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Labor Day is a reminder that together we can accomplish what is impossible alone!

AFT and Microsoft joined this week to engage in robust dialogue on AI in education. The honest conversations we had about the the role of educators in the development and usage of these tools left me energized and excited for the year to come! I loved presenting with colleagues from AFT and Microsoft. Thank you educators for all you do, and hope your first weeks of school are a time of joy and hope.

Thanks to Amy Pannoni and whole Microsoft team (Nisaini R., Nagma Meharali, Patrick O'Steen, Emma Gray, Gregory Bianchi, sorry to those we couldn't find on here) for your partnership! We had so many amazing speakers and inspiring educators in the room for this symposium, and we're all excited to keep the conversations and collaboration going.

It was an incredible two days of learning with AFT and Microsoft at the AI in Education Symposium. Thank you to Ami Turner DelAguila for facilitating our session on AI 101. This is just the beginning of the work revolutionizing education with AI. Thank you to my UFT Teacher Center and NYC crew for an amazing time. It’s always a privilege to learn with you. #AIinEducation

The AFT and Microsoft are hosting an AI Symposium for educators and developers. The sessions focus on understanding the unique needs of our students and the complexities of the classroom environment. By collaborating with a leading technology company like Microsoft, we can ensure that AI tools are developed with input from those who are directly involved in education. Are you using AI tools in your classroom? Tell us about the opportunities and challenges you are facing.

AFT has put together a set of guardrails that offer a framework for navigating AI in schools now and in the future. Explore all AI resources by joining the Share My Lesson community: sharemylesson.com/ai

"Gov. Walz has been an unabashed champion for public education, for educators and workers throughout his life in public service. He shares our commitment to solving problems and forging a future in where every American can get ahead, not just get by." -AFT President Randi Weingarten https://lnkd.in/eNWHZnCD

"While progress is possible, so is the eradication of the rights and freedoms we hold dear." The latest from Randi Weingarten, President AFT https://lnkd.in/e-cxkcKk

AFT President Randi Weingarten, addressing more than 3,500 delegates at the union’s 88th biennial convention Monday, laid out an expansive election-year vision for American progress, freedom and democracy during unprecedented political times. And she announced that the AFT’s membership had topped 1.8 million, a historic milestone stemming from the union’s relentless focus on real solutions for a better life. In her State of the Union speech, Weingarten revealed that the AFT has added 185 new units and more than 80,000 new members in the last two years as a revival of labor activism sweeps the nation. The AFT’s newest members include airport ground crews, staff at universities, healthcare workers, bus drivers, librarians, charter school educators, paraprofessionals and, after a 50-year fight, 27,000 educators and school staff in Fairfax County, Va. The AFT is now the biggest higher education union, the second-largest nurses union, the fastest-growing healthcare union and the second-largest K-12 union in the country. https://lnkd.in/e__6vpgR

Big news coming out of our convention.