This Open Mic Night Series explores explores how multimedia and AI tools empower students to create, collaborate, and communicate learning. Participants will experience seven engaging platforms, discover strategies to increase student agency and engagement, and leave with classroom-ready ideas that amplify every learner’s voice.
Teachers bring an assignment they already give. In the first ten minutes we run it through a chatbot and see what survives. Then we rebuild the task so the thinking students do is the part that can’t be handed off, using decomposition and pattern-finding as the frame. Everyone leaves with one rebuilt assignment and a […]
Data science does not always require new lessons or another subject. Elementary classrooms already engage students in data practices through science investigations, surveys, observations, mathematics, and everyday learning. In this session, teachers will explore elementary data science, identify practices already present in their curriculum, and discover practical ways to strengthen them through existing lessons and […]
Explore how Imagi creates a safe, supportive space for students to learn, experiment, and grow with AI through creativity, problem-solving, and innovation. Leave with a ready-to-use unit template, rubric, and starter prompts for a community-based project—no coding required! Get hands-on with Imagi Labs and Lovable AI to turn a local legend into a standards-aligned CS […]
Discover how NotebookLM can transform your existing curriculum into interactive lesson plans, assessments, study guides, differentiated activities, and instructional supports, all while keeping your own trusted resources at the center of the process. This session introduces a practical AI tool that saves planning time and supports K-12 educators across content areas.
This session will explore unique and fun ways to introduce, teach, and review loops to students in grades K-6. This workshop will be facilitated by Maria Sellers, South Vermillion Schools.
This introductory session equips early childhood educators with strategies to demystify artificial intelligence for young learners (K–2) using hands-on, relatable activities. Through interactive stations and unplugged lessons covering concepts like training data, pattern recognition, algorithms, and remixing, the workshop demonstrates how to foster critical thinking and digital literacy in early education. This session will be […]
During the workshop, you will gain hands-on experience transforming complex texts into engaging audio and video overviews, interactive mind maps, and differentiated study materials that help students identify key details and synthesize information.
This book study explores the book Superagency: What Could Possibly Go Right with Our AI Future by Reid Hoffman and Greg Beato. Participants will explore how artificial intelligence can expand human potential, increase agency, and transform learning, work, and society when used intentionally and responsibly. The study consists of two live, virtual meetings and asynchronous […]
Ever given a worksheet a scenic drive to school and back without grading it? Same. What if we remixed those fill-in-the-blank recall quizzes into tasks students actually want to do? In this live Assessment Remix, we’ll turn a 3rd-grade worksheet into a multimodal, student-driven challenge using Adobe Express. Leave with the REMIX checklist, fresh examples, […]
New to the micro:bit? Meet this pocket-sized computer and its partner MakeCode, in a beginner-friendly session. We’ll discuss the basics of the micro:bit to get you comfortable to start following tutorials and making projects. This is an entry level workshop; no prior experience is needed. Topics that will be covered are: What is a micro:bit? […]
New to the micro:bit? This is a great beginner session! We’ll tour the buttons, sensors, display, and pins on the device, while introducing the key vocabulary you’ll hear throughout the rest of the series. This session is all about building familiarity and confidence —no prior knowledge required. This is an entry level workshop; no prior […]
