AIEmpoweredEDU2026

AIEmpoweredEDU2026

Melissa Lim

Portland Public Schools

Interim Director, Learning Technologies

Portland, OR

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I work collaboratively with administrators, curriculum and instruction, teachers, students, and other central departments to support professional learning and the integration of technology and curriculum, in both leadership and classroom settings across Portland Public Schools.

8:00am PDT

Welcome-Check In & Coffee Buckley Center Auditorium

8:30am PDT

Opening Welcome: 3 Spark Talks Buckley Center AuditoriumJosé Guallpa • Julianne Huang • Devin Roach • Richa Pandit • Nate Kerr

9:30am PDT

AI literacy in Action: Practical ways to utilize AI for Research and Critical Thinking Shiley Hall 319Jamie Nunez *Student Led* STOP: Addressing Explicit Deepfakes in Cyberbullying Policy Shiley Hall 301Julianne Huang • Richa Pandit Creating a Values-Based AI Policy Shiley-Marcos Center for Design & Innovation 305Em Winokur Thinking Still Required: Designing for Critical Thinking in an AI World Shiley Hall 101Kraig Sproles • Inara Scott

10:45am PDT

AI Show‑and‑Tell for School Leaders: Real Tools, Real Workflows, Real Impact Shiley Hall 249Nabil Zerizef From Guidance to Policy: Balancing Innovation and Student Safety Shiley-Marcos Center for Design & Innovation 305Derek Brown • Melissa Haynes • Jess Nies • Angela Adzima Supporting Families with AI Literacy at Home Shiley Hall 319Jamie Nunez Responsible AI Literacy for K12 Students Shiley Hall 301Shana White From Mystery to Mastery: Building AI Literacy through Creativity and Collaboration Shiley-Marcos Center for Design & Innovation 306Denise Phillips

11:45am PDT

Lunch & Networking Bauccio Commons

1:00pm PDT

AI in Action: Scaffolding Success and Scaling Creativity Shiley Hall 249Patrick Stenger • Emery Mitchem • Laura Axon Algorithms and Generative AI: Pitfalls and possibilities for students Shiley Hall 319Elliott Goodman Neutrality Is a Myth: AI, Power, and the Future of Equity in Schools Shiley Hall 101Yusuf Leary Yellow-Light: Developing Clear and Ethical Guidelines for AI Integration Shiley Hall 124Cady Rey • Claire Breiholz *Student Led* Guiding AI Policy with Student Voice Shiley Hall 206Shanna Schlitz • Sarah Hansen

2:15pm PDT

Fun with AI - Exploring AI to Enhance Creativity, Efficiency, and Engagement in Education and out of the classroom Shiley-Marcos Center for Design & Innovation 305Judson Birkel What We Talk About When We Talk About AI Shiley Hall 249Mahmoud Harding • Shea Stripling Empowering Young People to Preserve, Reclaim, and Evolve Human Connection in an Age of AI Shiley Hall 301José Guallpa • Nate Kerr *Student Led* Every Student Supported: How Students Think Teachers Should Be Using AI Shiley Hall 206Shiva Charan Enaguthi • Henry Xu • Yashwanth Narayan Shravanaboyina Besta

3:30pm PDT

Closing Bauccio Commons

4:30pm PDT

Happy Hour Sponsored by Magic School-RSVP