Speaking Topics
- AI in the Classroom: Rethinking What's Possible
- Centering the Writing Process in the Era of AI: Using AI as a Thought, Research, and Writing Partner in the Classroom
- The AI Assist: How Generative AI Tools Can Enhance Lesson Design & Day-to-Day Teacher Tasks
- Poetic Possibilities in Slam and Spoken Word Poetry
- Arts in Action: Amplifying Student Voice and Choice
- Empowering Voices on Every Shelf: The Journey of Arts in Action to Bookshelf Diversity
- Teaching in the Wild: Empowering Educators Through a Culture of Collaboration
Speaker Profile
Kristina Peterson is a veteran high school English educator, researcher, and nationally recognized consultant on the ethical and effective integration of generative AI in education. Kristina brings nearly two decades of classroom experience, along with a deep commitment to advancing equity, literacy, and innovation across diverse learning communities. With co-worker, Dr. Dennis Magliozzi, they've done pioneering work on the impact of AI on writing instruction is shaping the national conversation. Their book, AI in the Writing Workshop: Finding the Write Balance (April 2025), explores the nuanced role of AI as a thought partner, research companion, and writing tool—emphasizing both the opportunities and ethical implications AI presents in modern instruction. Kristina holds a master’s degree in teaching and serves as Secretary of the New Hampshire Council of Teachers of English. She co-supervises teachers through UNH's LTT program and co-developed the Arts in Action program, which won the 2023 New Hampshire Governor's Arts Education Award. Whether working with educators, attorneys, or law enforcement agencies, Kristina brings research-based strategies, hands-on experience, and an engaging approach to help professionals understand, adapt to, and responsibly implement AI technologies in their work. She writes alongside fellow Heinemann author Dennis Magliozzi, and their work on poetry in the classroom, curriculum and pedagogy, and the impact of generative AI on writing instruction has been published in the English Journal, California English, and Heinemann's "Dedicated to Teachers" blog series. Peterson and Magliozzi have also presented nationally at NCTE and for their local NCTE chapter.
