AI Keynote Speaking for K-12 Schools

AI Keynote Speaker for K-12 Schools

K-12 AI is not a coming disruption. It is the current reality in most districts. managed well in some, ignored in many, and mishandled in enough that school boards are starting to get uncomfortable. Mark Lynd is the AI keynote speaker for K-12 audiences who has actually worked the education problem from the inside: as the author of Cybersecurity Life Skills for Teens, as a practitioner who has advised education institutions across the country, and as a parent who navigated exactly the questions your district is navigating now. Mark is a 5x CIO/CISO ranked Top 5 globally in both AI and cybersecurity by Thinkers360. and ranked #1 in Cybersecurity globally in 2023. He currently leads Executive Advisory and Strategy at Netsync, where his work includes education-sector clients from K-12 districts to state departments of education. His AI and cybersecurity content for K-12 audiences is built on real advisory work, not repurposed enterprise slides repackaged for a school audience. The K-12 AI conversation has five distinct audiences with five distinct problems. Students are using AI tools whether the district has a policy or not. ChatGPT for homework, AI image generators in art class, AI tutoring platforms with data terms most parents have not read. Teachers are being asked to integrate AI without training, without tools, and without clarity on what FERPA implications follow student data into a model. IT directors are trying to secure a device fleet while shadow AI proliferates through student personal devices on school WiFi. Principals and curriculum coordinators are trying to figure out what AI literacy means for a district without resources or a defined benchmark. School boards are being asked to vote on AI policies for technology they do not fully understand. Mark speaks to all five. sometimes in the same room. The content Mark delivers for K-12 audiences starts from the compliance baseline and builds from there. FERPA prohibits disclosing student education records to third parties without consent. and most AI tools used by students and teachers fail that test if the district has not completed a vendor data privacy agreement. COPPA applies to children under 13 and creates liability for platforms that collect data on minors without parental consent. CIPA requires content filtering on school networks and extends to AI-generated content that meets the definition of harmful to minors. Mark covers these requirements in plain language, with the governance steps districts need to take to protect students and protect themselves. Beyond compliance, Mark covers what practical AI integration looks like for a district that is resource-constrained and under staff pressure. How do you build an AI literacy curriculum without a full-time AI coordinator? What is the right policy framework for student AI use that is strict enough to prevent misuse and flexible enough to let real learning happen? How do you brief a school board on AI risk in a way that produces a governance decision rather than a two-year committee process? These are the questions Mark answers with frameworks and examples from real districts. The book Mark authored. Cybersecurity Life Skills for Teens. is used in school programs across the country and reflects his commitment to the K-12 education mission as something more than a speaking market. He has donated copies to district programs and is available to discuss district-scale adoptions alongside speaking engagements. Events that book Mark for K-12 AI audiences include state education technology conferences, superintendent leadership summits, school board association annual meetings, district-wide professional development days, and parent and community information sessions. He adjusts content and vocabulary for every audience type. the school board session is structured differently from the IT director workshop, which is structured differently from the student assembly. Reach out through the contact form with your event date and audience type.

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