Policy Implications of AI in Education

Dr. Leigh Ann Delyser

Leigh Ann DeLyser, PhD, is an education researcher and former K-12 and university computer science educator focused on advancing equity and improving learning opportunities in STEM. Her influential “Running on Empty” report helped shape policy and research around broadening participation in STEM. Before joining SRI, she co-founded and led CSforALL, where she advanced the national movement for high-quality computer science education for all students. In 2024, she was recognized as one of the Women Leading the AI Revolution in Education at the ASU+GSV Air Show. Dr. DeLyser holds a PhD in Computer Science and Cognitive Psychology from Carnegie Mellon University.

Erin Mote

Erin Mote is the CEO and Founder of InnovateEDU. In this role, Erin leads the organization and its major projects, including its policy and strategy portfolio.  She leads the organization’s work on creating uncommon alliances to create systems change - in special education, talent development, artificial intelligence, and data modernization. An enterprise architect, she created, alongside her team, two of InnovateEDU’s signature technology products -  Cortex, a next-generation personalized learning platform, and Landing Zone - a cutting-edge infrastructure as a service data product. 

Doug Henderson

 Doug Henderson is the Director-STEAM for Val Verde Unified School District in Perris, CA. Doug spent the first 19 years of his career as a biology teacher before moving to the district office to coordinate STEAM opportunities for ALL students. The underlying core principle of STEAM education is problem solving and Doug has worked to give students opportunities to apply their 21st Century skills towards a problem by creating a systemic infrastructure that enhances the iterative design principles on each campus using reimagined spaces, STEAM teachers and curricula. These conducive learning spaces include STEAM labs that serve as the hub of engineering for all K-8 schools, outdoor classrooms, gardens and CTE classrooms that help prepare students with the skills needed in our local workforce. 

Matt 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.

Dr. Mary Crowe

Mary Crowe is a Program Director in the TIP Directorate (Technology, Innovation and Partnerships) where she is the Workforce and Capacity Building Section Head Prior to stepping into this role, she spent her career in higher education building and supporting experiential learning opportunities for students. Over the course of her 30-year career she started, institutionalized, and evaluated the high impact practices such as study abroad, internship, and undergraduate research programs.  As a behavioral ecologist who studied animals that burrow (dung beetles, fiddler crabs) she always involved undergraduate students in her research.