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eBooks, reports, webinars and events to help school leaders, IT leads and DPOs meet their compliance requirements with confidence.

The Educators' AI Playbook Podcast Series

A monthly briefing series for school leaders, hosted by Mark Orchison (CEO, 9ine) and Dan Fitzpatrick (The AI Educator), unpacking the month's most important AI updates, tools and legislation for schools.

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Diamond Sprint Events

Transform AI discussions into actionable plans at the Diamond Sprint, where school leadership teams develop strategies, policies, and a 30/60/90-day implementation roadmap.

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Navigating AI Frontier

Six live sessions exploring how schools can govern, adopt and embed AI responsibly. Register once for the full series. Available for both UK and North America/ International hours.

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Educators AI Playbook #8: Teacher-built AI: supporting innovation without losing oversight
Podcast

Educators AI Playbook #8: Teacher-built AI: supporting innovation without losing oversight

26 Nov 2026 · 60 mins

Teachers are already building their own AI tools. The question isn't whether to allow it — it's how to govern it without killing the innovation that's making a real difference in classrooms.

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Educators AI Playbook #7: When AI starts acting: what schools need to know about agents
Podcast

Educators AI Playbook #7: When AI starts acting: what schools need to know about agents

05 Nov 2026 · 60 mins

Everyone's talking about AI agents. Almost no one's talking about what happens when they get something wrong — or what oversight looks like when AI is doing things on your behalf.

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Educators AI Playbook #6: Beyond the filter: governing AI interactions in schools
Podcast

Educators AI Playbook #6: Beyond the filter: governing AI interactions in schools

01 Oct 2026 · 60 mins

Filtering and monitoring were built for websites. Generative AI conversations are a different kind of risk — and schools need a different kind of response.

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Educators AI Playbook #5: AI governance in schools: what it actually means
Podcast

Educators AI Playbook #5: AI governance in schools: what it actually means

10 Sep 2026 · 60 mins

Everyone agrees AI should be governed responsibly. Fewer schools are certain what that requires day to day. This session cuts through the noise; from minimum viable governance structures to practical evidence of accountability.

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Educators AI Playbook #4: Navigating vendor risk and the Google ecosystem
Podcast

Educators AI Playbook #4: Navigating vendor risk and the Google ecosystem

03 Jun 2026

Mark Orchison and Dan Fitzpatrick are joined by 9ine's Julia Pidduck to tackle vendor risk, the EU AI Act's transparency requirements, and moving AI adoption from inspiration to structured deployment.

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Educators AI Playbook #3: Overcoming AI decision paralysis
Podcast

Educators AI Playbook #3: Overcoming AI decision paralysis

19 Mar 2026

Mark Orchison and Dan Fitzpatrick are joined by Dr. Mike Lubelfeld to tackle decision paralysis and share the CHANGE Framework for school-wide AI adoption.

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Educators AI Playbook #2: Design thinking, agency and avoiding AI overwhelm
Podcast

Educators AI Playbook #2: Design thinking, agency and avoiding AI overwhelm

15 Jan 2026

Mark Orchison and Dan Fitzpatrick are joined by Dr. Sabba Quidwai to move beyond individual AI experimentation towards a practical, school-wide strategy — and explore how design thinking builds leadership and agency.

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Educators AI Playbook #1: Gemini updates, AI for inclusion and compliance risks
Podcast

Educators AI Playbook #1: Gemini updates, AI for inclusion and compliance risks

04 Dec 2025

Mark Orchison and Dan Fitzpatrick are joined by Paddy McGrath (Everway) to unpack Gemini updates, AI for inclusion, and the compliance risks schools need to watch as adoption accelerates.

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