This 25-minute video from the National Association of Elementary School Principals features a conversation with Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond (President and CEO, Learning Policy Institute) about the evolution of teacher preparation and AI integration in education. To prepare students for the future, schools need to take steps to help modernize the classroom. Darling-Hammond’s recommendations include supporting new teachers with hands-on learning, encouraging teacher retention through stability, using AI strategically in one’s teaching, prioritizing social-emotional learning (SEL), preparing students for jobs that do not exist yet, fostering collaboration between students, constructing high-quality homework assignments, integrating project-based learning into assignments, helping students build durable skills, and advocating for school transformation.