboration

Educators, researchers, students, and technologists in the same room. That's where the good ideas come from.

Our Team

Core Team

Who's behind this.

Team Member

Co-Founder & Lead, Ed.M. '26

Building the platform and the community behind it.

Core TeamEdTech

Team Member

Co-Founder & Strategy Lead, Ed.M. '26

Strategy, partnerships, and making sure this actually gets used.

Core TeamStrategy

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Faculty Advisors

Faculty who keep us honest and connected to the research.

Faculty Advisor

Senior Lecturer on Education

Decades of work on how technology can actually improve teaching, not just automate it.

Faculty AdvisorInnovation

Faculty Advisor

Professor of Education

Studies how people learn, then builds AI tools that match.

Faculty AdvisorResearch

Faculty Advisor

Assistant Professor

Builds AI reading companions for kids. Her lab's results rival human reading partners.

Faculty AdvisorEarly Childhood

Faculty Advisor

Professor of Practice

Global education policy. Thinks about who benefits from AI in education, and who doesn't.

Faculty AdvisorPolicy

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Harvard's home for AI in education research.

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