Value Add of Technology
on Teaching

Harnessing edtech’s potential to help educators do more, do better, and do new within instruction in the age of AI.

As schools enter the age of AI, edtech is everywhere and rapidly evolving. How do you know if it’s improving learning?

The second edition of the Value Add of Technology on Teaching framework from Leading Educators is designed to help educators and leaders determine when technology—including AI—is strengthening instruction and when it may be introducing risk.

AI and digital tools are already shaping how students learn. The question is not whether technology is present: it’s whether it is improving learning, protecting student thinking, and supporting educator judgment.

  • A teacher observes students using laptops

    Do More: Elevate human work.

    Increase educator capacity by using AI to streamline routine work and reinforce human expertise.

  • Do Better: Strengthen instructional impact.

    Strengthen instructional quality and accuracy by using AI insights to improve personalization and responsiveness.

  • Do New: Enable transformational innovation.

    Enable transformative and innovative learning experiences that redefine what learners can do.

The framework is organized around three Technology Value-Add categories that serve as the core lens for framing goals: Do More, Do Better, Do New.

These categories define how AI-enabled tools generate instructional value and provide the primary structure educators and leaders use to analyze, compare, and make decisions about technology use.

A Practical Decision-Making Lens for Instruction

The Value Add of Technology on Teaching framework is a structured tool that helps educators and leaders evaluate what technology is actually adding to teaching and learning, with a particular focus on the evolving role of AI.

It is:

  • A shared language for instructional decision-making

  • Grounded in classroom practice

  • Designed to surface tradeoffs and risks

  • Non-evaluative and reflective

It is not:

  • A list of approved or banned tools

  • A compliance checklist

  • A technology adoption guide

  • A mandate to scale AI

Get your copy.

Realize your intentions for greater integration of technology and teaching. Maybe you want to maximize time. Maybe you want to enhance engagement. Or maybe you have a creative idea you want to bring to life.

Whatever it is, the Value Add of Technology on Teaching can help you determine where to focus so you make the biggest difference for students.

About Leading Educators

At Leading Educators, we strive to ensure educators and leaders have the professional support, resources, and conditions to reach new professional heights and help all students thrive in a complex, changing world.

For more than 14 years, we've worked shoulder-to-shoulder with some of the fastest-improving school systems in the country to strengthen the learning of today and design the innovations they'll need tomorrow—grounded in one of the strongest records of proven impact in the field.

We're a team of experienced career educators, coaches, and designers who get what it's like to work against a stubborn status quo—so we're determined to offer relevant supports and tools that make access and a richer vision for student success possible.