Are you looking to learn more about the possibilities and impacts of AI on education?  Join a Community of Practice cohort! Cohorts will run from January to June, and encourage participants to engage with networking opportunities with your peers, exploring practical strategies for AI-driven practices, participate in resource sharing to deepen your understanding of effective Gen AI integration in your practice and the classroom. 

Registrants will choose to join a cohort focused on one of three areas: personalizing learning, reimagining assessments, or student engagement.  All cohorts will include integration of ethical and responsible use of AI. 

Optional SCECHs will be available for participants. All synchronous meeting times are 4:00-5:30pm. Dates for each cohort strand are:

Gain understanding of Generative AI and its distinctions from traditional AI, along with the vital skill of prompt engineering to effectively engage with AI tools. Delve into the capabilities and limitations of popular AI chatbots like ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, and Perplexity. Connect with MI educators to learn how others think about and apply Generative AI in their work. The session promises a collaborative learning experience, empowering participants to apply newfound knowledge seamlessly. 

Delve into the legal and ethical implications associated with leveraging AI to enhance teaching, learning, and operational aspects, addressing critical areas such as student privacy, data protection, and responsible AI practices. Join us as we navigate the complexities of AI implementation and dive into strategies to mitigate potential risks with AI and equity gaps for students. Don't miss this opportunity to gain insights and connect with like-minded professionals around the ethical integration of AI in education. 

Cybersecurity Practices explores what is cybersecurity, resources to help support your organization, and a review of best practices to follow for protecting and keeping safe your organization's network. Every person in an organization has a responsibility to practice good cybersecurity skills, which are also beneficial in one's personal life.

 Objectives:

• Explore the importance and value of Cybersecurity
  

• Identify essential practices to protect myself and my organizations
  

• Learn how to help their learners grow in their understanding and practices regarding cybersecurity

Explore the potential impact of Artificial Intelligence on instructional practices and efficiency. Delve into how AI tools can help educators create personalized and differentiated instructional materials, meeting the diverse needs of students with heightened efficiency. Uncover the potential for AI to streamline teacher tasks and automating routine responsibilities. AI is currently impacting teaching and learning in known and unknown ways. Come engage in dialog with other educators about the ways that you want to utilize AI in the educational environment. 

With the demands of life that educators face in their personal and professional lives, it can sometimes be difficult to channel creativity into teaching and learning.  This course is designed to teach you the art of sketchnoting, a visual note-taking technique that combines drawings, typography, and symbols to create engaging and memorable and visually appealing notes.  By learning the fundamental principles of sketchnoting and how to apply them to your content, you will be able to build confidence and create visually engaging and effective visual representations of content that will help you remember and understand information better.

Please Note: as materials will be mailed to participants for this session, you will be asked to confirm your participation via email 3 weeks prior to the start date.  If you choose not to respond to the confirmation email we will unregister you so a waitlist participant may join. 

Explore assessment through the lens of AI and consider how AI can foster inclusivity and personalization in measuring student learning. Investigate the dynamic capabilities of AI tools to generate various forms of assessments, create rubrics, and provide students with timely, individualized feedback. Additionally, discover strategies for cultivating AI literacy in students, encompassing foundational knowledge, awareness of risks and ethical implications, and critical assessment skills for AI outputs. Come collaborate with MI educators on strategies for improving assessment given the unique challenges and opportunities with Generative AI. 

In this course participants will explore the eResources (databases) in the Michigan eLibrary available for elementary and secondary students with a keen eye toward all things related to the United States military. With rich content in PebbleGo, Britannica, eBook K-8 Collection, eBook High School Collection, Primary Search, MasterFILE Complete and LearningExpress Library, students at all levels can read, listen and view resources to give them a better understanding of what it takes to enter each branch of the military and what the expectations are once they are accepted. 

This workshop will start on February 12 and close on March 4, 2024.

5 SCECHs available upon successful completion of:

• Two webinars covering the eResources available in MeL that can support K-12 Military Awareness & Preparation
  • Thursday, Feb 13 – 3:45-4:45pm
  • Thursday, Feb 20 – 3:45-4:45pm

• Completion of online discussion(s)
• Application of learning by creating an activity that uses at least one of the eResources in MeL