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SUMMARY:Women in Technology Book Study
DESCRIPTION:Join fellow educators and technology leaders for collaborative learning experience that explores challenges facing women in technology through three recent nonfiction books: \n\n\n\n\n\n“The Broken Rung: When the Career Ladder Breaks for Women-And How They Can Succeed in Spite of It” by Kweilin Ellingrud\, Lareina Yee\, and Maria del Mar Martinez\n“Chief in Tech: How Women Are Breaking the Silicon Ceiling and Leading with Impact” by Anna Radulovski and Ivo Radulovsk\n“The Empathy Advantage: Leading the Empowered Workforce” by Chris Shipley and Heather E. McGowan\n\n\n\n\n\nThrough guided discussions\, shared insights\, and meaningful connections\, we’ll discover how these stories can inspire and empower the next generation of tech leaders. \nParticipants will engage through the LTC Community and Zoom meetups. These discussions are ongoing\, so you can start reading and join in at any time. \nPD Credit \nOptional PD credit is available. To earn PD credit for reading\, please enroll in our Book Quest self-guided book study online course →
URL:https://www.ltcillinois.org/event/women-in-technology-book-study/
LOCATION:Online\, IL\, United States
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SUMMARY:Online AI Camp for Educators
DESCRIPTION:Step into dynamic\, hands-on professional learning designed to transform the way you plan\, teach\, and engage your students with AI. This immersive experience goes beyond introductory concepts\, equipping you with practical strategies and powerful AI tools that save time\, spark creativity\, and elevate learning across all grade levels and content areas. \nThroughout the camp\, you’ll explore how to use AI to design impactful lessons\, create meaningful assessments\, differentiate instruction with ease\, and deliver timely\, personalized feedback. You’ll also gain a clear understanding of responsible AI use\, ensuring your practices support student growth while maintaining the integrity of high-quality instruction. \nWhether you’re new to AI or ready to expand your toolkit\, this collaborative learning experience provides the space to experiment and problem solve. Leave with ready-to-implement resources\, renewed confidence\, and a forward-thinking approach to integrating AI in ways that truly make an impact. \n\nFeatured Sessions \nDon’t miss these sessions\, led by LTC team members: \n—- \nStop Reprompting: Master Custom AI Gems in Gemini\nPresenter: Emily Flach\nTime: 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM \nTired of re-explaining yourself to AI every single session? In this hands-on session\, you’ll learn to build Gems\, personalized Gemini assistants that remember your curriculum\, materials\, and expectations\, so you can stop repeating yourself and start working smarter. We’ll walk through the key settings\, tips\, and tricks that make your Gem actually work\, and you’ll leave with one fully built and ready to use. You’ll also discover how to deploy Gems directly to students through Google Classroom\, setting guardrails that keep AI focused on your lesson objectives and your students supported. \n—- \nCreate AI with micro:bits\nPresenter: Emily Pool\nTime: 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM \nJoin me for this session where we explore the powerful physical computing tool\, micro:bits and how they can be leveraged to learn more about Machine Learning.  Leave with lessons and materials to help your students understand Machine Learning and enjoy hands-on learning. \n—- \nMagicStudent: Building Secure AI Rooms for Your Students\nPresenter: Emily Flach\nTime: 9:45 AM – 10:45 AM \nDive straight into the MagicStudent platform to learn how to create “Student Rooms” that provide a safe\, transparent “walled garden” for student AI exploration. This session demonstrates how to curate specific tools and customize the AI experience using your own vetted content and assessment criteria\, while utilizing real-time flags for inappropriate use to maintain high standards of accountability. You’ll walk away with a practical blueprint for managing AI interactions that prioritizes academic integrity and empowers students to become effective\, intentional AI users under your guidance. \n—- \nAIde your Instruction\nPresenter: Emily Pool\nTime: 9:45 AM – 10:45 AM \nLeverage the power of AI and powerful teaching strategies to make learning impactful\, engaging\, and manageable for you as the teacher!  In this session we’ll explore research-based teaching strategies and AI tools to help Augment and Improve the lessons and workflow for you as teacher.\n—- \nWave your MAGIC Wand with Canva and AI\nPresenter: Emily Flach\nTime: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM \n“Accio\, amazing designs!” Canva’s AI tools are here to summon stunning visuals and content. Get ready to explore the amazing capabilities of Canva’s Magic Write to craft captivating content\, Magic Studio for instant image edits that feel like pure wizardry (no Photoshop skills required!)\, Magic Media to conjure the perfect visual to illustrate your ideas\, and Magic Switch to magically morph your creations into different formats. It’s not a trip to Hogwarts\, but it’s a fun-filled session where you’ll discover how quickly and effortlessly you can create impactful materials. Prepare to be amazed\, inspired\, and ready to transfigure your design process with the MAGIC of Canva AI! \n—- \nComputational Thinking & AI Foundations\nPresenter:Emily Pool\nTime: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM \nIn this session\, dig into Computational Thinking – “What is it?” and “Why does it matter in the age of AI?” to increase and improve your foundational understanding of how AI works.  Find ways to help students work on their computational thinking and improve thinking across all areas – key for a future with computers and AI!
URL:https://www.ltcillinois.org/event/online-ai-camp-for-educators/
LOCATION:Online\, IL\, United States
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SUMMARY:Code.org AI Foundations
DESCRIPTION:Help prepare your students for an AI-powered future using AI Foundations\, Code.org’s newest curriculum for grade 9-12 students. This high school course blends real-world AI applications with computer science fundamentals\, helping spark a passion for both and engaging students in explorations of computing’s impact beyond the classroom. \n⭐️ Curriculum Highlights: \n\nNo Prior Experience Required | Students new to learning CS can jump in and immediately engage with coursework\nAdaptable Units | Modular units – including lessons plans\, assessments\, and slide decks – can be adapted to your school’s goals\nEngaging\, Project-Based Learning | Students learn from CS in the real world by exploring data\, ethics\, privacy\, and AI\nLow Barrier to Entry | 100% free curriculum resources make implementation straight-forward and immediately impactful\n\nThis multi-day cohort for Missouri educators will introduce you to the AI Foundations curriculum\, including each modular unit and a variety of project-based learning experiences. Educators will also dig into the curriculum’s provided lesson plans\, assessments\, and slide decks – making it even easier to start teaching this course during the upcoming school year. \nScholarships are available to Missouri educators. Contact Sarah Phelps for more details.
URL:https://www.ltcillinois.org/event/code-org-ai-foundations/
LOCATION:Online\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:An Educator's Guide to Canva
DESCRIPTION:Are you familiar with Canva’s basics and want to learn more? Discover how Canva can transform your teaching and engage your students! This hands-on session will guide you through using Canva’s templates\, presentation tool\, whiteboard\, and docs for lesson plans and student collaboration. We will also explore Canva’s Magic AI. Come prepared to interact through group discussions and activities.
URL:https://www.ltcillinois.org/event/an-educators-guide-to-canva-3/
LOCATION:Online\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Navigating Digital Waters: From Well-Being to Thriving
DESCRIPTION:As schools begin to address the ongoing student mental health crisis\, educators can do more to foster well-being in their classroom – especially around technology habits and use. Join us as we explore practical strategies for maintaining digital well-being\, including resources to help students practice balancing technology use – for school and for entertainment – with their individual mental health. \nAlong the way\, we’ll also explore ways students can move from surviving to thriving in their digital lifestyle. Participants will even learn how to help students created personalized plans for self-regulating their technology use outside the classroom.
URL:https://www.ltcillinois.org/event/navigating-digital-waters-from-well-being-to-thriving/
LOCATION:Online\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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