Built for Learning: How Timely Uses Artificial Intelligence to Streamline Scheduling
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| Title: | Built for Learning: How Timely Uses Artificial Intelligence to Streamline Scheduling |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Michelle Croft, Marisa Mission, Amy Chen Kulesa, Bellwether |
| Source: | Bellwether. 2026. |
| Availability: | Bellwether. 650 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Suite 600, Washington, D.C. 20001. Tel: 877-636-0909; Web site: https://bellwether.org/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 5 |
| Publication Date: | 2026 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | Bezos Family Foundation Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Charter School Growth Fund (CSGF) Overdeck Family Foundation |
| Document Type: | Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Junior High Schools Middle Schools Secondary Education High Schools |
| Descriptors: | Artificial Intelligence, Technology Uses in Education, School Schedules, Technology Integration, Middle Schools, High Schools |
| Abstract: | The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into ed tech tools has raised myriad questions about how such advanced technology can both ease burdens for students and teachers and facilitate deep learning. Building on Bellwether's prior work examining how AI could amplify productive struggle and how to measure the impact of AI-powered ed tech tools, this case study series showcases those concepts in practice by spotlighting select organizations and describing their design approaches, trade-offs, and implementation choices. The case studies in this series are drawn from interviews conducted with organization leaders in summer 2025, and each profiled organization reviewed its case study for accuracy in October 2025. Every school year, middle and high school assistant principals and counselors spend upwards of 100 hours to build a master schedule that assigns students and teachers to their classes. Created by former educators and school administrators, Timely is an AI tool designed specifically to solve the master scheduling problem. Roughly 80% of a school's budget is spent on personnel, and the master schedule dictates how the majority of those human resources are utilized, making the master schedule key to implementing a school's priorities. Timely works not only to help schools and districts quickly create a master schedule that meets hard constraints (e.g., number of rooms or class size) but also to increase the alignment between the master schedule and a school's priorities (e.g., common planning time, increased support for students with special needs). This case study presents how Timely uses artificial intelligence to streamline scheduling. |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | ED681622 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into ed tech tools has raised myriad questions about how such advanced technology can both ease burdens for students and teachers and facilitate deep learning. Building on Bellwether's prior work examining how AI could amplify productive struggle and how to measure the impact of AI-powered ed tech tools, this case study series showcases those concepts in practice by spotlighting select organizations and describing their design approaches, trade-offs, and implementation choices. The case studies in this series are drawn from interviews conducted with organization leaders in summer 2025, and each profiled organization reviewed its case study for accuracy in October 2025. Every school year, middle and high school assistant principals and counselors spend upwards of 100 hours to build a master schedule that assigns students and teachers to their classes. Created by former educators and school administrators, Timely is an AI tool designed specifically to solve the master scheduling problem. Roughly 80% of a school's budget is spent on personnel, and the master schedule dictates how the majority of those human resources are utilized, making the master schedule key to implementing a school's priorities. Timely works not only to help schools and districts quickly create a master schedule that meets hard constraints (e.g., number of rooms or class size) but also to increase the alignment between the master schedule and a school's priorities (e.g., common planning time, increased support for students with special needs). This case study presents how Timely uses artificial intelligence to streamline scheduling. |
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