Name: AI as a Thinking Partner: Improving Instructional Decisions Without Outsourcing Expertise
Start: 2026-06-24T10:00:00-0400
End: 2026-06-24T10:55:00-0400

AI as a Thinking Partner: Improving Instructional Decisions Without Outsourcing Expertise

Wednesday June 24, 2026 10:00am - 10:55am EDT

Room 4

Teachers regularly face instructional moments that don’t make sense: a student who can compute but doesn’t understand place value, or an intervention that works for everyone except the one student who needs it most. These are not problems with quick answers.

In this session, participants will explore how AI can serve as a thinking partner—helping teachers work through instructional puzzles by asking better questions, identifying patterns, and challenging assumptions. Rather than using AI to generate ready-made solutions, this approach focuses on using AI to deepen teacher thinking.

Through classroom examples and curriculum design work, participants will learn practical routines for using AI to navigate complexity, refine decisions, and maintain the central role of teacher expertise. Attendees will leave with immediately usable strategies for turning everyday confusion into productive instructional insight.

Speakers

Sierra Ross

Elementary Educator | Developer of the GUILD Framework

I am a 2nd grade teacher in central Virginia who has taught in five school districts across the state, an experience that has shaped my approach to instruction and curriculum design. My work focuses on oral language, literacy, and building content knowledge through interdisciplinary... Read More →

Wednesday June 24, 2026 10:00am - 10:55am EDT
Room 4

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