AI adoption and change management keynote for teachers and district leaders. Chase the Flood™ with Ayo Jones
Ayo Jones moves leaders from overload to clarity on purpose, priorities and a plan, so what gets decided gets done.
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- 99%of those who answered would see Ayo again
- 100+paid speaking engagements
- 1M+people reached through speaking, video and coaching
- Keynote at GaETC, 2025
- Featured speaker at TCEA
- Standing ovation at TPT Forward, July 2026
- TEDx talk Saved by the Flood
Ayo has stood where your teachers and coaches stand.
Ayo Jones is a keynote speaker on AI adoption and change for education conferences and district convocations. Her keynote, Chase the Flood™, gives teachers and district leaders a shared way to decide what matters first when AI tools are in and results are slow.
- An Instructional CoachOver five years as an instructional coach in the 25th largest school district in the country at the time, supporting close to 200 teachers a year and more than 500 paraprofessionals.
- A Leader of TeamsOver 25 years leading teams. Ayo has coached hundreds of adults and led dozens of teams through change.
- A Voice on Education StagesKeynote at GaETC in 2025. Featured speaker at TCEA. A standing ovation at TPT Forward in July 2026.
Author of Two Books on AI and Learning
Teaching with AI: The PEACE Framework and Surviving the AI SHiFT. See both on Amazon.
The GaETC 2025 Keynote
At GaETC 2025 Ayo keynoted “SHiFT Towards Legacy,” covered by Tech & Learning in SHIFT to Embrace AI: Shaping Your Legacy. Chase the Flood™ is her current keynote. Read her GaETC 2025 speaker profile.
The AI tools are in. Adoption is slow.
Districts have launched the initiatives and bought the tools. Results are slow to follow. Teachers are tired of new initiatives and unsure how to carry out what was decided.
AI training shows what the tools can do. Adoption moves when a team decides what matters first, who carries it and what happens when the pressure hits. Chase the Flood™ gives teachers, coaches, principals and cabinet leaders that shared way to decide.
Ayo Jones lost everything in Hurricane Harvey. Chase the Flood™ comes from that loss and the three-part framework that guided her to clarity in crisis. Your educators leave knowing what matters first, with a plan they can carry out on Monday.
What organizers and attendees say
Absolutely inspiring. There is no flood that isn’t worth coming up with an action for, to come out on top.
Hannah W.
She took a horrible personal tragedy and used it as a hook anecdote for her speech, relating it perfectly to issues we have with technology and AI.
Teresa
Very inspiring! We are all facing a flood. I love the push to get out of just comfortable. I have to trust myself.
Kristin
Chase the Flood™ gives your educators three moves.
Every person in the room works through all three, so your team leaves with a shared way to decide, hold and move.
- Drawthe Line
- HoldIt Under Pressure
- Pushto What Comes Next
Your people leave with a clear purpose for the change they’re leading, a short list of what matters most and a plan for the pressure ahead, with contingencies for when things get tough.
Add a breakout session built for your room.
One breakout session, 60 to 90 minutes, is included with every keynote. Choose the one that fits your educators.
Permission with Purpose
Leading AI Adoption When the Tools Are In and Results Are SlowFor leaders whose teachers have the tools and the guidance and still hesitate. Leaders decide what they’re giving permission for, and why.
Priorities Under Pressure
Your 90-Day PathLeaders set priorities under pressure and leave with a 90-day plan their teams can carry out.
Lead by the Line
Deciding What You’ll Hold Before the Crisis ArrivesLeaders decide what they’ll hold before the next change arrives.
Find the one-sheet for your room.
Conference chairs can book the keynote as it is. District teams and campuses have a one-page sheet with the sessions, proof and details to say yes.
What’s included with every keynote.
- 60 minutesThe Chase the Flood™ keynote, customized for your room.
- 60 to 90 minutesOne breakout session, included with the keynote.
Keynote fees start at $18,000 plus travel and expenses.
Before the event
- The Pre-Event Discovery Call
- The Custom Pre-Event Marketing Video
- Event Ambassador Availability for TV, Radio or Print Interviews
On event day
- Live-from-the-Event Social Media Post
- Bulk Book Orders and On-Site Book Signing
- The Monday Morning Move after the keynote and the Monday Morning Map after the breakout
After the event
- The Path to Higher Ground Implementation Kit
- The Post-Keynote Audience Insight Debrief
- A 30-Day Check-In Call
- A Podcast-Style Conversation, Before or After the Event
Based in Accra, Ghana and Houston, TX. Speaks across the US and abroad.
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