Leveraging AI for Education

SAGT Parent Program: Leveraging AI for Education 

Tuesday, November 12, 11am-1pm 

Carroll Administration Building 

Education and AI are increasingly intertwined as our digital landscape evolves. Please register here for a presentation on AI as it relates to students. This event is free to Southlake Association for Gifted & Talented (SAGT) members and $20 for non-members.

Register here! 

Featured speaker: 

Suzanne Newell, Ed.D. 

Dr. Newell currently serves as Chief Education Strategist for GTS Technology Solutions. In this role, she works alongside K12 institutions with professional learning, thought partnership, and solution design. Prior to joining GTS, she served Texas K12 public education in many roles including as a teacher, campus leader, adjunct professor, and most recently as Executive Director of Curriculum and Instruction - a role she held first in Grapevine-Colleyville ISD and subsequently in Austin ISD until 2022.

Dr. Newell's background in curriculum design and delivery grew into a deep interest in technology and online learning during the COVID pandemic. The roles of online (and equitable) access, digital literacy, and blended learning became essential to the work of schools, and while the urgent need for remote learning has waned, the importance of high-quality learning involving digital tools is more important than ever. Most recently, Dr. Newell has made a deep commitment to understanding Generative AI in order to be a knowledgeable and supportive guide for educators who have a strong need to know but minimal time to sort through the noise. This passion to equip educators so that they may equip students and families is a major focus of her current work, and she has spent the past year speaking with groups of K12 leaders, teachers, and trustees across the state of Texas.

Kids from grades 5-12 learned valuable study and organization skills from teachers, leaders, and student panels to get them ready for the new school year. This was a super popular event!