SPEAKING & WORKSHOPS

Practical ideas. Confident people. Useful next steps.

Keynotes, workshops, and webinars that help schools and organizations make sense of AI and technology—and connect new possibilities to everyday work.

I’m Ben Sondgeroth. My sessions combine clear explanations, real examples, and opportunities to think, ask questions, and try things out. We start with your audience and goals, then shape the session around what will be useful to them.

Choose the experience that fits your audience

Topics can be adapted for in-person or online delivery. We’ll agree on the length, level, and format around your goals.

SCHOOLS & DISTRICTS

Support teaching, learning, and leadership.

Professional learning grounded in classroom experience, with clear connections to the decisions educators and school leaders make every day.

AI as a Thought Partner for Educators

Explore how AI can support lesson design, differentiation, assessment, and feedback while keeping professional judgment at the center.

For: Teachers, instructional coaches, and curriculum teams.

Takeaways: Practice giving AI useful context, evaluate its suggestions, and identify a classroom task where it could support your work.

Suggested format: Hands-on workshop or introductory webinar.

Responsible AI & Student Thinking

Examine ways to support brainstorming, research, revision, and AI literacy while preserving student ownership of the learning.

For: Educators, school leaders, and teams developing expectations for student AI use.

Takeaways: Distinguish support from substitution, consider accuracy and privacy, and develop clearer expectations for an activity.

Suggested format: Workshop or discussion-based webinar.

AI for School Leaders

Connect AI to planning, communication, and instructional leadership through examples relevant to school and district work.

For: Administrators, district leaders, and leadership teams.

Takeaways: Identify useful applications, ask better questions, and recognize where human review and judgment are essential.

Suggested format: Leadership workshop or keynote introduction.

BUSINESSES & ORGANIZATIONS

Connect AI to the work your team actually does.

Approachable learning for teams exploring AI for the first time and organizations ready to use it more intentionally.

Strategic AI Integration

Start with the work: where people spend time, where tasks get stuck, and where AI could provide useful support.

For: Business leaders, managers, and teams deciding where to begin.

Takeaways: Identify promising use cases, consider their limitations, and outline a practical starting point for your team.

Suggested format: Leadership workshop or keynote.

AI as a Thought Partner for Leaders & Teams

Explore how AI can help clarify ideas, prepare for conversations, consider alternatives, and improve drafts.

For: Professionals and teams working on communication, planning, and problem solving.

Takeaways: Practice adding context, questioning responses, and refining an output using your own expertise.

Suggested format: Hands-on workshop or webinar.

Practical & Responsible AI at Work

Use relatable tasks to explore what AI can do, how to check its work, and when to keep information out of a tool.

For: Teams with varied roles and levels of AI experience.

Takeaways: Build more useful prompts, review outputs critically, and identify norms around accuracy, privacy, and transparency.

Suggested format: Introductory or role-specific workshop.

More ways to explore technology

AI is one part of my work. Sessions can also focus on Google Workspace, creativity and instructional design, drones, 3D printing, maker learning, and approachable STEM integration.

Have a topic in mind? Let’s discuss your audience, current experience, and what you want them to be able to do afterward.

Built around your people

Let’s plan something useful.

Planning a conference, staff learning day, leadership session, or team workshop? Share your audience, goals, and any dates you have in mind. We’ll discuss a fit.