Matt Miller Sessions

Keynote: Tomorrow Glasses 
Artificial intelligence is growing exponentially. Teachers are left wondering … How does it impact the classroom? How do we ensure academic integrity? How can I plan for a future that is hard to envision? The key is to use Tomorrow Glasses. Explore practical steps to ensure your instruction is relevant to your students’ future. AI is just the latest example. Gain more confidence to envision the classroom that your students need and to take the imperfect steps necessary to create it. 

10 AI-Based Upgrades to Teaching and Learning  
Level up your teaching practice with AI assistants like ChatGPT. Explore strategies that AI tools can upgrade teaching and learning in your classroom. Your students will be able to do deeper learning without lots of extra time and effort on your part.  Gain better teaching, better learning with less time.
Strands: Technology, Design

Leena Bakshi McLean Sessions

Keynote: From Dismantling Discrimination to Inclusive Innovation
Leverage your influence to drive innovation, establish equitable systems and master the art of designing for inclusive innovation, with an emphasis on risk-taking, heightened awareness and positive social impact. Learn strategies by engaging in hands-on exercises, collaborative discussions and practical scenarios. Reflect on past and current innovations, discuss effective methods for teaching design thinking and innovation, and work towards fostering a sense of belonging in your classrooms—creating conditions that encourage safe bravery in the pursuit of equitable and impactful innovation. Be equipped to apply strategies for fostering a "Brave Haven" in your classrooms, effectively mitigating discriminatory practices through intentional design thinking, inclusive innovation and cultivating a culture that champions belonging for all students.

AI or AInequity? AI as a Lever for Anti-Bias Lesson Design
AI can never replace the power of educator and student relationships; however, it can absolutely serve as a key tool to leverage and promote educational equity in lesson design. Discover how to use AI tools as an integral part of the lesson planning and design thinking process; and leaders will discover how to implement AI as a tool for instructional coaching and leadership. Learn about ChatGPT/Bard and its implication for the classroom; use these AI tools as a lever for equity-centered decision making in learning spaces; and create lessons using STEM4Real’s DO-KNOW-THINK Framework aligned to the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Explore how to increase academic discourse, strategies for differentiation, accommodations and modifications for students with disabilities, and multilingual resources for emergent multilingual learners. Gain example prompts and an equitable lesson of their own creation using AI. Strands: Technology, Belonging

Asset-Driven APproaches to Student Innovation
Explore strategies for applying multiple means of representation and expression within the context of student innovation practices ensuring that students can engage with instructional content and design challenges in ways that resonate with their individual strengths and learning styles through a Universal Design for Learning (UDL) lens. Delve into the critical role of identity in designing science and engineering practices and discuss how acknowledging and respecting students' identities can lead to a more inclusive classroom environment—enhancing the quality of instruction and encouraging diverse participation in the practices of real-world innovation, science and engineering. Gain knowledge and practical tools to lead the way in transforming learning into a more inclusive, empowering and identity-affirming experience for all students. Become an educational leader who champions the assets and potential within every learner, all while embracing the essential student practices that drive innovation and discovery. Strands: Leadership, Design