I Helped Build This AI Writing Tool. Here’s What a Teacher Says It Actually Does.

In this first Teacher Tuesday episode of AI in the Classroom – Daily, we explore what AI looks like from inside a real elementary classroom.Dan Cogan-Drew talks with educator Diana Betancourt of Neabsco Elementary School in Prince William County, Virginia, about how AI-supported writing tools are helping her students—especially multilingual learners and students with disabilities—build confidence, organize their ideas, and take greater ownership of the writing process.Rather than treating AI as a shortcut or replacement for teaching, this conversation looks at how carefully designed AI feedback can support student thinking, reduce teacher bottlenecks, and create more opportunities for one-on-one instruction.Topics covered:Why Diana became an educator and how her work with multilingual learners shapes her teachingWhat writing challenges look like for her studentsHow AI feedback can help students move from ideas to organized writingWhy confidence matters so much for English learners and students with disabilitiesHow AI can support metacognition without giving students the answerWhat teachers should, and should not, expect AI to do in the classroomWhy AI should amplify teacher judgment, not replace itWhat district leaders can learn from teachers experimenting thoughtfully with AISource: https://wtop.com/prince-william-county/2026/03/how-a-prince-william-co-teacher-is-using-ai-to-offer-students-immediate-feedback/