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AI Summit for NonProfit EDUs

Earlier today, I joined my colleagues at a non-profit education association (TCEA) in sharing a little about how Generative AI can work for them. It’s been an incredible journey to prepare to share ideas and information. The totally free event at TCEA (01/12/2026) was open to education non-profit organizations, and sessions for this event were free.

Welcome and Agenda

My Presentations Today

Today, I presented on these topics. I’m sharing the slide decks via Canva, but not making the detailed Google Docs with all the goodies available (sorry!).

Topic #1: Write Better and Faster: Generating High-Quality Member, Teacher, and District Communications with AI

Presenter: Guhlin Ladder Level: (1) to (2)

Participants learn actionable strategies for drafting newsletters, PD announcements, district updates, and public-facing statements with AI. You practice Chain-of-Thought prompting to improve accuracy, Few-Shot prompting to match organizational tone, and RAG to ensure content aligns with stored policies or event materials. You also compare Instant and Thinking models to choose the best mode for clarity and complexity.

Hands-On Activities

  • Build a Voice Card that captures tone, audiences, and constraints
  • Produce three drafts using Zero-Shot, Few-Shot, and Chain-of-Thought prompt strategies
  • Improve the best draft by evaluating clarity, accuracy, tone, and accessibility

Topic #2: Lead Responsibly: Ethics, Privacy, and AI Guardrails for Education Nonprofits

Presenter: Guhlin Ladder Level: (2) to (3)

Participants learn how to evaluate AI outputs for fairness, identify privacy concerns, and design guardrails for responsible AI use in nonprofit education organizations. You practice structured prompt techniques to identify bias, apply RAG to compare outputs with source materials, and introduce simple agentic AI patterns that support policy review and documentation.

Hands-On Activities

  • Build a guardrail checklist for reviewing sensitive content and verifying accuracy
  • Analyze a privacy or ethical risk scenario
  • Create a micro-policy for a role such as communications, membership, or events

Keep Learning…

AI for Educators Conference

The virtual AI for Educators Conference, will run June 9–11, 2026, and is designed for educators who want practical, responsible uses of AI. Over three days, participants explore how AI can save time, improve instruction, strengthen communication, and support better decision-making in classrooms and leadership roles. Sessions focus on real examples, hands-on workflows, and clear guidance educators can apply right away. Attendees leave with stronger prompting skills, a clearer sense of which AI approaches fit different goals, and confidence using AI without adding complexity or risk. 

All sessions are recorded, with on-demand access available through July, making it easy to learn on your schedule.

Want a sense of the types of sessions typically offered? You can review last year’s conference sessions.Session topics for 2026 will be new, but this provides a helpful snapshot of the conference style and focus.

More information about the 2026 conference, including the call for presentations, will be shared on the TCEA website in the coming months.

AI-Focused Courses

🤖 Artificial Intelligence Educator
Learn smart, ethical AI use in education.

⚙️ AI Tools for Educators
Integrate AI into teaching, learning, and workflows by evaluating tools, aligning to standards, and using AI to enhance instruction and efficiency.

🎨 Canva Specialist
Harness free AI tools across your teaching, including Canva Magic Studio and AI apps.

💬 ChatGPT for Educators
Use ChatGPT to support lesson design, feedback, and instructional efficiency.

🪶 Claude AI for Educators
Enhance teaching with Claude’s advanced AI for reasoning, writing, and analysis.

Knowledge Boosters

📘 AI’s Place in Education as a Personal Tutor
3-Part Series on Using AI for Personalized Learning

✨ AI in 5: BoodleBox Unlimited
3-Part Series on Using a Safe, Secure, Education focused AI Tool

📔 AI in 5: Gemini and NotebookLM
3-Part Series on Using a Google’s Gemini AI tool and NotebookLM

🔐 Running AI Locally & Safely for Schools
2-Part Series on Secure, Local AI Deployment

🔍 Transform Teaching with Perplexity AI
3-Part Series on Researching & Planning Lessons

Special Resources

💡 Gifted & Talented AI Implementation eBook
Practical Strategies for GT Students

🗂️ NotebookLM for Home Learning Success
Parent Tool for Organizing Schoolwork

Learn More

👉 https://tcea.org/courses

AI in 5

AI in 5 is a set of short, how-to videos that help you get productive fast with today’s most common AI tools. You’ll learn the essentials such as where things are in the interface, how to write prompts that get better results, how to use key tools like files and research modes, and how to stay safe with privacy and verification habits. 

Why? So you can use AI confidently for real work, not just experiments. Pick the AI in 5 that matches the tool you have access to.

Purchase year long access via the TCEA Knowledge Booster for the specific Gen AI tool below:

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