AI in education · Vancouver

AI for schools that takes things off your plate.

Teachers and school staff are being handed AI with no time to learn it. I run hands-on AI workshops for school teams, with tools your staff will actually open on Monday, and I have spent a decade on the other side of the table too: leading Vancouver school PACs. Less on your plate, not one more thing to manage.

Who it's for

AI for educators, and for the people who hold a school together.

Teachers & school staff

Lesson prep, parent emails, differentiated materials: the parts of the week AI can genuinely shorten, and the parts it shouldn't touch.

Principals & school leaders

A calm, shared starting point for your whole staff, with clear guardrails on privacy, so AI in education becomes a plan instead of a worry.

PAC executives & parents

Newsletters, grant applications, meeting minutes and volunteer sign-ups, lighter. I chaired PACs for years, so I know exactly where the hours go.

Three ways in

Workshops, talks, and help for your PAC.

Pick the one that fits your school, or we shape a mix on the intro call. Nonprofit and sliding-scale rates apply to schools and PACs: tight budgets are why I do this work.

Start hereAI workshop for teachers and school staff Half- or full-day, hands-on, on your pro-d day or at a staff meeting. From anxious to capable, with tools they'll open on Monday.from $1,500
TalksTalks for pro-d days, parent nights and PAC meetings AI in plain language, with live demos: what it is, what it isn't, and what families should know. In person around Vancouver, or virtual. Sessions with students about what's possible are available on request.see talks →
PACAI for PAC executive teams A working session for your exec: grants, newsletters, minutes and volunteer coordination, set up so next year's team inherits it.quoted

Prices in CAD. Talks and PAC sessions are quoted to your group and your budget.

What we can cover

Every session is shaped to your school.

Working within your AI policy

Most schools already have AI guidance, from the Ministry, the school board or your own admin team. We start from yours: what it asks of staff, where the grey areas are, and how to use AI confidently inside those lines.

Privacy and student information

What should never go into an AI tool, how to tell a safe tool from a risky one, and a one-page guardrails sheet your staff can keep beside the keyboard.

The tools for a teacher's week

Lesson prep, differentiated materials and parent emails: hands-on, with the tools your school already allows.

AI in plain language

What it is, what it isn't, why it gets things wrong, and how to check its work. The foundation for everything else, with no question too basic.

What families should know

For parent nights and PAC meetings: how kids are already meeting AI, what to talk about at home, and how school and families can stay on the same page.

Students, on request

A session with students about what's possible with AI, and where their own judgment still matters most.

How I work

Plain language, live demos, wellbeing first.

An AI workshop for teachers should leave people lighter, not more anxious. So nobody gets lectured and nobody gets sold a tool. We work on the real tasks your school staff already do, and every idea gets one test: does this take something off a person's plate?

If a tool I built ever comes up, I say so out loud and show you the alternatives first.

  • Plain language: no jargon, no hype, and no question too basic.
  • Live demos: real tools on the screen, then hands on keyboards with your own work.
  • Wellbeing first: less on your plate, not one more thing to manage.
  • Privacy covered: what never goes into an AI tool, starting with anything about students, plus a one-page guardrails sheet your staff can keep.
  • Something to use the same week: every session ends with tools and prompts people actually try.
Why me

I've built AI, and I've sat on your PAC.

Most people selling AI for schools have never run a school fundraiser, and most people who know schools have never built AI. I have done both. For a decade I led Vancouver school PACs as chair, co-chair, grant lead and lead fundraiser, raising $25,000 or more a year for our schools. Before that I co-founded and led OneCup AI, a Canadian computer-vision startup, for five years.

That mix is the whole point of this work: I know what a school week actually looks like, and I know what AI can and can't do inside it.

Read my story
  • A decade of PAC leadership: chair, co-chair, grant lead and lead fundraiser for Vancouver schools. See PAC Consult →
  • OneCup AI: the livestock computer-vision startup I co-founded and led, AgTech Business of the Year 2023.
  • I still ship software: Happy Grants, my AI grant tool for Canadian nonprofits, is live today.
  • A speaker who makes technical things make sense: keynotes, panels and workshops across Western Canada. See speaking →

Let's find the one thing AI could take off your school's plate.

A free 20-minute intro call. Tell me about your school or PAC, and I'll tell you honestly whether a workshop, a talk or neither is the right next step.