Spotlight
Vera Cubero Guest Post: These Students Aren't Waiting for the Future — They're Building It
Education Disrupted Substack by Stefan Bauschard
CASBO- California Association of School Business Officers/September 2025 Issue
“AI Leader Weighs in on Balancing Innovation with Responsible Use”.
https://issuu.com/aosinc/docs/casbo_school_business_fall_2025
Classlink Perspectives Podcast- Episode 31:
“Considerations of AI Tool Adoption” with Patrick Patrick Devanney of Classlink and Pete Just. December 19, 2024
Stefan Bauschard “Education Disrupted” Podcast
Vera Cubero on NC’s AI Guidance: June, 2024
The AI Education Conversation with Daniel Lopez: Episode 59
“AI has Arrived: Unveiling North Carolina’s Statewide Education Strategy. May 16, 2024
Schurtz and Ties Podcast: Episode 70,
“Finally. A useful discussion about AI integration, with Vera Cubero”. April 29, 2024
EdWeek
‘Artificial Intelligence in Practice: Building a Roadmap for AI Use in Schools” April, 2024 with Pati Ruiz (Senior Director of EdTech and Emerging Technologies at Digital Promise), Dr.Kip Glazer (Principal, Mountain View High School, Mountain View CA), Jerry Almendarez (Superintendent, Santa Ana Unified School District, California), & Moderator, Alyson Klein (Assistant Editor, Education Week)
Register to watch on demand at https://www.edweek.org/events/webinar/artificial-intelligence-in-practice-building-a-roadmap-for-ai-use-in-schools
Deep Learning Dialogues Podcast, S1E12
“Paving the Way: How AI Guidelines Support Educators- a Conversation with Vera Cubero”. April 25, 2024. https://innovate.wcdsb.ca/podcast-s1-episodes-1-25/
Publications
Literacy Today October/November 2024 Issue
“Navigating the Future: North Carolina’s AI Literacy Initiative.
explAInED S.02 Ep.04 (28) Vera Cubero
In the latest explAInED episode, we’re joined by Vera Cubero, a visionary leader in AI and education at the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. We discussed the necessity of instructional redesign, shifting the focus from basic AI literacy to prioritizing durable human skills like critical thinking and judgment.
State Education Standard. The Journal of the National Association of State Boards of Education; September 2024, Volume 24, No. 3
“Opportunities and Challenges: Insights from North Carolina’s AI Guidelines”
North Carolina Generative AI Recommendations and Considerations for PK-13 Public Schools (main contributor). Publication date: Jan. 16, 2024
Responsible Use EVERY Time framework- collaboration with AI for Education
https://www.aiforeducation.io/blog/updated-ai-every-framework
Other:
Spectrum News- “Students Explore AI Tools” october 12, 2025
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/charlotte/education/2025/10/10/ai-tools-in-education-learning
Presentations/Keynotes/Forums
AIR Show San Diego California, Presentation with Amanda Bickerstaff, CEO of AI for Education- April 2024
National AI Literacy Day Washington DC, Speaker Forum April 2024
ISTE Conference Denver Colorado, Expert Panel for Code.org/Teach AI Panel June 2024
ASCD Leadership Conference Nashville TN- Expert Panelist on Main Stage- October 2024
Present at ISTE/ASCD in San Antonio TX in June, 2025