Discover CESA 7's professional learning series designed to help educators harness the power of AI with confidence and purpose for the 2025-2026 school year.
This intensive workshop provides a foundational understanding of Artificial Intelligence (AI) literacy, exploring core concepts, ethical implications, and practical integration strategies. We will evaluate how AI tools can meaningfully enhance learning and extend beyond traditional classroom settings. By the end, you'll be confident in your own AI literacy and empowered to teach students to be responsible, critical, and informed citizens in the age of AI.
Develop a foundational understanding of AI literacy, encompassing core AI concepts, ethical considerations, and their societal implications.
Evaluate and select AI tools, ensuring purposeful integration that enhances student engagement and extends learning.
Implement practical strategies for teaching AI literacy that foster critical thinking and responsible interaction with AI in K-12 classrooms.
Empower students to be informed, responsible, and critical citizens in an AIdriven world by understanding AI's capabilities and limitations.
especiallyrelevantto classroomteachers, ESLteachers,and PupilService Directors!
AI tools like ChatGPT have changed how students write but that doesn’t mean we need to ban them. In this interactive workshop, you’ll learn how to design writing tasks that prioritize critical thinking, voice, and process—making AI misuse irrelevant. Discover how to use AI as a teaching tool, not a threat, and create a classroom where authentic writing thrives.
ParticipantsWillLearnTo:
Set clear norms for AI use
Spot assignments vulnerable to AI misuse
Redesign tasks to spark original thinking
Use AI to model and brainstorm writing
Teach students to critique AI outputs
Emphasize writing process over final product
CALLING ALL CHANGEMAKERS IN GRADES 6-12!
Middle school & High School Teachers + Literacy specialists –This event was made with YOU in mind!
What if you could differentiate learning for every student—without doubling your prep time?
Join us for a hands-on, hope-filled session that introduces how (AI) can empower you to meet diverse student needs in reading, writing, and math. Whether you're supporting early readers, reluctant writers, or striving mathematicians, you'll be equipped with easy-to-use tools and strategies that help you teach smarter, not harder.
Your time is precious. Let’s put AI to work—so you can focus on what matters most: your students.
We'll explore trusted AI tools like Diffit and Brisk to:
Instantly generate leveled texts and prompts for guided reading and writing
Create math practice tailored to student skill levels
Translate and adapt materials for multilingual learners
Provide real-time feedback that motivates growth
Save time while amplifying your impact
Get ready to transform your math classroom with the power of AI!
This workshop will equip middle and high school math e with practical strategies to leverage AI tools for dynamic lesson planning, personalized learning, and fostering deep student engagement and understanding.
Explain how AI can foster deeper conceptual understanding and enhance student engagement in middle and high school mathematics.
Utilize generative AI tools to design dynamic lesson plans that include standards-aligned example problems and real-world tasks.
Generate various math resources such as worksheets, quizzes, and conceptual review tools using AI to support diverse learners.
Strategize the use of AI for personalized student support, including providing step-by-step explanations and adjusting difficulty in real-time.
Guide students in using AI tools responsibly to foster critical thinking, mathematical communication, and reasoning skills.
Middle & High
School Educators, Instructional Coaches, & Curriculum Directors –this is a learning opportunity you won’t want to miss!
If You Support Learning –This Is For You!
Interventionists, classroom educators, special education educators, and instructional coaches: this event is tailored to your unique role in helping every student grow.
How can artificial intelligence revolutionize your approach to providing targeted, effective Tier 2 and Tier 3 support in math and literacy, ensuring every student reaches their full potential? This workshop will empower educators to effectively integrate AI into Tier 2 and Tier 3 interventions, building foundational knowledge and providing hands-on practice in developing content specific strategies for mathematics and literacy.
Articulate the foundational principals of effective Tier 2 and Tier 3 intervention models
Identify appropriate AI tools and platforms for generating and refining differentiated instructional materials and activities.
Design AI-supported Tier 2 interventions that address common learning gaps in mathematics or improve reading comprehension skills.
Strategize the integration of AI to create personalized Tier 3 learning pathways for students with significant academic needs.
Collaborate with peers to share best practices and troubleshoot challenges with impelmenting AI-powered interventions
Understand how AI tools can support students’ writing
Use AI tools to differentiate for student success
Identify AI tools that support each component of writing
Apply responsible and ethical AI use practices
Discover how artificial intelligence can become a powerful partner in writing instruction! This engaging, one-day professional learning opportunity is designed for upper elementary teachers and support staff who want to elevate student writing. Explore how AI tools can support every stage of the writing process—from idea generation and text structure to sentence-level work and revision while also addressing diverse learner needs. You'll leave with practical strategies, ready-touse lesson ideas, and a clear understanding of how to use AI ethically and effectively in the classroom. Join us to plan, practice, and imagine new possibilities for your student writers!
Create a classroom plan for integrating AI into writing instruction WorkingwithGrowingMinds&Growing Readers? Thiseventwillbeespecially beneficialforGrades3–5Educators, LiteracySpecialists,SpecialEducation Teachers,andELEducators!
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Unlock the power of AI to make academic content more accessible for multilingual learners. In this hands-on workshop, educators will explore how to simplify texts, build vocabulary, and create visual supports using AI tools – without lowering the rigor! Learn how to generate effective scaffolds aligned to students’ language levels and avoid common AI missteps. Leave with ready-to-use strategies to support content and language development across your classroom.
ParticipantsWillLearnTo:
Simplify complex texts using AI
Generate sentence frames and vocabulary supports
Create visuals and organizers for content access
Align scaffolds to language proficiency levels
Avoid common AI pitfalls for multilingual learners
In this hands-on professional learning experience, discover how artificial intelligence can streamline assessment practices, amplify your insights, and refocus your energy on what truly matters – teaching and learning. Through the lens of a strategic assessment system, we’ll explore how AI can support the collection, analysis, and use of formative, interim, and summative data to drive meaningful instructional decisions.
Participantswillleavewitha deepunderstandingofhow to:
Embed AI tools into formative assessment practices to provide timely, actionable feedback.
Use AI-generated insights from interim assessments to monitor growth and tailor instruction.
Enhance summative assessments reflections with AI-driven student selfassessment tools.
Expect to engage in realworld classroom scenarios, collaborative problemsolving, and tool exploration designed to help you feel confident apply AIenhanced strategies the very next day!
Geared for those guiding K – 12 Classrooms, Curriculum, and Change!
Utilize AI to co-create rubrics and proficiency scales that are aligned to standards, student-friendly, and differentiated by task complexity
Use AI to help blueprint assessments and revise items to increase cognitive rigor and ensure alignment with Depth of Knowledge (DOK) levels and learning goals.
Unlock the Power of AI for 2025-2026: Pick Your Team, Pick Your Price
Choose the team that fits your district – bigger teams, bigger savings! With tiered pricing and role specific sessions, this series empowers your educators to use AI with confidence and purpose – setting your district up for a tech-savvy 2025-2026