Forward Together: Bridging Generations & Leading AI Governance for Oregon Schools.
Thank you for joining me at the Oregon School Boards Association Annual Convention at the Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront! Below you’ll find the slides, frameworks, and resources from my Friday Opening Keynote, Keynote Follow-Up, and Saturday AI Governance Session—plus how I partner with school boards and districts across the region.
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Keynote: Forward Together: Bridging Generations, Building Futures 📍 Oregon Ballroom (Salon E-I) (Lower Level 1)9:00 AM
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Bridging the Gap: Generational Communication for Effective Board Leadership 📍 Mount St. Helens (2nd Floor)3:00 PM
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Governance, Opportunities & Responsibilities in the Age of AI 📍 Mt. Hood (2nd Floor)11:15 AM
Keynote & Session Slides + Resources
Keynote: Forward Together: Bridging Generations, Building Futures
Drawing from The Next Turn: how Oregon school boards, superintendents, and communities can bridge generational perspectives, align around a shared vision for public education, and build resilient futures together.
Bridging the Gap: Generational Communication for Effective Board Leadership (Keynote Followup)
An interactive deep dive following the morning keynote: practical communication protocols and governance norms to bridge generational expectations across board members, district leadership, educators, and families.
Governance, Opportunities and Responsibilities in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Anchored in Human Still Required: what school board members and superintendents need to know to govern AI responsibly—balancing instructional opportunity, data privacy, ethical guardrails, and human accountability.
Partnering With School Districts on AI Systems, Private AI & Generational Leadership
Want to bring the frameworks from my District Administrator sessions home to your leadership team? I work directly with superintendents, cabinet teams, and principals across the country to build secure, human-first AI systems.
90-Day AI Leadership & Governance Accelerator
Move your district from policy to practice—building AI-ready vision, secure private AI infrastructure, and clear staff/student guardrails in 90 days.
Leading Across Generations & Admin Retreats
Based on Human Still Required and The Next Turn: equipping building principals to unite multi-generational teams and lead responsible AI integration.
Keynotes, In-Service Days & Digital Citizenship
High-impact convocation keynotes and practical workshops helping faculties redesign assessments, integrate AI responsibly, and modernize digital citizenship.
Now Scheduling 2026–2028
Booking keynotes, workshops & AI cohorts for schools, districts & organizations.
November 2026
- Nov. 3–8: Association for Middle Level Education
- Nov. 9: Washington Wine Institute AI Cohort
- Nov. 11: Associated General Contractors (AGC) of Alaska
- Nov. 12-14: Oregon School Board Conference
- Nov. 18: Creating AI Skills Training (Sign up now)
- Nov. 23: Washington Wine Institute AI Cohort
- Nov. 24: Lake Stevens AI PLC
December 2026
- Dec. 1: USAKansas Innovate Conference
- Dec. 7: Washington Wine Institute AI Cohort
- Dec. 15–16: Central Valley SD – AI Cohorts
- Dec. 17: Lake Stevens AI PLC
January 2027
- Jan. 21–22: Wisconsin School Board Conference
- Jan. 26–28: Central Valley SD – AI Cohorts
- Jan. 14: Lake Stevens AI PLC
February 2027
- Feb. 5: Finley SD – AI Cohort
- Feb. 18: Lake Stevens AI PLC
March 2027
- March 3-5: NCCE
- March 10-13: GSSA AI Workshops
- March 18: Lake Stevens AI PLC
April 2027
- April 22: Lake Stevens AI PLC
May 2027
- May 20: Lake Stevens AI PLC
September 2027
- Sept. 27-29:Indiana School Board Conference
Read the Books Behind the Sessions
Human Still Required
The companion to Thursday’s AI sessions: a practical playbook for superintendents, principals, and K–12 leaders navigating high-stakes AI decisions while protecting judgment, ethics, relationships, and school culture.
The Next Turn
Featured in Friday morning’s Leading Across Generations session: explores how AI is restructuring workflows at the exact moment generational shifts are redefining what educators expect from work and leadership.
Teacher Still Required
The upcoming companion for classroom educators—diving deep into instructional design, human connection, feedback loops, and why great middle level teaching matters more than ever.
Shifting Schools Podcast
Conversations for K–12 educators unpacking generative AI, digital citizenship, and school leadership. Listen right here on Spotify:
What a Long-Term District Partnership Looks Like
See an example of how we partner with school districts over time to build lasting leadership and instructional impact:
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