I’ve just been scrolling through LinkedIn and “WOW!” there’s a lot out there about AI in education… though I’m conscious I’m probably being served it by the algorithms, given I work in AI.

Frameworks. Training programmes. Conferences. Podcasts. Books. And even more frameworks.
“AI is coming.”
“AI is already here.”
“It’s going to change everything.”

It is. But how do you cut through the noise without feeling completely overwhelmed?

I filter everything through one simple question:
Will this help a real teacher, in a real classroom, on a real Wednesday?

If the answer’s no, or even not yet, it’s not where I put my energy.
I don’t need the next big idea. I need practical wins that stick.

That’s how I cut through the guff.
Through the slick explainers, the AI-generated thought leadership, the endless list of “must-know” tools.

Because most of it isn’t written with teachers in mind.
It’s written for clicks, clout, or committees.

I don’t care if it’s trending. I care if it’s useful.

That’s the lens I use for every new bit of advice, tool, or training.
And it’s how we built askKira: not to impress, but to be genuinely useful.

Because clarity doesn’t come from more AI-generated content.
It comes from knowing what matters, and letting that lead.

I work in AI in education, and even I can’t always separate the wheat from the chaff.
And I say that as someone who’s added to the noise, too.

So I come back to why I got involved in the first place:
To make life easier for teachers.

So how do we cut through the noise?
We take a breath.
We start small.
And we act with intention.

Instead of chasing every trend, we come back to what Stephen Covey calls “beginning with the end in mind.”
What do we actually want AI to do in schools? Lighten the load. Free up time. Support real people doing real work.

Then we break it down.
Big change doesn’t come from dramatic shifts, it comes from tiny improvements, repeated daily. The kind of improvements that look like:

• A teacher getting feedback in seconds, not hours

• A lesson plan adapted in one click

• A TA using AI to translate a task for a newly arrived student

None of it headline-grabbing. All of it transformational…in the right hands.

And when it all feels like too much?
Remember: action beats anxiety.

Just start. One small change. One conversation. One click.

That’s the approach we’ve taken with askKira.
Built with the end in mind.
Shaped by the habits that stick.
And driven by people, real people, who care enough to do things differently.