Paving the Way: How AI Guidelines Support Educators - a Conversation with Vera Cubero

In this episode we discuss all things AI Guidelines with Vera Cubero, an Educational Consultant in the Office of Digital Teaching and Learning for the state of North Carolina. Vera is a lead contributor to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction’s “Generative AI Implementtion Recommendations and Considerations for Public Schools” document that has helped inform our own WCDSB GenAI Guidelines. Hear about the journey and why students of all ages could and should learn about what AI is.Vera Cubero has a wide range of experience in K12 education at the school, district, and state levels.  She has a passion for responsible AI implementation and promoting AI Literacy for all students and staff. Currently, Vera is an education consultant for the NC Department of Public Instruction  where she leads North Carolina's AI implementation steering committee. This committee published the North Carolina’s AI Guidelines, a comprehensive guidebook for education leaders (go.ncdpi.gov/AI_Guidelines). She also leads the NC AI Collaboratives and is project manager for NC AI Summits to help guide district leaders and AI Steering Committees in creating AI guidelines and responsibly implementing AI. She is also honored to serve on the Southern Regional Education Board's Commission on Artificial Intelligence in Education, EdSafe Alliance AI Catalyst Fellowship, Gen_AI Rubric Data Task Force for 1edtech, panelist on EdWeek, NCET, and several future events. Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/veracubero/ email: [email protected]: @CuberoVeraNorth Carolina Generative AI GuidelinesWant to know more?You can check out our: WCDSB GenAI Guidelines, infographics, and Innovation website: https://innovate.wcdsb.ca/Feedback? You can ask your questions or give us feedback on the show here Want to get in touch? Contact Katrina & Whitney by email at: [email protected] and [email protected] or on LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.