WA-ACTE 2026 · Spokane

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Slides, prompts, classroom materials, book information, and follow-up help from Paul Warrick’s three presentations.

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Presentation resources

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AI That Thinks With Students, Not for Them

Design AI-supported learning that strengthens student reflection, independence, and ownership.

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Paul Warrick presenting AI That Thinks With Students, Not for Them at WA-ACTE 2026 — **AI That Thinks With Students, Not for Them**Paul Warrick presents student-owned approaches to AI during WA-ACTE 2026 in Spokane.

Chatting with Stacy

See how a personal AI thinking partner supports correspondence, planning, review, and reflection.

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Create Your Own Stacy

Pinhole Camera for Cell Phones

Turn an accessible maker project into a hands-on exploration of light, imaging, and creative problem solving.

A WA-ACTE participant showing a completed pinhole camera to another attendee — **Workshop in action**A participant shares the completed camera and explains how the viewing chamber works.

A focused image projected inside a completed pinhole camera — **A successful projection**A completed camera produces a focused image on the vellum viewing screen.

A pinhole camera image with a pale flare caused by light entering the camera — **Light spillage**Stray light lowers contrast and creates a pale flare. Seal every seam with black tape to improve the image.

The book behind the conversation

Building Thinking, Not Answers

Using AI to Support Student Learning, Reflection, and Independence

The first presentation brings the book’s central question to life: How might AI help students develop their own thinking? Explore practical approaches built around conversation, reflection, and purposeful questioning.

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Downloads

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Download all three slide decks, the construction instructions, and the pinhole camera production templates. More prompts and classroom materials will appear here as they are completed.

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AI That Thinks With StudentsPowerPoint · 2.2 MB ↓AI Thinking Partner Prompt CollectionWord · 50 KB ↓Chatting with StacyPowerPoint · 64 KB ↓Pinhole Camera for Cell PhonesPowerPoint · 3.7 MB ↓Pinhole Camera InstructionsWord · 2.7 MB ↓Camera TemplateSVG ↓Vellum TemplateSVG ↓Camera Production FileIllustrator ↓Vellum Production FileIllustrator ↓

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Follow-up help

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