What happens when AI stops waiting for prompts? That’s the big question behind agentic AI — and why it’s becoming one of the most talked-about ideas in education technology today. As Noodle Factory Co-founder Jim Wagstaff put it during our livestream, "These aren’t your parents’ polite droids." Agentic AI doesn’t just wait for instructions. It acts. It remembers. It steps in when learners disengage. In this post, we dive into key insights from our latest livestream and explor

The term agentic AI is starting to appear more often in education conversations and for good reason. Whether you’ve already come across it, or it’s completely new to you, it’s worth paying attention to. It describes a new kind of AI that doesn’t just wait for instructions—it takes initiative. It notices, decides, and acts. And while it might sound like a buzzword, it’s actually something many educators have been quietly hoping for: AI that proactively supports students and l