📅 Date: Saturday, December 2, 2023
🕥 Time: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM PST (90 minutes)
🌐 Virtual Platform: Zoom (Invitations will be sent upon registration)
Registration Details
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED. NEW DATES AND REGISTRATION TBD.
This is a free event. Look for the pink registration button at the top right of this page. Not a CSTA member yet? You can join at the basic membership level for free, or at the CSTA+ level (with enhanced benefits) for $50 per year
Event Overview
To launch this year's CS Education Week, we are providing CS educators across the state an opportunity to connect with peers and explore the trending topic of using AI in the K-14 classroom. We'll open the event with a short talk on the topic of AI In the Classroom (speaker details to be announced). Following the presentation, we'll host two sessions where you can meet peer educators from around the state. The first session will break out by grade bands, enabling you to connect with fellow teachers dealing with similar grade-level curriculum challenges. The second session will break out by regional groups, fostering new and old connections with educators from your local CSTA chapter.
Depending on interest, future BOF meetups may explore additional areas such as: new teacher support, cybersecurity, AI/data science, physical computing, after school clubs, and more.
Agenda
- Opening Presentation: Trish Henry on "AI Tools in the Classroom"
- Session 1: Grade Band Breakout Groups
- Session 2: Regional Breakout Groups
Note: Sign up for breakout groups at registration.
Speaker Bio
Where can I learn more about AI in the Classroom before this event?
For an introductory look at the topic, Code.org offers a free, foundational online learning series (https://code.org/ai/pl/101) for any teacher and educator interested in the rapidly expanding world of artificial intelligence (AI) and its transformative potential in education. Though a series of 5 videos and companion guides, Partners Code.org, ETS, ISTE and Khan Academy are offering engaging sessions with renowned experts that will demystify AI, explore responsible implementation, address bias, and showcase how AI-powered learning can revolutionize student outcomes.
For a more comprehensive dive, check out the Artificial Intelligence (AI) for K-12 initiative (https://ai4k12.org), which is jointly sponsored by AAAI and CSTA. The initiative is developing (1) national guidelines for AI education for K-12, (2) an online, curated resource directory to facilitate AI instruction, and (3) a community of practitioners, researchers, resource and tool developers focused on the AI for K-12 audience.