Webinar Date: Thursday, 5/8 @ 2:00pm CT/3:00pm ET
Empowering the Next Generation: How K-12 Can Scaffold Ethical AI Use to Prepare Students for College and Career
Discover how California's Desert Sands USD and Washington's Peninsula School District are building responsible, student-centered AI strategies to teach fluency, foster creativity, and maintain academic integrity.
In this 50-minute webinar, we heard from California's Desert Sands Unified School District and Washington's Peninsula School District as they shared how their districts are proactively scaffolding AI instruction from the ground up. From teacher training and digital citizenship to student control and parent engagement, discover how they’re preparing students not just to keep up with AI—but to thrive in an AI-shaped future.
We explored:- A practical framework for introducing and scaffolding AI use across grade levels while supporting digital citizenship and media literacy
- Real-world examples from Desert Sands USD on how they’re training teachers, guiding student use, and addressing community concern
- Strategic insights into how early AI fluency can boost college readiness, career preparedness, and academic integrity
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Panelists

Kelsey Behringer
Chief Executive Officer
Packback
Chief Executive Officer
Packback

Dr. Kelly May-Vollmar
Superintendent
Desert Sands Unified School District
Superintendent
Desert Sands Unified School District

Tiffany Norton
Chief Innovation and
Information Officer
Desert Sands Unified School District
Chief Innovation and
Information Officer
Desert Sands Unified School District

Kris Hagel
Chief Information Officer
Peninsula School District
Chief Information Officer
Peninsula School District