{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Scaling Success","title":"Scaling AI with Intention featuring Chicago Public Schools & Google","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3369,"description":"In this episode of Scaling Success, co-hosts Jacob Kantor and Jenn Womble welcome Steven Butschi, Director of Education Go-To-Market, North America at Google, and Lorne Rodriguez, Enterprise GenAI Manager at Chicago Public Schools, for a conversation about turning district AI vision into practical implementation. Drawing on Lorne's experience leading AI governance and literacy in the district he attended as a student, and Steven's work supporting education institutions across North America, they explore how clear goals, educator involvement, and ongoing professional learning shape responsible adoption.\nThroughout the conversation, Lorne explains how Chicago Public Schools built its AI steering committee, developed an evolving guidebook and instructional playbook, and designed training that begins with foundational AI literacy. He shares the district's approach to school readiness for student access and its plans to measure impact through surveys, stakeholder feedback, and communities of practice. Steven discusses how district input informs Google's education tools, including guided learning, educator controls, and integration into existing workflows. Together, they emphasize keeping educators in the lead and using AI to create more time for the human connections at the heart of teaching and learning.\nIn this episode:\n- [03:49] Why Chicago Public Schools chose an evolving AI guidebook and cross-department governance\n- [11:32] Building AI literacy before introducing Gemini, Gems, Canvas, and NotebookLM\n- [17:03] Taking a school readiness approach to student access to generative AI\n- [25:09] Measuring impact through annual surveys, stakeholder engagement, and the CPS Neural Network\n- [44:03] Three implementation priorities: existing workflows, clear district goals, and professional development\nResources Mentioned\n- CPS AI Guidebook and Guidance: https://www.cps.edu/sites/ai-at-cps/ \n- CPS Instructional GenAI Playbook:...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/VWKy_8Qp-5rXWMwYePcRPgioRPSb-M3w_2jRIi2XFUo/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS82Y2Nh/Y2JhZTQ2MWNiNWNj/NjdlYjdmNjc2YTFk/NmNhYi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}