Peter Nilsson

Peter Nilsson is an educator, writer, and musician whose work focuses on teaching, learning, and the impact of technology in schools. He is the co-author of Irreplaceable: How AI Changes Everything (and Nothing) in Teaching and Learning, a research-based guide for teachers, school leaders, and education technologists on navigating an AI-saturated world, published by Solution Tree in 2026. The book has been adopted as a faculty summer read by schools and is positioned as a practical playbook for integrating AI while preserving the core human work of education.

Nilsson is the founder of Athena Lab and editor of The Educator’s Notebook, a weekly newsletter for educators. Over his career he has served in multiple school roles, including tutor, English teacher, and head of school. He is a frequent contributor to conversations about AI in education, appearing on podcasts such as NAIS’s New View EDU and Edtech Insiders to discuss how AI can support research, planning, feedback, and classroom practice without replacing high-quality pedagogy and human relationships.