Learning in the Age of AI: Opportunities and Challenges

Dr. Tara Nattrass is Managing Director of Innovation Strategy at ISTE+ASCD ,collaborating with educators on reinventing learning with a focus on innovative programs, professional learning, emerging technologies, and cybersecurity. Prior to joining ISTE+ASCD, Tara served as Chief Education Innovation Strategist at Dell Technologies, consulting with educational leaders across districts and states and building meaningful partnerships with national organizations. Tara also spent over 20 years teaching and leading in school districts, including as Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning for Arlington Public Schools (VA). Tara earned a Doctorate in K-12 Educational Leadership and Policy from Vanderbilt University.

Katina Papulkas is a Senior Education Strategist at Dell Technologies and is committed to serving students at K-12 and Post-Secondary institutions and helps to define the role technology plays in empowering and amplifying learning. During the past five years,, Katina has started up programs such as Girls Who Game, Soar with MENTOR and Data Dunkers to support learners in an empowering and engaging way. This year, Katina has been selected as a 2024 EDSAFE AI Alliance Women in AI Fellow and is excited to reimagine education as a learning system enabled by AI.