Kent ISD — This video, created by Max Wicklund from Kent ISD, features the organization’s AI Summit, where about 85 educators gathered to learn more about artificial intelligence and its classroom applications.
The April event focused on practical classroom uses for AI. Teachers and educators shared how they use platforms such as NotebookLM, Gemini and AI-powered study tools.
“The focus really was teachers in the classroom and in the school sharing the ways they were using AI — how they are using it safely and effectively,” said Keith Tramper, Kent ISD educational technology consultant.
This was the third AI Summit hosted by the Kent ISD Educational Technology Team. Tramper said the team plans to continue the series during the 2026-27 school year.
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Joanne Bailey-Boorsma is a reporter covering Kent ISD, Godwin Heights, Kelloggsville, Forest Hills and Comstock Park. The salutatorian for the Hartland Public Schools class of 1985, she changed her colors from blue and maize to green and white by attending Michigan State University, where she majored in journalism. Joanne moved to the Grand Rapids area in 1989, where she started her journalism career at the Advance Newspapers. She later became the editor for On-the-Town magazine, a local arts and entertainment publication. Her husband, Mike, works the General Motors plant in Wyoming; her oldest daughter, Kara, is a registered nurse working in Holland, and her youngest, Maggie, is studying music at Oakland University. She is a volunteer for the Van Singel Fine Arts Advisory Board and the Kent District Library. In her free time, Joanne enjoys spending time with her family, checking out local theater and keeping up with all the exchange students they have hosted through the years.