Phil Seyfried
&
Mary Ehrenworth
Researchers, Innovators, Speakers, Authors, Teachers, Thought Partners to Educators and Students
Phil Seyfried and Dr. Mary Ehrenworth’s work with AI and digital literacies emerges from a deep collaboration at Teachers College, Columbia University, and their research and practice in schools around the globe.
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In their work, Phil and Mary help school leaders, educators, and students become confident, adept, and wise with AI. Through interactive workshops, classroom labsites, study groups, and thought partnerships, Phil and Mary empower their learners to better understand:
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Brain-first practices and learning theory
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AI literacies as immediate goals
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AI as a surprising partner for deepening criticality
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AI as a writing coach across the writing process
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AI and EdTech AI as a democratic feedback source
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EdTech AI as a structure for increasing reading comprehension
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Co-authoring learning tools with AI
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Training AI as a collaborator and coach
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Wise and ethical use of AI
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ABOUT US
We work at the intersection of theory and practice. Focusing on helping teachers and students to become better and braver readers, writers, and thinkers as they become more confident and adept with AI, we innovate curriculum, demonstrate practical pedagogies, and inspire criticality and confidence.
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Our fascination with AI was born in classrooms and in our own research and writing. We recognize - and respect - the reservations that educators and learners have about AI, and we see, as well, the ways that AI can empower equity, deepen inclusion, and create new intellectual spaces.
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We adore seeing teachers, students, and leaders innovate, and we love to learn alongside, to coach and inspire, and to democratize knowledge. ​
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Explore this site to find resources, ask us to join you as a workshop leader or thought partner, and explore the remarkable and significant power of AI-enhanced literacies!​​
PUBLICATIONS
AI-Enhanced Literacies (ASCD, September, 2025), is one of several books and articles we have co-authored on AI, literacy, and education for this generation.
Coming soon are books on democratizing reading with AI (Stenhouse, 2026) and AI Supported Teaching for Multilingual Learning: A Multimodal Approach to Literacies (2026, TC Press)
SERVICES
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We design workshops, innovate classroom practice, study teacher efficacy, support school leaders, and work as thought partners at all levels of AI work - in classrooms, at district offices,
and at universities.
Together, we can raise a generation of wise and ethical, digitally adept learners.
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