AI-Powered Differentiation Workshop: Help All Students Reach The Next Level and Bridge Any Language Gap

How do you meet your students where they are and take them to the next level? With the power of AI, you can help bridge the language gap with your ML students, support your struggling learners, and push your advanced learners to new heights! Come dive into FREE AI tools and get inspiration from a variety of ideas, perfect for the AI beginner to the more expert user. Any ideas that have students using AI will be for grades 6-12.The session’s format will be a balance of individual exploration time, small group discussions, and whole group instruction with participant thoughts facilitated through Pear Deck. It begins with a brief introduction of prompting and best practices. It then continues with a wide variety of ideas for inspiration across several free AI-powered tools. Ideas will be broken out by type of learner served, and suggestions for both differentiation and personalization will be shared. Instruction that includes student-facing chatbots will be limited to vetted tools that are FERPA and COPPA compliant and only for grades 6-12, as per the NCDPI AI Guidelines. Participants will choose an idea to explore individually, choosing from categories of “Quick Wins” to “Little More Effort” to “Advanced”. Participants will have individual time to dive into their chosen path deeper. The end of the session will be dedicated to sharing their new learning first with those seated near them, and then with the whole group. If both time and the setup of the room will allow, participants may then gather in groups based on the type of learner served with their idea (ML, EC, AIG, or general personalization) to collaborate and share ideas. Participants will receive a digital one-pager with all “how to” instructions from the session, their own editable copy of the session slides to organize in their Google Drive, and freebies like stickers and candy.This session develops ISTE Educator Competencies of Designers as they create personalized, unique, and engaging resources. This session also aligns to the AI Implementation Roadmap for NC, Step 2: Develop Your Staff.