Educator Empowerment Award 2024

This award recognises initiatives focused on empowering educators and school leaders with the necessary strategies, resources and insights for the effective integration of AI in their teaching methods and/or administrative practices. The exclusive Award Category Partner for the Educator Empowerment Award is Microsoft.

Barbara Anna Zielonka

Winner: Barbara Anna Zielonka (Norway)

AI Advisory Boards

In 2023, Barbara Anna Zielonka launched AI Advisory Boards to give high school students and teachers a meaningful voice in how AI is used in education. The initiative establishes AI school boards worldwide, enabling students to contribute ideas, participate in decision-making, and explore how AI can enrich learning. Through its website and blog, the project offers resources for educators, inspiring creativity, critical thinking, and a growing global network of student-led AI advisory boards.

Finalists

  • Petra Dovhunova (Czech Republic): AI Curriculum
  • Sasa Mladenovic (Croatia): AI Goes to School
  • Daire Maria Ni Uanachain (Italy): IAILE (Interactive AI Learning Ecosystem)
  • Keith Quille (Ireland): Csinc