How AI Can Help Educators—and High Schoolers—Tutor Students So They Learn to Read

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Matt Pasternak discusses the development of Once, an AI-powered tool for early reading instruction.

We’re turning from schools powered by AI to different AI-powered tools now on Class Disrupted! Matt Pasternak, founder and CEO of Once, an AI-powered software solution for early reading instruction, joined us to share the journey of creating Once—including how he started from a low-tech beginning and evolved into a software-powered solution that equips school supportContinue reading "How AI Can Help Educators—and High Schoolers—Tutor Students So They Learn to Read"

People in this episode

Guest: Matt Pasternak

Topics covered

• AI in education
• reading instruction
• tutoring

Keywords

• AI-powered tools
• education technology
• early reading

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Once

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