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Bridging Gaps & Harvesting Potential: AI in Action
Friday June 27, 2025 1:45pm - 2:45pm PDT
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Join your CALSA hermana Superintendent Yolanda Valdez for a journey into her district's classrooms in the beautiful Central Valley to see the incredible results her teachers have experienced with students across the curriculum by leveraging "instructional AI." Two Cutler-Orosi JUSD teachers will share how they have improved students' writing, critical thinking, and confidence by making data-driven decisions in their classrooms and fiscal areas through Packback's writing platform.  
Speakers
avatar for Andrew Baza

Andrew Baza

English Teacher, Orosi High School
I am an English Teacher at Orosi High School with six years of experience in secondary education. In addition to my teaching responsibilities, I serve as the PBIS Lead and Senior Council Advisor, supporting schoolwide culture and student leadership. I am dedicated to engaging students... Read More →
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Carolyn Ash

K-12 Partnerships Director, Packback
I transitioned from teaching special education in the East Side Union High School District into edtech in order to bring instructional tools into schools that meet the needs of every student and improve educational equity across districts. I joined Packback because its' "instructional... Read More →
avatar for Yolanda Valdez

Yolanda Valdez

Superintendent, Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified School District
avatar for Kathleen Giannandrea

Kathleen Giannandrea

Teacher/Instructional Coach, Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified School District
Although I’m in my 28th year in education, I’m still enamoured with the profession! I started out as an AVID and English teacher in 1996 at Orosi High School in Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified and then moved to the Fresno County Office of Education to support AVID schools in 2008... Read More →
Friday June 27, 2025 1:45pm - 2:45pm PDT
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