Jessica Jackson

Jessica Jackson is the Senior Lead, Professional Learning at aiEDU, where she leads the vision, design, and delivery of AI Readiness professional learning for educators, school leaders, and education systems nationwide. Her work focuses on building research-informed, practice-based learning experiences that support thoughtful AI readiness skill building and applications while advancing equity, learner variability, and instructional quality..

Jessica began her career in education as a classroom teacher and later became a school leader, including leading an integrative arts school that centered whole-child development, creativity, and culturally responsive practice. She has spent more than two decades working across schools, districts, nonprofits, and education technology organizations, with roles focused on professional learning, instructional design, and systems-level improvement. Her experience includes curriculum development, coaching instructional leaders, and designing national professional learning initiatives. She also serves on the board for the Education Knowledge Broker Network, supporting efforts to strengthen connections between research, practice, and policy through community-building and field-facing learning experiences.

Outside of work, you can find Jessica on the pickleball court. She lives in Washington, DC.