Embracing
AI in the Classroom
Project Design Lab / June 24-28
Burlington, Vermont
How do we decide what counts as our own creativity?
This course is for educators who want to explore and develop ways to use artificial intelligence as a tool for strengthening their students' creative thinking skills and personal voice.
Who Should Attend?
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Middle & High School Educators in all subjects
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Technology Integrationists
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Curriculum Directors
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Librarians
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Any educator interested in the paradigm shift underway through the emergence of AI in education
What Educators Say
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I feel more empowered to employ creative techniques and strategies when engaging my students in new learning.
– Erin Robillard, Browns River Middle School
What To Expect
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Create a project plan to use AI in your classroom to strengthen your students' creative thinking skills and personal voice.
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Explore ways to use Large Language Models and other AI tools to spark student imagination.
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Strengthen your questioning skills and how to lead your students to critique their own questions and inquiry frameworks and the answers generated by AI.
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Confront and explore how AI is challenging our current education models and ways to use creative engagement in your teaching practice to adapt to the new reality of AI in learning.
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Develop tools for guiding your students to use AI responsibly.
Workshop Themes
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Create a project plan to implement in your classroom that uses digital media and AI to strengthens students' creativity and personal voice.
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Shape questions and inquiry frameworks that challenge AI responses and inspire creative thinking.
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Explore Large Language Models (such as ChatGPT) and other AI tools (such as NightCafe and Craiyon) for sparking student imagination,
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Experiment with digital platforms and resources that make use of Generative AI (Adobe Express, Google Bard, Canva, and our smartphone cameras).
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Develop language for acknowledging and navigating concerns about AI as a burgeoning tool in the classroom and beyond.
Meet the Facilitators
Course Leader
Workshop Leader
Tuition
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$2,000 - Three graduate credits
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$1,790 - Certificate of Participation for 40 hours relicensing credits
Tuition includes a private air-conditioned dorm room with a centrally located private bath at the University of Vermont, plus breakfast and lunch. Everyone is on their own for dinner in Burlington. Lodging is optional.
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Attend Solo or in a Team
You can attend solo or with a team from your school or district.
Teams can be composed of educators (classroom teachers, councilors, paras, special educators, staff, administrators) and can be from the same grades and content areas, or mixed.
Teams may include educators from different schools in the district if you want to design a multi-school project.
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Teaching Artist Residency - OPTIONAL
Jamie is available for a limited number of in-school residencies to support implementing your project. If you would like information on how to schedule a residency, complete the PDL Questions Form and we'll get right back to you.
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FAQ
Visit the PDL FAQ page for answers to questions about team participation, tuition & fees, lodging & meals, daily schedule, teaching artist selection (optional), and more.
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Project Snapshots
See examples of previous projects created at the Project Design Lab here.
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Questions?
Complete the PDL Questions Form and we'll be back in touch soon.
We invite you to let us know about specific accommodations you may need to participate in the Project Design Lab when completing your Registration Form, and we will make every effort to honor your request.
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