meet nneka.
Dr. Nneka J. McGee is an innovative educator, researcher, and advocate dedicated to creating or promoting pathways that provide students access and opportunities to navigate a future driven by automation and artificial intelligence. Nneka earned a Bachelor’s Degree in English with Honors, a Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Instruction, a Juris Doctorate, and a Doctorate in Education. As part of her doctoral studies, she researched the experiences of K-12 teachers implementing or planning to implement artificial intelligence in classroom learning environments. She is a sought-after speaker on artificial intelligence in education and has shared her work as a panelist or presenter at national, state, regional, and local conferences. Nneka is a proud member of HAKing Innovation’s Board of Directors, a non-profit, social impact organization on a mission to create a community of technical talent by exposing students to STEM experiences. She also serves as an AI practitioner advisory board member for the Engage AI Institute and was selected as an EdSAFE AI Alliance Fellow.
Recent Highlight and Recognitions:
- 2025 Project Lead and Principal Co-Author, "AI+Learning Differences: Designing a Future with No Boundaries," Stanford Accelerator for Learning (Link)
- 2025 Keynote: LHRIC Technology Leaders Institute (Link)
- 2025 ASU+GSV AI Show Leading Woman in AI (Link)
- 2025 National AI Day Advisory Board (Link)
- 2025 FETC Featured Speaker
- 2024 Closing Keynote: NYSCATE Annual Conference
- 2024 Foundations, Inc. AI Advisory Board
- 2023/2024 Engage AI Practitioner Advisory Board (Link)
A Leader in AI and Emerging Technologies in Education
Presentations
Presentations
Presentations
- Building AI Literacy with PreK.and Elementary Students, Co-presenter, ISTE Annual Conference, July 2025
- Analog AI: Unplugged Activities for Young Learners, Co-presenter, ASU+GSV AI Show, April 2025
- Welcome to Our Quantum World: Education 5.0 and Beyond, TCEA Annual Conference, February 2025
- AI x CTE: Explorations of AI in the Workforce, TCEA Annual Conference, February 2025
- Analog AI: Unplugged Activities for Young Learners, TCEA Annual Conference, February 2025
- AI in Education: Standardized Testing, Transparency and Future Implications, Co-presenter, TCEA Annual Conference, February 2025
- Welcome to Our Quantum World: Education 5.0 and Beyond, Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC), January 2025
- Durable Skills Students Need to Succeed in the Fourth Industrial Age, Co-presenter, Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC), January 2025
- Innovating with Confidence: Advancing Technology While Keeping it Safe, Co-presenter, Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC), January 2025
- AI x CTE: Explorations of AI in the Workforce, Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC), January 2025
- AI for Littles: Engaging Elementary Learners, Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC), January 2025
- ABCs of AI and Innovation: Access, Boards, Classrooms & Community, Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC), January 2025
- AI for Littles: Engaging Elementary Learners, TCEA AI for Educators Conference, Virtual, July 2024
- AI for Littles: Engaging Elementary Learners, Southern Spark Conference, July 2024
- AI for Littles: Engaging Elementary Learners, TEKS Resource Conference, July 2024
- AI for Littles: Engaging Elementary Learners, ISTE, June 2024
- AI for Littles: Engaging Elementary Learners, TCEA Elementary Technology Conference, June 2024
- Innovating with Confidence: Advancing Technology while Keeping it Safe, Advanced Learning Partnerships/Vanderbilt University, May 2024
- AI for Action: Practical Strategies for the Classroom, Co-presenter, Advanced Learning Partnerships/Vanderbilt University, May 2024
- Artificial Intelligence Coffee Chat, American College of Education, April 2024
- AI for Littles: Engaging Elementary Learners, Co-presenter, ASU+GSV AIR Show, April 2024
- Educators in the Loop: The Best Tools for AI in the Classroom, TABSE State Conference, March 2024
- Impact AI: What Leaders Need to Know to Navigate AI in Education, TABSE State Conference, March 2024
- AI for Littles: Engaging Elementary Learners, Virtual, Day29, February 2024
- Reaching All Learners: Leveraging AI and UDL to Transform Classrooms, Co-presenter, TCEA Annual Conference, February 2024
- AI for Littles: Engaging Elementary Learners, TCEA Annual Conference, February 2024
- AI for Littles: Engaging Elementary Learners, Region 1 AI in Education Summit, December 2023
- K-12 Legislative Update and Listening Session, American Association of Publishers, Virtual, October 2023
- Teachers in the Loop: Engaging in AI, TEKS Resource Conference, July 2023
- Activating Student-Led Educational Technology Coaching, Co-presenter, TCEA Conference for Educational Coaches, October 2022
- Creating Digital Exit Tickets for Formative Assessment, SW Dallas Collaborative, July 2020
- Ideas Into Action: Digital Pathways to Independent Study Projects, TEKS Resource Conference, November 2018
- Promoting Pitfalls: Math Mastery using Error Analyses, TEKS Resource Conference, July 2018
- Creating Digital Exit Tickets, TEKS Resource Conference, August 2017
- Differentiation Using Stations, TEKS Resource Conference, August 2017
- Personal Financial Literacy: Tame Those TEKS with Engaging Activities, TEKS Resource Conference, August 2017
- Creating Digital Exit Tickets as Formative Assessments, Google Teaching Theater, ISTE, June 2017
- Increase your Classroom Proficiency, Co-presenter, Google PD Week, May 2017
- Promoting Pitfalls: Error Analysis in Mathematics, CAMT, July 2016
- African Americans in STEM: Exploring the Firsts, TABSE, March 2016
Panels
Presentations
Presentations
- AI Basics: From Definitions to Deployment, Campaign for Grade Level Reading, Virtual, June 2025
- AI in Education, Beyond School Hours Conference, Foundations, Inc., February 2025
- AI+Learning Differences Working Symposium, Facilitator, Stanford Accelerator for Learning, December 2024
- How Career and Technical Education (CTE) is Transforming Education, District Administration, Virtual, December 2024
- AI and Education Leadership: Driving Innovation and Equity, Foundations, Inc./EdWeek, Virtual, November 2024
- Empowering Districts with AI Literacy: Training Strategies for K-12 Success, District Administration, Virtual, October 2024
- Responsible AI in Education, Panelist, Virtual, U.S. Department of Education, Office of EdTech, July 2024
- SCIP Education Technology Career Panel, Virtual, Georgetown University, July 2024
- Researcher and Practitioner Discussion on AI Problems of Practice in PK-12 Education, Virtual, Educator CIRCLS ‘24 Summer Series, July 2024
- EngageAI Institute Forum, Collaboratively Shaping the Future of AI, Friday Institute at NC State University, May 2024
- AI for Good, NEA and ISTE, Virtual, April 2024
- Digital Equity in AI, ASU+GSV AIR Show, April 2024
- AI in Education: Unlocking Human Intelligence for an AI World, Foundations, Inc. Beyond the Conference, Virtual, March 2024
- AI in Education: Transform Your Learning, TCEA Annual Conference, February 2024
- Making AI Work for Schools, Teach for America School Leaders of Color Conference, February 2024
- AI in Education, Region 1 AI Summit, December 2023
- AI: Exploring the Evolution and the Opportunity, American Association of Publishers, November 2023
- Beyond the Buzz: Inclusive Practical AI Applications for Districts and Classrooms, Elevating the Ingenuity of Schools and Communities Summit, October 2023
- Insights, Priorities, and Guidelines for Educators in the Age of AI, Virtual, U.S. Department of Education, Office of EdTech, September 2023
- Engage AI Institute, Engage AI, August 2023
- Generative AI and the Future of Work, Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science, June 2023
- AI Work Group, Fairfax County Public Schools, March 2023
- Virtual/Hybrid Program Accelerator, Texas Education Agency/Ed Elements, March 2023
- Preparing Students for a World of ChatGPT and other Technologies, ISTE AI Explorations, March 2023
- Supplemental Curriculum: Who gets to choose?, TPT, National Council for the Social Studies, December 2022
- Artificial Intelligence in Education: Trends and Innovations in K-12, ISTE, July 2022
- New Coordinator Boot Camp, TAGT, August 2020
Keynote and Featured Speaker engagements
- Embracing Your Superpower: Human Connection in an AI World, Washtenaw Intermediate School District, Keynote, Coming August 2025
- Welcome of Our Quantum World, Lower Hudson Regional Information Center, Technology Leadership Institute, Virtual Keynote, February 2025
- Featured Speaker, FETC, January 2025
- Welcome of Our Quantum World, NYSCATE Annual Conference, Closing Keynote, November 2024
- Featured Speaker, TCEA Annual Convention, February 2024
- Teachers in the Loop: A Perspective on AI in Education, Virtual, Closing Keynote, May 2023
Powerful Stories.
Storytelling is a powerful vehicle for delivering impactful messages. Nneka designs keynotes around stories that matter, that move, and that make a difference. If you need a speaker to inspire your team or audience, select a presentations or work with Nneka to craft a tale for your special event.