Behind the Reinvention of Summit Public Schools with AI
From Class Disrupted by Diane Tavenner and Michael Horn
March 26, 2026
About this episode
Cady Ching and Dan Effland discuss the transformation of Summit Public Schools into an AI-native school model.
Cady Ching, CEO of Summit Public Schools, and Dan Effland, Senior Director of Innovation, joined me and Diane on Class Disrupted to discuss Summit’s ongoing transformation from Summit 2.0 to a new, AI-native school model. This is the third and final episode in this mini-series exploring new school models powered by AI—check out our firstContinue reading "Behind the Reinvention of Summit Public Schools with AI"
People in this episode
Guests: Cady Ching, Dan Effland
Topics covered
- AI in education
- school transformation
- Summit Public Schools
Keywords
- education innovation
- AI-native model
- Summit 2.0
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Products: Summit 2.0
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