Breakout Session 1
8:30am - 9:30am PST
9:30am - 10:30am MST
10:30am - 11:30am CST
11:30am - 12:30pm EST
Main Room
Task analysis and AI: A powerful strategy to leverage learning
Mary Elizabeth Nelson
Lead Technology Training Integration Specialist at Cobb County School District
Concerned about the influence of ChatGPT and similar generative AI tools on education? Discover how these technologies can actually enhance learning for students. In this presentation, we’ll explore how leveraging task analysis—a proven high-impact strategy—can effectively utilize AI in education. Join us to gain insights into 5 Tips for incorporating task analysis into content instruction, fostering critical thinking skills crucial for navigating an AI-driven future. You’ll also learn a straightforward 4-step approach to implementing task analysis and ChatGPT with your students, leaving you with practical lesson ideas to apply in your teaching practice.
Breakout Room 1
If you can't beat them, join them: Gen-AI in assessment and feedback
Dr. Cristina Costa
Associate Professor in the School of Education & Co-Director of Durham Research Methods Centre at Durham University
Dr. Chrissi Nerantzi (NTF, CATE, PFHEA)
Professor in Creative and Open Education in the School of Education, Senior Lead of the Knowledge Equity Network, & Academic Lead for Discover and Explore at the University of Leeds
The integration of Gen-AI in education is now accepted, particularly in UK universities, moving past debates of technological readiness highlighted during the pandemic. This discussion doesn’t argue for or against AI, but pragmatically addresses faculty concerns about it replacing intellectual work, and student fears of being accused of using it. Emphasizing critical literacies in curricula is vital in a digital society. Inspired by Freire, we propose critical AI literacy involves understanding technology’s role in education and society. We’ll explore how educators can guide students in using AI tools like ChatGPT critically in assessments and feedback, ensuring teaching remains an engaged practice and education continues to support a democratic society.
Breakout Room 2
An integrated approach to teaching about AI in middle school math
Zahra Razi
Math and Computer Science Teacher at Fontana Unified School District
This session is a hands-on workshop where participants will get familiar with the various domains of artificial intelligence and undertake a practical project. Attendees will learn about machine learning by developing a math vocabulary chatbot using Scratch. To ensure a smooth experience, it is recommended that participants create an account on the Scratch website (https://scratch.mit.edu/) in advance.
Breakout Room 3
Developing a HS AI course: Preparing all students for the future
Andrew Wheatley
Director of 7-12 Curriculum at Lakota Local School District
In this interactive session attendees will work collaboratively to build a HS AI course in less than 1 hour. Attendees will first explore the future and possibilities surrounding high school AI education. Then we will collaboratively build a one semester, high school, AI course. If we meet our goals, we will finish an outline, scope and sequence, units, activities and assessments for this course that each attendee can access. Join me in this fun and fast paced session.
Breakout Room 4
A.I. playbook for educators
Denny Hammond
K-12 Instructional Technology/Data Coach at Adena Local School District
There are so many Generative A.I. tools that have come about just in the last year it can be challenging to keep up with them all. They each seem to provide their own unique value depending on what you are trying to accomplish.
In this session, we will look at the tools with the end in mind. Each tool shared will provide value in different situations. Determine what you want the end goal to be, and there is sure to be a Generative A.I. tool that will assist you in accomplishing this.
Breakout Room 5
The uncharted sea and GPT: Keeping school districts afloat in the age of AI
Chris Anderson
Facilitator with Innovation Education Department at Durham District School Board
Is your school board struggling to respond to the pace of AI development? You’re not alone! For many educators, generative AI poses an existential threat to public education.
As new tech is developed and explored, students, teachers, administrators, and systems are frequently at odds on how to navigate it. This session aims to share barriers and successes that we’ve experienced in a large school board in Ontario, Canada. In addition to some of the difficulties we’ve faced, we will outline our proposed solutions; most importantly, we’ll show Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and AI complement one another to leverage student strengths and improve their odds of success.
We’ll also look at how your organization has responded to this issue and participants will have an opportunity to share their own experiences with Generative AI in the classroom.
Breakout Room 6
Are you AI ready? Evaluating AI applications and ensuring organizational readiness for your classroom, school, or district
Kellie Ady
Sr. Director, Education Strategy at PowerSchool
Ravi Kittu
Vice President of Product Management at PowerSchool
With the unprecedented surge in AI solutions for education, it is vital to comprehensively evaluate tools to ensure that this new technology aligns with educational goals and benefits both students and educators, while simultaneously meeting the right guardrails for data security, safety, ethics, and long-term sustainability. In this session, we will share best practices for evaluating AI applications, ensuring organizational readiness for AI, and PowerSchool’s 6 Guiding Principles for Responsible AI.
Opening Keynote
9:45am - 10:45am PST
10:45am - 11:45am MST
11:45am - 12:45pm CST
12:45pm - 1:45pm EST
Main Room
Safeguarding futures: Demystifying student data privacy in the AI revolution of education
Laurel Aguilar-Kirchhoff
Author, Independent Consultant, Adjunct Professor at California State University-San Bernardino & ISTE U-Digital Citizenship In Action Instructor
As students enjoy easy access to a wealth of EdTech resources, we as educators navigate the exciting possibilities and challenges it presents. One crucial aspect is managing student data privacy. Discover how legal requirements safeguard student data, and explore the role of cybersecurity in preventing disruptions, financial losses, and long-term privacy consequences-especially as it relates to AI and emerging technologies. Gain insights that empower educators, fostering ethical behavior and building trust in school systems. Let’s make student data privacy a shared journey toward a reliable and secure educational environment!
Breakout Session 2
11:00am - 12:00pm PST
12:00pm - 1:00pm MST
1:00pm - 2:00pm CST
2:00pm - 3:00pm EST
Main Room
Honest conversations with students about AI
Dr. Samira Rajabi
Author, Assistant Professor at University of Colorado Boulder, & Qualitative Researcher
This session delves into the diverse interactions students have with Artificial Intelligence, ranging from academic pursuits in studying AI to strategic applications in various fields. We will explore the sentiments and perspectives of students regarding AI, examining both the enthusiasm and concerns they express. The talk aims to provide insights on how to engage in meaningful dialogues with students about the implications, opportunities, and challenges presented by AI in their academic and personal lives.
Breakout Room 1
Apply AI
Kelli Lane
District Technology Integration Specialist at Avoca School District
In this session, discover how to enhance your teaching with AI even in the landscape of ever evolving tech. We will discuss resources, specific teaching ideas, and practical workflows supported by AI, but not limited to any one tool.
Breakout Room 2
Revolutionizing report card comments with ChatGPT
Deirdre Kennedy
Secondary Teacher at School District 69 Parksville-Qualicum, British Columbia
This session explores utilizing ChatGPT for personalized feedback in education. We’ll cover ChatGPT basics, crafting template-style comments, ethical considerations, and practical applications. Learn to streamline report card comments while maintaining personalization and effectiveness. Join us to discover how to transform your report comments with AI, making feedback more impactful and efficient for every student.
Breakout Room 3
Roots of school-level regulation: Growing AI policies for tomorrow
Carissa Peck
Upper School EdTech Coordinator at Francis Parker School
This session is about the process of researching the key ideas that will represent the backbone of an AI policy for a school. Attendees will see the steps from finding research policies already in your school to finding examples online to how to involve numerous stakeholders. Time will be given for questions at the end.
Breakout Room 4
From chalkboards to chatbots: Strategies for AI implementation and change management across your school community
Daniel Lopez
Managing Director at OneGoal & Host of The AI Education Conversation Podcast
Are you ready to lead your school from the era of chalkboards into the age of AI but not sure how?
This session will explore strategies and tactics for implementing AI and ensuring the many stakeholders in your school community feel included in the process. We’ll discuss practical tips and essential considerations for seamlessly integrating AI technologies into your educational environment based on your unique school context and tolerance.
Breakout Room 5
Choose your own adventure: AI-augmented storytelling
Jen Artan
Lead Teacher & Tech Lead at Thames Valley District School Board
Explore the integration of ChatGPT and DALL-E, powerful generative AI tools, to enhance educators’ resource creation. Gain insights into using ChatGPT for text and DALL-E for images, fostering dynamic learning. Empower educators with hands-on experience to create tailored materials for diverse student needs. Discuss the tool’s history, ethical considerations, and unlock the potential of generative AI in language education
Breakout Room 6
AI PD: A positive & relevant approach to develop teacher & student skills
Lisa Snow
HS Teacher and Educational Technology Specialist at Eastside Catholic School
This session will share best practices & examples to offering positive, relevant, & student focused PD. The goal of helping all teachers to learn how to use AI effectively empowers educators to help students thrive in an AI-infused world. Derived from experience training & collaborating with educators—from reluctant-to-ai teachers to early adopters—this session will address the challenges of reaching hesitant teachers, offer practical ideas, & provide activities to use in PD.
Lunch
Breakout Session 3
1:00pm - 2:00pm PST
2:00pm - 3:00pm MST
3:00pm - 4:00pm CST
4:00pm - 5:00pm EST
Main Room
AI awareness to application: One district's systemic approach
Dr. Diane Lauer
Chief Academic Officer at St. Vrain Valley School District
How do you mobilize a system of 2,000 educators on a technology that is rapidly evolving and making exponential progress every month? Join us and learn how the St. Vrain Valley Schools is empowering our educators to infuse the deliberate and discerning use of GenAI through a series of year-long professional development opportunities that leverages social media, our online learning platform, gamified incentives, school-based AI Champions and monthly pop-up after-hours learning sessions.
Breakout Room 1
Educating artificial intelligence and algorithms
Katie McNamara
Teacher Librarian & Director of Teacher Librarian Program, Fresno Pacific University
In this session, we will look at the good, the bad, and the unknown of Artificial Intelligence and Algorithms. How can we control their impact in the classroom and in our lives? What shifts do we need to make? How can we use them to empower students and teachers? Leverage prompt engineering to make these new advancements increase our productivity and efficiency. Join to level up your AI Literacy.
Breakout Room 2
Mindful AI: Nurturing minds, empowering educators
Shannon Moore, CHt
Clinical Hypnotherapist, Mental Health Advocate, & Life and Career Development Consultant at Find Your Way Ohm
A digital compassion revolution in education is here. With stress, anxiety, and depression on the rise, it’s more important than ever to find new ways to nurture mental health within students and their educators. Learn how AI can be an incredible aid in mental health.
Breakout Room 3
Using AI for data analysis and PLCs while protecting privacy
Christine Gregory
Education Consultant
This session is about using tools to get the most of data in the classroom without jeopardizing student privacy.
Breakout Room 4
Engagement using AI role-play and world building
Pavel Tretyak
English Teacher at Lompoc High School
This session is about using AI to help structure role-play and world building scenarios that will help engage students. I will share my experience with my Creative Writing and English courses, but world building and role play can be an effective way of engaging students in almost all fields. We will primarily use ChatGPT and MidJourney (optional), and I will share materials I have used (that are easy to create on your own) to engage my students.
Breakout Room 5
Better AI prompts for English language Development Standards unit planning
Lynn Shafer Willner
Language Standards Developer/Accessibility Researcher at WIDA Consortium, University of Wisconsin-Madison
This session offers a behind-the-scenes look at reference codes and digital resources available in the WIDA English Language Development Standards Framework, a set of standards used by educators in roughly four-fifths of U.S. states, DODEA, and BIE. Guided by a Lead WIDA Standards Developer, you’ll learn strategies for crafting AI prompts that result in richer language development unit goals, lesson objectives, and activities for K-12 multilingual learners [English learners].
Breakout Room 6
AI Product Potpourri
Breshna
Buddiz
Fobizz
School AI
This session is designed as a showcase where various AI product vendors will demonstrate their innovative solutions, offering a glimpse into the future of AI applications within TK-12 education.
Breakout Session 4
2:15pm - 3:15pm PST
3:15pm - 4:15pm MST
4:15pm - 5:15pm CST
5:15pm - 6:15pm EST
Main Room
Becoming a prompt genius using generative AI tools
Joe Marquez
Director of Academic Innovation at CUE.org
Explore personalized learning and ethical AI use, engaging in hands-on activities with our six-tiered prompting framework; discover innovative classroom AI applications.
Breakout Room 1
Ethics matter: Navigating the social contract of generative AI
Laurel Aguilar-Kirchhoff
Author, Independent Consultant, Adjunct Professor at California State University-San Bernardino & ISTE U-Digital Citizenship In Action Instructor
Katie McNamara
Teacher Librarian & Director of Teacher Librarian Program, Fresno Pacific University
Join us for an insightful exploration of the ethical considerations surrounding AI-driven education. Discover the intricate relationship between teacher efficacy and social contract theory, as we delve into the sociotechnical implications of this dynamic field. Through engaging discussions, gain a deeper understanding of the challenges and responsibilities of implementing ethical practices in AI-driven education. Leave empowered to advocate a more responsible and equitable future for all.
Breakout Room 2
AI literacy for the future: Empowering educators and students
Dr. Kara Kennedy
AI & Digital Literacy Trainer
Generative AI, like ChatGPT and Bard, is revolutionizing digital skills in writing, editing, analysis, and art creation. This transformation mirrors the impact of search engines on our lives and jobs. Yet, there’s uncertainty about the necessary AI literacy skills for today and tomorrow. Schools and workplaces often lag in updating digital skills, widening the digital divide and gender gap, with women less engaged in AI usage. In this session, I’ll introduce my AI Literacy Framework and we’ll collaboratively use an AI tool to explore its application for educators across various grade levels and subjects, aiming to bridge these gaps.
Breakout Room 3
Leveraging AI to improve teacher workflow
TJ Neville
History Social Science Teacher & Informal Instructional Technology Coach at Glastonbury Public Schools
This session will help educators learn how AI can be a powerful partner as they attempt to juggle their daily tasks. Participants in this session will learn about the various ways in which AI can help improve planning for instruction as well as overall workflow. During the session they will learn how to use new AI tools and platforms as well as new AI features that are built into platforms that they may already be using.
Breakout Room 4
Don't be an AI expert...just build
Mike Yates
Senior Product Designer at The Reinvention Lab at Teach for America
You don’t need to be an expert in AI to be able to responsibly, and thoughtfully use the tools out there to solve real problems. In this session, you’ll see how fast and simple it can be to build your own AI tools that can unlock your creativity, productivity, or speed at work. All levels of technical expertise are welcome here.
Breakout Room 5
Artificial intelligence for at-risk (at-promise) students
Yvonne Schlangen
Gradation and STEAM Coach at Creek Wood High School
This session will start out with the identifier markers of At-Risk Students and how AI can assist you in bridging that SEL gap. We will focus on resources that can be used from K-12 in your classroom.
Breakout Room 6
AI & the future of education, according to Google
Kimberly Lane Clark
Educator Advocacy Lead at Google For Education Global Impact
For many educators, when they think about the future of education, AI is at the top of their thoughts. In this session, we will take you through Google for Education’s perspective on AI and its potential to transform teaching and learning. We hope you leave this presentation with practical advice, action items, and a healthy dose of imagination as we envision a future of endless possibilities.
Afternoon Keynote
3:30pm - 4:30pm PST
4:30pm - 5:30pm MST
5:30pm - 6:30pm CST
6:30pm - 7:30pm EST
Main Room
High-impact transformations: Unleashing the full potential of AI
Dr. Derek D. Rouch
Director of Technology at Nuview Union School District
Although AI tools’ capabilities in crafting emails and creating realistic images are remarkable, our fundamental goal as educators is to improve student outcomes. In this keynote session, we will dive into three powerful examples of how system-wide educational transformations are now within reach, thanks to AI.