Rachel Holbrook, Ed.D.

🚨 BIG NEWS, KENTUCKY EDUCATORS! 🚨 New pricing for the 2026 KEDC AI Summit starts TODAY! Now just 💥 $150 per person 💥 OR bring a team with our special offer: 👥 Buy 3 registrations, get 1 FREE — 4 attendees for just $450! We want to see representatives from EVERY Kentucky district as we come together to explore safe, innovative, and impactful uses of AI in education. This is your opportunity to prepare your leadership teams, technology staff, and educators for the future of teaching and learning. Don’t wait until school releases for the summer and miss your chance to register your team. AI is transforming education now — don’t get left behind. 📍 July 21–22, 2026 | Hyatt Regency Lexington 🔗 f.mtr.cool/fnveqvexoc #KEDCAISummit #AIinEducation #KentuckySchools #FutureReady #WeAreKEDC

The EDSAFE AI Spark Fund is open. Get expert support & funding for your district’s AI implementation! How to apply: 1️⃣ Complete the "Policy Essentials" course. 2️⃣ Receive your grant application. Deadline: May 31, 2026! Start here: edsafeai.org/policy-essenti… #AIinEdu #Leadership

🚨 Featured Speaker Alert! 🚨 We’re excited to welcome Andrea Claver from EDSAFE AI Alliance to the KEDC AI Summit! EDSAFE is a national leader in advancing safe, responsible, and effective AI use in education, bringing together educators, policymakers, and innovators to shape the future of AI in schools. In Andrea's sessions, you’ll gain insight into: ✔️ Educational trends in AI at the national level ✔️ Responsible AI implementation ✔️ Policy and safety considerations ✔️ What this means for your district right now 💡 Real guidance. Real strategies. Real impact. 👉 Register now: f.mtr.cool/bwoalbhvph Tag a colleague who should be there with you! 👇 #KEDCAISummit #AIinEducation #EdTech #AILeadership #WeAreKEDC

🚨 Don’t wait—this WILL fill up! 🚨 KEDC is excited to launch our 2026–2027 New Teacher Academy, a year-long hybrid learning experience designed specifically for teachers with 0–3 years of experience. This is an incredible opportunity to build strong instructional foundations, collaborate with peers, and earn PD credit along the way. ✨ Participants will receive all 4 core texts and engage in meaningful, hands-on learning across the year—both in-person and virtually. ⚠️ Spots are limited to just 40 participants, and based on past interest, we expect this academy to fill quickly. If your district has new teachers who would benefit, now is the time to secure their spot! 🆕 Important Registration Update: We are transitioning to a new registration system, and users will need to create an account before registering. Once set up, it will make future event registrations faster and easier—and give access to a personal portal for certificates and event history. 👉 Register here: f.mtr.cool/fjhvqjicwd If you have questions or need support with registration, don’t hesitate to reach out. We can’t wait to support your newest educators! #WeAreKEDC

Banning GenAI is a temporary response to uncertainty.Our new Policy Essentials course gives leadership teams the frameworks to shift to managed integration with confidence. 10 modules | 20 mins each Link: edsafeai.org/policy-essenti… #AIinEdu #AIPolicy #EdLeadership #SAFE

This was a phenomenal session filled with powerful resources and opportunities! #WeAreKEDC @KEDC1

#AILiteracyDay is almost here! Partners: Join us 3/6 for an exclusive Sneak Peek of the Event in a Box Toolkit—your ready-made guide to a seamless event. ➤ Friday @ 4:30 PM EST ➤ tinyurl.com/5n8v2pnj Not a partner? Join now to unlock the toolkit: ailiteracyday.org/supporting-org…

🚨 CALL FOR PROPOSALS 🚨 The 2nd Annual KEDC AI Summit is coming and we’re looking for bold voices ready to shape the future of AI in Kentucky schools. Are you a technology leader, educator, administrator, policymaker, or higher education official with insight to share? This is your moment. 💡 Share your expertise with a statewide audience 🤝 Connect with forward-thinking professionals 🌟 Elevate your work in AI and education 🎟 Complimentary registration if selected Let’s move beyond the buzzwords and into real impact. 📅 Proposals Due: Friday, April 17, 2026 Link is in the comments. Be part of the conversation that’s redefining learning in Kentucky.

We’re making Gemini training available to all 6 million K-12 teachers and higher-education faculty in the U.S. Here’s what to know: • The program’s made up of concise, flexible training modules designed to specifically address busy educators’ needs. • Each module offers real-world examples aimed at supporting student learning. • Faculty who complete the training will receive badges to demonstrate their AI literacy with Google tools.

Excited to be included with this group of learners and leaders!!! @KEDC1

Get those proposals in!!! ✏️ @KEDC1

I am super excited to be part of this work! 👏🏻🎉

We're partnering with @KhanAcademy to bring a suite of Gemini-powered learning and literacy tools to students, starting with the Writing Coach tool. Writing Coach doesn’t generate answers or deliver a finished product — it walks students through the process of outlining, drafting and refining their own ideas. #BettUK2026

Get ready to ace the SAT 💯 We’re teaming up with @ThePrincetonRev for full-length SAT practice tests in the @GeminiApp, free of charge! Study smarter with immediate feedback and helpful explanations for questions you miss. Ready to prep? goo.gle/4a2jEpj

Something BIG just dropped! 🎉 ✨ Gemini in Gmail for all at no cost ✨ Gemini in Docs, Forms, Slides & more coming to Education Plus ✨ Gemini in Workspace coming to all ages ✨ Build AI agents with Google Workspace Studio See more #Bett2026 news 👇 goo.gle/4660xrU

🔥 COMING SOON | HOT TOPIC for the 2026–27 School Year! 🔥 The NEW 2026 K-12 Kentucky Reading & Writing Standards will soon be released—and districts are already asking, “What do we need to know and how do we prepare?” 📚 Join KEDC & the Kentucky Department of Education for an in-depth, train-the-trainer collaborative learning day focused on unpacking the key revisions to the Kentucky Academic Standards for Reading & Writing. 🗓 SAVE THE DATE & REGISTER NOW 📍 Lexington: July 15 ⏰ 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM 🔗 Register here: loom.ly/80__9HA 📍 Ashland: July 16 ⏰ 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM 🔗 Register here: loom.ly/lpPkQVQ 🎯 This session is ideal for: ✔️ Curriculum Directors ✔️ District Assessment Coordinators (DACs) ✔️ ELA Teacher Leaders ✔️ Instructional Coaches & Literacy Specialists ✨ During this learning experience, participants will: 🔹 Build shared understanding of the new standards and key revisions 🔹 Dive into Reading Foundation Skills aligned to the Science of Reading 🔹 Explore text-centered vs. skills-centered approaches to bundling standards 🔹 Strengthen the critical reading–writing connection 📢 This is expected to be a high-demand session—share now and encourage your district teams to hold the date as you plan for the new school year! #WeAreKEDC

📊✨ Seeing the Story Behind the Scores ✨📊 Visualizing KSA Data with Looker Studio District Assessment Coordinators — this one is for YOU! 👀 Join KEDC for a FREE, hands-on workshop designed to help districts turn Kentucky Summative Assessment (KSA) data into clear, interactive dashboards using Looker Studio. 👥 We strongly encourage DACs to attend AND bring a member of your data, accountability, or instructional team so you can build capacity together and take this work back to your district. 🛠️ In this workshop, you’ll learn how to: ✅ Connect your KSA data to a Looker Studio template ✅ Visualize and disaggregate KSA results ✅ Build interactive dashboards using YOUR student data 📍 Choose a location: ➡️ Ashland – March 5 ➡️ Lexington – March 6 ⏰ 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM 📌 Be prepared by bringing your KSA Student Listing file (and any additional data you’d like to visualize). 🔗 Registration is open — reserve your spot today! 👉 loom.ly/Jw6yyh4 👉 loom.ly/MvBS_rs Let’s move beyond static reports and start seeing the story behind the scores together. 📈📖 #WeAreKEDC

📚✨ Educators! Join our Virtual Book Study of The First Days of School by Harry & Rosemary Wong! 🗓️ Starts next week – Jan 27 ⏰ 3:30–4:30 PM 💻 4 one-hour virtual sessions 📌 Don’t have your book yet? You can still join the first session! ✅ Register now: loom.ly/L8NtPgU #ClassroomManagement #TeacherPD #Educators #BookStudy

🚨 Don’t miss our February KEDC Cadres! 🚨 Connect, collaborate, and grow with educators from across KY 👏 💻 Technology Leaders 📚 Instructional Leadership 📊 Federal Programs & Title I 🚌 Transportation These are must-attend sessions you won’t want to miss! 🔗 Register here: ➡️ Tech Leaders: loom.ly/c5J5buo ➡️ Instructional Leadership: loom.ly/_y57CKg ➡️ Federal Programs: loom.ly/9ztITPM ➡️ Transportation: loom.ly/nSHTiPU #KEDC #KEDCCadres #KYEducators #ProfessionalLearning #LeadershipMatters

📍 Our team is at the Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC), connecting with educators and innovators from across the country! We’re exploring the newest trends in: ✅ instructional technology ✅ cybersecurity & digital safety ✅ AI in education ✅ student engagement tools ✅ data-driven decision making ✅ classroom and district innovation We can’t wait to bring fresh ideas back to Kentucky schools and districts. #WeAreKEDC #fetc #edtech #k12education