AUHSD Future Talks Anaheim Union High School District

In this episode of AUHSD Future Talks, Superintendent Matsuda interviews Shana V. White, Director of CS Equity Initiatives at the Kapor Center. During the talk, Dr. White discusses her workshop at the AI Summit, equity and technology, teaching methodologies, the Kapor Center, working collaboratively, meeting schools and teachers where they are, empowering students and helping them find their identity, algorithm bias, expenses in artificial intelligence, and words of advice for education leaders.
Dr. White is working on Equitable CS Initiatives, supporting both CSforCA and CSforGA, and working with stakeholders in Georgia to improve teacher professional development and increase participation and success for students of color in K12 CS courses. Prior to joining the Kapor Center, she worked for sixteen years in K12 education, serving in both public and private schools as a teacher and instructional technology specialist in metro Atlanta. 

In this episode of AUHSD Future Talks, Superintendent Matsuda talks with AUHSD's Principal/Coordinator of Alternative Education, Jose Lara. During the talk Principal Lara discusses his journey, equity and social justice, strategies and the Community Schools model at Gilbert High School, civic engagement projects, the future of alternative education, and the new schools equity advisory board.

Steven Butschi is the Director of the North American Google Education Sales team, which works with school districts, universities, and colleges to leverage Google’s Workspace and Chromebook products to personalize learning.  During the talk, Mr. Butschi discusses his journey that led him to Google, A.I. to help foster a human connection,  efficiency and familiarity with A.I., responding to concerns of students cheating with A.I., understanding how to use new tools effectively, prompt engineering, A.I in the workforce, addressing the costs of accessing new tools, and the A.I. K12 Deeper Learning Summit.
After working in IT consulting and volunteering as an adult English Language Learner (ELL) teacher, Steven combined his interests in education and technology by joining the Google Education team in 2009.  During his 13+ years at Google, he has helped universities migrate to Google Workspace for Education; worked on the founding team to bring Chromebooks to the education market, which have become the #1 device in K-12 education in the U.S.; and launched Google’s efforts to bring Google Cloud Platform to researchers, universities and EdTech companies.  

In this episode of AUHSD Future Talks, Superintendent Matsuda interviews Jean-Claude Brizard, President and CEO of Digital Promise. During the talk, Mr. Brizard discusses Digital Promise, equity and technology, the promise/problems of artificial intelligence, the cost of artificial intelligence, collective powers of school districts/states, A.I. as a partner in teaching, and the A.I. Summit.
Jean-Claude Brizard is President and CEO of Digital Promise, a global, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization focused on accelerating innovation in education. He is the former Senior Advisor and Deputy Director in U.S. Programs at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, where he focused on PK-16 education across five communities in four states. He also led several strategies to help close the racial and economic achievement gaps in Washington State’s educational system, as well as to support the growth and sustainability of the state’s public charter school sector. He is the former Chief Executive of Chicago Public Schools. Prior to his appointment in Chicago, he was Superintendent of Schools for the Rochester City School District in New York. 

In this episode of AUHSD Future Talks, Superintendent Matsuda interviews Hafsa Kaka, Sr. Advisor of Homelessness in the Office of California Governor Gavin Newsome. During the talk, Kaka discusses her journey, the profile of homeless people, support systems for homeless people, nimbyism, the tiny homes movement, demography of homelessness, mental health and substance abuse in homelessness, and housing and homelessness as priority issues in California.
Kaka has a history of government, public, non-profit human services, executive leadership & direct practice positions & experiences that utilize post MSW experience and evidence-based practices in effective macro and micro level interventions in implementing success for at-risk populations. She is seasoned in systemic transformation of services, community outreach, strategic partnerships with an emphasis and passion to educate and advance racial and social justice through inclusive lens & equity driven approaches. 

Episode 100: AUHSD A.I. Panel Special Episode
In this special 100th episode of AUHSD Future Talks, Superintendent Matsuda has gathered an AUHSD panel, including teachers Rob Gaudette, Paola Rosenberg, Tyler Sherman, and Ray Solorzano to discuss the role of artificial intelligence in education and the AUHSD A.I. Summit. During the talk, the panel discusses the why behind the A.I. Summit, building a more humanized A.I. approach, a personalized education via artificial intelligence, the benefits and challenges of artificial intelligence, and advice to A.I. Summit participants.