Year 4 - Webinar Archive
The webinars linked below were presented in 2020- 2021 as part of Year 4 of this project.
Course Webinars
Mid-Point Webinar
Wednesday, March 31 - 6:30-7:15 PM ET / 3:30-4:15 PM PT
In this webinar, we explore the role of K-12 AI education in ensuring that all students are successful in both school and life in the digital age. Caitlin McLemore - ISTE-GM Coach and the author of Stretch Yourself: A Personalized Journey to Deepen Your Teaching Practice - led attendees through a series of practices that can help ground our work as we advance our AI education implementations. View the archive of this webinar here.
Final Webinar
Wednesday, April 21 - 6:30-7:05 PM ET / 3:30-4:05 PM PT
During this final webinar for the 2021 spring course we explored how artificial intelligence technologies are changing education and our world. Susan Brooks-Young - ISTE-GM PLN Manager and co-author of Pathways to Well-Being: Helping Educators (and Others) Find Balance in a Connected World led attendees through a series of strategies and activities to help us get focused. View the archive of this webinar here.
Resources:
Well-Being Resources LiveBinder
After Hours Chats
The Possibilities and Dangers of AI
Thursday, March 25 - 6:30-7:15 PM ET / 3:30-4:15 PM PT
Join us as we relax, connect, and learn together. In this After-Hours Chat, we watched Janelle Shane's TED Talk - The Danger of AI is Weirder Than You Think - and tried one of Shane's AI experiments. Then, we discussed the capabilities and limitations of current AI algorithms and applications -- and how they might affect the way we use and teach AI in K-12 schools.
Link to archived recording.
Additional Resources:
Her blog articles specific to using the GPT-2 neural network for text generation
Download the Hands-On AI Projects for the Classroom guides here or here.
AI Algorithms for Matchmaking... in Education?
Wednesday, April 28 - 6:30 - 7:15 PM ET / 3:30 - 4:15 PM PT
Matchmaking is a multibillion-dollar industry. But what role does AI play in helping people find the perfect match for dating, friendships, jobs, or even an AirBnB? In this After-Hours Chat, ISTE Loop's Josh Werth will take us behind the scenes of an AI matchmaking platform that helps educators build their PLN. Through our guest speaker, break out room discussions, and a hands-on activity, we'll explore how AI matchmaking works, the nature of careers working with these types of AI tools, and the potential such algorithms might have in education. Join us as we relax, connect, and learn together!
The recording is available here.
Capstone Showcase Webinar
Wednesday, June 9 from 6:30 - 7:30 PM ET / 3:30 - 4:30 PM PT
Five school and district teams from the ISTE-GM AI Explorations community present their Capstone Projects and share their great resources and ideas for implementing AI education!
Garden Road Elementary School
Galveston ISD
PS86/District 10
North Monterey Unified School District
Los Angeles Unified School District
The recording is available here.