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Philip Seyfried
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Teachers College, Columbia University

ISTE & ASCD Book Author
Philip Seyfried is a doctoral student in Curriculum and Teaching at Teachers College, Columbia University, focusing his research on the intersection of digital literacy and artificial intelligence in education. With over a decade of experience as a middle school language arts and literature teacher, Seyfried now supports schools and ed-tech companies as a literacy and digital literacy consultant. He is currently co-authoring a book on AI and literacy with Mary Ehrenworth, slated for publication by ASCD in 2025.

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Brain-First, AI-Second: Enhancing Literacy in the Digital Age


When should students use AI? This workshop explores brain-first principles for literacy instruction. Explore some of the latest neuroscience research and what it means for practical classroom practice. We'll consider AI integration practices that protect and enhance students' critical reading, writing, and thinking skills.
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AI as Every Student’s Writing Coach: EL Authors Live!


What's behind the ideas shaping education today? Find out during EL Authors Live! — a series of quick, candid 20-minute conversations where ISTE+ASCD Community Leaders sit down with authors from Educational Leadership magazine to dig into their work. In this session, educators Mary Ehrenworth and Philip Seyfried share their tips for teachers who want to use AI to provide effective feedback to emerging writers, based on their article in the March 2026 issue, “Literacy in the Age of AI.”

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