UTEP president joins White House talks as $100M federal push boosts mining education<\/a><\/p>\n\u201cFrom the beginning, the City of El Paso saw El Paso Computes as an investment in our people and our economic future,\u201d said El Paso Mayor Renard Johnson. \u201cWe were proud to work with UTEP to bring this grant to our community and turn this investment into real opportunities for educators and thousands of students across our region. This partnership shows that El Pasoans can come together to make sure our community is prepared to compete, lead and create the jobs of the future.\u201d<\/p>\n
The summit agenda included a fireside chat between Tanabe and Kerri Briggs, executive director of Educate Texas at the Communities Foundation of Texas, focused on collaboration among education and business leaders, entrepreneurs, government representatives, students and community leaders to advance people-centered AI policies and practices at the school, district and city level.<\/p>\n
A panel titled \u201cMaking AI Work for Every Student\u201d featured educators and district leaders discussing how teachers, superintendents, college students and education nonprofits are responding to AI in education settings. Panelists emphasized the importance of critical thinking and other foundational soft skills alongside AI-related skills.<\/p>\n
Another panel, \u201cPreparing El Paso\u2019s Workforce for the Age of AI,\u201d included employers and workforce leaders from Microsoft, Workforce Solutions Borderplex and others. The discussion focused on how AI is being used to address backlog, handle administrative tasks and locate new audiences and customers, as well as practices and policies regulators are exploring to protect workers.<\/p>\n
\u201cAI is a tool for educators and students to use; it cannot teach. Educators are still needed in the classroom to introduce students to the pursuit of knowledge and a love of learning. By working together to identify which AI skills students can learn, we\u2019re helping to maintain important critical thinking skills while making processes more efficient,\u201d said Catherine Tabor, president of the Computer Science Teachers Association.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re seeing more and more local businesses lean into AI, but that doesn\u2019t equate to a loss in jobs. Businesses still need employees, and an employee proficient in AI can help our region lead the way. Now is the time to make our employees the forefront of innovation,\u201d said Leila Melendez, CEO of Workforce Solutions Borderplex.<\/p>\n
Tanabe said the gathering reflected a broader regional goal. \u201cToday\u2019s summit represented a regional commitment to ensuring every student and every worker has the opportunity to prosper in an AI-enabled future. By bringing together educators, employers, workforce leaders and policymakers, we are helping position El Paso as a model for how communities can embrace innovation while advancing equity and economic opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n
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