Name: Thinking Still Required: Designing for Critical Thinking in an AI World
Start: 2026-05-12T09:30:00-0700
End: 2026-05-12T10:30:00-0700

Thinking Still Required: Designing for Critical Thinking in an AI World

Tuesday May 12, 2026 9:30am - 10:30am PDT

Shiley Hall 101

This workshop explores how educators can intentionally design learning experiences that preserve and strengthen students’ critical thinking in an AI-rich environment. Rather than treating AI as either a threat or a shortcut, the session offers a practical framework for structuring AI use to support analysis, reflection, and independent judgment while avoiding cognitive offloading. Participants will examine common instructional uses of AI, identify where critical thinking is most at risk, and leave with concrete, adaptable strategies for classroom design across grade levels and disciplines. The focus is on purposeful pedagogy, not technical expertise. The presenters represent a K-12 district and a university setting, and will discuss applications across the educational spectrum.

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Kraig Sproles

Superintendent, Bethel School District

Dr. Kraig Sproles has served as the Bethel superintendent since fall 2021. Before joining the Bethelcommunity, he worked as an administrator and teacher in several Oregon school districts. He began histeaching career in Oregon as a middle school science and math teacher, where he... Read More →

Inara Scott

Senior Advisor for Strategy and Innovation, Professor of Business Law, College of Business, Oregon State University

Inara Scott is the Senior Advisor for Strategy and Innovation and Professor of Business Law inthe College of Business at Oregon State University. As Senior Advisor, she leads strategicplanning and high-impact innovation initiatives, including AI integration. Inara’s primaryteaching... Read More →

Tuesday May 12, 2026 9:30am - 10:30am PDT
Shiley Hall 101 Shiley Hall, 5000 N Willamette Blvd, Portland, OR 97203, USA

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