About Jerry Crisci

Jerry Crisci is a speaker, writer, and consultant, focusing on the opportunities and challenges of using artificial intelligence in education. He is also the host of "AI in 30," a monthly news program that covers current issues and breaking news about AI and its impact on schools in New York State. 

As the former co-Director of the Center for Innovation for the Scarsdale Public Schools in Scarsdale, NY, Jerry also served as the district's Director of Instructional Technology and Innovation. His work has been profiled in The Wall Street Journal, CBS radio's Charles Osgood program, School CIO, District Administration, and EdTech magazines. Under his leadership, Scarsdale was awarded a Technology Salute by the National School Boards Association at their annual conference in Anaheim, California, one of three districts selected nationally.

Jerry enjoys writing about EdTech issues, and served as a contributing editor at Electronic Learning magazine and a columnist for Kids and Computers magazine. His articles and software reviews have appeared in many books and publications, including Classroom Computer Learning, Multimedia Schools, Instructor, Technology Horizons in Education and Middle Years. He also wrote chapters about the use of educational technology in two books, Bridging the Gap: Integrating Curriculum in Upper Elementary and Middle School (Heineman) and Information Technology for Schools: Creating Practical Knowledge To Improve Student Performance (with Ken Holvig) (Jossey-Bass).

Jerry enjoys speaking about the future of instructional technology, and has given keynote speeches at school districts, universities, and corporations, including Google, Apple, and IBM. He has also presented at several national and international conferences, including the International Conference on Technology and Education at MIT, the NSBA Technology and Learning Conference, The New Media Consortium Conference, the Consortium for School Networking (COSN) conferences in Washington DC and San Diego, regional ERB conferences in Tennessee and California, the Central and Eastern European Schools Association (CEESA) Conference in Vienna, Austria, and at several ISTE Conferences around the country. He has also served as an adjunct instructor at St. Thomas Aquinas College, and a technology workshop leader at ASCD Summer Technology Academies in New York, Illinois, and North Carolina.

Jerry has been recognized for his work in technology by being selected as a Google Certified Teacher and Innovator. In 2012, he was chosen by the New Media Consortium to serve as a K-12 Ambassador, a global network of 22 leading educational visionaries. Gerald was also presented with an Apple “Think Different” award for his pioneering use of multimedia in schools.

Jerry has authored two commercial educational software packages - They Came to Ellis Island and The Multimedia Project Planning Kit. More recently, Jerry was named as a collaborator at AIEOU, Oxford University's interdisciplinary AI research hub. His book on AI, instructional redesign, and the five trends that are transforming education will be published in the summer of 2026.

Jerry has a B.A. with honors in Psychology from Rutgers College, Rutgers University, a dual M.S. in Elementary Education and Computer Education from the University of Pennsylvania, and a C.A.S. in Administration from Teachers College, Columbia University.