Nicole is a Houston-based educator who believes technology belongs in the classroom only when it strengthens good teaching. A Google Certified Innovator and Trainer, Adobe Creative Educator Innovator and Leader, Apple Learning Coach, and ISTE+ASCD Community Leader, she designs learning experiences grounded in cognitive science. Her AI-Powered Learning Ecosystem was named Texas State Champion in the Presidential AI Challenge and is published under Creative Commons for any educator to use. A Middle School AI Champions Hub participant at UT Austin with a Master's in Applied Digital Learning, Nicole presents nationally on purposeful AI integration and learning design.