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CONNECT 2024
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Friday, November 1
 

10:15am MDT

AI Tools to Amplify your Professionalism and Save Time
Friday November 1, 2024 10:15am - 11:25am MDT
Ready to revolutionize your teaching? Join our workshop on AI tools that go beyond traditional lesson planning. Explore how generative AI can create personalized content, assessments, and more. We’ll guide you through a process that balances efficiency with creativity, ensuring you remain the architect of exceptional learning experiences. Plus, let’s delve into professional considerations—because AI is not just about algorithms; it’s about impact.
Speakers
avatar for Stacey Hannay

Stacey Hannay

Executive Staff Officer / Cadre Supérieure, ATA - ESO - PD
Stacey Hannay holds a Ph.D. with expertise in the area of theorizing curriculum and teacher professional development. Specifically, her area of research lies with: Teachers conceptualizations of physical literacy. She is one of the newest Executive Staff Officers with the Alberta... Read More →
Friday November 1, 2024 10:15am - 11:25am MDT
Room 122

12:40pm MDT

Rethinking Assessment in AI-Infused Classrooms
Friday November 1, 2024 12:40pm - 1:50pm MDT
TBA
The rapid introduction of generative AI into classrooms is more than a passing trend—it’s reshaping how we assess student learning. This session explores how AI challenges traditional assessment methods and offers strategies to adapt in this new landscape. We’ll discuss issues such as the effectiveness of AI detectors, the ethical implications of AI-assisted work, and the shift from adversarial assessments to relational and metacognitive approaches. Participants will leave with practical ideas on integrating AI tools into their assessment practices in ways that enhance learning, foster equity, and promote critical thinking. Let’s collaborate to shape a balanced, ethical approach to assessment that prepares students for success in an AI-driven world. 












Speakers
avatar for Jonathon Thomas

Jonathon Thomas

Education Technology Consultant, Elk Island Public Schools
As an Education Technology Consultant with Elk Island Public Schools, Jonathon Thomas brings over 20 years of classroom teaching and instructional leadership experience to guide K-12 educators in the effective integration of technology. Holding a Master of Education in Educational... Read More →
Friday November 1, 2024 12:40pm - 1:50pm MDT
TBA

12:40pm MDT

Wait! What? I am teaching Computer Science Now? DIV I AND DIV II
Friday November 1, 2024 12:40pm - 1:50pm MDT
TBA
Join this session to explore the whys and hows of integrating the new Computer Science organizing idea into teaching and learning in grades K-3. Leave more confident about what the curriculum is actually asking us to do, what computational thinking is really all about, how you’re doing much of it already, and how (through shared samples, strategies, and practical support resources) we can all create engaging classroom activities that best prepare our students not only for what’s next, but also for what’s now - fun non-tech body coding, tech activities with little robots, and more!
Speakers
avatar for Janet Bell

Janet Bell

Consultant, Learn All Ways Consulting
Janet Bell loves to support teachers who support students demonstrating learning in technology-rich settings. An English teacher originally, Janet’s career evolved over the years from classroom to consultant, co-leading edtech integration across the province as a member of the 2Learn.ca... Read More →
Friday November 1, 2024 12:40pm - 1:50pm MDT
TBA

2:05pm MDT

AI and the Classroom Div III & IV
Friday November 1, 2024 2:05pm - 3:15pm MDT
TBA
There are so many ways that teachers and students can leverage AI to support instructional and learning strategies, from helping with lesson planning to supporting student literacy and their overall development of learning strategies. Whether reframing text for various purposes, composing drafts, sifting through and summarizing information or even pulling together ideas to create synthesis, AI is here within reach at no cost to be drawn upon as a teaching and learning tool that supports understanding and creation of new knowledge. Explore several realistic ways teachers and students can use ChatGPT and related AI tools to work smartly - efficiently, thoughtfully, and ethically. Leave with strategies and resources that you can use tomorrow to help your students minimize AI plagiarism and maximize opportunities for deep learning with AI in your classroom.
Speakers
avatar for Janet Bell

Janet Bell

Consultant, Learn All Ways Consulting
Janet Bell loves to support teachers who support students demonstrating learning in technology-rich settings. An English teacher originally, Janet’s career evolved over the years from classroom to consultant, co-leading edtech integration across the province as a member of the 2Learn.ca... Read More →
Friday November 1, 2024 2:05pm - 3:15pm MDT
TBA

2:05pm MDT

Growing Into STEM with Micro:bits
Friday November 1, 2024 2:05pm - 3:15pm MDT
Speakers
avatar for Stephanie Mackay

Stephanie Mackay

Ambassador, Experiences Canada
I have been participating in Experiences Canada (formerly SEVEC - Society for Educational Visits and Exchanges in Canada) since 2012. Like everywhere, the pandemic halted travel for students in 2020 until 2022. This year, Experiences Canada is looking for schools and classes and groups... Read More →
Friday November 1, 2024 2:05pm - 3:15pm MDT
Room 124

2:05pm MDT

Making Teacher’s Planning Easier, Faster, and Way BETTER! Teaching using AI
Friday November 1, 2024 2:05pm - 3:15pm MDT
This session will introduce you to using AI as a collaborator in the teaching planning process.  K-12 teachers that are new to using AI will all be able to get something out of this session!  

Participants will need a device to access.
Speakers
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Jessica Oracheski

Designer of Professional Learning, APLC
Jess Oracheski is a science education consultant. She is also currently a classroom teacher, teaching junior high science. She has a zest for life, and always tries to infuse fun into her classroom. She has a passion for incorporating technology into her daily lessons, making her... Read More →
Friday November 1, 2024 2:05pm - 3:15pm MDT
Room 130