AI Ethics for Students
How do we teach students about the ethics of GenAI? In this session we will explore the need for proactive discussions with students about their AI usage. From elementary to secondary, all students need honest conversations about the limits of AI and the effects it can have on their learning and mental health. This session is meant for any educator who is ready to be honest with students and guide them to take responsibility for their own learning.

AI Innovation by Dell
We’re excited to feature a special session presented by our event sponsor, Dell. Stay tuned for an engaging conversation focused on innovation, leadership, and the evolving role of AI in education.

AI Literacy Starts Here
AI tools are already in your students' hands — the question is whether they can evaluate, question, and use them wisely. This session introduces a proven framework for embedding AI literacy into 9th grade English classrooms, drawing on results from an Intro to AI course taught at ATI-UMW and grounded in university-level experience at UMW. The curriculum has been developed for direct integration into Stafford County 9th grade English classes beginning next year. Participants will see how argumentation skills — claim, evidence, and reasoning — translate into habits for critically assessing AI-generated content.

AI Plans. Teachers Teach.
See how teachers are able to use custom-built AI planning tool to create Virginia SOL-aligned lesson plans in under 60 seconds. This session showcases how AI can take on the structural pieces of lesson design, including pacing, ESOL supports, vocabulary tiers, writing opportunities, and reteach planning, so teachers can focus on strong instruction and student learning. Ideal for grades 9–12 educators and instructional coaches in any content area, this session offers a practical, forward-looking look at how AI can save time while strengthening classroom planning.

Beyond Bots: Empowering Writing
This session explores the Brooke Point Writing & Integrity Coach, a specialized tool designed to elevate High School essay writing through a "Human-in-the-Loop" framework. Participants will discover how the Traffic Light System empowers students to navigate AI ethically, moving from brainstorming to final synthesis without sacrificing original thought. By fostering responsible collaboration, we ensure students remain the primary architects of their work. This approach is vital for supporting future-ready learners, equipping them with the critical thinking and digital literacy skills necessary to thrive in an AI-integrated academic and professional landscape.

Building AI‑Ready Learners
This interactive session explores how instructional leaders and educators can support ethical and practical AI integration in K‑12 classrooms. Using a high school AI Exploration unit as a case study, participants will examine a framework that blends AI foundations, ethics, and real‑world applications while remaining accessible within current school constraints. Attendees will engage in hands‑on activities, discuss leadership considerations, and explore strategies that support future‑ready learners.

Cracking the Schedule Code: How I Built an AI Partner for Master Scheduling
Mastering the elementary schedule is often a high-stakes puzzle of conflicting mandates and limited resources. This session explores the journey of building a specialized AI Gem designed to solve these complexities through research-based logic. We will dive into the 'inner workings' of prompt engineering, from establishing anchors to programming automated minute audits. Participants will learn how to transition from chaotic manual drafting to a systematic, AI-partnered approach that ensures compliance with instructional requirements while protecting the non-negotiables in your school. Leave with the framework to turn your own scheduling constraints into an automated, visual reality.

Create with Canva Code
Unlock the power of Canva coding to transform the way you design, build, and share interactive experiences. In this hands-on session, participants will explore Canva Code — a groundbreaking feature that bridges the gap between visual design and elevated student engagement. Whether a seasoned Canva user or just getting started, Canva Code empowers educators alike to bring dynamic, customized elements to life.

Elevating Admin: AI Automation
Designed for school-based and central office administrators, this session explores how Artificial Intelligence can automate high-volume tasks like lesson plan reviews, discipline tracking, and data synthesis. By integrating AI into daily workflows, leaders shift from reactive management to proactive instructional coaching, directly supporting Strategic Plan goals regarding operational excellence and teacher support. This approach empowers administrators to be Future Ready, reclaiming time to focus on "Elevating Excellence" in classrooms. Attendees will leave with practical methods to streamline administrative burdens, ensuring leadership remains focused on student outcomes across all grade levels.

Generative AI Instructional
In this session instructionally focused team members will develop an understanding of AI, including practical application and tool usage. Participants will uncover the history of AI, its impact on society, and its relevance to our work. Participants will evaluate resources to augment tasks and use Generative AI tools through hands-on application and prompt engineering skills to support problems of practice.

Generative AI Non-Instructional
In this session non-instructional team members will develop an understanding of AI, including practical application and tool usage. Participants will uncover the history of AI, its impact on the larger society, and it relevance to our work. Participants will evaluate resources to augment tasks and will use Generative AI tools through hands-on application and prompt engineering skills to support problems of practice.

Hands-On STEM Resources by Amazon's Think Big Program
Join us for an interactive exploration of how robotics, physical computing, and AI intersect to elevate STEM excellence. This session is designed for educators who are ready to bring tangible AI experiences into their classrooms.

In this discovery lab, you will get "under the hood" with two powerhouse STEM resources:
LEGO® Education CS & AI Kits: Explore how students can build and program intelligent systems that react to their environment.
Photon Robots: Experience a dedicated AI curriculum that teaches students how robots "see," "hear," and "think."

What to Expect:
The heart of this session is discovery. After a brief demonstration, you’ll have dedicated "sandbox time" to rotate through stations, test the hardware, and brainstorm how these tools can be integrated into your specific grade level or content area.

Bonus Opportunity: The Amazon Think Big Program
We aren't just leaving you with ideas—we’re providing a path forward. During the session, you will receive information about the Amazon Think Big Program, a local initiative offering free AI-focused workshops using these and other STEM resources in Stafford. Learn how you can sign up to bring these workshops into your classroom to keep the momentum going.

Incorporating AI into the Principalship
This session explores how principals and assistant principals can use AI to improve efficiency, strengthen instructional leadership, and support daily school operations. Participants will examine practical applications such as drafting communication, organizing information, analyzing trends, supporting feedback and professional learning, and improving planning and prioritization. The session will also address responsible AI use, including ethics, accuracy, privacy, and transparency, while providing leaders with practical strategies they can apply in their schools.

Leadership Unconference
Join in an open forum for discussion about AI in your division at the leadership level.

Little Learners, Big Thinking; Building AI Readiness in Grades K-2
Empower K-2 learners for an AI-driven future through digital literacy and computer science standards. This session supports our Strategic Plan’s goal of nurturing future-ready learners by shifting students from passive consumers to informed creators. School leaders will explore and discuss interdisciplinary strategies, from "unplugged" algorithmic thinking activities to free tools for pattern recognition across Math, ELA, and Science curricula. Participants will leave with unplugged lesson ideas to support teachers in building foundational AI literacy in early elementary settings.

Making Differentiation Scalable by School AI
Differentiation and personalized learning have long been goals in K–12 education—but for most teachers, they remain difficult to implement consistently at scale. This session explores how AI can help make differentiation both practical and sustainable without adding to teacher workload.

Participants will see how educators can start with a single lesson and quickly generate multiple pathways for students based on readiness, interests, and learning needs. Through real classroom examples, we will demonstrate how AI can support planning, create targeted instructional materials, and provide actionable insights that help teachers respond to student learning in real time.

The session will highlight simple, repeatable workflows—such as using AI for bell ringers, generating differentiated tasks from existing content, and using AI as a thought partner to refine instruction—that teachers can immediately apply in their classrooms.

Attendees will leave with concrete strategies to:
Scale differentiation without creating entirely new lessons
Save time on planning while improving instructional quality
Increase student engagement through personalized learning experiences. Use real-time insights to adjust instruction and support all learners

This session is designed to move beyond theory and help educators turn the promise of personalized learning into a daily classroom reality.

Product Doesn’t Prove Thinking
Generative AI has shattered a core assumption of school: that polished final products prove student thinking. They no longer do. This session gives secondary teachers, coaches, and leaders a hands-on framework — Think → Interrogate → Revise → Justify — for redesigning assignments so evidence of learning is visible and required. Participants bring a current task, pressure-test it against AI, and rebuild it using a configuration that acts as a constrained tutor and thought challenger — not an answer generator. Aligned to Virginia's Profile of a Graduate and 3E Ready priorities, participants leave with a plug-and-play AI configuration for any tool or platform.

Prompt, Play, Pivot, Practice
Tired of one-size-fits-all training? Welcome to a hands-on experience designed for K-12 excellence. Skip the lecture for an interactive Bingo Board that introduces beginners to the transformative power of AI. Master the PARTS framework to draft VDOE-aligned 5E lessons, enhance PLC collaboration, and generate innovative summatives. Learn to tailor content for special populations and automate the administrative "time-sucks" that hinder teacher success. By reducing the excessive burdens that tie up your teaching time, you reclaim your day for your students. Choose your path, turn ideas into action, and start playing!

Simple Scripts Get the Job Done
For noninstructional staff: Stop letting repetitive paperwork dictate your day! Whether you’re managing student data or streamlining building or classroom workflows, Google Apps Script is the "hidden" tool that turns Google Sheets and Docs into custom apps. In this beginner-friendly session, we’ll move from frustration to function. You don’t need to be a programmer to build professional tools—you just need to know how to ask. We will identify opportunities to streamline, articulate logical solutions, and leverage AI to write the code for you. Walk away with custom buttons and menus that reclaim your most valuable resource: time.

Simple Scripts, Smarter Teaching
Stop letting repetitive paperwork dictate your day! Whether you’re managing student data or streamlining building or classroom workflows, Google Apps Script is the "hidden" tool that turns Google Sheets and Docs into custom apps. In this beginner-friendly session, we’ll move from frustration to function. You don’t need to be a programmer to build professional tools—you just need to know how to ask. We will identify opportunities to streamline, articulate logical solutions, and leverage AI to write the code for you. Walk away with custom buttons and menus that reclaim your most valuable resource: time.

Superintendent Unconference
Join in an open forum for discussion about AI in your division at the superintendent level.

Tech Leaders Unconference
Join in an open forum for discussion about AI in your division at the technology leadership level.