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Kris Hagel
K-12 CIOKeynote speakerCoSN Board

Bridging innovation & implementation.

Twenty-five years of making technology work in real schools. Today I lead AI adoption across a whole district, and I talk about what actually happens when you try it, from the classroom to the boardroom.

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FETC 2027
Orlando, FL · Orange County Convention Center
Jan
26–29
2027
Kris Hagel presenting at a Stanford Accelerator for Learning event
District Administration Top 100 Leader, 2025. CETL.
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01 · The signal

Every talk, interview and episode since 2023, as one waveform.

Hover a bar to see what it is. Filter by format. It all comes back to one question: how do you make AI work in real schools?

PressSep 2026District Administration
Why AI's biggest impact on schools starts with teachers
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48
Keynotes & workshops
48
Press features
12
Webinars
9
Podcasts & TV
  • Education Week
  • K-12 Dive
  • GovTech
  • EdTech Magazine
  • PBS Northwest Now
  • The Seattle Times
  • District Administration
  • eSchool News
  • AASA
02 · In the press

Quoted where education gets decided.

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K-12 DiveJun 2025
Vetting AI tools for schools? Consider these 4 pieces of advice
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EdWeek Market BriefMay 2025
Relationships, Not Products: How to Build Trust With School District Tech Leaders
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Education WeekMay 2025
Schools Brace for Tariff-Related Price Increases of Chromebooks and iPads
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GovTech × AWSJul 2025
AWS Champions Program 2025: Peninsula School District
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K-12 DiveJan 2025
Watch for these 4 AI trends in classrooms in 2025
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AASA School AdministratorNov 2024
Applying AI for Operational Purposes in a District
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03 · Listen & watch

Hear it unscripted.

Podcast · Sep 2024
Elevate Education
Are Cell Phone Bans Benefiting Students' Education? A Conversation with Kris Hagel
Podcast · Sep 2024
Teachers in America
Using AI in the Classroom: Insights from District Leaders with Kris Hagel and John Yellowlees
TV · Nov 2023
PBS Northwest Now
Artificial Intelligence, on PBS Northwest Now
04 · On stage

From district cabinets to Stanford.

Keynotes, panels and hands-on workshops for superintendents, school boards, teachers, the people who build edtech for them, and local business groups.

Topics, formats & booking →
Kris Hagel speaking on stage at Bridges 2026 in New York City
Bridges · New York City · Summer 2026
Kris Hagel on a panel at Stanford HAI
Stanford HAI · 2025
Kris Hagel listening in a roundtable discussion
Kris Hagel speaking on the main stage at CoSN
CoSN · Main stage
Kris Hagel moderating a four-person panel at CoSN
CoSN · Panel
Kris Hagel leading a workshop session
Workshop
Kris Hagel in conversation at a roundtable
Topic 01

AI leadership, from policy to practice

Building a district-wide AI framework that works. As heard at the AASA AI Super Summit.

Topic 02

Inclusive intelligence: AI × UDL

Accessibility, privacy and Universal Design for Learning in AI-enhanced classrooms.

Topic 03

Secure, safe, ready

AI security, cloud modernization and readiness assessments using the CoSN maturity matrix.

Topic 04

Phones, screens & students

What one district learned from its cell phone policy, and what it means for student mental health.

Portrait of Kris Hagel
Gig Harbor, WA
05 · About

A CIO who starts with the classroom.

Kris Hagel is Chief Information Officer of Peninsula School District in Gig Harbor, Washington, where he oversees IT, school safety and security, and leads the district's work on AI in classrooms and operations. He serves on the CoSN Board of Directors and holds the CETL credential.

Before that he was Executive Director of Digital Learning, rolled out a district-wide 1:1 program, and was CTO at 3W Education Consulting Group, building open educational resources.

  • DA Top 100 · 2025
  • CoSN Board
  • CETL
  • AWS Champion · 2025
  • 25+ years in K-12
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06 · Work together

Bring Kris to your stage.

Keynotes & workshops

AI integration, digital transformation, leadership.

Technology audits

Peer reviews of IT departments and infrastructure.

Strategic consulting

AI readiness, strategic planning, executive and edtech advisory.

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