Name: The AI Innovation Lab: From Concept to Creation
Start: 2026-05-28T14:30:00-0500
End: 2026-05-28T15:50:00-0500

Get ready to refresh, refine, and remix your learning at Summer Inspire on May 27-28 from 8:30–4:00! This year, we’re building on what works, exploring new strategies, and amplifying the impact we have on students. Please bring a charged device to all sessions.

Please note: Our main location will be Shepton High School, but some sessions may be at the Plano ISD Sockwell Center.

Shepton High School: 5505 W Plano Pkwy, Plano, TX 75093
Sockwell Center: 6301 Chapel Hill Blvd, Plano, TX 75093

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The AI Innovation Lab: From Concept to Creation

Thursday May 28, 2026 2:30pm - 3:50pm CDT

Shepton High School

Limited Capacity seats available

Introduce AI to students not as a "magic button," but as a learning partner. Every student project that involves AI follows a three-phase blueprint to ensure academic integrity and safety:
The Human Spark (Ideation): Before touching AI, students must produce a "Brainstorm Artifact" (a mind map, a hand-drawn sketch, or a written outline).
The AI Augmentation (Creation): Students use specific, approved tools to iterate on their idea.
Adobe Express: For generative fill and precise visual layering.
Canva Magic Studio: For layout automation and multimedia transformation.
Google Labs: For research synthesis and rapid prototyping.
The Human Polish (Refinement): Students must manually edit, critique, and document the changes they made to the AI output to make it "theirs."
Please bring a charged device to this session.

Speakers

Fern Johnson

Digital Learning Specialist, Digital Learning

I'm currently a Digital Learning Specialist in Plano ISD and a former math teacher and technology auditor. My formal education includes an M.Ed. in Learning and Technology and BS in Accounting. Teacher certs: EC - 8 Generalist; EC-12 Special Education; 4-8 Math; and EC-12 ESL I can... Read More →

Thursday May 28, 2026 2:30pm - 3:50pm CDT
Shepton High School 5580 W Plano Pkwy, Plano, TX 75093

All Levels, Technology

PISD Summer Inspire 2026

Fern Johnson

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PISD Summer Inspire 2026

Fern Johnson

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