In this special summer episode of ChatEDU (Crash Course - Building Your AI Professional Learning Plan), Matt and Liz explore strategies for developing effective AI professional learning plans for educators.
Intro
Matt welcomes Liz back and then quizzes her with a paragraph full of “AI tell words” to see how many she can identify.
Liz puts Matt in the “hotseat”, as she inquires about how he approaches AI professional learning for back-to-school and beyond. They discuss a range of issues including:
Foundation and Baseline Understanding
Matt unpacks his approach to establishing a baseline understanding of AI for educators
Covers the "great everything making machine" concept and demonstrates AI capabilities
Addresses how teachers have responded to AI in the past year
Differentiated Learning Approaches
Elementary school focus: Productivity tools and building AI literacy foundations
Middle and high school: Durable and vulnerable assessments, potential student-facing AI pilots
Advanced users: Exploring Leon Furze’s AI assessment scale
Academic Integrity and Guidelines
Importance of consistent, district-wide guidelines for AI use
Implementing guidelines: Human steps and procedures for addressing potential misuse
Engaging Professional Learning Techniques
Matt shares his approach to making AI professional learning engaging and relevant
Emphasizes the importance of humanity, humor, and vulnerability in presentations
Ongoing Professional Learning Strategies
Connecting AI to district priorities and ongoing initiatives
Suggestions for embedding AI learning into regular school activities (faculty meetings, lunch and learns)
Importance of continuous learning due to rapidly evolving AI landscape
Special Populations and AI
Brief discussion on AI tools for students with special needs and multilingual learners
Mention of translation tools and their ease of use
ChatEDU: AI in Education