Practical AI Development for Schools
BIS Cairo specific pilot proposal

A practical first phase for BIS Cairo

A light-touch exploratory pilot designed to give interested staff practical exposure to school-owned micro-solutions using Google Workspace, Apps Script, AI services, and other APIs, while also helping identify whether there may be scope for a small BIS Cairo pilot thereafter.

Purpose

This initial phase is intended as an exploratory partnership rather than a formal consultancy programme. The aim is to offer something of immediate value to staff, demonstrate what a teacher-led and school-owned innovation model can look like in practice, and create a basis for deciding whether a small next-stage pilot would be worthwhile.

Pilot sessions

Two workshops and a short follow-up clinic

The focus would be on practical, school-owned innovation rather than generic AI awareness. The intention is to help colleagues see how relatively small tools and workflows can be developed around real needs, using systems that are already familiar within a Google Workspace school.

01
Workshop 1 • 60 minutes

Solving real school problems with Google Workspace and Apps Script

A practical session showing how schools can develop small bespoke tools and workflows using Google Sheets, Forms, Docs, Gmail, and Apps Script to address current operational, administrative, and teaching needs.

  • how micro-solutions can solve real school problems
  • examples of school-built workflows and automation
  • moving beyond static systems to flexible school-owned tools
  • identifying where small builds can save time or improve control
02
Workshop 2 • 60 minutes

Extending school-built tools with AI services and external APIs

A follow-on session showing how school-built tools can be extended through the use of AI services and other APIs, while retaining guardrails, structure, and teacher oversight.

  • practical examples of AI integration in school-owned tools
  • structured use of APIs such as AI, maps, QR codes, and others
  • teacher control, safety, and guardrails
  • possibilities for workflow, resource creation, and pupil learning
Optional follow-up clinic: a short 30 to 45 minute discussion for interested staff to explore whether one or two practical BIS Cairo pilot ideas may be worth shaping further.
What this would look like

A deliberately light-touch first phase

This is intended to be manageable, low-commitment, and useful in its own right, while also helping determine whether there is appetite for further development.

Audience

Interested teaching staff, innovation leads, and relevant leaders from across the school. The sessions would work best with colleagues who are open to practical experimentation and interested in spotting opportunities in their own areas of work.

Format

Online or in person, depending on what is most convenient. The emphasis would be on demonstration, practical examples, and concrete school use cases rather than broad theory.

Immediate value to staff

Staff would gain a clearer understanding of what can be created inside a Google Workspace environment, how school-owned tools can reduce friction and open new possibilities, and how AI can be used in more purposeful ways than simple lesson-planning shortcuts.

Value to BIS Cairo

The sessions would also help surface whether there are one or two particularly promising areas in which BIS Cairo might benefit from a small bespoke pilot, rooted in the school’s own context and priorities.

Pilot basis

What I am offering without charge, and what I would hope in return

I would like this first phase to be clear and transparent from the outset. My intention is to contribute something of genuine value while also using the experience to refine and test a wider school-support model.

Offered without charge

The initial pilot phase

I would be very happy to offer the two workshops and short follow-up clinic at no fee. I see this as an exploratory pilot partnership rather than a commercial engagement at this stage.

  • two one-hour staff workshops
  • one short optional clinic or discussion
  • preparation tailored to the school context as far as practical
  • space to identify possible future pilot ideas
What I would hope in return

A real pilot context and honest feedback

In return, I would hope for the opportunity to use BIS Cairo as a thoughtful test case for developing this model further, including staff feedback, the chance to identify genuine school use cases, and, if the work proves useful, the possibility of describing the school later as an early pilot partner.

  • engagement from interested staff
  • honest feedback on what felt most useful
  • permission to identify possible BIS Cairo use cases
  • potential later agreement to reference the pilot in principle, if appropriate
Possible next steps

If the pilot proves useful, the most sensible next phase would be small and practical

I would not see the workshops as leading automatically to a large programme. If there is value in taking things further, the best next step would be a modest, focused piece of development around one real BIS Cairo need.

Option 1

A small bespoke pilot tool or workflow built around one agreed area of need, such as reporting, quality control, communication, resource generation, or a structured learning activity.

Option 2

A short staff innovation strand with a small working group, focused on generating, testing, and refining a few teacher-led micro-solutions in the BIS Cairo context.

Option 3

A light-touch review and recommendation phase, identifying where BIS Cairo may wish to develop a broader approach to AI, Google Workspace innovation, or staff capability.

Important principle: any further phase would be discussed only if the initial pilot had proved worthwhile. My aim is to start with something useful, manageable, and low-commitment, then build only from practice that has genuine value in the school’s own setting.