Educators are being asked to "let go" of the old way of teaching and working and "accept" a new way of engaging with students. This "professional grieving process" mirrors The Five Stages of Grief, a framework that can be utilized to help pave the way for proactive, positive transformation and adaptation across the educational spectrum. This presentation will aim to help educators process their own emotions as it pertains to AI's impact on education and move towards adaptation and stoic acceptance.
This session will help teachers start thinking beyond how to incorporate AI into classroom activities. This session will envision long-term goals for preparing students to enter various industries that will increasingly rely on AI skills. I’ll address AI in a variety of industry settings and subject areas, and we’ll talk about how to customize MindTap to incorporate industry-specific topics and activities into existing classes.
Jill West, co-author of Network+ Guide to Networks and instructor at Georgia Northwestern Technical College, brings a unique cross-section of experience in business, writing, and education to the development of innovative educational materials. She has taught K thru college using... Read More →
Thursday January 2, 2025 12:30pm - 1:30pm EST
Pebblebrook HS
In this session, participants will learn best practices when using AI tools (e.g. effective prompting) and how generative AI can enhance brainstorming activities, lesson planning, differentiated assignments, and spark creativity for you and your students.
As new technologies catalyze changes in the workplace, learning environments are impacted as well. Students must build and develop new skills to succeed in the classroom and beyond. And it’s more important than ever to empower educators to teach those skills. Join Apple to discuss how to invest in your educators so they have the technology and tools needed to engage, instruct, and assess students so they thrive today and into the future.
Generative AI is profoundly transforming the way we communicate, making AI literacy not just optional, but essential. Today the most in-demand skills are those that empower individuals to be agile and thrive in this evolving landscape. This session will help provide you with a fundamental understanding of generative AI, its applications in both personal and professional contexts, and the responsible and ethical management of this technology.
ChatGPT and other AI tools are all the rage in education. Learn how you can use that rage to save time, relieve stress, and build better plans for your program.
In this session, we’ll start with a high-level preview of Pathful’s new back-to-school platform and share tips and tricks for easily incorporating career content into your lessons, no matter what subject you teach. In addition, we’ll point out resources to support teaching about AI and demonstrate how AI tools can be used in Flex Lesson creation.
In this hands-on session, you will learn how to input your code (HTML, CSS and JavaScript) to see an amazing and instant output (your very own interactive mobile app) with MAD-learn. Your students aren't coding yet? You will also learn how to integrate coding with A.I in your classroom and experience a few fun unplugged coding activities. Join this session to learn how coding and workforce skills are inherently connected and how experiences such as building mobile apps using the six-step design thinking process can help develop, enhance, and augment these skills.
Alefiya (A-lay-fee-ya) is a former Montessori teacher and founder & CEO of the award-winning EdTech company MAD-learn. She is a big promoter of entrepreneurship in education and is passionate about positively impacting the education industry. She was featured on Forbes for her work... Read More →
Alexandra Kummernes is a former journalist turned educator turned EdTech advocate. She is passionate about helping teachers and students understand the value of computer science in every classroom. With more than a decade of classroom experience, Alexandra leverages her teaching... Read More →
Thursday January 2, 2025 12:30pm - 1:30pm EST
Pebblebrook HS
PowerPoint Designer and PowerPoint Presenter Coach are powerful AI tools designed to create and deliver quality presentations. Designer offers layouts, colors, fonts, etc. that allow a presentation to truly standout and get noticed. Coach helps sharpen presentation skills by evaluating the presenter’s pitch, use of filler words, speech, euphemisms, and if you are just reading the text. These tools use the power of AI to enhance any presentation. Session participants will learn how to implement Presenter Coach and Designer by working collaborative to create new presentation or enhance their existing ones.
Eduaide.Ai is an innovative platform designed to streamline administrative tasks and enhance teaching efficiency through the power of artificial intelligence. In this training session, teachers will explore how Eduaide.Ai can revolutionize their workflow, making lesson planning and resource creation more effective and time efficient. Join us as we unlock the power of AI-driven resources for educators!
I am an Elementary School Assistant Principal with the Cherokee County School District. I have a strong instructional technology background and love to troubleshoot a challenge. Education is a second career as I have a background in Business with a concentration in Marketing. I taught... Read More →
Thursday January 2, 2025 12:30pm - 1:30pm EST
Pebblebrook HS
Invite ONLY: This session is for the middle school teachers who are receiving the Transfr VR headsets and subscription beginning for the Spring semester.
