S17E968 - Keeping the Teacher at the Center of Classroom AI

For twenty-five years we sent the struggling kid to the back of the room with headphones on. Todd Brekhus of Renaissance explains why that model broke personalized learning, and how teacher-facing AI hands the room back to you.

Todd Brekhus is Chief Product Officer at Renaissance, General Manager of Nearpod, a former English teacher and technology director, and the creator of the myON literacy platform. We recorded this conversation at ISTE 2026.

In this episode, you'll learn:

- Why "personalized learning" quietly pushed teachers out of the loop, and what changes when you say "...