Do it right. Do it responsibly. Do it for long-term impact. Guidelines for Responsible and Purposeful Integration.
Students and educators are increasingly using generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT, Dall-E, and Google Gemini. When guided by research and used correctly, AI has the potential to enhance and elevate K–12 teaching and learning. However, without guardrails, it can disrupt classroom learning, threaten academic integrity, and increase data privacy concerns.
As AI is reshaping the educational landscape—and for multilingual learners (MLLs), it holds transformative promise. But it also presents real design challenges and ethical questions that educators must navigate with intention. As federal policy and executive mandates increasingly push for AI integration in schools, we must ask: What is changing, and why does it matter for multilingual learners?
The White House’s Executive Order on Advancing Artificial Intelligence Education for American Youth (April 2025) calls on educational leaders to adopt responsible, equitable AI systems that serve all learners. This move is not just about staying ahead in global tech—it’s about ensuring educational systems don’t fall behind in meeting the needs of all students, including the millions of multilingual learners in U.S. schools.
In parallel, thought leaders like Tristan Harris have warned that AI is not just a tool—it’s a test. A test of our values, our priorities, and our systems. How we design and implement AI in education will reveal whether we are truly committed to transparency and empowerment.
Hanover Research’s 2025 report outlines critical best practices to ensure AI supports, not supplants, instructional goals. Their findings emphasize alignment with learning outcomes, educator involvement, and continuous evaluation of bias, transparency, and student data protection. According to Hanover, 2024 responsible AI integration in schools requires:
“AI should be an enhancer, not a replacement.” — Hanover Research, 2025
At its best, AI can accelerate English Language Proficiency growth through personalized, real-time support and feedback that was previously impossible at scale. But the “how” of implementation is critical.
Our approach at Summit K12, launching in August 2025, embodies this commitment:
INTELLIGENT. INTUITIVE. IMPACTFUL.
Launching in August 2025, our enhanced Connect to Literacy™ AI-powered solution marks the next evolution of a platform that has been leveraging AI for the past four years to support multilingual learners. Now strengthened by six years of curated K–12 data across 120+ languages, this next-generation solution combines proven innovation with thoughtful design to meet learners where they are—and help them advance further.
Our AI transforms assessment by making it:
What makes our AI different?
This isn’t generalized AI. It’s purpose-built for multilingual learners to accelerate their productive communication skills across all grade bands. Done right, AI doesn’t replace teachers—it empowers them. It doesn’t eliminate assessment—it improves it.
Here are seven key principles for implementing AI in multilingual learner classrooms:
As Tristan Harris described in his Ted Talk , AI is not just a technological leap—it’s a societal mirror. It asks: What kind of world are we designing for our children?
If we get it right, AI will not replace teachers—it will elevate them. It will not widen gaps—it will close them. And for multilingual learners, it will not be a marginal tool—it will be a mainstream force for inclusion and excellence.