Skills Before Tools: A Rapid Strategy Swap for Elementary AI Literacy
How do we teach foundational AI literacy to elementary students before they ever use the tools?
In this fast-paced Think Tank, participants will engage in a collaborative Rapid Strategy Swap to share skills, pedagogy, and strategies for authentic curriculum integration of AI skills and knowledge before even touching tools.
Designed for elementary teachers, leaders, and coaches, this session offers a hands-on space to build ideas alongside peers facing similar challenges.
Facilitated By
Nikki Vreugdenhil
Elementary Digital Literacy Coach, NIST International School
Nikki Vreugdenhil is the Elementary Digital Literacy Coach at NIST International School in Bangkok, where she empowers students and educators to navigate technology, digital citizenship, and innovation as principled, critical thinkers. As a key member of the whole-school digital literacy team, Nikki helps lead the design and implementation of NIST’s AI policies, guidelines, and curriculum frameworks. With over a decade of international experience across Brussels, Korea, and Thailand, she is passionate about human-centered design and building foundational literacy that connects technology to meaningful, real-world learning.
