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Collaboration is one of the most frequently used words in education and, in some ways, the least taught. Yet, our ability to collaborate and our willingness to engage respectfully with one another matters for the health of the school and the collective well-being of all within it. How do we stretch ourselves at our learning edges to become our best adult selves at school? How do we communicate well with one another in service of our students? Based on Jennifer Abrams’ new book, Stretching Your Learning Edges: Growing (Up) at Work, this keynote will explore 5 ideas around which every educator develop his or herself to become an even better value-add to their grade level, department, and the school as a whole.

Dive into the transformative power of Generative AI in the classroom. This session will explore how to meaningfully use AI to enhance student learning, save teachers time and make things easy that were previously implausible. Discover simple tools and explore a range of inspiration and ideas in this hands-on workshop giving you a taste of GenAI.

Attendees are encouraged to bring their laptop for this session. 

In this breakout session Jennifer will go deeper into suspending certainty, one of the 5 facets from her book, Stretching Your Learning Edges: Growing (Up) at Work, What does it mean to stop and listen and not become defensive? How does one benefit from being more curious and inquisitive? Self-assessments, discussions and video will be used in this breakout - all to grow one’s understanding of the facet, build one’s skill set and stretch us at our edges.

The future of school and work is evolving, and so must our approach to assessments. How do we meaningfully assess students when GenAI can write a paper with them in just a few minutes? In this session, we’ll discuss new approaches to assessment which are more meaningful, relevant and transferable for students heading into a transformed, dynamic, AI enhanced workplace.

Attendees are encouraged to bring their laptop for this session.

As AI seeps into every aspect of our lives, and gets better and better at seeming human, what impacts are ahead of educators, and what should we keep in view? This high-level session takes a broader view, discussing the ethical implications of AI, the evolving relationships between humans and machines, what we might see in the next 10-20 years, and the importance of human connection, empathy and culture in an educational environment.

Attendees are encouraged to bring their laptop for this session.