Presented by Dr. Peter J. Aiken, Superintendent, Central York School District (PA); Dr. Karen Cheser, Superintendent, Durango School District 9-R (CO); and Dr. Jason Harris, Superintendent, Columbia School District (MS)
Moderated by Ann McMullan, Project Director, CoSN/AASA EmpowerED Superintendents Initiative, CoSN (Consortium for School Networking)
Each year, CoSN conducts a national survey among education technology leaders to assess the current state of technology innovation across multiple school systems. Five specific current challenges were identified in the 2024 survey results: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cybersecurity, Student Well-Being, Digital Equity, and Interoperability.
Presented by Timothy Broadrick, Ed.D., Superintendent of Schools, Prospect Mountain Schools (NH); Kelly May-Vollmar, Ed.D., Superintendent, Desert Sands Unified School District (CA); and Glenn Robbins, Superintendent, Brigantine Public School District (NJ)
Moderated by Ann McMullan, Project Director, CoSN/AASA EmpowerED Superintendents Initiative, CoSN (Consortium for School Networking)
Presented by Dr. Matthew Friedman, Superintendent of Schools, Quakertown Community School District (PA); Paula Maylahn, Project Director, CoSN (Consortium for School Networking); Dr. Michael Nagler, Superintendent, Mineola Union Free School District (NY); and Dr. Avis Williams, Superintendent, NOLA Public Schools (LA)
Presented by Kristen DiCerbo, Ph.D., Chief Learning Officer, Khan Academy; and Wendy Amato, Ph.D., Chief Academic Officer, K12 Coalition
Presented by Joyce Lourenco Pereira, High School Design and Innovation, Korea International School
Moderated by Toni Rose Deanon, Sr. Manager, Community Management, The Modern Classrooms Project
Presented by Alejandro Lozano, Senior Manager, Corporate Social Responsibility, Verizon; and Hall Davidson, Senior Director, Global Learning Initiatives, Discovery Education
Presented by Philip Seyfried, Staff Developer, AI and EdTech Specialist, The Reading & Writing Project at Mossflower; Lauren Gould, Staff Developer, The Reading & Writing Project at Mossflower; and Dr. Lucy Calkins, Robinson Professor of Literacy at Teachers College, Columbia University, Founding Director at The Reading & Writing Project at Mossflower, and Senior Author of Units of Study in Writing, Reading, and Phonics
Presented by Greg Kulowiec, Director of Technology, Triton Regional School District (MA), and Lead Learner and Principal, Kulowiec Group; Yusuf Ahmad, Chief Executive Officer, Playlab; Scott Frauenheim, Chief Executive Officer, LEAP Innovations; and Dr. Ann Chavez, President, LEAP Innovations
For many educators, the first response to asking about using AI is, “No, not in our school.” But during the edLeader Panel “AI in Education: Steering Towards Equity and Empowerment,” experts explained why AI shouldn’t be automatically shunned and, instead, should be viewed as another powerful tool in an educator’s arsenal.