Why AI, Why Now? Building Shared Readiness and Direction

AI is rapidly entering classrooms, meaningful and responsible integration requires more than tools—it requires clarity of purpose, shared understanding, intentional direction. This facilitated roundtable, educators and leaders move beyond surface-level AI curiosity to collaboratively explore what effective AI integration should look like in their schools and districts. Using discussion prompts, data storytelling, and frameworks such as SAMR and SWOT, participants will examine impact on teaching and learning. Leave with concrete artifacts, draft AI vision statement, readiness snapshot, and prioritized next step for action.