Beyond the AI Hype: Practical and Responsible AI Integration for K-12 Classrooms

Your students and teachers are already experimenting with AI, but what does meaningful, responsible classroom integration actually look like? This session moves beyond the hype with a practical framework for evaluating and implementing generative AI in student-centered ways. You will analyze real classroom use cases and learn to distinguish low-impact AI use from practices that genuinely support differentiation, feedback, creativity, engagement and learning. Through interactive scenarios and real-world examples, we will tackle common implementation challenges, including hallucinations, bias, academic integrity, privacy, accessibility and student AI literacy. Explore actionable strategies you can use immediately with tools such as Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT Edu, Gemini, Canva, Adobe Express and SchoolAI. Educators and leaders will leave with practical workflows, discussion protocols and implementation considerations to support ethical, impactful AI integration at the classroom, school or district level.