February 22, 2024
February 22, 2024 registration
February 22, 2024 workshop agenda
Focus: Mini Conference
8:30-9:00 Arrival, sign-in, networking
9:00-9:25 Welcome, overview of the day, icebreaker
9:30-10:00 Session 1 table group breakouts
10:05-10:35 Session 2 table group breakouts
10:35-10:50 Break
10:50-11:20 Session 3 table group breakouts
11:20-11:30 Debrief AM session
11:30-12:45 Lunch
PM Agenda:
12:45-2:15
Literature Circles: Current AI research articles
Table 1: AI is coming to schools - and if we're not careful, so will its biases (Hechinger Report): This article sheds light on how students from marginalized and underrepresented backgrounds will face greater inequalities if we go too far toward digitizing education without considering how to check the inherent biases of the (mostly white) developers who create AI systems.
Table 2: How teachers make ethical judgments when using AI in the classroom (Phys Org): A new report by the USC Center for Generative AI and Society reveals that a teacher's gender and comfort with technology significantly influence the adoption of artificial intelligence in educational settings.
Table 3: AI education and AI in education (US National Science Foundation): Recent news headlines of students using generative artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT to write term papers may be what comes to mind for some when thinking about how AI is being introduced in classrooms. But it isn’t the only story to tell about AI in education – or education on AI.
Table 4: Artificial intelligence, real anxiety (Education Next): In just over a year, AI technology has advanced remarkably, creating concerns among students and educators about its impact on education and future job markets, while also raising questions about the relevance and adaptation of current curriculums to this rapidly evolving technological landscape.
Table 5: AI will transform teaching & learning. Let's get it right. (Stanford University Human- Centered Artificial Intelligence): Five key takeaways from the Stanford University AI+Education Summit in February 2023. While the article is a year old, the challenges and recommendations presented are both still relevant and coachable.
Table 6: AI can help − and hurt − student creativity (USC): Sabrina Habib, an associate professor, discusses the complex impact of AI on student creativity in classrooms, highlighting both its benefits in idea generation and potential drawbacks in students' creative thinking and self-confidence.
Table 7: I'm a student. You have no idea how much we're using ChatGPT (The Chronicle of Higher Education): An opinion piece by a college student who provokes us to think about how to approach AI as educators and what AI means for higher ed institutions.
Table 8: What is age-appropriate use of AI? 4 developmental stages to know about (Education Week): While there is broad consensus among education and technology experts that students will need to be AI literate by the time they enter the workforce, when and how, exactly, students should be introduced to this tech is less prescribed. This article provides suggested entry points for AI literacy for primary, upper elementary, middle, and high school age bands.
Explore AI Productivity Tools for Teachers
Brisk AI: a free Chrome extension that works with the tools you already use, automating your tasks without any extra apps or platforms. Brisk tools overlay web articles and Google documents, allowing teachers to create educational content, analyze student writing, level text, and give in-depth feedback without needing to learn a new tool or platform.
Magicschool.Ai: Over a million teachers use MagicScsaving hours of time using MagicSchool to help lesson plan, differentiate, write assessments, write IEPs, communicate clearly, and more. The most used and loved AI platform for teachers worldwide. (Note: Free version available with option for paid upgrade)
Diffit: Use teaching materials you already have, like PDFs, YouTube videos, etc., or just enter a topic, and generate differentiated, student-ready activities in moment. Activities can be generated in the form of Google tools like Slides and Forms, as well as Microsoft PowerPoint and Word. Generated content from Diffit includes citations so you can see where the information is coming from. (Note: Free version available with option for paid upgrade)
Eduaide.Ai: This is an AI-assisted lesson-development tool that provides educators with more than 100 resource types to choose from to create high-quality instructional materials. It offers the ability to translate the generated content into more than 15 languages instantly. Educators can generate a syllabus, create discussion prompts, use the “teaching assistant” for help with creating individualized education program plans, write emails, or even compile a list of accommodations for students. Eduaide.AI has a content generator, teaching assistant, feedback bot, free-form chat, and assessment builder.
OpenAI: The recently released Teaching with AI guide for teachers was created to help educators use ChatGPT in their classroom. The guide comes with several suggested prompts and includes explanations that clarify exactly how ChatGPT works and what its limitations are, and it provides reminders of the importance of verifying information and checking for bias. With the paid version, there is greater accuracy and reliability of information than with the original version.
Curipod: This website enables teachers to create interactive lessons in minutes using AI. Students can explore various topics, and the AI functionality helps generate customized lessons tailored to their learning needs. Teachers simply type in a topic, and a ready-to-run lesson is generated with text, images, and activities such as polls, open-ended responses, word clouds, and more. There are even activities to build in that focus on SEL check-ins.
Canva for Education: An October 2023 update to Canva for Education brings a host of new tools to Canva's free resources for the education community, including a new library of over 5,000 customizable classroom resources – featuring detailed, ready-to-teach curriculum lessons developed in collaboration with experts like NASA and The New York Times – through to advanced accessibility features, and a suite of AI tools to streamline lesson planning and boost student creativity
HelloHistory.ai: Bring historical figures to life! Chat (and debate!) with these figures to learn more about their perspectives and the context of their time period. (Note: Free trial, otherwise paid. See pricing here. The app is called "Hello History." The web version uses the "Humy" platform, which is Hello History's parent company.)
QuizizzAI: Bring the ease of AI to the fun of Quizizz. Turn almost anything into a Quizizz activity, enhance existing Quizizz activities, and explore their Chrome extension, which can turn the content of a website into a Quizizz activity.
Others? Share ideas with each other!
2:30-2:45 Reflection, review, wrap-up, next steps
Content topics covered today:
Mini-conference sessions on a variety of content topics
AI issues
AI productivity tools for teachers
Strategies modeled today:
Organization of mini-conference presentations
Strategies shared from mini-conference sessions
Literature circles