In late January, I had the privilege of co-presenting at two different events. The first was a session on Using AI tools to Support Special Needs Education at NYC's CSI Leadership Institute 2026: Harnessing AI to Empower Educators and Enrich Learning. I co-presented with Lia, a sped teacher from Yonders, NY, Thomas Miller, staff developer from the Nation Academy for AI Instruction and Seth and Erica from Microsoft. Our session was on using AI for lesson planning, instruction
