Year 3 - Webinar Archive

February 10, 2020 (6:30 PM ET/3:30 PM PT)

ISTE-GM AI Explorations: Kick-Off Webinar

The ISTE AI Project Team and Guest Speaker: Sarah Judd, Curriculum Manager @ AI4ALL

Join us as we kick-off the Spring 2020 cohort of the ISTE-GM AI Explorations program. The webinar will include: Course and program overview, instructional coach and project team introductions, and walk throughs of the course, PLN, and next steps. You will also get to hear from special guest speaker, Sarah Judd, curriculum manager for AI4ALL. Sarah Judd will illuminate what AI is and why it is so important to learn and teach about it in K-12 schools.

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Use this link to access Sarah's presentation slides.

Use this link to access a re-recording of Sarah's presentation (audio issues occurred during original recording).

March 2, 2020 (6:30 PM ET/3:30 PM PT)

Title: ISTE-GM AI Explorations: Midpoint Webinar

The ISTE AI Project Team and Special AI4K12 Guest Panelists: Jared Amalong, April DeGennaro, & Charlotte Dungan

Join us as we continue our Spring 2020 cohort of the ISTE-GM AI Explorations program. In addition to tips and strategies that will help you succeed in the course, we will also have a presentation and Q&A from an esteemed panel from the AI4K12 Initiative: Jared Amalong, April DeGennaro, and Charlotte Dungan. The AI4K12 Initiative is developing the national guidelines for teaching AI in K-12 classrooms. They will share about the Five Big Ideas in AI, the upcoming guidelines, and strategies for teaching AI to students across subject areas and grade levels. Live attendees will also have the opportunity to submit questions for the panel to answer. This is going to be an important complement to your learning in the AI Explorations course.... You won't want to miss it!

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April 6, 2020 (6:30 PM ET/3:30 PM PT)

Title: ISTE-GM AI Explorations: Wrap-Up Webinar

Guest Speaker: Meltem Ballan, Data Science & Advanced Analytics @ GM

Join us as we move into the homestretch of the Spring 2020 cohort of the ISTE-GM AI Explorations program. This wrap-up webinar will include tips for completing the Capstone Project as well as strategies for staying connected and continuing your learning after the course ends. You will also get to hear from a special guest speaker, from General Motors, who will share about real world AI innovations and career paths.

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Access the PP Slides here and the video shown during the presentation here.

August 12, 2020 (6:00 - 7:00 PM ET/3:00 - 4:00 PM PT)

Title: Making AI an Essential Topic in Your Classroom

Featuring an ISTE-GM AI Explorations Panel: April DeGennaro, Mark Gerl, Steven Jones, and Sarah Thomas

Learning and teaching about Artificial Intelligence (AI) is often isolated to computer science or other specialized secondary classes. But with the increasing prevalence of AI, supporting students’ understanding of its influence on everyday life is more important than ever. Join a panel of K-12 educators and leaders for a discussion of why teaching AI across subject areas and grade levels is essential and how to practically integrate it with content area standards.

You’ll also learn about:

Examples of AI in daily life

Creating equitable opportunities in this growing career field

Supporting teachers and students to equitably participate in bias reduction

Supporting teachers and student to critically evaluate AI-powered tools and their effects

Concrete steps for bringing AI topics into your classroom

Use this link to register.