Research & Innovation

Advancing equitable AI in education

The CECE Lab's work spans peer-reviewed research and applied invention - from AI-literacy frameworks for under-resourced schools to classroom tools that support students' well-being. Explore our patents and publications below.

Our record

Patent · Filed 2026

Real-Time Social-Emotional Assessment and Intervention Triage System

Zamalia Bennett · Farhana Begum · Kofi Nyarko

Intellectual Property Disclosure · Morgan State University, Office of Technology Transfer

A software system that performs real-time social-emotional assessment and intervention triage for K–12 classrooms, running on a mobile device to help teachers respond to students' well-being in the moment.

Peer-reviewed paper 2026

The DEAR Method: A Multimodal AI-Literacy Framework for Under-Resourced Schools

Zamalia Bennett · Farhana Begum · Kofi Nyarko

SITE 2026 - Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education (peer-reviewed)

A framework for delivering AI literacy in classrooms where devices and reliable internet cannot be assumed, built on the offline-first DEAR Method.

Peer-reviewed paper 2026

Preparing K–12 Teachers for AI Integration through Challenge-Based Learning

Zamalia Bennett · Farhana Begum · Kofi Nyarko

SITE 2026 - Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education (peer-reviewed)

A study on preparing teachers to bring AI into their classrooms using Challenge-Based Learning, drawn from the AI Teacher Fellows program.