Course Webinars
Date: Monday, March 29, 2023
Time: 7:00-7:45 PM ET / 4:00-4:45 PM PT
Presenters: Nancye Blair Black, ISTE-GM Host, Speaker
Susan Brooks-Young, ISTE-GM Co-Host
Brandi Wright, Instructional Coach
Webinar recording available here.
List of resources shared during the webinar is available here.
Description
Watch this webinar as Brandie Wright, Nancye Blair Black, and the ISTE-GM team unpack what it looks like to explore bias, diversity, and equitable education when it comes to artificial intelligence.
Optional Webinars
Generative AI - How Deepfakes, Dall-E-2, ChatGPT and Other Creative AI Technologies are Impacting Education
Tuesday, February 7, 2023
7:00-7:45 PM ET / 4:00-4:45 PM PT
Webinar recording is available here.
List of resources shared during the webinar is available here.
Presenters:
Nancye Blair Black, ISTE-GM Host, Speaker
Susan Brooks-Young, ISTE-GM Co-Host
Description
In 2022, the ISTE-GM AI Explorations program added a brand new module to our online course on generative AI and its ability to create new text, art, and more. This includes technologies like deepfakes, Dall-E-2, ChatGPT. In this webinar, we're bringing this information to the full ISTE-GM community and beyond. Attendees will learn about what generative AI is; how generative AI is changing home, work and school life; how you and your students can use AI apps to create your own artifacts; and questions we need to be asking about where this technology might go next!
Intro to AI in Education Webinar for Higher Ed Faculty, Staff, and Students
Tuesday, February 15, 2023
6:00-6:45 PM ET / 3:00-3:45 PM PT
Webinar recording is available here.
List of resources shared during the webinar is available here.
Presenter:
Nancye Blair Black, ISTE-GM Host, Speaker
Annie Ning, ISTE-GM Host
Description
Today’s headlines are filled with references to technologies like deepfakes, Dall-E-2, and ChatGPT - all of which are AI innovations that are quickly changing the educational landscape. In fact, AI tools have the power to improve efficiency and instruction, as well as to empower students and prepare them for jobs of the future. Join us for an engaging and informative webinar, perfect for higher ed faculty, staff, and students to see what’s happening in K-12 AI education – and to gain access to resources and opportunities to learn more.
Preparing Students for a World of ChatGPT and Other AI Technologies
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
5:30-6:15 PM ET / 2:30-3:15 PM PT
Webinar recording is available here.
List of resources shared during the webinar is available here.
Presenters:
Nancye Blair Black, ISTE-GM Host
Susan Brooks-Young, ISTE-GM Co-Host
LeeAnn Lindsey, Panelist
Nneka McGee, Panelist
Description
You’ve heard about ChatGPT, DALL-E-2, and other Generative AI tools, but how will these and other AIs actually impact daily classroom practice? Join panelists LeeAnn Lindsey and Nneka McGee as they delve into some of the questions K-12 educators are grappling with today, exploring the potential benefits and pitfalls—both in terms of instruction and ethical use—of bringing Generative AI tools into their classrooms.
What’s New for Day of AI 2023
April 26, 2023 - 7:00 PM ET/4:00 PM PT
Webinar recording available here.
Presenters:
Nancye Blair Black, ISTE-GM Host
Susan Brooks-Young, ISTE-GM Co-Host
Cynthia Breazeal, Director, MIT RAISE
Eric Klopfer, Co-Director, MIT RAISE
Matt Taylor, MIT RAISE & i2Learning
Description
The second annual Day of AI takes place on May 18, 2023. In this 45-minute webinar, an esteemed team from MIT RAISE and ISTE-GM AI Explorations will share about this year's exciting event. Attendees will learn about the Day of AI offerings, explore the free Day of AI resources and activities, and have a chance to pose questions to this amazing panel.
AI Explorations Capstone Project Showcase
Tuesday, June 6, 2023
7:00-8:00 PM ET /4:00-5:00 PM PT
Webinar recording available here (single speaker view) and here (gallery view).
Click here to review links to individual capstone project descriptions.
Description
Join us as several 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 in education.
One of our favorite webinars of the year, this event is open to the public.
ISTE AI Explorations Webinar - Computer Science & AI: Empowering Students as AI Designers
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
7:00-8:00 PM ET /4:00-5:00 PM PT
Presenters: Mark Gerl, Regina Nadbielny, Nancye Blair Black
Recording available here.
Resources shared here.
Description
Did you know that even our youngest learners are capable of creating meaningful programs and computational artifacts that can both entertain and solve everyday problems? Join us as we explore resources, projects, and approaches for empowering K-12 students as AI designers! We'll demonstrate and experiment with easily accessible coding and robotics activities that integrate AI models and tools - perfect for the elementary and middle school classrooms, then explore more advanced tools and projects for middle and high school students. You'll leave this fun and hands-on webinar ready to inspire the next generation of AI designers!
ISTE AI Explorations Webinar - Exploring the "Student Use Cases for AI"
Thursday, October 26, 2023
7:00-8:00 PM ET /4:00-5:00 PM PT
Presenters: Nancye Blair Black and Susan Brooks-Young
Recording available here.
Description
In a recent Harvard Business Publishing article series, Ethan Mollick and Lilach Mollick provide recommendations for student guidelines and fascinating student use cases for large language models like ChatGPT. Join Nancye Blair Black and Susan Brooks-Young of the ISTE AI Explorations team for an interactive webinar to discuss this article, collaboratively try out the role-based use cases, and share together about our various takeaways for how such uses of emerging technologies like ChatGPT might transform our approaches to instruction.
* Link to article series: https://hbsp.harvard.edu/inspiring-minds/student-use-cases-for-ai
* In order to best participate in the hands-on exploration and group discussions, please set up an account with a LLM like ChatGPT or Claude prior to attending the webinar.
ISTE AI Explorations Webinar - AI Explorations Educators in Action: Video Showcase
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
7:00-8:00 PM ET /4:00-5:00 PM PT
Facilitators:
Nancye Blair Black
Brandie Wright
Susan Brooks-Young
Presenters:
Cameron McKinley, Hoover City Schools
Walberto Alexis Flores Fuentes, Highlands International School San Salvador
Jackie Gerstein, Santa Fe Public Schools
Adam Brua, Rutland City Public Schools
Brandon Taylor, Chicago Prep Academy
Pam Amendola, Dawson County High School
Stacy George, University of Hawaii
Recording available here.
Description
Join us for a sneak peek into the classrooms of several AI Explorations educators across the country and around the world. These educators will debut videos about their implementations of AI lessons and projects, then share tips and lessons learned through a dynamic Q&A panel. You won't want to miss it!