Essays, op-eds & features.

MARY HEMPHILL, PHD, AUTHOR

2026

Nonfiction Book · Foreword

Foreward for Future-Proof: Learning + Leadership in a Skills-Based Economy

Encourage school leaders to build cultures of iteration, empower students as digital experts, and use the five pillars to make technology serve human flourishing.

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Harvard Ed. Magazine

2023

article

Students & AI: Part of Your World

Harvard Graduate School of Education feature on Charlotte's perspective on bringing AI meaningfully into students' worlds.

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Substack

article

Charlotte Dungan on Substack

Ongoing essays on AI in schools, the future of teaching, and what it takes to give every student a high-quality learning experience. Recent series include School as Archetype and High School Transformation.

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EdNC

article

Connected Computing: An NC Zoo and NCSSM partnership with rural schools statewide

How a partnership between the North Carolina Zoo and NCSSM brings real-world coding projects to rural high school students.

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Forbes

2023

op-ed

Will (or Won't) AI Transform Teaching and Learning?

Featured perspective on what it actually takes to make AI a tool for learning rather than a substitute for it.

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EdNC

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EdNC author archive

A running collection of Charlotte's essays and perspective pieces on computer science and AI education in North Carolina.

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