Recorded Session1. Welcome & Framing: Setting the Vision (Moderator – Bree Dusseault)
Time: 8 minutes
Frame New Orleans as a living laboratory for system-level AI innovation.
Share CRPE research and how local leadership is shaping national conversations.
Quick live poll: “Where is your school or system on its AI journey?”
2. Designing a Citywide Vision for AI (Dr. Jawan Alexander, NOLA Public Schools)
Time: 15 minutes
Discuss how system leaders are coordinating across schools to build equitable, sustainable AI strategies.
Explore early successes and challenges in setting guardrails, aligning values, and engaging educators.
Pair-share reflection: “What conditions enable responsible AI innovation in your context?”
3. School-Level Innovation: AI in Practice (Rachael MacIsaac Parker, KIPP New Orleans)
Time: 20 minutes
Showcases school-based approaches to building teacher confidence and capacity.
Shares practical classroom and leadership examples of AI use for instruction, assessment, and student support.
Audience Q&A (via QR): Rapid-response discussion with both panelists.
4. Closing Reflections (Moderator + Panelists)
Time: 10 minutes
Recap actionable insights: alignment, literacy, and local leadership.
Each panelist offers a “one-minute takeaway.”
Final live poll: “What’s one next step you’ll take toward AI readiness?”
Learn how New Orleans leaders are defining a shared AI vision across charter networks and public systems.
Identify strategies for building teacher AI literacy and trust.
Explore practical examples of classroom and system-level innovation.
Reflect on how to adapt these lessons to their own context.
https://crpe.org/wp-content/uploads/AI-Early-Adopters-Brief-Final.pdf
https://crpe.org/ai-and-education-policy-101-the-evolving-landscape-and-examples-from-early-adopters/
https://crpe.org/wicked-opportunities-leveraging-ai-to-transform-education/
https://crpe.org/ai-is-evolving-but-teacher-prep-is-lagging/
Designing AI Strategies That Stick: Lessons from Early Adopters
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