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Carolyn Sykora
Senior Director, ISTE Standards
ISTE

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She directs ISTE Standards Programs, having developed and launched the ISTE Certification for Educators and Librarians, and designs, implements and leads large scale projects internationally. In teacher preparation, she directs The Innovation Alliance of leading teacher preparation programs and national associations to support change in how we prepare new teachers for connected classrooms and recognizing programs that align with the ISTE Standards.

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The Great AI Debate: Provocations for the Future of K–12


This interactive forum invites leaders to explore four critical dimensions of AI in education: 1) AI’s impact on teaching and learning, 2) re-imagining leadership workflows, 3) ensuring equity in AI access, and 4) safeguarding cybersecurity and student privacy. Participants will engage in collaborative discussions and leave with actionable insights.
From Curious to Confident: Building Educator Capacity to Use AI for Learning


Graduating students ready for an AI-enabled workforce means they need skills and practice using AI for learning. This herculean shift requires that educators grow their confidence to design and facilitate student experiences with AI that are meaningful and intentional. This conversation will focus on examples for how to build the capacity of educators to use AI for teaching and learning.
Profile of an AI-Ready Graduate: Durable Skills for Learning & the Workforce


Discover the Profile of an AI-Ready Graduate outlining essential skills students need to collaborate with AI as Learners, Researchers, Synthesizers, Problem Solvers, Connectors and Storytellers. Explore concrete examples for the human-AI collaboration, discuss strategies for engaging educators and provide feedback to ISTE+ASCD on value-add resources needed.
Developing a Human-AI Collaboration Mindset


AI literacy is necessary but not sufficient for our students or ourselves to be prepared for an AI-mediated future. How do we shift our mindset of AI as a search engine or a grab-and-go tool to AI as a collaborator? This conversation will focus on what it means to collaborate with AI, what some of the skills we need to develop and key aspects for shifting mindset that elevates agency and learning to learn.
Strategic Levers for Innovation in Teacher + Leader Prep Programs


Preparing future teachers and leaders in a rapidly changing education ecosystem requires programs to think about what skills, practices and approaches serve the field today and beyond. Learn how nationally-recognized programs identified strategic levers to drive change through standards-aligned curriculum, faculty expertise and competency-based learning for candidates.
Moving at the Pace of Trust: Convos with Colleagues and Parents about AI


AI is moving at the speed of light. We know nearly every occupation will experience significant skill shifts due to AI in the next few years–and we have to prepare our students for their futures. This conversation will focus on strategies and examples that help break through the resistance and build trust that school leaders are thinking about and approaching AI thoughtfully.
Empowering Educator Preparation: Implementing ISTE Faculty Standards and Supporting Faculty ISTE Certification


This session highlights Utah Valley University’s implementation of the ISTE Faculty Standards through stakeholder collaboration, professional learning design, and alignment with accreditation and strategic goals. Participants will explore lessons from the first certification cohort, discover scalable strategies for faculty-wide adoption, and reflect on how the standards foster systemic transformation.

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