AI + Education · About Adam
Adam Scimone. Educator first.
Adam Scimone is a St. Louis-based speaker and professional-development educator focused on practical artificial intelligence for education. A Missouri Regional and Kirkwood School District Teacher of the Year, he designs and leads professional learning on AI integration, UDL and CASEL frameworks, and system-wide curriculum adoption.
Practical expertise. A teacher’s perspective.
Technology should serve teachers.
Not the other way around.
AI can feel like one more thing being added to an already full plate. Adam’s approach begins with that reality.
He takes legitimate concerns seriously and demonstrates practical uses of tools such as Gemini Notebooks, Google Workspace and custom Gemini skills. The emphasis stays on trusted information, preparation, and educator control.
Adam accepts appropriate engagements beyond St. Louis, including regional and national events.
The path so far
Classroom teacher first. Then district-wide professional learning.
Where Adam has taught, what he has learned, and the recognition that came along the way.
Sept 2024 – now
Professional Learning Specialist
Education Plus
Leads district-wide professional development with administrative leaders, delivering sessions on generative AI integration, math differentiation and instructional frameworks to more than 500 regional educators.
2010 – 2021
Secondary science teacher & middle school gifted specialist
Kirkwood School District
Taught inquiry-based, differentiated science and directed the middle school gifted program for five years.
Honors
Missouri Regional Teacher of the Year · Kirkwood School District Teacher of the Year
Also: Emerson Excellence in Education Award · ETS Award
M.S. · 2010
Science Curriculum and Instruction
University of Missouri
B.S. · 2006
Integrative Biology (with distinction) and Chemistry
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Session feedback
What educators say after a session.
- 99.8%of attendees rated Adam’s facilitation as highly prepared
- 98.2%said the session enriched their understanding of the topic
- 97%said the practical tools met their immediate instructional needs
One veteran attendee called it “the best and most interesting PD attended in 25 years.”
Skepticism isn’t a problem to fix.
It is a starting point for a better conversation. Educators deserve more than a sales pitch: they deserve useful examples, honest discussion, and space to decide for themselves.
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