Panel - AI in Education: What’s top-of-mind for educators?

Santi Khairassame is a creative technologist and the founder of Project Recess, an ed tech consultancy that supports schools to embrace emerging technologies through professional learning. With a background as a digital artist and co-founder of an e-portfolio app, Santi brings a unique perspective to the field. Holding a Master's degree from New York University's Learning Technology and Experience Design program and being a Google for Education Certified Innovator, Santi combines his formal training in the arts with a deep understanding of digital learning to ultimately help students succeed.

Donnie Piercey is the 2021 Kentucky Teacher of the Year, and he specializes in using technology to promote student inquiry and engagement. Over the past seventeen years of teaching, these interests have given him the chance to represent his class all around the world, including a National Geographic fellowship to Antarctica in 2018. Donnie is also the host of Teachers Passing Notes, Gen-Z Media’s podcast created for educators.