Educating Our Kids on AI

Name: Educating Our Kids on AI
Start: 2025-01-23

The AI: ROI Conference

AI is a total mindshift for professionals – and its outputs can dupe even the most eagle-eyed among us. So how do we introduce kids to AI in a way that fosters understanding, curiosity, and responsibility?

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Garrett Smiley

John Danner

Ted Dintersmith

The formation of the AI-native generation

Join us for a panel of AI educators – including Garrett Smiley (CEO & Co-founder of Sora Schools), John Danner (Co-founder of Project Read AI and Spark Space), and Ted Dintersmith (Founder of WhatSchoolCouldBe.org) – focused on practical strategies for preparing today’s youth for an AI-driven world.

They’ll answer questions like:

Will kids actually learn if they can use AI in their schoolwork?
What should the role of AI be in the learning experience? What is it doing for the student and for the teacher?
How do we break through the resistance to get the benefits out of AI in education?
Graduates joining the workforce will be expected to be AI-fluent – but we treat it like cheating for their entire education, how do we reconcile that?
How will AI – and living in an AI-enabled world – change what students will need to learn in schools? Are there topics we’ll do away with?

Meet your speakers

Garrett Smiley

Garrett Smiley is the CEO & Co-founder of Sora Schools, an innovative online school reimagining K-12 education. He is passionate about leveraging technology, including AI, to create engaging and personalized learning experiences that empower students to think critically and develop their unique voices.

John Danner

John Danner is the Co-founder of Project Read AI and Spark Space, initiatives that use AI to address literacy challenges. With a focus on equity and individualized learning, Danner develops AI tools to enhance reading skills and democratize access to quality education.