June 8-10, 2026
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Hanahau‘oli School Professional Development Center, 1922 Makiki Street, Honolulu, HI 96822
$600 pp, $575 pp for teams of 2+
Full scholarships available for Early Childhood Educators serving students in preschool through grade 2 – please inquire here
As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly present in educational spaces, schools are navigating new questions related to teaching, learning, equity, creativity, and ethical responsibility. This three-day workshop offers a facilitated, Think Tank-style learning experience that invites educators and school leaders to explore how AI intersects with school culture and educational practice. Over multiple days, the workshop brings together teachers, administrators, and school leaders across a range of K-12 contexts to engage in dialogue, shared exploration, and reflection around AI in education. Participants will explore the current landscape of AI, consider its affordances and limitations, and examine how AI is shaping instructional practices and decision-making in schools. Attending as a school team is highly encouraged.
Through guided conversations and hands-on activities, participants will learn from one another’s perspectives and experiences, supporting deeper reflection on their own approaches to AI. Building on these shared explorations, participants will examine examples of schoolwide strategies and approaches to AI integration, while also engaging in role-specific and subject-specific discussions that highlight different priorities and responsibilities. Opportunities for cross-school dialogue will allow participants to learn how other institutions are approaching AI-related practice and planning, and to consider how these insights might inform their own local contexts. The goal of this workshop is to support educators and school leaders in developing informed, reflective, and context-responsive approaches to AI in education. By engaging with diverse perspectives and real-world examples, participants will be better equipped to make thoughtful decisions about AI use in their schools and to develop schoolwide strategies that align with their mission, educational values, and community needs. No prior experience with AI is required.
WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES
Participants will be able to:
Articulate an informed stance on AI in education by examining AI’s affordances, limitations, and implications for teaching, learning, and school culture
Evaluate how roles and school contexts influence AI-related decision-making, including instructional, ethical, and organizational considerations
Engage with and learn from diverse perspectives across schools, roles, and subjects to inform their own thinking about AI in education
Identify and clarify key values and priorities that shape their institution’s approach to AI integration
Develop a draft, school-specific AI strategy or policy framework grounded in informed decision-making, educational philosophy, and community values
WORKSHOP AGENDA
Day 1: Understanding the Landscape of AI and Exploring Perspectives
9:00-9:30 - Welcome, Pre-Survey Reflection
9:30-10:30 - The Current Landscape of AI in Education
10:30-10:45 - Break
10:45-12:00 - Experiencing AI Through Everyday Educational Scenarios
12:00-1:00 - Lunch (provided)
1:00-2:15 - Connecting Perceptions to the Interpretation of AI’s Role
2:15-3:00 - Reflections & Preview
Day 2: Critical Thinking, Algorithms, and Educational Tensions
9:00-9:30 - Re-centering and Revisiting
9:30-10:45 - Algorithms, Social Media, and Information
10:45-11:00 - Break
11:00-12:00 - Teaching Critical Thinking in an AI-Integrated World
12:00-1:00 - Lunch (provided)
1:00-2:00 - Role and Subject-Based Breakouts: Responsibilities and Constraints
2:00-3:00 - Cross-Role Synthesis and Reflection
Day 3: From Exploration to Strategy
9:00-9:30 - Revisiting Stance: From Reflection to Direction
9:30-10:45 - Examining Schoolwide AI Strategies and Approaches
10:45-11:00 - Break
11:00-12:00 - Guided Team Planning
12:00-1:00 - Lunch (provided)
1:00-2:00 - Plan Sharing and Reflection
2:00-2:30 - Post-Survey and next steps for schools
ABOUT THE FACILITATOR
Clare Baek is an Assistant Professor at the Learning Design and Technology (LTEC) Department in the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. She holds a Ph.D. in Urban Education Policy (Education) from the University of Southern California. Her work focuses on investigating the societal and individual factors that shape students’ use and perceptions of generative AI. She has led discussions on the current and evolving role of AI in education and intuitional policy through invited talks and lectures at national and international institutions.
At the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, she teaches a graduate course on AI for Human Learning, where she facilitates discussions on theoretical and practical applications of AI in educational contexts, and serves on an LTEC department subcommittee focused on systemically integrating AI into the program. In addition to her work in AI in education, she has expertise in designing computational thinking curricula integrated with community knowledge through partnerships with teachers across school districts. Previously, she worked as a mentor teacher and computer science department chair at a K-12 STEM school serving students with social and emotional disabilities.
THIS WORKSHOP IS INTENDED FOR
K-12 educators, school leaders, and school teams who are interested in exploring ways to integrate AI to support teaching and learning, critically evaluate the affordances and constraints of AI, and develop a schoolwide approach to AI. Educators and school leaders across all subject areas can benefit from this workshop, as it explores a range of pedagogical and instructional perspectives on AI integration in education.