Education
What is the purpose of education? How can we solve challenges facing educators?
Education is the bet a society makes on its own future. Most of my work, across two books, three nonprofits, and years in classrooms, returns to this question from a different angle.
I write and speak about the practical, philosophical, and institutional pressures facing K-12 and higher-ed educators today: how to teach in the shadow of AI, how to preserve depth when speed is rewarded, and how to build schools that earn their own legitimacy.
Projects
Organizations and ventures where this work takes shape.
PedagogyFutures
501c3 Pending
Mission: Building a Responsible, Ethical, Human-centered Future for Educational Technology. Programs: Develop AI professional development resources for...
ThinkerAnalytix
501c3
Mission: Scaling Critical Thinking Instruction at Education Institutions Around the World. Role: Lead technology and finance for non-profit working on...
Academy 4SC
Mission: Training the Next Generation of Civic Leaders Using an Interdisciplinary Curriculum. Programs: Research (white paper on civics education), Video...
Teach to Learn Foundation
501c3
Mission: Providing Educational Opportunities for Underserved Youth. Programs: In-person peer tutoring and free classes (50+ classes, avg 20 students),...
Conversations & Appearances
Podcasts, talks, op-eds, and press where I've worked through these questions with others.
Speaking
Critical Thinking at Scale in an AI Era: Tools for Authentic Learning
NISOD 2026 Annual Conference
May 24, 2026
Speaking
Confronting Ethical Challenges That Shape the Future of AI in Education
NISOD 2026 Annual Conference
May 24, 2026
Speaking
An Ethical Ed Tech Decision-Making Framework For Educators
AIxEDU at Northeastern University
May 2026
Podcast
AI in Schools: Slowing Down to Make Ethical Decisions About EdTech
The Principal's Handbook
March 31, 2026
Podcast
Ethical Ed Tech: How Educators Can Lead on AI and Digital Safety in K-12 Schools
The Principal Center Radio
March 30, 2026
Podcast
Ethical Ed Tech: Priten Soundar-Shah on Slowing Down AI Decisions in Schools
Kinwise
March 25, 2026
Speaking
Ethical Challenges That Shape the Future of AI in K-12 / Pre-Conference Workshop: Using AI to Enhance, Not Replace, Student Thinking
Stanford University & UC Berkeley: Learning & the Brain Conference
February 13, 2026
Speaking
Ethical Challenges That Shape the Future of AI in K-12
Harvard Graduate School of Education J-Term Workshops
January 2026
Writing & Publications
John Wiley's Jossey-Bass
eSchool Learning
Education Week
Wiley's Jossey-Bass