Gateway AI in EDU Summit: Full Schedule

Welcome to the 2nd Gateway AI in EDU Summit!

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9:55am EDT

From Data to Action: AI-Powered RTI and Behavior Support in the Elementary Setting

Thursday July 23, 2026 9:55am - 11:00am EDT

This session explores how AI tools can strengthen tiered intervention systems at the elementary level — translating data into actionable next steps for both academic and behavioral support. Participants examine real examples from consortium classrooms and leave with practical frameworks for integrating AI into their RTI/MTSS cycle without losing the human relationship at the center.

Speakers

Caleigh Heenan

Dean of Students & RTI Coordinator, National Park Elementary / The Gateway Group

Caleigh Heenan is the Dean of Students and RTI Coordinator at National Park Elementary School, part of the Gateway Group shared services consortium. Her session — From Data to Action: AI-Powered RTI and Behavior Support in the Elementary Setting — draws directly from her work... Read More →

Thursday July 23, 2026 9:55am - 11:00am EDT
Room 302 775 Tanyard Road, Woodbury Heights, NJ 08097

Purposeful Practice

11:10am EDT

Pedagogy-First Approach to AI in Elementary School

Thursday July 23, 2026 11:10am - 12:15pm EDT

Room 302

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

Explain what a pedagogy-first approach to AI means, using BRIDGE (Build, Retrieve, Ideate, Direct, Guard, Examine) as shared language for the different modes of AI partnership
Practice judgment and discernment live - deciding when AI output is good enough to use in their classroom and when it isn't
Walk away with a usable AI-supported classroom management tool (brain break bank) they can use when they return to the classroom

Speakers

Everett Reiss

Learning Partnerships, Ed3

Everett leads learning partnerships for Ed3, a nonprofit on a mission to upskill 1 million educators on AI - not by teaching them efficiency hacks, but by grounding AI literacy in research-backed pedagogies like PBL, UDL, and SEL.

Thursday July 23, 2026 11:10am - 12:15pm EDT
Room 302 775 Tanyard Road, Woodbury Heights, NJ 08097

1:55pm EDT

Beyond the 'Wow' Factor: AI for Elementary

Thursday July 23, 2026 1:55pm - 3:00pm EDT

Room 302

This session moves beyond the 'wow factor' of AI and into the 'should we factor.' Since elementary educators are often short on time but high on heart, this PD focuses on practical frameworks and the human-in-the-loop philosophy. K–5 educators leave with a critical lens for evaluating AI tools and three immediately usable strategies for building responsible digital citizenship in young learners.

Speakers

Katie Serbeck

Technology Application Support Specialist, Dover Public Schools

Katie Serbeck is a Technology Application Support Specialist in Dover Public Schools, where she works directly with K–5 educators to build practical, developmentally appropriate AI literacy. Her session — Beyond the 'Wow' Factor: AI for Elementary — moves past novelty and into... Read More →

Thursday July 23, 2026 1:55pm - 3:00pm EDT
Room 302 775 Tanyard Road, Woodbury Heights, NJ 08097

Purposeful Practice

Gateway AI in EDU Summit

9:55am EDT

Caleigh Heenan

11:10am EDT

Everett Reiss

1:55pm EDT

Katie Serbeck

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