Webinar | AI in the Classroom: Preparing K-12 Educators for the Next Era of Teaching

Speakers

Betty Garcia-Hill
Global Education Technologist, HP Inc.

Betty Garcia-Hill is the Global Education Technologist at HP. With 18 years of experience in K12 public education, she brings insights and value to the worldwide K12 Education team and EDU portfolio. She served in multiple campus-based roles in the Houston Independent Schools District including working as a bilingual teacher, Campus Education Technologist, and Instructional Specialist, leading project-based learning, and integrated instructional technology in urban, highly diverse, and at-risk populations. As an e-transformation leader, she was responsible for the integration and implementation of multiple assessment platforms and large-scale online assessments for 215k students. She was instrumental in launching the HISD @ Home initiative during the COVID-19 pandemic, helping transition the 7th largest district in the U.S. to online instruction and assessment.



Nick Schiner
Director of Peer-to-peer Professional Learning, Digital Promise

Nick Schiner is the Director of Peer-to-Peer Professional Learning at Digital Promise, a global non-profit shaping the future of learning and advancing equitable education systems. On a daily basis, he connects and collaborates with innovative educators, researchers, and industry partners to rethink what education can and should be, particularly for our most historically and systematically excluded learners. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from Towson University and a Master’s Degree in Educational Technology from Johns Hopkins University.



Michael Martirano
Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Education

Dr. Michael J. Martirano is a Senior Fellow for the Center for Digital Government. He is a seasoned educational leader, serving over 40 years in the public education sector. He has served as a science and math teacher, a principal and assistant principal at the elementary, middle and high school levels, a central office administrator, a local superintendent in two counties in the state of Maryland and as the state superintendent of schools for the great state of West Virginia.

Overview

Generative AI is transforming education, and teachers need the right tools and strategies to keep pace.

Join the Center for Digital Education, HP and AMD for a live webinar that explores how to equip educators with the knowledge and resources they need to confidently and responsibly integrate AI into their classrooms. Hear from our expert panel as they discuss the essential training required for educators to succeed with generative AI, and dive into the HP AI Teacher Academy—a virtual course designed to provide K-12 teachers with practical, actionable AI skills.

Here’s a glimpse of what’s in store:
• Essential AI Literacy: Understand the key skills educators need to thrive in the AI-driven classroom.
• AI Teaching Strategies: Discover practical methods to empower teachers with confidence and actionable tools for integrating AI.
• Inside the HP AI Teacher Academy: Explore a course that helps teachers master AI fundamentals, evaluate tools, and adopt best practices for safe, ethical use.