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The Evolving Educator: Building An Intentional Relationship Between Your Practice and AI
Webinar description:
After two years of integrating AI into classrooms, the initial shock may have eased, but the learning is far from over. Many educators still find themselves reacting to AI’s rapid evolution without a space to reflect, learn from peers, and move forward with intention.
Join Dr. Paige Whitlock (NoRedInk), Dr. Tanya Baker (National Writing Project), and Dr. Serena Morales (Boise State University) on May 27, 2026, at 10:00 AM PT / 1:00 PM ET for a dynamic panel featuring educators reflecting on how their relationship with AI is evolving in real classrooms.
You’ll hear from educators who are:
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Navigating the balance between personal AI use and classroom integration
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Applying human- and pedagogy-first approaches
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Leveraging AI to support higher-order thinking
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And reframing AI as a “thinking partner” in their teaching practice
Grounded in a practical reflection framework, this session will help you pause, reflect on your experiences, and take your next step on purpose.
What you’ll walk away with:
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A clear reflection on your 2025–26 AI integration practices
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Real-world strategies and insights from fellow educators
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Clarity on what to take, what to leave, and what to learn in your approach to AI
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Intentional goals to guide your planning for next school year
Let’s take a collective breath, process together, spark new ideas, and move forward with intention as a community of peers.
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Webinar: The Evolving Educator
Our Hosts
Dr. Paige Whitlock
Paige Whitlock works across NoRedInk teams to champion the needs of students, teachers, and administrators and ensure the product reflects the real challenges and opportunities of today’s classrooms. With experience teaching middle and high school ELA in seven states and serving as an ELA leader at both the school and district levels, Paige brings a deep, lived understanding of what it takes to teach literacy skills to diverse secondary learners.
Her passion for literacy and commitment to equitable instruction led her to pursue advanced research in disciplinary literacy at Virginia Tech, where her work earned the 2021 Dissertation Award. Paige draws on this blend of classroom experience, leadership perspective, and research expertise to help districts strengthen writing instruction and to guide NoRedInk’s efforts to build tools that genuinely support educators and the students they serve.
Dr. Tanya Baker
Tanya Baker is a nonprofit leader with more than 25 years of experience in education. After working as a teacher and literacy coach, at NWP Tanya has worked with many funders and partners, including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Carnegie Foundation, and West Ed. Through these relationships and in collaboration with excellent teacher-leaders, she has built and managed national programs that connect educators to work together on areas of interest and problems of practice that intrigue and trouble them.
For more than two decades Tanya has been committed to and shaped by the National Writing Project’s mission and vision and holds a deep commitment to practices that respect teachers and students. She strives to design learning experiences that begin with a presumption of competence and are relentlessly collaborative and deeply joyful.Dr. Serena Morales
Serena Morales is Associate Clinical Professor in Teaching, Learning, and Community Engagement at Boise State University. She is a middle school English teacher turned scholar who uses her classroom experience to inform teaching, research, and mentorship in teacher preparation, graduate programs, and faculty development. Through the lens of aggressive inquiry, Serena’s teaching and scholarship adopts the discomfort of uncertainty, looking for patterns and gaps that help empower learners and those who teach them. Serena currently researches AI-integrated pedagogies and is working to build a framework that centralizes educators’ expertise as they make crucial decisions about AI use in education contexts.
Above all, Serena hopes her work makes it possible for educators to embrace their unique expertise and personal specialties so they can maximize their potential and impact.
Our Teacher Panelists
Rhonda Urquidi
Rhonda is an educator and mentor who believes deeply in the craft of learning. After earning her Master’s from Boise State University and serving as a 2007 Writing Project Fellow, she spent years as a teaching consultant as well as an instructional coach for teachers across the state of Idaho through the Idaho Coaching Network. Today, she continues her mission in the classroom at Bishop Kelly High School, blending leadership experience with a lifelong passion for Language Arts.
Cecilia Pattee
With 23 years of dedicated service in education, Cecilia Pattee brings a wealth of diverse experience to her role as a Clinical Instructor at Boise State University. Her career spans K-12 instruction in the Nampa School District, specializing in Bilingual Social Studies, Science, and ESL, to systemic leadership as an Instructional Coach for the Idaho State Department of Education. A passionate advocate for literacy and pedagogy, Cecilia has also served as a Teacher Consultant with the Boise State Writing Project, bridging the gap between classroom practice and teacher development.
As a proud native Idahoan, Cecilia’s commitment to the state runs deep, when she isn't mentoring future teachers, she is fully immersed in the awesomeness of Idaho. Depending on the season, you can find her skiing when the snow falls, hiking in the foothills, floating the Boise River in the summer, or tending to her "NERDy" book club.