Drowning in essays? Need better discussion questions? Wish you had time to create strong exemplars? In this hands-on session, discover how MagicSchool can become your AI co-teacher — helping you generate meaningful writing feedback, build aligned rubrics, create higher-level DOK questions, design sentence starters, and even turn standards into songs your students won’t forget. Walk away with ready-to-use tools that save time, increase rigor, and support all learners — without replacing your professional expertise. Bring a current ELA assignment and leave with resources you can use tomorrow.
Advances in artificial intelligence have significantly boosted speech recognition and automatic captioning tools that are now found in Google Workspace (and other applications). This session will showcase some of these tools, like automatic captioning in Google Vids, voice typing (and listening) in Google Docs, live captions in Google Slides, and caption options for videos stored in Google Drive.
Teacher/Tech Coach, School District/ Higher Education
Brian Bartel is a technology integrator/coach for the Appleton Area School District, where he works with elementary teachers, the 4K team and the Assistive Technology team. In addition to supporting high quality instruction and learning with technology, Brian is focused on helping... Read More →
Forget the sci-fi tropes of a robot uprising; it’s time to flip the script and establish human dominance over the AI landscape. This session is a guide to ensuring AI remains a subordinate tool rather than an unpredictable dictator. We will explore twenty tips for putting AI to work on our terms. Start your journey toward becoming a true AI overlord who knows exactly when to build, when to automate, and when to simply walk away.
Dale Basler currently works as a Technology Coach for the Appleton Area School District where he supports five elementary schools and four charter schools. Dale also works as a Learning Analytics Trainer for ClassLink. Prior to working in educational technology, Dale was a high school science teacher for fourteen years... Read More →
Canva is no longer just a graphic design tool—it’s a powerful, all-in-one platform for visual communication that empowers everyone to design anything. In this hands-on session, we will dive deep into Canva Magic Studio, the integrated hub for all of Canva’s AI-powered tools. You’ll learn how to work faster and smarter by leveraging features that streamline your workflow and boost student engagement.
Come and learn some engaging ways for a teacher to use AI in class for interactive learning activities where the students are participating but the teacher is still managing the AI. In this session we will see how you can “invite AI into your classroom” for interactive projects including AI debates on any topic, live interviews where the AI takes on a role, AI-generated “Choose Your Own Adventure” stories, co-writing activities, and more. These opportunities allow students to engage and learn from the knowledge of AI, but do so in a controlled, appropriate format and way!
Director of Instructional Technology, Pulaski Community School District
In my role as Director of Instructional Technology for Pulaski Community School District, I enjoy the opportunities and challenges my current position brings as well as the opportunity to share my enthusiasm for integrating technology and literacy with students and staff. My past... Read More →
What if students could show their thinking instead of just turning in answers? In this hands-on session, you’ll explore how Padlet Sandbox can transform learning across content areas into interactive, collaborative, and creative experiences. Using ready-made templates and built-in tools, you’ll learn how to design engaging activities, capture student podcasts, and create opportunities for students to explain their thinking in meaningful ways. Whether you teach math, science, social studies, ELA, art, or career and technical education, you’ll leave with ready-to-use ideas and at least one activity you can implement immediately. Come ready to build something your students will love.
Diffit is more than a reading tool. In this hands-on session, educators will explore how Diffit creates differentiated, standards-aligned resources across content areas—including math, science, and social studies. Participants will generate a student-ready resource, customize it using Diffit Chat, and explore ways to support differentiation, scaffolding, and engagement for all learners.
Teachers will leave with ready-to-use materials and practical strategies to integrate Diffit beyond ELA.
Artificial intelligence is quickly becoming a powerful support tool for educators, but many teachers are unsure how to begin. In this practical session, participants will learn the basics of writing effective prompts and explore how three AI tools—Gemini, NotebookLM, and Brisk—can help streamline lesson planning, generate creative classroom activities, and support student engagement across subjects. Through guided examples, teachers will discover how simple prompts can produce ideas for lessons, projects, assessments, and differentiation. Educators will leave with practical prompt strategies and ready-to-use examples they can immediately apply in their classrooms and in their lives.
