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I am Ben Murphy from Clayton High School in St. Louis, MO. I’m here to think more about how to use this tool and teach students to use it responsibly.

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Upstate NY rural district. Department chair and 11-12 grade ELA. I've used AI for lesson prep (love it for vocab). Recently discovered Brisk to help write reading comprehension questions based on standards. I'm interested in building student skills with AI, especially in regards to real world/career applications.

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Hi there! I'm a district ELA Program Director for grades 5-12 in Northern New Jersey. I have been an educator for 12 years and specialized in 9th grade. We have supported our teachers in learning about various AI tools over the past 2 years, primarily MagicSchoolAI. However, this year, we began to experiment with student use as well. We scaffolded AI use in the prompt for our annual fall writing conference. Students seemed to enjoy the opportunity and teachers seemed grateful for the guidance and the chance for students to experiment outside of their classrooms. We are also encouraging teachers to experiment within their own classrooms to find tools and routines that work for them.

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Virginia Scates

I currently direct the Elementary and Early Childhood programs as well as the M.Ed. Program at Limestone University. I am blessed to work with a fabulous team and teach fantastic students in our programs as well.

I am looking for all the information I can gather about AI and how to use it respectfully and responsibly as a professional educator.

I hope to learn how to empower my students with AI knowledge so they in turn can use it respectfully and responsibly.

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I am from Chicago and currently teach in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. I currently work with sophomore English students.

My questions consist of how to teach students about AI in ethical ways.

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I am a high school teacher at Whitefish Bay High School (a small village outside of Milwaukee, Wi).  I teach freshmen - senior students with in a variety of classes.  I have used ChatGPT to help create starting points for discussion questions (which I either keep, manipulate into my own, or discard), to reword difficult concepts into more student-friendly terms (i.e. "explain the concept of paradox to a freshman student"), and to help with grammar activities (sentence  creation).

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I am a high school teacher at Whitefish Bay High School (a small village outside of Milwaukee, Wi).  I teach freshmen - senior students with in a variety of classes.  I have used ChatGPT to help create starting points for discussion questions (which I either keep, manipulate into my own, or discard), to reword difficult concepts into more student-friendly terms (i.e. "explain the concept of paradox to a freshman student"), and to help with grammar activities (sentence  creation).

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Richard Scott

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I am a sixth-grade teacher from Charlotte, NC. I'm most interested in hearing a consensus on how early we should be introducing AI to younger students without stifling their ability to learn fundamentals organically.

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My name is "Nic" Brown and I teach 11th grade English at San Marcos High School. I am not an AI fan, but regardless of my feelings I am here to learn. Plagiarism is at an all time high where I teach, and AI is at the forefront of how/why our students are cheating. I want to learn if there is an ethical way to use these tools in the classroom without losing the integrity of the writing process and the challenge which forces students to think on their own.

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Hello friends 👋🏻

My name is Lívia and I am from NYC. I am an elementary school teacher, an adjunct assistant professor, and I LOVE all of my students!!! I have never used AI and I would like to leave this session having an understanding of how I can use AI effectively.

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See above w/Carmela’s How to use AI to support both me and my not-so-sheltered ELs in the high school ELA classroom

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from Singapore American school

I teach English 10 and Advanced Topic Writing and Literature

How can we use AI and still teach important skills?

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Im Joanie Haynes and I teach APLang and 10 Hinors English in California.I am intrigued by AI and have used it marginally in class; however, I have explored it quite a bit. Im hoping to gain more knowledge on how to get students to use it with fidelity.

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Angel Morales

I teach 10th and 11th grade English and ELA Regents Prep. My question would be: how can I use AI in the classroom without my students taking advantage of it? Also is there any way so far to know for sure if a student is using it to write papers?

At this point I use AI to help write my lesson plans and create slides.

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Evelyn S. Byrd

Bibb County Schools

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I am from Nigeria but teach 8th grade ELA in North Carolina. I am hoping to learn how best to integrate AI in my class, empowering students to use it as a resource not as the answer.

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I teach 10th Grade ELA at Gulfport High School on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. I also teach a dual credit Comp I class in conjunction with our local community college.

I am interested in learning how to teach my students to use AI ethically as a tool for their learning. I also want to be able to take back tips and ideas to share with my colleagues.

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Hi! I teach at Harold Washington College, which is one of the City Colleges of Chicago. I have been there for over fifteen years and mostly teach first year English and Developmental English. I’m really interested in where the field of composition is going with AI developing so quickly. I think we need to be helping our students learn how to use it effectively and ethically. I also think we need a broader conversation about how it is going to change society and education significantly over the coming decade. Feel free to reach out to me to talk more! (Jmeresman@ccc.edu)

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I work in Lowell Public Schools. Currently, I teach grade 3. I have not used AI in education yet, but am excited to learn how to incorporate it into my teaching and student work.

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I am a writing and film instructor at Klamath Community College in southern Oregon. I’ve been using AI in the classroom for brainstorming and revision practices. In my creative writing courses, I’ve also been using it with students to create scenes and fiction elements that we analyze and play with. I’m comfortable with bringing it into the classroom, but I’m still really struggling with how many students are using it to draft their essays, especially my online students who I don’t see in the classroom each day. Furthermore, my college looks to me to be a a leader on how to integrate/handle AI in the classroom, but mostly they just want a foolproof way to make sure their students aren’t cheating. I also want this, but many of the conversations about AI at NCTE and other academic circles seem to avoid this topic (at best) or make you feel guilty about bring it up (at worst).

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I'm from Calgary, Alberta, Canada ... there was no Canada category! I teach at West Island College, a university prep school. I teach Grades 10-12. I've used AI to help with rubric creation. I'd like to learn how to use it more in my classroomcl and to make other planning and admin tasks easier.

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I am an Adjunct Professor of Writing at Grand Valley State University in Michigan. I mostly teach first year writing. I explain how ChatGPT works show students ways to responsibly use it. I hope to hear how others are using it in their classrooms.

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Hi! I’m Lauren Rich. Chair, Dept. of Humanities at Grace College in Indiana

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I'm from the Southern California desert, in the Antelope Valley. I just started a district-level job this month, where one of my first orders of business is to put together a team of individuals to create policies and practices to address AI.

Before going into admin, I taught English for 10 years, primarily in 10th and 12th grade.

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I teach fourth grade in Hewlett, Elementary School in New York. I am the grade level lead English language art teacher. I’m passionate about teaching using the workshop model for both reading and writing. Particularly, I study the sociocultural theory in the elementary classroom. I have served as an adjunct professor for undergraduate and doctoral level students. I’m proud to be a presenter this year at the convention!

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Jenn McCowan

High school English and theatre teacher. My school is looking to build a digital citizenship policy and revise our academic honesty policy. We’re seeking to find the right balance between traditional writing skills and using AI as a resource and tool.

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I’m a 10th grade English teacher and Instructional Coach from Grayslake Illinois. I’ve begun rolling out time saving AI to staff but we have not yet opened up AI to students yet. I’m interested in policies and philosophies surrounding it systemically.

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k-12 and 9-12

How can AI make work more efficient?

Apps beyond ChatGPT

How to teach students to use it ethically

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Community college currently

From greater Hartford area CT—teaching in Bridgeport, CT

As for AI how can I use it best with college students who want to use it “unethically”

They love to use it to write papers for them and then just add a few specific examples because I teach online, it’s evident when they wrote it and when AI wrote it.

I’m hoping to learn everything…it’s developing faster than I can keep up!

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I’m from NYC, teaching high school English for 27 years. I know that there are benefits to AI but I mostly see it as a struggle because students depend on it too much. Interested in just understanding more how to curb over dependence while learning ways it can be a value added tool.

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I have been teaching high school English in a totally synchronous online school for four years . I would like to learn strategies to incorporate AI into my teaching as a resource that can enhance my students’ learning as opposed to being an easy way to “get by” when completing assignments.

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I'm Mindy Moos. I work at Edmonds College near Seattle, Washington in the pre-college division. I have never used AI in the classroom and technology is a huge struggle for me, hence why I am here. I'm nervous about it but it's not going away so I feel a responsibility to learn it. I'm interested in learning ways that it can be a good thing because it feels like a negative now.

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I am from Macon, GA. I teach juniors and seniors (American Literature, Multicultural Literature, and English 1101). I want to learn how to use AI in the classroom and teach my students to use it ethically.

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Hello! My name is Melanie Wagner. I teach 3rd grade in Hewlett, NY. I am my grade level ELA lead and our school's Technology Integration Lead Teacher. I am enjoying venturing into the world of AI within my classroom as a teacher and sharing my knowledge as a teacher leader. I look forward to the ethical and safe ways for elementary students to use AI.

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I’m a high school English teacher at The Morgan School in Clinton, CT. I currently teach AP Lang and a marketing/public speaking elective. But I have taught from grade 6-12 throughout my career.

I’m struggling with students using AI to generate their work and call it their own. They are not using their critical thinking or writing skills and I fear they don’t see the value in struggling through hard tasks. I know there is a place for AI in my classroom, but I haven’t found it yet.

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I am from Edmond, OK. I teach high school English, AP Lang and creative writing. Also, I teach composition 1 at SNU on Monday evenings.

18 years of teaching. My dissertation is focused on censorship and administrator and community perceptions of censorship.

I wrote and published a children’s book.

I want to learn how to teach students how to use AI ethically and have some assignments that I can use with my students. I hope to learn about some lessons that show step by step how lessons incorporating AI into the writing process.

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I'm an 8th grade ELA teacher in Roslyn, NY. I've been using AI to generate rubrics and differentiate assignments. I want to learn more about how my students can use it in ethical ways.

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I'm Nathan Whitman. I'm from the Wichita, KS, metropolitan area. I've taught practically everything (9-College Comp II). Presently, I teach Pre-AP English 2, AP English Language & Composition, and College Composition I & II. I'm part of my school's team for creating AI policy, so I'm curious about common/best practices; how we can help students master content so that they can use generative AI models ethically (if there is such a thing); and, how AI can be a tool for educators. My number-one concern is about the effects of gen. AI on critical literacy, critical thinking.

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St. Louis

Teacher Educator

I am wondering about how we can invite AI into our writing communities in ethical and supportive ways.

Just looking to continue my local conversation about AI in this new context.

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Tala Pirouzian from OC in CA. I teach English 9H and ELD B. I am interested in ways to incorporate AI for students to be inspired and efficient but to learn how to manage the tool as just that rather than doing the thinking for them

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I live and teach in Knoxville, Tennessee (Go Big Orange!). I teach honors English 10 and IB higher level year 1. I love AI! My go-tos are brisk, perplexity and magic school; I love showing my kids the capabilities of it and how it can be a resource for them. Plus, me knowing about it takes the mystery away from them :-). I’m hoping to learn more ways to leverage it as even a bigger resource in class.

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I’m from Millerton, Pennsylvania. I teach 9th grade English, 12th grade Applied English, and 9-12 Pop Culture.

Questions: How do I teach students to use it as a resource instead of a brain? I’ve used it to check myself against the machine, create quizzes, and to awe myself. I’m hoping to learn ways to embrace the future of AI instead of standing around complaining about it.

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I teach at a private school in Seattle, WA. I teach Rhetoric to 7th and 9th graders. I also teach Mock Trial to 9th-12th graders. I have used chatbots with SchoolAI to help my students edit their work and I’ve used ChatGPT occasionally to assist with lesson planning. I’d like to know other ways I can utilize AI to streamline my tasks and work more efficiently.

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My name is Alyssa, and I am a teacher in Kansas City, Missouri. I am in my second year of teaching, and I teach freshmen and seniors! I have used MagicSchool AI in my class to help students receive feedback on their papers, as well as to help students write professional emails. Personally, AI has also helped me in crafting the never-ending load of recommendation letters my seniors need me to write within 24 hours. Although I am trying to teach my students how AI is a tool, sometimes I still feel like it is the enemy, so I want to continue to find ways to use it responsibly and effectively.

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My name is Julie Schik. I am the supervisor of Secondary English Language Arts and Secondary Reading Intervention. I want to learn about all things AI, to move past plagiarism checkers, and learn how to use it for more than just crafting an e-mail!

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I am a 10th grade ELA teacher, primarily, but I work with students from middle school to college level.

While I have used AI to plan my current unit, I have strong concerns about it's applications and how to embrace the inevitable and teach my students how to use it appropriately so they can still learn from using it.

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My name is Katy, and I teach 10th grade English and Creative Writing at Coon Rapids High School in Central MN. I feel there are so many uses for AI in the classroom as partners in learning and as a resource for our students. We use AI every day, so guiding our students in appropriate uses rather than completely ignoring or banning it is one of our new tasks as teachers.

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My name is Ellen and I am an Assistant Principal in Holmdel, NJ. AI has the potential to transform instruction by fostering critical thinking as students evaluate, refine, and adapt AI-generated content. This process prompts them to analyze suggestions, make thoughtful decisions, and ensure originality, turning AI into a tool for deeper learning and creative problem-solving.

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My name is Lorin and I teach English at Colts Neck High School, NJ. I was one of those teachers trying to "catch" my students using AI but soon became exhausted by the chase. Working with other teachers, I learned all the ways I could use AI as a friend and enhance the process of learning in my classroom.

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Advancing Academia with AI: Empowering Educators, Students, & Administrators

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My name is David Pegram. I am a professor of English at Paradise Valley Community College. I am excited about the possibilities and opportunities that AI provides for students. As educators, we need to embrace this and not run away from it.