August 20, 2025 3:00–4:00 PM ET

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Artificial intelligence or AI is rapidly reshaping the world—and education is no exception. Join us for an engaging webinar exploring how AI is transforming education—inside and outside the classroom—and how it can be used to support effective learning. Our speakers will offer their perspectives on the opportunities AI presents for our work, as well as how AI is raising important ethical questions for educators and students alike.

Our speakers will highlight:

• AI-powered tools for environmental education, to protect our land, air, and water, and build healthier communities
• Empowering Students as AI Navigators to help create student ownership in how they understand and use AI in their lives—and the essential role educators play in guiding this journey.
• AI’s Environmental Footprint and how organizations are working to reduce its impact
• Educator-specific resources and key features of leading AI tools
• A proposed ethical framework for when and how to integrate AI in meaningful, learner-centered ways

Please join us and share your questions about AI and how our speakers can help address what’s on your mind. This webinar will be the first in a series of perspectives about AI and our work in environmental education and civic engagement. 

Whether you're new to AI or already experimenting in your own work, this session offers practical guidance, critical insights, and a reminder of the central role educators play in fostering thoughtful, human-centered learning in an AI-driven world.

*All registrants will receive the recording and presented materials. 

Speakers

Joan Haley

After joining the U.S. Peace Corps in Honduras and falling in love with environmental education, Joan worked internationally and nationally for several years for the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) and the Smithsonian Institution, developing professional learning programs for formal and non-formal educators and eventually serving as Interim Director for NAAEE. After moving to Vermont, she focused more locally on engaging educators through place-based learning and currently serves as Shelburne Farms Director of Partnership Education with the National Park Service. She co-founded Park for Every Classroom and the Upper Valley Teaching Place Collaborative, co-created the Wellborn Place-based Ecology Education Institute, the Climate Resiliency Fellowship, Super Junior Rangers, Boots to Boat Educator Learning Journey, and co-facilitated the GLOBE in Vermont and Forest for Every Classroom programs. Joan’s passion is equity-centered climate change education and creating supportive and meaningful partnerships between parks, schools, and community organizations. She has a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of Michigan, a Master of Science in Environmental Science and a Master in Public Administration from the School for Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University, and a Doctorate in Education from Northeastern University, with a focus on individual and collective efficacy for climate resilience. She's happiest outside, especially in the snow.

Jake Baskin

Jake is the executive director of the Computer Science Teachers Association, the world’s leading association for K–12 computer science teachers. In this role, he led a complete turnaround of CSTA from the brink of insolvency to a thriving professional development and community-building association of over 20,000 members and 100 chapters worldwide. During his tenure, CSTA’s conference attendance has quadrupled. The organization has launched professional learning programs reaching over 5,000 participants annually, secured over $20 million in new funding commitments, and grown from a staff of two to a team of twenty.

He is a former high school computer science teacher, department chair, and professional development provider with Chicago Public Schools. As a teacher, he focused on increasing access to computing for underrepresented groups, and he more than doubled female enrollment in introductory computer science classes.

Prior to joining CSTA, he was director of state government affairs for Code.org, where he worked with educators and policymakers to advocate for policies that expand access to high-quality computer science education with state departments of education and governors’ offices across the country.

Edwin Goutier

Edwin Goutier is a social innovation leader and business strategy enthusiast. He led innovation for America's largest nonprofit where his work was honored in Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies list and shared on the stage at SXSW. As CEO of LaunchPath, he explores his passions at the intersections of innovation, technology, and equitable access to opportunity.

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