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Imagine It, Design It! Canva's AI Playground

TIffany Cobbs, Learning Designer, AVID Center
Elizabeth Orlando, Instructional Technology Coach, Newport News Public School

9:00am - 10:00am

Join us for a 30-minute hands-on session and unleash the potential of AI technology in your classroom. Discover how specific Canvas AI tools can be tailored to enrich science and social studies content, empowering you to create immersive, inquiry-based learning experiences for your students. Whether you're passionate about bringing history to life or exploring the wonders of the natural world, this session will provide you with practical ideas and resources to elevate your teaching and inspire your students. Don't miss this opportunity to be at the forefront of educational innovation and transform your classroom into a hub of creativity and exploration.

Build Your Own Bug: Addressing NGSS needs with bioinspired robots

Jayaram Kaushik, Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Boulder
Srinjita Bhaduri
Alexandra Rose

10:00am - 10:30am

We propose to showcase our (in development) “Bio-inspired” robotics toolkit with Colorado Academic Standards (CAS) aligned activities. Kits will allow students to explore principles of  biology and engineering by performing hands-on investigations using electromechanical elements that they don’t have access to at school such as origami-based leg and body modules.  We expect to present our storyline approach to designing a sample curriculum using these kits and demo the same.