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Artificial Intelligence in Education Conference – New South Wales

AI in Education – Shaping New South Wales’ Future

19 May 2026 | Swissotel Sydney

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Early bird rate expires 28 February 2026

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Artificial intelligence is transforming education – and New South Wales continues to lead the national conversation. Join us on the 19th May 2026 at the Swissôtel Sydney for a full-day event focused on how AI is reshaping learning across the state.

Designed for NSW educators, school leaders, researchers, and policymakers, this conference offers a space to explore practical applications of AI, share regional insights, and engage with national thought leaders. From personalised learning and smart classroom tools to ethical frameworks and system-wide implementation, we’ll dive into what AI means for New South Wales schools and communities.

Whether you’re just beginning your AI journey or already driving innovation, this is your opportunity to connect, learn, and shape the future of education in NSW.

Register your interest today to access early bird pricing and be the first to receive the full agenda.

Speakers

Prof Matt Bower

Professor of Learning Technologies, Macquarie University

Melanie Hughes

Curriculum Specialist, Technologies, ACARA

Tim Lloyd

Principal, Plumpton High School

Amber Ripley

Head of Secondary School, Redlands

Jason Miezis

Acting Executive Director, Teaching and Learning Support, NSW Department of Education

Miriam Scott

Education Consultant: Generative AI, The Association of Independent Schools of NSW

Leah Rose

Head of Library and Information Services, Central Coast Grammar School

Jason Szkwarek

Classroom Teacher, Carroll College Broulee

Trent Wilson

Digital Learning Coordinator, St Mary Mackillop College

Erin White

Assistant Principal for Teaching and Learning, St Mary Mackillop College

Cameron Honeysett

TAS Teacher, Plumpton High School

Gabbi Maait

English Teacher, Plumpton High School

Christopher Maguire

Assistant Principal - Leader of Innovation and Digital Learning, Santa Sophia Catholic College

Nick Coucouvinis

Leader Learning Tools and Publications, NSW Department of Education

Jill McGuire

Group Head Learning Innovation, Education Perfect

Christiaan Gscheidle

Business Development Manager, Education Perfect

Amy Nguyen

Alumni, Plumpton High School

Joshua Ravek

Senior Manager, School Partnerships, Toddle

Adrian Cotterell

Co-founder and Managing Director, Thinking Mode

Agenda

8:50 am

OPENING | Opening remarks from the Chair

AI’S IMPACT ON EDUCATION

9:00 am

  • Brief overview of generative AI technologies and our responses to them, up to the present moment
  • Summary of emergent research relating to AI in Education
  • Formulating educational strategy and policy in response to current and future AI technologies

9:50 am

  • Where schools move from passive use to purposeful, empowered practice
  • Leaders shift from responding to AI to shaping how it’s used across the school.
  • Teachers move from occasional experimentation to confident, intentional use in their role.
  • Students move from passive consumption to informed, active participation in their learning with AI.

10:15 am

10:40 am

  • Discover how AI-driven feedback delivers measurable gains in student learning and achievement through a rigorous, evidence-based approach.
  • Explore how immediate, personalised feedback strengthens student metacognition and allows teachers to prioritise high-value instruction.
  • Gain practical, experience-led perspectives on the specific conditions and pedagogical frameworks required to drive sustained AI impact

11:05 am

Morning Tea and Networking Break

AI AND THE CURRICULUM

11:30 am

  • How does The Australian Curriculum provide essential and underpinning knowledge of Artificial intelligence (AI): what AI is, how it works and how to be responsible and ethical designers and users of AI systems?
  • What are the learning area connections?
  • How might we develop AI literacy for our students?

11:55 am

  • How the college has developed ‘AI literacy outcomes’ to explicitly teach AI to align with The Framework for Generative AI in schools and the general capacities of the Australian curriculum.
  • Identifying connections between our AI literacy outcomes and content descriptors of the Australian Curriculum to meaningfully integrate the teaching of AI in all subjects and within assessment tasks.
  • Focusing on AI feedback literacy, developing AI robust assessment and guiding students to use AI transparently, responsibly and ethically.

12:15 pm

  • Designing AI as a coach, not a crutch – How Santa Sophia built custom generative AI agents pre-loaded with NAPLAN narrative and persuasive criteria – intentionally engineered to guide student thinking, prompt reflection, and suggest next steps without ever telling students what to write.
  • Creating authentic exam conditions with AI – Using Responder Lockdown browser to simulate true NAPLAN conditions while still enabling structured AI-supported preparation – maintaining rigour, integrity, and skill development.
  • Closing the feedback loop at scale (HSC Workflow) – Utilising Canvas where students handwrite responses, upload scans, use OCR to extract text, and receive criteria-aligned feedback from a purpose-built HSC feedback agent.
  • Building a culture of iteration and agency – How structured AI feedback enables students to reflect, redraft, and resubmit – shifting feedback from a one-off event to an ongoing improvement cycle embedded within assessment design.

12:35 pm

  1. How data fragmentation is preventing evidence-based decision making in schools
  2. Demonstrating how natural language queries can eliminate the manual data wrangling that’s killing curiosity.

1:00 pm

Lunch and Networking Break

ETHICAL AND RESPONSIBLE USE OF AI

2:00 pm

  • Empowering students to understand the societal impact and responsibilities of AI.
  • Recognizing and responding to deep fakes to combat misinformation and uphold digital integrity.
  • Promoting discussions on ethical decision-making in the development and use of AI technologies

2:20 pm

  • The process of integrating AI across a K -12 Independent School
  • Creation of new policy and risk profiles in this space
  • Educating staff and students to use AI ethically and responsibly
  • The creation and implementation of a course called ‘AI passport’ – similar to ‘All My Own Work’ – rolled out to students from grades 4 – 12

2:40 pm

  • Moving away from seeing AI-generated content as a form of plagiarism
  • Structurally redesigning assessment practices to verify human thinking (even when students are using AI)
  • Giving teachers the tools and principles to redesign their assessments to verify real understanding in the AI era.

3:00 pm

Afternoon Tea and Networking Break

ENHANCING AI LITERACY

3:20 pm

  • How anchoring AI in strong pedagogy and authentic resources deepens understanding, personalises support, and extends learning impact.
  • The Carroll College Broulee experience in using cechat, an AI solution tailored for Catholic education to align with Catholic values and practical classroom realities.
  • Safeguarding academic integrity and data privacy
  • Enhancing teaching, learning and administration
  • Supporting the holistic formation of students; spiritual, moral, social and academic.

3:40 pm

  • Defining AI literacy- technical knowledge, durable skills, and future-ready attitudes.
  • Address cognitive offloading: augmentation vs. atrophy.
  • Teaching fact-checking and bias detection in AI outputs.
  • Linking AI to sustainability and real-world problem-solving.

4:00 pm

End of Conference I Networking Drinks

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Pricing

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Early bird rate expires 28 February 2026

Event Highlights

AI Education in the News

Maintaining critical and creative thinking with an AI-based curriculum
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How to use AI chatbots in schools
AI chatbots are increasingly popular in the education sector, with up to one third of students currently using tools like ChatGPT. Despite this, the technology…
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How schools are using AI for student-driven learning

For many teachers, even the mention of AI tools like ChatGPT or Copilot in an educational context is enough to ring alarm bells. Writing polished content…
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Shaping the future: how an AI-powered teaching and learning platform is revolutionising education
The pressure for teachers to ‘reinvent the wheel’ when it comes to unit and lesson planning is one of the key factors behind overwork and burnout in the teaching profession, according to a report released by the Grattan…
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How this Victorian school is embracing generative AI in the classroom
With New South Wales and Queensland banning the use of generative AI in schools, John Paul College’s decision to integrate it in the curriculum is what some would consider a bold move.
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What to consider before developing an educational AI tool
When Associate Professor and software designer Dr Hassan Kohsravi invented his AI-powered teaching tool, he wasn’t expecting to rack up a series of globally-recognised awards and make an imprint on the, formerly ‘AI-hesitant’, higher education sector.
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AI a headache for teachers, but could soon help mark students’ work
Federal Education Minister Jason Clare has declared artificial intelligence must be part of the future of the nation’s school system, saying teachers could use it to grade students’ work.
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Testimonials

The conference was remarkably well-organized and offered a rich, insightful agenda, covering some of the most pressing issues in education today. Each speaker offered unique perspectives on the potential and challenges of implementing AI in educational settings. Their remarks were thought-provoking, encouraging us to consider how we might apply AI in innovative ways to improve learning outcomes while also contemplating the ethical, security, and access issues that arise with such technology. The conference provided me with a wealth of ideas and inspiration, reaffirming my commitment to leveraging technology to enhance education. It was an invaluable experience, and I am deeply grateful to all the organizers, speakers, and fellow attendees for their contributions. I look forward to future events and continued learning opportunities. Thank you once again for a truly outstanding conference.

AI in Education was a day full of ideas and inspiration. From Ethan Mollick rapidly changing our perspectives to a variety of practical speakers and informative panel sessions. Plus the networking meant I have some great contacts to help me on this AI journey

It was a privilege to attend this event and connect with a diverse group of professionals. It was enlightening to hear from educators from various schools across the country, each bringing their own unique insights and learnings to the table.

I learnt a great deal about generative AI. Discussions around the use, ethics and frameworks especially in education was thought provoking. The professional learning was fast paced with many speakers discussing their AI journey. Highly recommended

The AI in Ed Conference was not only useful, but also eye-opening. The speakers provided valuable tips and tricks for using AI in the classroom, as well as insights into how we use it and what this means for our world. The conference was well-organised and catered, and I liked the mix of teachers, university professors and visiting speakers – there was something for everyone! I will maintain communication with some of the speakers and delegates I met, and look forward to implementing some of the policies and practices at my school in WA.

The May 2024 AI in Education conference was an excellent event jampacked with learning opportunities. Not a ‘talking head’ in sight, just authentic classroom stories of how pedagogy is adjusting to AI. Refreshing and hopeful!

The conference was remarkably well-organized and offered a rich, insightful agenda, covering some of the most pressing issues in education today. Each speaker offered unique perspectives on the potential and challenges of implementing AI in educational settings. Their remarks were thought provoking, encouraging us to consider how we might apply AI in innovative ways to improve learning outcomes while also contemplating the ethical, security, and access issues that arise with such technology

The conference provided me with a wealth of ideas and inspiration, reaffirming my commitment to leveraging technology to enhance education. It was an invaluable experience, and I am deeply grateful to all the organizers, speakers, and fellow attendees for their contributions. I look forward to future events and continued learning opportunities. Thank you once again for a truly outstanding conference.

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AI in Education Conference 2023

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19 May 2026

Swissotel Sydney
68 Market St,
Sydney NSW 2000
(02) 9238 8888

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