On June 28. The International Society for Transforming Education dropped a bigger picture. You probably know their news side. EdSurge. That’s their editorial arm, independent in function but housed in the same org.
They released an expanded “Profile of an AI-Ready Grad.”
It’s not just about literacy anymore. Not the “turn it on and off” stuff. This is higher-order stuff. With help from the nonprofit Britebound they carved out six specific roles students should inhabit when wrestling with these tools.
Think about that shift. We aren’t just learning the machine. We’re learning where we fit inside it.
- Learner
- Researcher
- Synthesizer
- Problem Solver
- Connector
- Storyteller
That’s the list. Six hats.
“Humans have always used tools… AI is no different”
Richard Culatta says this. He runs the shop. He argues that treating AI as a prosthesis for human ability beats talking about the tech specs any day. When you use a tool to be better human it gets real. When you just stare at the code? It gets dull.
They rolled this out at their annual Orlando conference. One year after the first version hit.
The old version? It was technical. Dry, mostly. Under the hood stuff.
This version shows the muscles flexing. It gives you the role-by-role breakdowns. It shows actual classroom examples. It speaks to middle and high schoolers without talking down.
Does it replace your current standards?
No. It layers. It sits right on top of what they’ve already built with the “Transformational Learning Principles” and their existing student metrics.
It’s free to download. The link is there.
Most teachers are just tired of the hype cycles anyway. Maybe this structure gives them the railing they need.
