Artificial Intelligence Resources and Training Sessions

I have been researching AI and teaching, writing, and presenting on it for more than eight years. It has become one of my most requested sessions and a topic about which I am asked to speak on podcasts, with schools, and with journalists.

As a classroom educator, I dove right into teaching about it without knowing a lot myself. Since then, I have invested my time in learning more and in sharing that learning with others. I have presented more than 300 sessions on AI over the past six years. These sessions have been at local, state, national, and international conferences and via webinars for school districts and PLCs. I also provide keynotes.

I would love to come to your school, whether in person or virtually, and help your teachers get started in their classrooms and learn all about AI, its impact on education and the world, and tools to explore with students and to boost teacher productivity!

I provide keynotes focused on AI and my THRIVE Framework.

Book Rachelle for your next event!

What Attendees Have Said About My AI Sessions:

A 6-hour in-person PD training for a school district

“As with many school districts across the country, our teaching staff’s knowledge, experience, and comfort level when it comes to Artificial Intelligence (AI) were inconsistent; with many of our educators unaware of the resources available or hesitant to utilize them in their classrooms. After spending a day with Dr. Rachelle Dené Poth, our staff left invigorated and excited to apply the tools that she provided. She not only explained the various educational resources available to teachers in using AI tools, but also had them practice using these tools to support their instruction and other managerial tasks. Being a teacher herself allows her to speak to teachers from her own personal experience and connect with them regarding the similar challenges that they face. If you are looking for an engaging presenter, knowledgeable in the up-to-date application of AI in the classroom, don’t look further. Dr. Rachelle Dené Poth is a great choice to support all of your educators, regardless of their experience. Our students need to learn how to navigate AI as they continue to progress through their educational journey. It isn’t going away, and it continues to evolve. So, as administrators, we must equip our staff with the training, resources, and tools to meet our students where they are and where they are going!” Alan Demaret, Ed.D., Assistant Superintendent, Sweetwater County School District #2

“As President of the Foreign Language Association of North Dakota (FLAND) and organizer of our most recent teacher training for the Spanish, French, German, and Latin teachers in our state, I can assure you that both the book study and the presentation Dr. Poth provided for us were very well received by all our membership. Teachers of all kinds will find this information invaluable in today’s classroom settings. If you are considering Dr. Poth, I would highly recommend it.”

Mary Ann Crow, FLAND President, North Dakota

“As we ran our AI webinar for K-12 teachers, Rachelle became instrumental in designing
the sessions, webinar marketing, and recruitment of teachers. She enhanced the whole
experience and obtained the contributions of a few companies that demonstrated their
AI products and applications. Her enthusiasm, experience, and desire to educate came
across and really increased the impact of our event. We value the knowledge and effort
she provided, and it made our task easier to accomplish!” Dr. Andy Gillespie, Assistant Provost
Auburn University

School District PD training on AI

“Rachelle presents practical strategies from firsthand experiences that gave me new insights into how I can embrace this technology and benefit all my students! It was interesting and informative!”

“Fantastic! I went away with so many tabs open to remind me to practice using them! It is great knowing more about how to use AI to engage students, generate activities, and have great tools to start with! Rachelle is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to AI!”

“Dr. Poth brought with her an array of experiences to our staff regarding A.I. She made it clear that A.I. is here to stay, and it is well on its way to becoming as influential in our lives as the Apple 2e and mySpace were and as Facebook and Instagram are now. We were able to leave her P.D. session with the confidence of knowing that A.I. is only as good (or evil) as the person putting it to use and that if we learn how to master it now, how to use it appropriately for its intended purposes and leverage its capabilities to free up time so that we may work with our learners who need us, then we have nothing to fear. It will never replace an exceptional teacher, and our students will benefit from the extra attention and support that we can provide. Thank you for sharing your expertise with us!“
Daniel Pounds, Former NBCT, Personalized Learning Coach

BER Seminars for World Language Educators

I absolutely loved learning about AI from Rachelle. I found myself using some of what I learned the very next day!”

“It was a wonderful training. You are amazing! Very informative! Lots of resources were given and explained.”

“Whether you know what AI is or not, you will be enthralled by this seminar because she breaks it down so you can understand the WHY behind using these tools and then know the WHAT through step-by-step instructions!“

“Very informative! It was great to explore all of the AI tools. Rachelle is extremely knowledgeable! I learned SO MUCH! Thank you!”

“Rachelle did an amazing job breaking down a big topic and giving us specific, ready-to-use ideas for incorporating AI into our world language classrooms. I would attend another one with Rachelle! Spanish teacher.

“Rachelle’s sessions on AI are great because she gives very helpful and practical ways to immediately incorporate AI into my world language classes!”

“Rachelle is a wonderful seminar facilitator, and she gave me strategies I will use in class tomorrow. The combination of her depth of knowledge and her practical approach to language learning made this seminar valuable on multiple levels.”

“By far the best AI presentation I have seen. Learning from someone who is in the classroom, using these tools, and using them with students makes a big difference. The authentic stories and real examples shared plus how well Rachelle understands the challenges and concerns. Definitely recommend her for your PD and for conference speaking!”

“Excellent examples and illustrations of how AI tools can be leveraged in the language classroom with ideas that can be used tomorrow!”

”Rachelle is an experienced, innovative, and passionate world language classroom teacher who is recognized for her knowledge about educational technology tools and trends. She is a dynamic and engaging speaker who knows her audience and delivers current, useful, and creative AR/VR/AI solutions to help you immediately!”

“Very lively presentation! Rachelle is engaging and entertaining and shares her authentic experiences, which resonate so well! “

“Rachelle brings a whole new world of possibilities to teaching and learning a foreign language.”

“I have had 8 years of PD sessions, and most were not relevant to my work. This was the best experience and I have many new, relevant ideas in an area (AI) that is going to save me so much time! Thank you Rachelle!”

TCEA AI in Education Conference 2025 Feedback

“I’m very impressed with the ideas you raised. I’m now following you on X. I’m looking
forward to learning more from you in the future!“

“Thank you for your knowledge and skill. I am impressed that after law school, you
then had the desire to earn a doctorate in education. I am glad you did–we need
your expertise.”

“Fabulous information! One of the main reasons I signed up for this conference was
to determine what (if any) tools are safe for students to use/are FERPA/COPPA
compliant. Really appreciate this presenter’s expertise across both of her sessions.”