The goal is clarity, not hype.
Talks and workshops that cut through the AI hype
AI is in every backpack. I speak about what that means for secondary education through the lens of lesson design, policy implementation, and what students are actually doing with these tools.
Formats I most often do
- Faculty workshops
- School leadership strategy sessions
- Conference keynotes
- Department or PLC working sessions
Context
Settings that shaped the work
- UNESCO Mobile Learning Conference
- College Board AP China Summit
- Independent school faculty workshops
- Global edtech partnership projects with Adobe, Salesforce, Zoom, and Visa
Sessions built for teachers, leaders, and mixed audiences
Signature Talk: Redesigning Lessons for the AI Era
How the Assignment Design System helps teachers create assignments that make AI a thinking partner rather than a shortcut.
Takeaway
Walk out with a redesign pattern you can apply to your next unit.
Workshop: School AI Readiness
A data-driven look at where schools actually are with AI adoption — and the 5 dimensions that determine whether implementation succeeds or stalls.
Takeaway
A sharper diagnosis of what’s actually blocking forward movement at your school.
Workshop: From Policy to Practice
Moving past the AI acceptable use policy to create governance that teachers can actually implement — with a rollout sequence your team can start using immediately.
Takeaway
Rollout language, artifact templates, and a concrete implementation timeline.
Talk: What 328 Students Told Us About AI
Findings from original research at Brown University on how students are actually using AI — and what that means for assessment, integrity, and lesson design.
Takeaway
Concrete implications for assessment design and instructional planning, grounded in what students actually reported.
NEW — Talk: What a Non-Engineer Educator Can Build With AI
A live walkthrough of how I vibe code custom school tools — from the AI Lesson Plan Analyzer to the Readiness Quiz — without a CS degree. What’s possible, what’s practical, and where it breaks.
Takeaway
A realistic sense of what you (or your team) could build, and a starter process for experimenting.
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