Educators across Texas are deeply familiar with the "Daily Dig for Time," a constant struggle against the clock to balance instruction, administrative duties, and personal professional development. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not a replacement for the teacher but rather a powerful pedagogical partner designed to strategically automate bureaucratic burdens. By offloading these time-intensive, repetitive tasks, AI allows the teacher to reinvest their valuable energy into the most critical part of their job: unearthing, nurturing, and accelerating student genius.