BWL Speaker Series
The Birch Wathen Lenox School and the Allen-Stevenson School are partnering to host a special event this winter. On Tuesday, February 3, at 6:00 p.m., we will welcome Luyen Chou to speak in the Birch Wathen Lenox Auditorium.
Luyen has had a long career at the forefront of education and technology. He has shaped learning platforms used by millions of students, helped launch new schools in New York City, and advised universities and companies around the world on how to use emerging technologies responsibly.
In addition to discussing the rapidly changing role of AI in K–12 education, he will speak about what skills and habits actually matter most for students growing up in an AI-rich world—an area of deep expertise given his background in learning science and school design.
AI, Learning, and the Future of Education
A Conversation with Luyen Chou
Tuesday, February 3, 6:00 p.m.
Birch Wathen Lenox School Auditorium
Space is limited to 100 participants per school, and registration will close once capacity is reached. Please submit a separate registration form for each person attending.
We look forward to welcoming our two school communities together for what promises to be a thoughtful and highly relevant conversation.
About the Speaker:
Luyen Chou is the CEO/founder of DeweyLearn, Inc., an AI education company. A long-time leader in the field of education technology, Luyen is a frequent speaker on topics including learning science and the impact of artificial intelligence on education. Prior to DeweyLearn, Luyen was Chief Learning Officer at 2U and Chief Product Officer at Trilogy Education. Previously, Luyen served as Chief Product Officer at Pearson Education. Luyen serves in a variety of advisory roles, including with Bain Capital’s Double Impact fund and as a board member of Meteor Education, the leading provider of K–12 classroom learning environments. Luyen also serves on the boards of Learning.com and Pi-top, and on the advisory boards of New Classrooms and Arizona State University, where Luyen advises on educational uses of AI. Having started his career as a high school history teacher, Luyen maintains his connection with the classroom as the founder of several K–12 schools in New York City, including The School at Columbia University and Brooklyn Prospect Charter Schools. He holds an A.B. in Philosophy from Harvard College and an M.A. in Educational Leadership from Columbia University Teachers College.
The BWL Speaker Series was established in the 2022–2023 school year to bring members of the wider community into BWL’s ongoing dialogue about issues that are important to families today. Whether the featured speaker is an expert on mindfulness, the college process, or freedom of speech, attendees can count on a thought-provoking lecture and Q&A with thought leaders whose work is helping to shape our society at large and whose influence is felt in many corners of life, including education, parenting, technology, and mental health. The evenings are open to the public, and many of our speakers are published authors whose books are available on site.