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Background
Eden Prairie Schools began using MagicSchool in early 2024, focusing on teacher well-being and instructional quality while exploring how AI could help educators save time and personalize learning.
Instructional Coordinator Erin Schiller and her team were drawn to MagicSchool because it was created by educators for educators. The platform’s focus on safety, accessibility, and responsible use aligned closely with Eden Prairie’s values. Teachers appreciated its clear privacy protections, intuitive design, and strong professional development support, which made exploration both approachable and inspiring.
In February, the district launched its first pilot program with secondary teams, inviting teachers to explore MagicSchool through curiosity sessions and peer learning. The pilot expanded in April to elementary teams, inviting more staff across schools to began experimenting with the tools. That early curiosity laid the groundwork for a districtwide rollout and a summer of professional learning that engaged more than 125 educators.
Challenges
Eden Prairie Schools serves about 9,000 students in Minnesota and aims to deliver authentic, personalized learning while prioritizing well-being, inclusion, and belonging.
As teacher workloads increased, many educators grew curious about AI but needed structure and support to use it confidently in classrooms.
“Teachers were looking for ways to save time and make their work more efficient,” Erin remembers. “They also wanted to understand how to use AI responsibly and in alignment with our district goals.”
A districtwide survey confirmed that teachers wanted help streamlining lesson planning, grading, and communication, tasks that often took up valuable instructional time.
Solutions
After hearing from staff, district leaders recognized an opportunity to connect innovation with well-being and build a safe, practical framework for AI in education.
Eden Prairie’s adoption of MagicSchool was grounded in trust and collaboration. District leadership, including the superintendent, associate superintendents, directors, and site administrators, all played an active role in building a foundation for success.
“We knew this couldn’t feel like another new initiative,” Erin says. “It needed to genuinely make our teachers’ lives better.”
From pilot to practice
- MagicSchool pilot program: The Eden Prairie team launched a MagicSchool pilot program in February, running through the end of the school year. Curiosity sessions gave participants a platform to share their experiences and inspire others, with teacher input guiding each decision.
- Embedding professional development: Professional learning was embedded into existing PD days, ensuring work felt integrated and practical.
- Bringing AI to students: As teachers’ confidence using AI tools grew, they began asking about MagicStudent, MagicSchool’s student-facing AI platform. Eden Prairie became the first district to host a MagicStudent train-the-trainer session with the MagicSchool professional development team. Teachers who participated later led optional learning sessions for their colleagues, helping more classrooms explore responsible, student-centric uses of AI.
“The energy and engagement we experienced were incredible,” Erin shares. “Educators were exploring, creating, and sharing new ideas for how to bring AI into their classrooms.”
Eden Prairie Schools continues to expand its use of MagicSchool and MagicStudent to personalize learning and prepare students for an AI-powered future. For Erin, the journey highlights an important lesson: innovation thrives when educators lead the way.
“When teachers feel supported and empowered to explore, incredible things can happen,” she says. “Our teachers are thriving, and our students are shining.”
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