“Do It with AI” program trains teachers to reduce their workload

The goal of Chile’s “Do It with AI” program is not to turn teachers into artificial intelligence specialists. It is to help them finish the work that follows them home after the school day.

Juan Eduardo Carmach, director of Sofofa Capital Humano, said the initiative focuses on practical tasks rather than abstract theory. “It is not an AI course, it is a course on how you do the specific tasks of your job,” he said in an interview with Cooperativa.

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It is not an AI course, it is a course on how you do the specific tasks of your job.

Reviewing tests and adjusting teaching content are among the areas the program considers most useful for automation. These tasks can add to teachers’ workload outside school, and the initiative aims to help them avoid routinely taking assessments home each week. “We want teachers to spend more time with students in the classroom,” Carmach said.

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We want teachers to spend more time with students in the classroom.

The current phase has support from Fundación Kodea and several school networks. Organizers are also holding focus groups to identify what teachers actually need in the classroom, rather than assuming that a general technology course will fit every school. “We are preparing to understand, task by task, what teachers need today,” Carmach said.

The program’s organizers point to international experience as support for expanding access. In the United States, 60% of teachers already use these tools, while Chile is seeking to make them more widely available. The stated aim is for technology to support teacher well-being and the quality of learning, rather than add another demand to the profession.

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We are preparing to understand, task by task, what teachers need today.