Israel’s teachers are carrying a huge burden: large and diverse classrooms, a demanding curriculum, rising burnout, and now the rapid arrival of artificial intelligence into everyday school life. Most schools have no clear way to integrate AI into teaching, and generic tools do not really help – they do not know the Israeli curriculum, the unique identity of each school, or the needs of the teacher standing in front of the class. This creates a widening gap between what technology could contribute to education and what actually reaches teachers and students. POPAI was created to close that gap and give every teacher a practical, values‑aligned way to harness AI for excellent pedagogy.
POPAI is a generative‑AI‑powered “pedagogical expert” that every teacher and principal can use as a personal, always‑available companion, built by educators specifically for the education system. It weaves together four layers of knowledge: proven pedagogy from Israel and abroad, the Ministry of Education’s curricula and requirements, the school’s own vision and core values, and the professional profile of each teacher and their classes. With each question a teacher asks—whether about lesson plans, assessment tools, interdisciplinary projects or full programs—POPAI produces precise, tailored answers that are aligned with the national curriculum and rooted in the school’s identity, through a simple, accessible interface. At the school level, it enables deeper enrichment of working processes and supports innovation in organizational planning, teamwork and complex, future‑oriented teaching practices.
To make this real in schools, POPAI is deployed through a structured implementation process led by pedagogical facilitators, combining school‑wide training, clarification of the school’s identity and educational language, and data‑driven improvement of everyday work. The model offers a coherent way of working that fully embeds AI into daily practice, yet remains flexible enough to fit different teaching teams and cultures. Pilots in Amal and other schools have generated strong enthusiasm among teachers, principals and municipalities, and POPAI is now entering the Ministry of Education’s “GEFEN” budget framework so schools can adopt it in the coming year. Philanthropic investment will allow POPAI to reach many more schools by growing the team of facilitators, deepening support for each site, and strengthening its technological and pedagogical core. Because POPAI’s core is knowledge and software, each additional school requires only modest resources yet yields broad system‑wide impact—making this a highly leveraged opportunity to renew teaching in Israel under the banner of Excellent Pedagogy