This conference was an excellent opportunity to hear from other schools about their approach to AI, learn from experts working with school leaders across the country around the ethical and innovative uses of AI in education, and collaborate with others around how to keep humans at the center of our work in schools. One of the biggest takeaways from this conference was the 1/2 day workshop with the keynote speaker, Ken Shelton. His book, The Promises and Perils of AI in Education (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/214384219-the-promises-and-perils-of-ai-in-education) lays out many important considerations around AI use in schools and his workshop was a chance to engage in some practical exercises using AI platforms to further understand the concepts. I'd recommend it as a great read for anyone. My session notes and resources are can be found in this folder and the sessions about Tech Environmental Sustainability and Designing the Future of Learning were two I enjoyed in context of much of the work we are doing at Burke's. The conference gave me a lot of resources, many that public schools use to inform their use of technology, and I was able to use what I learned to create a Burke's AI Guidelines, with a focus on K-8 issues around AI. If you have any thoughts or feedback on this draft of guidelines for Burke's educators, or ideas for what would be useful in the guide, please let me know. It was an excellent conference that introduced me to many resources, ideas, and connections that the public schools utilize which compliment the information I have gotten at ATLIS (the private school parallel Tech Conference) that I attended last year. Attending these conferences with at least 1 other person from Burke's is also helpful and something I would recommend for any PD workshop / conference to support continued impact of the learning upon return to school.
