Conference Schedule

GREAT HALL - Digital Recess & Hot Topics Roundtables - Digital Recess/AI Playground:

SchoolJoy/Google Gemini/ ChatGPT/ SchoolAI/ Snorkl/ MagicSchool/Quizizz/Perplexity/ Google Expermental Tools/3D Photography & AI (The Modern)

SMITH AUDITORIUM - Alex Kotran - AI Fundamentals for Teaching & Learning:

This session offers a foundation for artificial intelligence and its connection to teaching and learning. We aim to demystify AI and make it accessible for educational purposes. We'll start with the ABCs of AI, introduce some practical skills and tools, begin the discovery of how AI is reshaping various aspects of society and what that means for the future of education, and discuss the importance of AI literacy for students and how it prepares them for an AI-embedded future. Whether you're a novice or have some familiarity with AI, this session will set you up for a successful journey.

ROOM 12-119 - Denise Caccavari - Forward Edge - The Xpel Security Suite:

Cybersecurity Solutions Designed for K-12 A look into the Xpel by Forward Edge Security Suite; the tools we use, the value we provide, and how the solutions mitigate risk in K12 environments.  

ROOM 12-127 - Kara Ball - Grounding AI Exploration: From Fundamentals to Practical Applications:

Join us for a comprehensive session diving into the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in education. We'll start by establishing a solid foundation through a grounding session, where we'll delve into the historical significance of AI in our daily lives. Addressing common concerns and misconceptions, fostering a balanced perspective on its role in education. During this session attendees will gain essential knowledge about AI, demystifying terminology and key concepts. We'll explore the rationale behind integrating AI into the classroom and encourage an open approach to its implementation, moving beyond initial reactions to embrace its potential benefits. In the second half of this session participants will engage in hands-on exploration with ChatGPT. This interactive workshop focuses on enhancing familiarity and proficiency with ChatGPT through practical exercises. Attendees will discover how ChatGPT can be applied as a teaching aid in classroom settings and to streamline various professional tasks. By the end of the session, participants will have learned strategies for incorporating ChatGPT into their teaching practices and optimizing its use for everyday challenges in an educational context.

 ROOM 12-116 - Amanda Bickerstaff - Building a Roadmap for Responsible Generative AI Adoption:

As generative AI gains traction across the world and in our schools, clear policies are needed to guide students and teachers on how to use these technologies ethically and effectively. This workshop takes participants through the full process of developing AI guidelines and adoption strategies tailored to their institution's needs. This session focuses on building a GenAI roadmap that focuses on gathering stakeholder feedback, establishing cross-functional teams, addressing academic integrity and data privacy concerns, ensuring equitable access and AI literacy development, and vetting AI tools. Participants will leave with an adoption roadmap, exemplar district/school guidelines, and best practices to guide this important work.

ROOM 12-171 - Habib Bangura - Time is money: Innovative Solutions for Scaling What Works:

Ever felt like you needed more hours in the day to make a real difference? In the world of education, where we're constantly trying to reach more learners and make a bigger impact, time feels like it's always running out. This workshop is a unique opportunity to dive into a real challenge our team faced – one that might resonate with many of you – and explore our approach to solving the core capacity challenges that limit the scalability of even the most promising and transformative educational practices. 

ROOM 12-131 - Matthew Giovanniello w/Frenalytics - Unlocking Potential: AI-Powered Progress Monitoring in Special Education:

Move over, spreadsheets and post-it notes – there’s a new progress monitoring sheriff in town: and this one’s all about saving teachers time and increasing outcomes.

In this immersive session, participants will learn newly-discovered AI-centric tactics and strategies that will revolutionize the way special education teachers collect and analyze progress monitoring data for their students with IEPs. This hands-on session will break attendees into groups for a comparative exercise that challenges educators to collect and analyze progress monitoring data for fictitious students through both traditional and AI-enhanced methods of assessing student progress relative to IEP goals. The new AI-driven methodologies introduced in this session – which focus on efficiency, accuracy, and the capacity to identify and implement individualized educational strategies – will showcase the impact of AI on enhancing student outcomes and educator efficiency and reshape the future of special education.

GREAT HALL - Digital Recess & Hot Topics Roundtables - Digital Recess/AI Playground:

SchoolJoy/Google Gemini/ ChatGPT/ SchoolAI/ Snorkl/ MagicSchool/Quizizz/Perplexity/ Google Expermental Tools/3D Photography & AI (The Modern)

SMITH AUDITORIUM - AJ Juliani - Intentional Innovation: How to Guide Risk-Taking, Build Creative Capacity, and Lead Change:

As the world changes, how do we educate differently so students, teachers, and staff are empowered to thrive in this environment? In this new talk from bestselling author A.J. Juliani, you’ll learn a clear process to guide risk-taking and lead change so you can be intentional about innovation in your classroom, school, and life. Juliani shows why we need intentional innovation and how to implement it effectively.

ROOM 12-119 - Dr. Katie Ritter with Forward Edge - Prompt Engineering and AI Policy:

This interactive workshop is designed to provide K-12 educators with a foundational understanding of artificial intelligence (AI). Participants will gain insights into the potential of AI in education, engage in guided practice with prompt engineering, and contribute to a thought-provoking discussion on responsible AI policies in schools.

ROOM 12-127 - Rebecca Dwenger - Explore Generative AI Multimedia Tools:

This session introduces participants to generative AI multimedia tools, focusing on how these tools can support and enhance teaching and learning processes. It will cover an overview of AI-assisted content creation, explore specific multimedia tools (such as video, images, infographics, posters, presentations, music, etc), and discuss practical applications in education. The session will include live demonstrations and hands-on activities.

 ROOM 12-116 - Amanda Bickerstaff - Redefining Assessment in the Age of AI:

Generative AI has provided students with powerful new capabilities, prompting a need to rethink assessment practices. This session reframes mastery, assessment, and cheating to harness AI's potential while cultivating vital skills for the future workforce. In this session, we will explore AI for Education's AI Assessment Continuum and discuss how to create AI-resistant assignments emphasizing process, feedback, and real-world applications. We will also provide best practices for integrating generative AI into instructional practice and assessments to drive student critical thinking and other 21st century skills.

ROOM 12-171 - Frost, Brown, & Todd - A Review of Ohio's Recent Guidance on Artificial Intelligence in Education :

Ohio recently released an AI Toolkit for Ohio educators to consider when adopting policies regarding Artificial Intelligence. This session will discuss the guidance as well as legal issues to consider when integrating AI into the classroom. 

ROOM 12-131 - Yusuf Ahmad with Play Labs & Wyman Khuu, Senior Director of STEM for KIPP NYC  - Building Your Own AI Tools 101:

AI is not just for software engineers and technologists. The opportunity to use AI in thoughtful and meaningful ways to meet your needs is at your fingertips. Playlab AI presents an hackathon-like experience that will take you from a problem you’re facing to building a real, working, AI solution in less than an hour! You don’t need any prior experience building software, coding, or app development - all you need is a problem to solve!

GREAT HALL - Digital Recess & Hot Topics Roundtables - Digital Recess/AI Playground:

SchoolJoy/Google Gemini/ ChatGPT/ SchoolAI/ Snorkl/ MagicSchool/Quizizz/Perplexity/ Google Expermental Tools/3D Photography & AI (The Modern)

SMITH AUDITORIUM - AJ Juliani - The Epic Guide to Student Engagement: Developing Student-Centered Activities:

The key to engagement is high attention and high commitment from our students. However, in order to foster that attention and commitment, we must allow students to motivate themselves and each other through choice-based work.In this workshop, A.J. Juliani will tackle these five strategies that work to engage students at every grade level and inspire innovative work: Choice-based instruction, Inquiry-based projects, Authentic audience, Competitive Challenges, Launching to the World.

ROOM 12-119 - Sinclair AI Team - Charting the New Frontier: AI in Education:

Join us for a dynamic professional development journey where the Sinclair Artificial Intelligence (AI) Team unveils the blueprint guiding the integration of AI into Sinclair's culture and core operations. This session is designed not only to share our journey but to equip you with a replicable model for weaving AI into your educational tapestry.  Specifically, we will discuss our group's charge, our strategies for managing the project, our communication approaches with diverse stakeholders, and how we reached consensus on our recommendations for college leadership.

ROOM 12-127 - Kara Ball - Exploring AI Education Platforms: Enhancing Teaching and Learning:

In this interactive session, participants will delve into popular AI platforms utilized in educational settings, gaining a comprehensive understanding of their features and capabilities. Through hands-on engagement, attendees will explore a variety of AI platforms tailored to their specific content areas, considering how these tools can effectively enhance teaching and learning experiences. By actively testing and interacting with different platforms, participants will develop insights into their functionalities and gain the knowledge necessary to make informed decisions about integrating AI platforms into their educational practices. By the end of the session, attendees will have a deeper understanding of the current landscape of AI platforms in education, practical applications for enhancing teaching and learning, and strategies for selecting platforms that align with their unique content areas, ensuring relevance and effectiveness in the classroom.

 ROOM 12-116 - ESC Leads - Empowering Tomorrow's Leaders: Unveiling the AI Toolkit for K-12:

Education Join us for an enlightening session designed to introduce K-12 educators and leaders to the forefront of educational innovation with the newly launched AI Toolkit. Developed through a pioneering partnership between aiEDU and the Lieutenant Governor's office, this toolkit is poised to redefine educational strategies and empower educators to harness the full potential of artificial intelligence in the classroom.

This interactive session, led by esteemed ESC leads, will offer attendees a comprehensive exploration of the toolkit's features, practical applications, and how it can be seamlessly integrated into current teaching practices to enhance student engagement and learning outcomes. Participants will engage in hands-on demonstrations, participate in thought-provoking discussions, and collaborate on developing actionable strategies for implementing AI tools within their curricula.

ROOM 12-171 - Ian Zhu - Equitable AI: Save Money, Elevate Education:

This session will introduce a comprehensive framework designed to help district leaders evaluate AI solutions to optimize cost-efficiency and enhance equitable learning outcomes. We'll delve into strategies for leveraging AI to maximize educational impact while minimizing costs, while highlighting risks and challenges AI still needs to overcome. The focus will be on innovative practices that enable educational leaders to make informed and equitable decisions in the evolving landscape of AI-enhanced education to empower all students and families.

ROOM 12-131 - Yusuf Ahmad with Play Labs & Wyman Khuu, Senior Director of STEM for KIPP NYC  - Building Your Own AI Tools 201:

After mastering the basics in "Building Your Own AI Tools 101," take your skills to the next level with Playlab AI in this advanced workshop. "Building Your Own AI Tools 201" is ideal for educators who want to further explore the potential of AI in their teaching and learning environments. This session is open to all, whether you've attended the 101 session earlier in the day or are joining afresh with some foundational knowledge.

In this enhanced workshop, we will focus on refining and expanding the AI tools you've begun to develop. This is also an opportunity to spend more time playing with your AI tool and making something that is ready to help you in your classroom or school tomorrow!