Beyond the AI Inflection Point: Shaping the Future of Education
Jan. 21, 2026
The rapid spread of GenAI has schools at an unprecedented inflection point. While districts may not have all the answers yet, the need to act is clear. To prepare students for a future shaped by AI, the education system must move beyond reactive measures toward intentional planning, policy, and practice that put student needs—not technology—first.
Join AI for Education and Imagine Learning for the release of Beyond the AI Inflection Point - a new report and toolkit designed to help schools navigate this complex journey.
Emerging from a strategic convening of experts and students last summer, the project chronicles the story of “Central Schools,” a fictional district whose three possible paths to 2030 illustrate how decisions made today can lead to vastly different outcomes.
In this launch webinar, four key members of the original convening group will:
Unveil the Report: Walk through the three paths taken by Central Schools: leaning into technology adoption and integration, retreating to fundamentals, and taking a learner-centered approach.
Share Real Insights: Hear from panelists leading AI transformation efforts at the state and district levels as well as helping families navigate AI’s arrival at home.
Preview the Toolkit: Highlight resources attendees can use to do the same strategic work in their own organization.
Attendees will leave with a better understanding of how to use Beyond the AI Inflection Point to move their community from reaction to proactive transformation.
Join us in building a future where technology supports, rather than replaces, the deeply human work of learning and connection.
Can’t make the time? A recording + resources will be emailed to all registrants.
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Amanda Bickerstaff
Amanda is the Founder and CEO of AI for Education. A former high school science teacher and EdTech executive with over 20 years of experience in the education sector, she has a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities that AI can offer. She is a frequent consultant, speaker, and writer on the topic of AI in education, leading workshops and professional learning across both K12 and Higher Ed. Amanda is committed to helping schools and teachers maximize their potential through the ethical and equitable adoption of AI.
Sari Factor
Sari’s vision and strategic direction guides Imagine Learning’s work to create effective, digitally enabled curriculum solutions. A lifelong teacher advocate, she works to ensure that every student has access to meaningful, educational experiences wherever learning takes place. Before joining Imagine Learning, Sari was a mathematics teacher and held leadership positions at several successful educational publishing and learning technology companies including Kaplan, McGraw-Hill, Houghton Mifflin, and Everyday Learning Corporation.
Mathew Winters
Matthew Winters is the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Educational Specialist for USBE, the Utah State Board of Education. He was formerly a product manager and statewide trainer for Utah Education Network, specializing in Google Workspaces for Edu. He was also the Utah Coalition for Educational Technology (UCET) President for 2022-2024, our Utah ISTE affiliate. He was awarded the Education Innovation Award for Impact at ASU+GSV, one of the International Society for Technology in Education’s 20 to Watch in 2023, and one of District Administrator’s Top 100 Innovative Educators in 2025. He is a former English Language Arts teacher at the secondary and college level.
Jason B. Allen
Jason B. Allen is the National Partnership Director for the National Parents Union. He has worked in Education for nineteen (19) years as a teacher, administrator and leader serving students, families and communities.
As a long time storyteller, Jason shares his experiences through his company, educational entities, llc , which includes The Educators Voice Blog (TEVB), Students for Equity, i Win Morning Show and Lillie’s Foundation.
He is a longtime advocate for male engagement and doing the work of elevating Black male teachers and educators voices to order to help increase the number of male educators or color in classrooms and boardrooms. His podcast, Speak Black Man, focuses on ways to recruit, retain and empower Black male educators to advocate for social justice and equity while adding our perspectives to various issues impacting us.
His life work is centered on his family’s foundation, Lillie’s Foundation, supporting grandparents and seniors raising school aged children.