NETWORK DATES:
2026: OCT 13
(Registration and payment are required for each date you plan to attend)
Target Audience: District Designated AI Champions
The Lorain County AI Champions Network brings together designated AI Champions from each participating district for three in-person meetings throughout the school year (October, February, and May) at the ESC of Lorain County. Sessions combine practical AI training — from policy implementation to classroom tools — with peer discussion, so Champions can bring guidance and strategies back to their own buildings. The network is part of ESCLC/NORT2H's Martha Holden Jennings Foundation–funded initiative, "AI for Impact: From Awareness to Classroom Change.
Time: 8:00 - 11:00 am
Location: ESC of Lorain County
Facilitator: Mike Triska
SERIES DATES: JAN 13 | JAN 27 | FEB 10
(must attend all dates)
Target Audience: Middle and high school educators interested in using AI to strengthen Project-Based Learning.
GEAR UP funding is available for eligible 7th and 8th grade educators from Oberlin City Schools, Lorain City Schools, and Clearview Local Schools.
Explore how artificial intelligence can amplify meaningful Project-Based Learning. In this facilitated professional learning experience, participants will complete Ed3's AI-Amplified PBL - Part 1: Building the Foundations for AI-Amplified PBL coursework while participating in a supportive virtual cohort.
Time: 3:30 - 4:30 Pm
Location: Zoom
Facilitator: Mike Triska
3 WAYS TO EARN & LEARN
1. Ashland University Graduate Credit + Additional Assignment
$250+
+ Event Fee
Earn 1, 2, or 3 graduate credit hours through Ashland University.
Graduate credit requires the corresponding Ed3 coursework plus Ashland's additional assignment/project requirements.
$250 per graduate credit hour
2. Ed3 Course Access + Contact Hours
$100+
+ Event Fee
Part 1: 15 contact hours ($100)
Parts 1 + 2: 30 contact hours ($200)
Parts 1 + 2 + 3: 45 contact hours ($200)
No Ashland graduate-credit assignment required.
3. Combine Graduate Credit + Contact Hours
$250+
+ Event Fee
Need only 1 or 2 graduate credits but want to continue through additional Ed3 coursework?
Complete the graduate-credit requirements you need, then continue your desired pathway for contact hours.
Cost varies - Jim Powell from Ashland University can assist with planning and registration.
jpowell1@ashland.edu