AI with Intention: From "Could I?" to "Should I?"

AI can generate feedback, grade assessments and design lesson plans in an instant, which raises a growing paradox for educators: just because we could automate a task, should we? True innovation isn't about the tools themselves but about the intentionality we bring to them. This interactive poster presentation helps you navigate the tension between AI efficiency and pedagogical integrity. Using common, high-impact classroom scenarios, you will explore where AI helps and where it hinders, and reflect on core educator values such as rigor, empathy, voice and relational trust. You will learn to audit your current tasks so technology amplifies, rather than replaces, your professional expertise. Whether you are a classroom teacher, coach or district leader, you will leave with a personalized plan for your content area or role, a reference you can use to evaluate any future AI tool or task so your choices stay aligned with your teaching philosophy, student needs and the human connection at the heart of your practice.