How Is Teachers’ Perception of AI Changing?

Artificial intelligence is already part of today’s educational landscape. More and more teachers are using it to prepare materials, organize tasks, adapt resources, create activities, or explore new ways to support learning. Far from being a distant tool reserved for technological contexts, AI is beginning to become integrated into the daily work of many schools.

A recent Pearson study clearly shows this evolution. Teachers’ confidence in teaching about artificial intelligence has increased in recent years, and positive perceptions of its impact on schools have also grown. In addition, the report states that only 12% of teachers say they do not use AI in their role, compared with 20% the previous year.

These data help frame the debate from a more constructive perspective. The question is no longer whether AI will reach classrooms, because it is already present. The most important question is how to support its use so that it is useful, safe, ethical, and truly educational.

Why Is AI Gaining Ground in Classrooms?

AI is gaining space because it responds to real needs among teachers. Preparing lessons, adapting materials, designing activities, creating reinforcement resources, or addressing different learning paces are tasks that require time, planning, and constant review.

According to the Pearson study, 57% of elementary school teachers and 48% of secondary school teachers say that AI helps them save time in their work. This figure is especially relevant because it shows that technology is not perceived only as something new, but as practical support for reducing part of the daily workload.

When used with pedagogical judgment, AI can help generate first versions of materials, transform complex content, create questions, propose differentiated activities, or adapt explanations to different levels. This allows teachers to devote more time to tasks with greater educational value: observing, supporting, guiding, and making decisions adapted to the reality of the classroom.

Why Is Increased Confidence Good News?

The Pearson report also states that positive perceptions of AI have increased significantly. The percentage of teachers who believe these tools have had a positive impact on their schools has risen from 12% in 2024 to 29% in 2026.

This growth reflects an important shift. AI is beginning to move beyond concern or uncertainty and is starting to be understood as a tool with the potential to improve certain educational processes.

This does not mean using it without limits or accepting any automatically generated content. It means recognizing that, when well guided, it can help create more personalized resources, support accessibility, assist with planning, and offer new ways to work on skills.

Confidence in AI does not come only from the tool itself, but from the experience of using it. When teachers see that it can save time, adapt materials, and improve certain processes, technology stops being perceived as a threat and becomes an ally.

Why Is Teacher Training Still Key?

The most important finding in the study is not only about use, but about training. 53% of teachers believe that more ongoing professional development on AI would be useful. In addition, 34% are asking for specialized training to use these tools with students with special educational needs and disabilities.

This confirms a fundamental idea: educational AI requires guidance. It is not enough to have access to a tool. Teachers need to understand how it works, what it can contribute, what its limits are, how to review its results, and how to integrate it into a coherent pedagogical proposal.

Training makes it possible to move from occasional or intuitive use to more conscious use. It helps teachers write better prompts, evaluate the quality of content, detect possible errors, adapt resources, and use AI in an ethical and safe way.

That is why the future of education with AI does not depend only on technology. It depends, above all, on the ability of schools and teachers to incorporate it with judgment.

How Can AI Help Prepare Students for the Future?

The study also shows that digital and AI-related skills are increasingly important for the future. 84% of students believe it is important to prepare for a digital world.

This figure invites us to look at AI from a broader educational perspective. It is not only about teachers using tools to prepare resources. Students also need to learn how to live with AI in a critical, responsible, and conscious way.

This means understanding that AI can help, but that it can also make mistakes. It means learning to review information, compare sources, ask good questions, recognize limits, and use technology as support, not as a substitute for one’s own thinking.

AI literacy is becoming a necessary skill. And to develop it properly, the role of teachers is essential.

How Can AInara Help Integrate AI with Educational Purpose?

AInara was created precisely to bring artificial intelligence closer to teachers’ work through an educational, safe, and guided approach. Its goal is not to replace teachers, but to help them create, adapt, and personalize content more easily.

With AInara, teachers can generate activities, quizzes, stories, readings, audio resources, learning situations, and resources adapted to different levels, languages, and needs. This makes it possible to take advantage of AI’s potential without relying on general-purpose tools that are not always designed for the classroom.

In addition, AInara helps teachers use AI with a clear pedagogical intention. Teachers remain the ones who review, adjust, and decide how to apply each resource. The tool provides support, but educational judgment remains in teachers’ hands.

In a context where teachers are calling for more training and appropriate tools, solutions like AInara can support a more practical, safe, and coherent integration of AI in schools.

In Summary

Pearson’s data show a clear reality: AI is gaining presence in classrooms, and more and more teachers perceive its value. It helps save time, facilitates the creation of resources, and opens up new possibilities for personalizing learning.

At the same time, the study reminds us that training is essential. AI can contribute a great deal to education, but it requires prepared teachers, clear criteria, and tools specifically designed for the educational context.

With AInara, artificial intelligence becomes an ally for teachers. It is a tool that makes it possible to create more adapted content, respond better to classroom diversity, and move toward a more personalized education, always with the human perspective guiding the process.