A.I. Educator Summer Institute 2026

A No-Cost Professional Learning Experience | July 13–16, 2026 | Hartsville, SC

2026 Summer Institute Applications are CLOSED!

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Thanks to generous support from Google, the GSSM Outreach Center is proud to offer the A.I. Educator Summer Institute, an immersive, hands-on experience designed to help South Carolina K–12 educators confidently integrate Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Data Science (DS) into their classrooms.

  • Keynote speaker: Eric Curts, AI Education Expert and Creator of ControlAltAchieve.com!
  • Sessions and workshops led by K-12 education and industry experts for a truly integrative experience!
  • Hands-on collaboration ensures you will leave the Institute with resources to use in your school in August. 

Participation is limited to 50 educators statewide. Participants receive a stipend and CEUs for attending. Rooms and meals provided in Hartsville, SC. 

 

 

Outreach STEM Opportunities

Keynote Speaker

Eric Curts

AI Education Expert and Creator of ControlAltAchieve

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Administrators' Session

Policy & Productivity with AI

Free Administrators' Session - Join in Person or Virtually

Thursday, July 16, 2026, from 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. (in-person or virtually)

9:00 a.m.: Best Practices for Setting and Implementing Policy with Dr. Susan Stevens, Greenville County School District
"According to research by the Center for Democracy and Technology, 86% of students are already using AI tools in school, but many districts are still figuring out where to begin."

10:15 a.m.: Making AI Work for You - Productivity tools that give you more time to focus on instruction with the A.I. team from Trane Technologies

Additional sessions available in person only:

9:00 a.m.: The AI Teaching Assistant That Never Sleeps: Honing the AI First Mindset with Justin Young at MEMCO

9:00 a.m.: Make It Yours: A Practical Introduction to MagicSchool with Derek Lovell and Karisa Schwanekamp

10:15 a.m.: SC AI Career Readiness Pathway with Andrew Cook from SC Department of Education

10:15 a.m.: Keeping Humans in the Loop: AI Use with Integrity with LeNard Pitts and Jessica, The AI Education Project at aiEDU

10:15 a.m.: AI in Education Today: What Every Educator and Administrator Needs to Know with Derek Lovell & Karisa Schwanekamp from MagicSchool

Register here by July 15th!

A.I. Educator Summer Institute 2027!

July 12–15, 2027 | Hartsville, SC

Applications open February 1, 2027.

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Meet the A.I. Faculty Fellows

The A.I. Educator program begins with the A.I. Faculty Fellows — a talented group of GSSM faculty who are preparing to become leaders in A.I. education across South Carolina.

Faculty Fellows

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