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VAL VERDE AI

Solutions Driven.

PART 1

Tools You Can Use Today

Tools You Can Use Today

Tools You Can Use Today

Tools You Can Use Today

Tools You Can Use Today

Tools You Can Use Today

Tools You Can Use Today

Tools You Can Use Today

Real-time Translation

AirPods Pro (2nd gen): Live translation features for multilingual communication
Google Meet: Real-time captions and translations in 60+ languages

Part 1 Key Takeaways

The Foundation: Literacy

Understanding these tools helps educators see AI as a collaborator, not a replacement—building confidence to explore deeper integration.

PART 2

Val Verde's Systems Approach

From Tools to Transformation

The Ei³ Framework

Empathize → Ideate → Iterate → Implement

Every solution begins with understanding pain points, not deploying technology.

Literacy

Understand how AI works and use it thoughtfully

Capacity

Build skills to solve real problems with AI

Agency

Develop confidence to navigate change and shape your role

Systems We've Built

Walkthrough Tool

Impact: 1,600+ walkthroughs, 100% administrator adoption, 1,045 teachers receiving timely feedback

Check-In Systems for Reporting

Impact: $500K+ in recovered ADA, real-time visibility into student services

AI Professional Development Revolution

Impact: Custom software and experience architecture to facilitate data collection and collaborative policy development

Business Card Scanner & Work-Based Learning Database

Impact: AI-powered mobile app that transforms networking into actionable opportunities — capturing business cards, extracting contact info, enriching with business context, and connecting teachers to relevant field trip partners through intelligent chatbot search

The Cultural Transformation

From "Can you fix this?" to "What else can we solve together?"

Staff now actively bring us problems to solve. Departments that were skeptical are now leading innovation.

Why This Matters

The Real Impact

Time returned to staff and students for human connection

PART 3

Preparing Students for Tomorrow

The Future They're Inheriting

Autonomous Vehicles

What's Happening Now

Waymo: Operating fully autonomous ride-hailing in San Francisco, Phoenix, Los Angeles with over 100,000 paid rides per week
Waymo + DoorDash: Automated food delivery with no human driver
Waymo Expansion: Autonomous vehicles now operating 24/7 in multiple cities
Tesla FSD (Full Self-Driving): Millions of vehicles testing autonomous features on public roads

What This Means for Students

The transportation sector employs millions. Students need skills in fleet management, AI system maintenance, urban planning for autonomous infrastructure, and entrepreneurship in new mobility models.

Automated Cooking & Food Service

What's Happening Now

Robotic Kitchens: Miso Robotics (Flippy), Spyce, Creator
Automated Prep: AI systems that prep ingredients, cook, plate
Self-Service Kiosks: McDonald's, Wendy's, Panera replacing cashiers
Ghost Kitchens: Delivery-only restaurants with minimal staff

What Remains Valuable

Creative menu development, customer relationship management, food science and quality control, restaurant management and experience design, technical maintenance of automated systems.

Warehouse Automation

What's Happening Now

Amazon Robotics: 750,000+ robots in fulfillment centers worldwide
Figure AI: Humanoid robots deployed in warehouses performing complex manipulation tasks
Ocado: AI-powered grocery fulfillment with robotic picking systems
AutoStore: Cube storage systems with automated retrieval
Locus Robotics: Collaborative robots working alongside humans

The Ripple Effect

When warehouses automate:
• Pickers and packers → Reduced demand
• Forklift operators → Replaced by autonomous vehicles
• Inventory managers → Data analysts
• Quality control → Computer vision systems

What This Means for Students

Logistics is one of the largest employment sectors. Students need skills in robotics maintenance, supply chain optimization, data analytics, and systems integration to thrive in automated warehouses.

Humanoid Robots

What's Happening Now

Tesla Optimus: Humanoid robots designed for factories and homes, performing tasks like folding laundry and sorting objects
Figure AI: Working with BMW on manufacturing lines and warehouse operations
Sanctuary AI: Robots with human-like hands working in retail environments

Timeline

Already Here: Warehouse automation, manufacturing assistance
2025-2027: Pilot programs in retail, hospitality, healthcare
2028-2030: Widespread commercial deployment expected

What This Means for Education

Jobs we train students for today may be automated tomorrow. Critical thinking, creativity, emotional intelligence, and complex problem-solving become MORE valuable, not less.

What Students Need From Us

Critical Thinking

AI can generate answers, but humans must evaluate quality, ethics, and consequences

Creativity

AI remixes existing ideas; humans create genuinely new concepts and connections

Emotional Intelligence

As automation handles routine tasks, human connection becomes premium skill

Adaptability

The only constant is change—students must learn how to learn continuously

Ethics & Judgment

AI has no moral compass—humans must guide its use responsibly

Collaboration

Complex problems require humans and AI working together

Our Responsibility as Educators

The Challenge

We must prepare students for jobs that don't exist yet, using technologies that haven't been invented, to solve problems we haven't anticipated.

What We Must Do

• Build AI literacy across all subjects
• Emphasize uniquely human skills
• Model lifelong learning and adaptation
• Start now, iterate constantly

Building Tomorrow's Classrooms, Today

Part 1: Tools give educators power
Learn to use AI effectively

Part 2: Systems give districts capacity
Build infrastructure that scales

Part 3: Understanding gives students futures
Prepare them for a rapidly changing world

The question isn't whether AI will transform education.
The question is: Will we lead that transformation?

Let's build better days together.