Chris Meehan
AI RESEARCHASSIGNMENT DESIGN SYSTEMTOOLSAI PEDAGOGY PROJECTABOUT CHRIS

A clear view of
AI in schools.

Research, frameworks, and tools for schools navigating AI — built over fifteen years of classrooms on four continents, and one rebuilt observatory.

Tools

School AI Readiness Quiz

School Leaders & Administrators

You know your school needs to move on AI, but you’re not sure what’s actually ready and what’s not. Twenty questions across 5 dimensions — maps your readiness tier with next steps.

AI Lesson Plan Analyzer

Teachers

You suspect a lesson won’t survive first contact with ChatGPT. Paste it in and find out.

Policy-to-Practice Builder

Administrators & Policy Makers

Your AI policy is written but teachers aren’t using it. Convert policy intent into classroom norms, family letters, and assessment rubrics in minutes.

AI Pedagogy Project
30AI literacy lessons, remixed for the high school classroom.

World-class research, rebuilt as ready-to-teach activities.

I took the Harvard AI Pedagogy Project’s originals and reworked each one for grades 9–12 — right grade band, right subjects, classroom-ready. Free to use, share, and adapt under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

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Writing

All writing

2026

4 min read

FrameworkTeachers

The Stoplight System: A Clearer Way to Set AI Expectations

Three colors, three levels of AI use. A simple way to communicate expectations on every assignment you hand out.

2026

5 min read

FrameworkTeachers

Six Design Principles for Assignments in the AI Era

Strong assignments aren’t built on tricks or surveillance. They’re built on six principles that make learning visible.

2026

4 min read

ResearchTeachers + Leaders

My Brown Capstone: High School Writing Assignments in the Age of AI

A look at the Critical Challenge Project behind the Assignment Design System - what 358 students taught us about AI use, and the three prototypes that came out of it.

Chris Meehan

Fifteen years making technology work inside schools

From Teach for America in South LA, to one of China's first 1:1 iPad programs, to directing 50+ EdTech projects across 18 countries at Team4Tech with partners including Adobe, Salesforce, and Zoom — my work has always been about making technology serve teachers and learners. Today I lead academic technology at a leading independent school and teach AP Environmental Science.

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