Jan. 21, 2026
Robots Didn’t Grade My Papers, But They Did Crash The Party
Walk the LACUE floor with us and meet Lesley Moore, a first-year graphic design and digital media teacher from SPIMA Academy in East Baton Rouge, who’s navigating a new role while chasing the right technology for her students. From the buzz of New Orleans to the quiet of a classroom where a grieving student needed a listener, this conversation blends the promise of AI with the heart of teaching.
Website: spotlight4success.com
00:06 - Welcome From LACUE In New Orleans
00:26 - Meet Leslie From SPIMA Academy
01:04 - Role And First-Year Transition
01:58 - Why LACUE: Chasing New Tech
02:38 - ABC Resources And Score Guarantee
03:31 - AI Curiosity And Classroom Impact
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Welcome to Spotlight for Success by American Book Company.
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I'm Devin Pintozi, your host.
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We are here in wonderful New Orleans, Louisiana at LaCue 2025.
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And we are so excited to be here with our special guest, Leslie Moore.
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Thank you, Leslie.
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Good to see you today.
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Good to see you.
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You're very welcome.
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Oh yes.
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Leslie's joining us from uh SPIMA Academy in East Baton Rouge.
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Uh Leslie, can you explain what SPIMA Academy is and does?
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Scotlandville Middle Magnet Pre-engineering Academy.
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Okay, and wonderful.
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And so what is your role there in the school?
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I teach graphic design and digital media.
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Okay, wonderful.
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And how long have you been doing that?
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This year is my first year I was in the realignment.
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Oh, okay.
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All right.
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And um, and uh so what brings you here to LACU today?
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What brings me to LACU today is um learning more about technology.
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I am a Kate teacher, so there's always something new to learn.
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Oh, yeah, absolutely.
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Is there a particular strand you're interested in?
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Here at the conference.
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I'm interested since AI is coming more popular, to learn more about AI with the students constantly using it.
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Oh, certainly.
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They certainly are uh not uh not bashful about getting started with AI.
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Not at all.
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So it's good.
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Anything, any information we can get here is good, right?
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Yes.
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Oh, absolutely.
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So, Leslie, tell me a bit about uh, you know, um you're you're in teaching, you've been in teaching.
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Um, did you have any special moments with the student?
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You're like, wow, this is why I got into teaching.
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Yes, I've had this one special moment with a student.
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Um, she was in the hall crying.
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And I said, Come in, sweetie.
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And so she came over and explained what was going on, and she said that she didn't have anyone to talk to and explained that her aunt had died.
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So it's great that you were able to be there for her.
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Yes, yeah, wonderful.
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And uh, can you tell me a bit about uh is there something that you're hoping to take away from LACU or something you'd like to share with the LACU community?
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Yes, every time I come to LACU, I learn something new within technology.
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Um there's always something arising and more stuff that's coming out to learn.
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All right, that's wonderful.
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Well, uh, wonderful.
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Well, again, this is Leslie Moore, again with uh SPIMA Academy in East Baton Rouge, uh, working in technology and digital media.
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Thank you for joining us today.
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You're very welcome.
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