Providing Leadership for Using AI Tools to Increase Student Learning and Teacher Productivity (Grades 6-12) Presented by Andrew Mann Instructional Technology Specialist and National Presenter

Specifically Designed for Grades 6-12: Department Heads, Instructional Coaches, Administrators, School Leadership Teams, Teacher Leaders, and Instructional Technology Specialists

• The keys to using AI tools to increase student learning
• See how teacher AI apps can save busy educators 10 hours or more a week … Leave with training resources for immediate use
• Explore the best solutions to address the new challenges of student access to AI
• Explore real examples of how school leaders are successfully leading AI adoption … Receive an extensive digital resource handbook

Practical Ideas and Strategies

This NEW one-day institute is designed to empower school leaders and trainers to better support their teachers as they implement AI ethically and responsibly. Andy Mann will share all that you need, from developing policies to protect student privacy and deepfakes to practical AI tools that will help reduce workload and improve student outcomes. You'll gain hands-on experience with state-of-the-art AI-based platforms, learning how to use these tools to create personalized learning experiences, craft differentiated assessments, and provide timely, targeted feedback.

We'll explore how to keep writing authentic, use vibe coding to co-create classroom simulations and games, and use student chatbots that allow students to use supervised AI for specific tasks. Understand how busy teachers can maintain a balance between innovation and academic integrity with process-centric, AI-resistant assignments. We'll explore how AI can help teachers manage tasks such as grading and lesson planning more efficiently, enabling them to focus more on student interaction to foster a classroom environment built around critical thinking and creativity. Google AI solutions will be featured, however, we will showcase how these solutions may be used with any platform. You will leave the institute with practical examples, effective strategies, and templates to reference or customize for your staff training.

Ten Key Benefits of Attending

1. Create Smart, School-Aligned AI Guidelines and Policies
   Explore robust handbook policies – which appropriate use, data privacy, and multimedia/deepfake safety
2. Create Safe, Monitored Student Chatbots
   Explore how to deploy custom, locked-down AI "Spaces", allowing students to use a safe, monitored chatbot for specific tasks – such as a writing assistant
3. Differentiate Reading Levels and Translate Materials in Seconds
   Utilize tools such as BriskTeaching and MagicSchool to instantly rewrite complex texts, adjust reading levels for struggling readers, and generate multi-language resources
4. Save Hours of Planning and Resource-Creation Time Daily
   Discover how to auto-generate customized slide decks, tailored exit tickets, and interactive study material aligned to state and national learning standards
5. Reduce Plagiarism with AI-Resistant Assessments
   Move beyond unreliable AI detectors … Learn to update lessons to be AI-Resistant, constructing process-driven prompts, requiring genuine local, personal, or reflective thinking
6. Improve Student Engagement and Critical Thinking
   Learn how to incorporate AI into lessons that push students to analyze, synthesize, and reflect – while keeping them curious and motivated
7. Understand the Limitation of AI: Bias, Hallucinations, and Deepfakes
   Equip your staff and students to understand and address the challenges of AI bias, incorrect information, or deepfakes
8. Deliver Faster, Higher-Quality Formative Feedback
   Leverage AI grading assistants to draft actionable, rubric-aligned comments, and understand the critical balance between automated feedback and human mentorship
9. Balance Innovation with Academic Integrity
   Explore how to integrate AI into your classrooms without compromising originality or learning rigor
10. Walk Away with Train-the-Trainer Resources
    Leave ready to apply what you learned to introduce AI apps and strategies to your staff – including teaching strategies and training resources you have rights to use and customize

Outstanding Strategies You Can Use Immediately

Here's what you'll learn:

• Guide students in ethical AI use, teaching them to use AI responsibly in their learning
• Draft school handbook policies that address deepfakes, multimedia manipulation, and data privacy to prevent academic integrity crises
• Redesign assignments for AI, challenge students using AI-resistant performance tasks, personalized writing and media
• Streamline classroom tasks by automating lesson planning, grading, and feedback with AI tools
• Leverage Gemini and NotebookLM to save time in lesson design and creating learning resources
• Build custom, monitored student chatbots to provide real-time, safe coaching tailored to individual student needs
• Differentiate instruction using the popular AI tools such as BriskTeaching, Magic School and SchoolAI, to meet diverse student needs
• Co-create interactive games and visual simulation sites through high-impact, code-free "vibe coding"
• Tap into Gemini Canvas in to create presentations, audio summaries and websites based on your content or prompt
• Build custom Gemini Gems to act as safe, role-aligned virtual writing coaches or peer editors that guide student analysis and critical thinking
• Create AI generated music to enhance learning, connecting to your students through music
• Lead staff AI workshop immediately utilizing Andy's fully customizable slide presentation, templates, and trainer guides

A Message From Your Seminar Leader

Dear Colleague:

I'd like to personally invite you to participate in this one-day institute on AI designed specifically for Grades 6-12 with a focus on school leaders and trainers. AI is rapidly changing the landscape of teaching and learning, and while this transformation can feel overwhelming, now is the perfect time to learn how to harness its incredible potential while addressing its challenges.

With over 30 years of experience as a secondary teacher, tech director, and educational technology specialist, I'm excited to share practical, actionable strategies that will make integrating AI into your classrooms easier and more effective. AI tools promise to save educators hours each week – imagine what your teachers could do with that extra time to build deeper connections with your students or focus on the aspects of teaching they love most.

In this institute, you'll explore how to use AI to enhance teaching and learning, including strategies for teaching responsible AI use, developing AI policy guidelines, and creating assignments that incorporate AI in a meaningful way. You'll also understand the limitations of AI, including its biases and "hallucinations," and how to guide students in using it responsibly.

Throughout the day, we'll dive into hands-on projects, where you'll get to use AI tools directly, so you can walk away confident and prepared. We'll tap into the potential of the most popular AI apps for teachers, including Google Gemini, NotebookLM, Brisk, MagicSchool and SchoolAI.

I look forward to learning with you.

Sincerely,
Andy Mann

P.S. You'll leave with a full toolkit of AI resources you can begin using the next day for your next staff training or your personal use. You'll receive an extensive digital resource handbook and a copy of my training material with rights to reuse and customize for your training needs.

Who Should Attend

Grades 6-12: Department Heads, Instructional Coaches, Administrators, School Leadership Teams, Teacher Leaders, and Instructional Technology Specialists

About BER Live Online Events

With the current health challenges, all BER in-person PD events are currently being presented in a Live Online format:

• Outstanding Instructors
  All programs are led by outstanding BER national trainers
• Extensive Resource Handbooks
  You'll have access to an extensive digital Resource Handbook before, during and after your seminar
• Highly Interactive
  You'll be able to ask questions in real time and interact with the instructor and other participants
• Program Guarantee
  As we have for 49 years, we guarantee the high quality of our programs. If you are not satisfied, we'll give you a 100% refund.

Special Benefits of Attending

Extensive Digital Resource Handbook
Each participant will receive an extensive digital resource handbook giving you access to countless strategies. The handbook includes:

• Practical ways to integrate AI into the classroom to increase student learning
• Powerful strategic ways to use AI to reduce teacher workload
• Proven recommendations for managing this new technology to avoid ethical issues
• Rights to reuse and customize resources for your professional learning

For in-person seminars, registrants will also receive a printed copy of the resource handbook as long as their registration is received in the BER office at least 15 calendar days before the event.

Share Ideas
This institute provides a wonderful opportunity for participants to share ideas with other educators interested in learning how to use AI tools to enhance student learning.

Consultation Available
Andy Mann will be available for consultation regarding your questions and the unique needs of your own program.

Semester Credit Option
Up to four graduate level professional development credits are available with an additional fee and completion of follow-up practicum activities. Details for direct enrollment with University of Massachusetts Global, a nonprofit affiliate, will be available at this program.

Meet Inservice Requirements
Participants of both the Live Online Seminar and those completing the Recorded Version online can receive a certificate of participation that may be used to verify five continuing education hours. State CEUs are available for both versions of the course. For specific details, visit www.ber.org/ceus.

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