Dacia Toll recounts her journey from aspiring civil rights lawyer to founding the Achievement First charter school network, driven by a passion for equity and impact in education. She explains how her experience scaling high-performing schools led to co-founding CourseMojo, an edtech company focused on embedding AI-powered, curriculum-aligned teaching assistants to support differentiated learning and teacher effectiveness, especially amid post-pandemic challenges. Toll also highlights her work with Relay Graduate School of Education, emphasizing the importance of practice-based teacher preparation and advising new educators to embrace both proven teaching practices and thoughtful use of AI tools to maximize their impact.