Amanda Nguyen
Amanda Nguyen (she/her) is an award-winning educator and innovation leader focused on developing future-ready talent. With more than a decade in K–12 and higher education, she now consults and coaches educators on meaningful technology use. Amanda champions “human-first” skills—like ethics, digital discernment, and safe AI use—and helps schools design learning environments where creativity, collaboration, and student agency thrive in an AI-driven world. Amanda has shared her expertise as an ISTE Main Stage speaker and is a recipient of the prestigious ISTE 20 to Watch and Making IT Happen awards.
Dr. Kelly Keena
Kelly Keena, Ph.D., is a STEM and environmental education leader with 25+ years of experience teaching and training educators worldwide. As founding vice president and executive director of the Institute for Research Experiences & Education at UL Research Institutes, she created the Xplorlabs STEM platform and expanded programs that connect middle school through college students to safety science, standards, and internships. Her work centers on inclusion, positive youth development, and educational research on topics like digital safety.
Jennifer Womble
Jennifer Womble is a nationally recognized leader in education and technology, serving as Chair of the Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC) since 2010. She curates impactful events, leads the FETC Webinar Series, and contributes to District Administration magazine. Jennifer is a strategic partnership builder, cultivating alliances with national content partners and founding the FETC State Alliance Network, a collaborative community of state-level edtech leaders working to accelerate innovation across the country. Honored as an EdTech & eLearning Top Influencer, EdTech Digest Leadership Award and was named the 2025 CANAM EDTECH LEADER OF THE YEAR. A former NBCT Teacher with 17 years district leadership experience, she serves on numerous nonprofit boards. An active FSU alumna, she mentors future educators while inspiring innovation and investment in the future of education.
Jessica Pack
As a middle school teacher for 20 years and a California Teacher of the Year (2014), Jessica has continually worked to redefine what learning looks like in her classroom. She is a published author in education and a passionate advocate for student creativity and responsible student use of artificial intelligence. Jessica’s teaching style fuses sound pedagogy, emerging technologies, and storytelling into dynamic, effective classroom instruction. She also provides freelance professional development for schools, districts, and organizations. As an Adobe Innovator, Jessica seeks to empower educators through her unique brand of storytelling creativity evangelism.
Released Oct. 7
AI in Context: Unpacking AI and its Impact on Education
This inaugural episode will build a foundational understanding of artificial intelligence and its relevance in STEM education and workforce development.
Released Dec. 4
How STEM Educators can Utilize AI to Support Planning and Instruction
This episode discusses how STEM educators can use artificial intelligence to improve lesson planning, teaching, and classroom management.
Released April 14
AI Considerations: Ethics of AI and Data Privacy
In this episode, experts from education, technology, and industry examine how to balance innovation with responsibility as we integrate AI into education.
