Empowering Through AI Literacy
Artificial Intelligence is Sending Shockwaves Throughout our Educational System
In these transformative times, Vermont educators need strategies to integrate AI effectively into classrooms, empowering students to navigate these advancements with confidence and responsibility.
Only 1 in 10 educators nationwide feel equipped to teach or utilize AI.*
68% of parents and 85% of students anticipate positive outcomes from the use of AI in education.*
9 in 10 students find studying with ChatGPT more beneficial than traditional tutoring.*
*2023 Education Week & Intelligence.com
AI in the classroom
Education + AI
2024 Summit
Thursday, June 27, 2024
Hosted by Hula Lakeside, Burlington Vermont
“Humanity’s ‘First Contact’ moment with AI was social media — and humanity lost.”*
Social media algorithms designed to maximize engagement have fueled addiction, eroded teen mental health, and amplified societal divisions. With stakes this high, promoting civic AI literacy is essential to ensure that emerging AI technologies serve human values and well-being.
*Center for Humane Technology – The AI Dilemma, 2023
Our vision for Vermont is widespread AI literacy, which will drive economic growth, job creation, and youth retention, and will promote the state’s standing as a tech hub.*
*In 2023 Burlington was designated as a Tech Hub by the Biden administration as part of the CHIPS and Science Act.
AI in the Classroom
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Education + AI Summit 2004
Burlington, June 27
Explore AI in Education with our flagship program, which offers secondary educators professional development through annual summits led by national AI experts. These events celebrate and share invaluable classroom strategies, tools, and ethical practices.
02
Post-Conference Regional Workshops
Engage in post-conference workshops to delve deeper into AI concepts explored during the summit and look at more specific and local issues with AI’s use in schools.
03
AI Playground:
Hands-on Lab for K-12 Educators
Experience tools and strategies from individuals and organizations dedicated to supporting educators and enhancing K-12 teaching and learning. Explore AI’s potential for differentiating instruction, improving student inquiry and engagement, personalized tutoring, adaptive assessments, and more.
Our Team
aiVermont is working at the forefront of educational innovation, with over three decades of award-winning STEM teaching excellence in K-12, a decade of pioneering K-12 STEM programming with Burlington’s Generator makerspace, and a solid history of hosting six successful AI events in 2023, attended by over 300 attendees.
Chris Thompson
Co-Director
Denise Shekerjian
Co-Director
Marc Natanagara
Facilitator & K-12 Educator
Our Partners & Advisors
Adam Roof
Project Manager
BTV Ignite
Donna Rizzo
Professor – University of Vermont
Department of Civil &
Environmental Engineering
Josiah Raiche
Director of AI
State of Vermont
Dan Harvey
Director of Operations
University of Vermont
Office of the VP of Research
Michael Metz
Board Trustee – Champlain College
Vermont Academy of Science & Engineering
Casey Mock
Chief Policy & Public Affairs Officer
Center for Humane Technology
Kevin Chu
Executive Director
The Vermont Futures Project
John Cohn
Fellow – IBM,
Vermont State AI Council
Vermont Academy of Science & Engineering
National Academy of Science & Engineering
Beta Technologies
Courtney Giles
Director Curricular Enrichment, Lecturer
University of Vermont
Department of Civil &
Environmental Engineering
Larry Medsker
Chair – AMC US Tech Policy Committee
University of Vermont – College of Engineering & Mathematical Sciences
Tom & Mary Evslin
Co-founders ITXC Co. VoIP, NG Advantage
Mike McRaith
Associate Executive Director,
Vermont Principals’ Association
Jen Green
Director of Sustainability
City of Burlington
Cathy Resmer
Deputy Publisher – Seven Days,
Kids Vermont, Vermont Tech Jam
Ron Yara
Formerly, General Partner
Tallwood Venture Capital, Sonic Blue, Intel
Veronica Newton
Senior Director Programs & Partnerships Generator
Formerly, Program Manager
Vermont Agency of Education
Lisa Helme
State Coordinator of Education Technology
Vermont Agency of Education
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