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Kathleen helps educators, parents, leaders and organizations examine what AI is changing, what genuine learning still requires and how we can respond without falling into hype, fear or blanket prohibition.
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Speaking and keynotes
Engaging, grounded talks on AI, education, communication and genuine learning for conferences, professional learning events, parent audiences, universities and organizations.
Educator workshops and professional learning
Practical, participatory sessions that help educators move beyond “don’t use AI” toward clearer expectations, thoughtful learning design and more intentional student use.
Panels, facilitation and strategic conversations
Facilitated conversations that bring different perspectives together and help schools, institutions and organizations identify the questions they need to address.
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Clear, accessible commentary on how AI is affecting student learning, writing, critical thinking, communication and education more broadly. Available for podcasts, broadcast, print and expert panels.
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Independent, educator-led support for organizations working through questions related to AI, learning, communication, professional learning or educational practice.
Not affiliated with an AI company
Kathleen is not affiliated with an AI company or promoting a particular platform. Her work is grounded in what helps people make thoughtful decisions about teaching and learning—not in selling a tool or service.
AI and Student Thinking: Helping Without Taking Over
A practical workshop for elementary and secondary educators.
AI can produce a paragraph, summarize a reading, or solve a problem in seconds. But better output doesn’t always mean better learning.
The tools are here and students are using them. The question is: how do we teach so the learning still happens?
In this interactive workshop, educators explore where AI can support learning and where it can take over the very skill students are developing. Through classroom examples, guided discussion, and a hands-on planning activity, participants consider when AI assistance fits and when it doesn’t, across grades and subjects.
The workshop includes examples from writing, reading, mathematics, and science, with opportunities to apply the ideas to your own teaching. No prior AI expertise is required.
What you’ll take away
- A practical framework for deciding when AI assistance aligns with a learning goal
- Strategies for making students’ reasoning and understanding visible
- One redesigned classroom task that preserves meaningful student thinking
- Clear language for explaining permitted assistance and student responsibilities
Workshop details
Audience: Elementary and secondary educators
Length: 60 minutes
Delivery: In person or online
Includes: A participant planning guide
Facilitator: Kathleen Pierce, founder of Future Minds Collective, with more than 15 years of teaching experience in post-secondary education and a focus on how students learn and think.
Book this workshop for your school or educator team. Get in touch to discuss dates and how the examples can be tailored to your group.
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These are sample topics that can be adapted to your audience, context and time constraints.
Better Output or Better Learning?
What student AI use means for writing, communication, critical thinking and genuine learning.
Helping Education Adapt Without Outsourcing the Learning
How educators can move beyond blanket prohibitions and teach students to use AI with greater judgment, intention and accountability.
Teaching While the Rules Are Still Being Written
An honest and practical conversation for educators navigating AI in real time, without consistent institutional guidance.
What Young People Still Need to Learn for Themselves
A conversation about the human knowledge, communication, creativity and judgment students need in an AI-shaped world.
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Based in: Durham Region, Ontario
In-person: Primarily Ontario; other locations by arrangement
Virtual: Available
Media and podcasts: Welcome