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NEA and ISTE AI Webinar Series

NEA and ISTE are holding a four-part webinar series on how AI is shaping student thinking, creativity, and equity.
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By: NEA and ISTE
Published: November 5, 2026

About the Series

NEA and ISTE are holding a four-part webinar series on how AI is shaping student thinking, creativity, and equity. Each session is built as a conversation with educators rather than a set of final answers.

The first two sessions focus on protecting student thinking and creativity. The third examines equity and bias: who has access to AI and to training, and whose voices the tools amplify or flatten. The fourth is dedicated to students' own experiences with AI, including equity of access and support.

Each webinar below follows the same structure: description, guiding questions, learning objectives, proposed participants, and space for partner questions and comments.

Details

  • Dates: January 21, February 18, March 16, April 15
  • Time: All sessions run from 7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
  • Session Length: 1 hour per session
  • Session Format: Online

Session Descriptions and Registration

All sessions run from 7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. ET. Each session stands alone as a complete 60-minute experience and can be offered independently or as a full series. Learn more about each individual session and sign up using the forms below. 

January, 21: Is AI Hurting Student Creativity? Rethinking Brainstorming, Writing, and Thinking

Many educators treat AI as acceptable for idea generation, as long as students do the "real writing" themselves. Recent reporting challenges that view: brainstorming may be where AI has the greatest impact, because it is where students develop ideas, make connections, and build their own thinking.

February 18: AI and Student Thinking: How Do We Prevent Over-Reliance?

This webinar moves beyond writing to student thinking more broadly. It takes a practical look at what over-reliance looks like in the classroom, how to spot it early, and how to structure AI use so it supports learning without bypassing thinking. The underlying concern is the same as Webinar 1: AI should not replace the most valuable parts of learning.

March 16: Equity and Bias in AI: Who Has Access, Who Gets Support, and Whose Voices Are Heard?

There is a strong push to integrate AI into teaching and learning. That push raises two equity concerns, which this webinar brings together: who has access to AI and to training on how to use it, and whose voices and experiences the tools themselves reflect.

April 15: Student Voice: What AI in School Feels Like From the Student's Side

Students will share where AI has improved their learning, where they have sensed inequities or unfairness, and where they feel something valuable has been lost compared to how they learned before. The session also looks ahead: what students want to see change, what worries them, and what makes them hopeful. Students will be recruited through the educators participating in the series.

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