Event Information
1. Welcome & Framing District-Level Decisions (5 minutes)
Content: Framing AI as a district leadership challenge involving policy, guidance, and learning design
Purpose of the session and introduction of panelists
Engagement & Process:
Quick audience poll (hands or QR): Where is your district in its AI policy journey?
Establish guiding question: How can policy enable learning rather than restrict it?
2. District Contexts & Policy Starting Points (15 minutes)
Content: Panelists briefly describe their district contexts and the initial questions or dilemmas that prompted AI policy work
Engagement & Process: Structured panel prompts to surface varied district sizes, timelines, and approaches
Audience encouraged to listen for common challenges and decision patterns
3. Policy Design, Tradeoffs, and Guardrails (25 minutes)
Content: Panelists discuss how policies and guidance were developed, including stakeholder engagement, risk considerations, and alignment to learning goals
Examples of how student use of AI is addressed within district guidance
Engagement & Process: Facilitated discussion with targeted follow-up questions
Audience questions collected verbally or via a digital backchannel
4. Peer Reflection & Application (10 minutes)
Content: Attendees reflect on how district examples relate to their own policy needs and constraints
Engagement & Process: Structured table discussion using guiding questions
Participants identify one policy question, principle, or next step to explore in their district
5. Synthesis & Key Takeaways (5 minutes)
Content: Facilitator synthesizes themes across districts
Reinforce the role of policy in expanding opportunity and agency
Engagement & Process: Exit reflection: One policy idea or leadership move I’m taking forward
Verbal or digital share to close the session
After this session, participants will be able to:
Identify key considerations and tradeoffs district leaders weigh when developing AI policies and guidance.
Analyze examples of district approaches that balance risk management with opportunities for meaningful student and educator use of AI.
Apply insights from the panel by naming at least one policy or guidance action they could adapt for their own district context.
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