About the Authors, Nicole Karod and Kate Davis

Kate Meyer is an Instructional Innovation Coach and high school English teacher in Bar Harbor, Maine, where she’s been helping teenagers find their voice (and their misplaced MacBooks) for over twenty years. From 2021 to 2023, she served in a two-year position as a Distinguished Educator with the Maine Department of Education. This position allowed her to travel the state to lead workshops on digital instructional design, digital citizenship, and the emerging world of AI in education and then return to her classroom at the end of her term.

A National Board-certified teacher with M.Ed. degrees in Educational Leadership and Literacy, Kate is also a National Writing Project fellow and was awarded Hancock County Teacher of the Year in 2020. She’s passionate about student-centered learning, storytelling, and helping teachers reimagine what’s possible in their classrooms. She writes and speaks with one goal: to make innovation in education feel less intimidating and more human.

Kate lives on the Maine coast with her husband, Pete, and their two wild boxers, Waffles and Beans. 

Nicole Davis is the Emerging Technology Digital Specialist at the Maine Department of Education, where she leads efforts to integrate Artificial Intelligence (AI) into classrooms across the state. Through developing the Maine AI Guidance Toolkit and statewide professional learning, she supports educators in using AI effectively, ethically, and equitably.

With over 20 years of classroom experience as a math and science educator in Maine and North Carolina, Nicole deeply understands the diverse needs of students and teachers. She is a passionate advocate for Universal Design for Learning (UDL), committed to removing barriers and amplifying student and educator voices in the learning process. Her work includes delivering impactful workshops and presentations that equip schools with practical strategies for implementing AI across grade levels and content areas.

Nicole also lives on the coast of Maine, with her dog Luna and enjoys spending time outdoors, exploring the natural beauty of her home state.

About the Book: Design Smarter. Work Less. Transform More.

EduProtocols: AI Edition introduces the ROBOT framework, a clear and practical guide for using AI as a collaborative partner in teaching and learning. Written for educators, this book shows how to harness AI to save time, spark creativity, and support student agency while keeping ethics and equity at the center. Packed with classroom-ready examples, prompts, and strategies, it helps teachers integrate AI in ways that enhance—not replace—great instruction. Whether you’re new to AI or ready to take your practice deeper, this book makes navigating the AI-powered classroom simple, safe, and transformative.

Includes the following EduProtocols to teach AI skills:

Worst Preso Ever: Joyful Disaster Remix

Thin Slides: Interpret It

Sentence pARTS: Prompt p*ARTS Remix

8 p*ARTS Protocol for AI Book

Frayer: Monitor AI Like a Pro Remix

CyberSandwich: Thought Fuel Remix

Cybersandwich

REBEL Protocol 

Number Mania: AI by the Numbers Remix

The Stories That Matter