Name: Future-Proofing Generations with GenAI: Teaching Students to Think With AI, Not Instead of AI
Start: 2026-07-21T14:00:00-0400
End: 2026-07-21T14:55:00-0400

NC BOLD is organized and sponsored by the Office of Digital Teaching & Learning at the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (DPI).

Future-Proofing Generations with GenAI: Teaching Students to Think With AI, Not Instead of AI

LIMITED

Tuesday July 21, 2026 2:00pm - 2:55pm EDT

Room 23

Limited Capacity seats available

Generative AI is rapidly reshaping the workforce our students will enter—but the goal of education is not to teach students to rely on AI for answers. It is to teach them to think. In this session, educators will explore how to future-proof students by using generative AI as a tool for deeper thinking rather than a replacement for it. Participants will examine key workforce skills such as critical thinking, ethical decision-making, AI collaboration, and information verification, while exploring practical classroom strategies. Attendees will leave with ideas for helping students use AI responsibly, question its outputs, and develop the human skills that remain essential in an AI-driven world. *Generated through a thought partnership with ChatGPT*

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Alicia Ray

Project Lead The Way Teacher, Central Middle School

Alicia Ray is a veteran educator of 18 years from North Carolina. She has taught PreK-8th grade students in the classroom and in the school library. She is excited to begin a new role at Central Middle School in Surry County, NC teaching Project Lead The Way. Alicia earned a BS in... Read More →

Tuesday July 21, 2026 2:00pm - 2:55pm EDT
Room 23

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NC BOLD West 2026 Day 1 McDowell High School

Alicia Ray

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NC BOLD West 2026 Day 1 McDowell High School

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