Local educators pilot AI-based literacy program; organizers emphasize technology as a tool, not a replacement

May 6, 2025

Douglas Piter of Strokes of Genius LLC described an Immersive Literacy Learners Program that uses AI to help families and students create resources, while community partners highlighted program pillars (exposure, empowerment, education) and reported some students proceeding to college after participation.

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Douglas Piter, founder of Strokes of Genius LLC and a doctoral candidate, said he is piloting the Immersive Literacy Learners Program to teach students and families how to use artificial intelligence as a creative tool rather than a substitute for learning. "These new tools will never replace purpose," Piter said, adding that the goal is to help families work with children when they use AI and to create new educational resources together.

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