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8:00am CST

Giving Your Staff a Room Full of Teacher Assistants

Friday March 7, 2025 8:00am - 8:45am CST

We know that Ai is here to stay in the Education Community and you just came home from a great conference talking about the many tools out there to use. This session is created to explore ideas and answer questions about how teachers can use this intimidating new technology in the classroom. We will look at variety of lessons geared to get the most out of your new teachers Ai assistants. I will also share examples of how I have used Ai chat bots to help field questions before students and teachers come to me for Tech support. If your are interested or excited about Ai and it's applications for eduction, but still looking for a way to explain it to others who are skeptical, this session is for you.

Speakers

Jeff First

Technology Integration / educator, Goodland Jr/Sr High School

Friday March 7, 2025 8:00am - 8:45am CST
KSU Union Room 227

AI, AI

Audience ALL

9:00am CST

Creating Personalized Game-Based Instruction Tools with SchoolAI.com

Friday March 7, 2025 9:00am - 9:45am CST

KSU Union Room 227

If you are a seasoned teacher you have more than likely used some form of gamification or gamified tool in your classroom. Tools like Gimkit, and Kahoot can be welcomed changes of pace for both students and teachers. These tools are wonderful motivators but often leave a gap for true evaluation of student comprehension.
Game based learning with the use of Ai chat bots can help to provide individualized conversations and knowledge validation for every student in the room. This in depth evidence can become invaluable to teachers while at the same time make Knowledge retrieval engaging for students. This process can be used at any level or difficulty and I will show you how to drop these activities into any lesson.

Speakers

Jeff First

Technology Integration / educator, Goodland Jr/Sr High School

Friday March 7, 2025 9:00am - 9:45am CST
KSU Union Room 227

Instructional Strategies, schoolai

Audience ALL
Subject All

10:00am CST

Establishing a Student Led Helpdesk

Friday March 7, 2025 10:00am - 10:45am CST

KSU Union Room 227

Learn how to set up a student led helpdesk that gives students hands-on IT experience while delivering top-notch tech support to your school. This session will break down the steps to design, launch, and keep a successful student-led helpdesk running.

Speakers

Kelli Francis

Ed Tech Coach, JCHS

I have been in education for 10 years. I have taught ELA, World History, and now CS.

Friday March 7, 2025 10:00am - 10:45am CST
KSU Union Room 227

Instructional Strategies, Instructional Technology

Audience Middle School, High School
Subject Technology

11:00am CST

Teachers as Private Investigators: Eliciting Evidence of Learning (REPEAT)

Friday March 7, 2025 11:00am - 11:45am CST

KSU Union Room 227

In this engaging and interactive session, you’ll step into the shoes of a private investigator to uncover the hidden clues of student learning. As educators, we often face the challenge of determining whether our students have truly grasped the lessons we teach. This session will equip you with a toolkit of strategies to gather meaningful evidence of student learning, ensuring you can identify who has mastered the content, who needs additional support, and how to guide all students forward in their educational journey.

Join us to explore a variety of methods for eliciting evidence, ranging from high-tech solutions to low or no-tech options. You’ll leave with practical techniques that can be immediately implemented in your classroom to enhance your assessment practices and support student success. Whether you’re a tech enthusiast or prefer traditional approaches, this session has something for everyone.

Speakers

Marie Henderson

Instructional Technology Specialist, PK-12, Hays USD 489

Marie Henderson is the Instructional Technology Specialist for Hays Unified School District in Hays, KS where she serves local teachers as a technology trainer and instructional coach. She designed and continues to facilitate a flexible professional learning model for district staff... Read More →

Friday March 7, 2025 11:00am - 11:45am CST
KSU Union Room 227

Instructional Strategies

Audience ALL