Episode 45 | Dr. Roberta Lenger Kang | Executive Director at Teachers College, Columbia University
Posted on Sunday, May 3, 2026 | Category: Cloud Technology | Series: Exploring the Cloud | Cloud, Technology, Sales, AI, Open Source, Education
Show Notes
How is AI being used by kids in schools today and what is the right way to harness and teach AI skills to our children?
Dr. Roberta Lenger Kang is a world-renowned expert in modern techniques for teacher training and development. Her work at the Center for the Professional Education of Teachers at Columbia University takes her aroun the world where she and her team are brought in to overhaul teacher training programs in ways that align with the local curriculum, needs of students, and social customs and norms that can affect the incentive structures for how students and teachers learn.
Dr. Kang holds an Ed.D. from Teachers College at Columbia University, where her research work and dissertation (“Assessment Matters: Negotiating the New York State English Regents Exam”) focused on the history and pitfalls of high-stakes testing in the NY Department of Education.
Dr. Kang joins us today to discuss the use of AI in education, where it can go wrong and how it can be used to help students learn better. Her organization consulted on the development of ConnectInk, an AI application that helps students become better writers.
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Links mentioned in the episode:
https://cpet.tc.columbia.edu/articles-author-roberta-lenger-kang.html
https://cpet.tc.columbia.edu/teaching-today.html
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/08/ai-takeover-education-chatgpt/683840/
Guests
Dr. Roberta Lenger Kang
Dr. Roberta Lenger Kang is a world-renowned expert in modern techniques for teacher training and development. Her work at the Center for the Professional Education of Teachers at Columbia University takes her around the world where she and her team are brought in to overhaul teacher training programs in ways that align with the local curriculum, needs of students, and social customs and norms that can affect the incentive structures for how students and teachers learn.
Dr. Kang holds an Ed.D. from Teachers College at Columbia University, where her research work and dissertation (“Assessment Matters: Negotiating the New York State English Regents Exam”) focused on the history and pitfalls of high-stakes testing in the NY Department of Education.
She is also the host of the successful podcast for professional educators, “Teaching Today”.