About the Instructor – Bethany Petty

Uniquely Qualified Instructor

Bethany J. Petty is a highly experienced and current secondary Social Studies teacher and Google Certified Trainer and Innovator. Bethany is passionate about helping fellow Social Studies teachers discover outstanding, deliberate and meaningful ways to integrate technology into their classrooms. She has built a solid reputation for her ability to distill and share the best practical ways for utilizing AI tools to strengthen Social Studies instruction. Bethany is a frequent presenter on a variety of Google and educational technology topics. She is the author of Illuminate: Technology Enhanced Learning, (Dave Burgess Consulting, 2019) and Create: Illuminate Student Voice Through Student Choice (Dave Burgess Consulting, 2020). Bethany is also the author of Making Best Use of AI Tools to Strengthen Your SOCIAL STUDIES Instruction (Grades 6-12), the extensive digital resource handbook you will receive at the seminar.

Join Bethany for an exciting day of learning and exploration, filled with a wealth of practical ideas for making the most of AI tools to strengthen your Social Studies instruction.

What Your Colleagues Say About Your Presenter

"Bethany is an extremely effective and engaging instructor. The day was jam-packed with tons of worthwhile AI resources I can use to make my classes more engaging and fun for my students."
– Jeremy Hampton, Social Studies Teacher

"Good balance between instruction and letting us "play around" with the AI tools we learned about. Thank you!"
– Zach Wenrich, Teacher

"Bethany was great – she is knowledgeable and a current teacher. Excellent info for Social Studies teacher usage!"
– Tiffany Simms, History Teacher

"This was one of the best workshops I have ever attended. Every resource Bethany shared is going to make my job easier. Loved that we had time to play with the tools and ask questions, too."
– Kristy Curtis, Teacher

"Bethany's seminar was well organized, super informative, and provided time to explore."
– Julie Curtis, Instructional Coach/Teacher