AI Tools and Strategies to Maximize English Language Arts Instruction and Elevate Student Learning (Grades 6-12)

Presented by Stephanie West
Outstanding English Language Arts Teacher and National Presenter

Specifically Designed for Educators Serving Grades 6-12: English Language Arts Teachers, Literacy Coaches, Special Education Staff, and Administrators

AI tools and strategies that elevate student learning in English Language Arts
Practical AI tools to increase your productivity as an ELA teacher and to help you reclaim your valuable teaching time
Solutions to AI-related ethical concerns, student misuse, and other potential pitfalls
Receive a comprehensive digital handbook packed with practical tools and strategies to instantly leverage AI for boosting student success in ELA

Practical Ideas and Strategies

Maximize your ELA instruction and student success using the power of AI with our NEW seminar led by ELA teacher Stephanie West, who successfully integrates AI into her own ELA teaching practices. This practical seminar will show you the exciting possibilities AI can offer ELA teachers and will help you address the unique challenges we face with our students who are already exploring the use of AI on their own. Learn to prevent student misuse of AI and learn how to avoid potential pitfalls. This seminar will also show you how to better balance traditional methods with cutting-edge AI, streamline administrative tasks and lesson planning, and reduce your workload. Join Stephanie to enhance your ELA teaching, enrich your students' learning experiences, and take advantage of AI tools and strategies to maximize your instruction. Don't miss this opportunity to escalate your ELA instruction and boost your students' success!

Ten Key Benefits of Attending

Make Best Use of Artificial Intelligence Tools in English Language Arts
Discover practical Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools for your grades 6-12 English Language Arts (ELA) classroom … Elevate your students' engagement and learning while increasing your own productivity
Address Plagiarism and Responsible Student Use of AI
AI introduces new challenges and ethical considerations for ELA teachers … Explore practical solutions and strategies to avoid common pitfalls and encourage responsible and effective use of AI among your students
Streamline Your ELA Lessons and Boost Engagement Using Generative AI
Let AI help you create captivating ELA lessons, FAST! Discover how to streamline your lesson planning and elevate student engagement while freeing up your valuable time
High-Impact, Low-Prep Instructional Strategies With AI
Maximize your reading and writing instruction with high impact AI technology for ELA lessons … Learn to seamlessly blend innovative AI tools into your existing curriculum with minimal prep time
Use AI as a Dynamic Research Assistant
Teach your ELA students how to use AI as a dynamic research assistant … Help your students access deeper inquiry, better exploration of topics, concepts, and skills, and to communicate their findings with greater confidence and clarity
Elevate Student Reflection and Analysis
Ignite critical thinking with AI tools that can elevate students to reflection and analyses … Discover AI tools that can help you design tasks that encourage deeper reflection and higher achievement
Boost Your ELA Students' Motivation to Write and Revise
Unlock the potential of AI to ignite your students' passion for writing and revising … Explore how AI can enhance their sense of ownership and confidence as writers with ready-to-use mini-lessons and activities
Reduce Time Spent on Feedback and Grading
Master the art of using AI to provide students with immediate, high-quality feedback … Significantly reduce your time spent on grading
Streamline Your Everyday Tasks Including ELA Lesson Planning
Significantly improve efficiency and free up valuable time to focus more on teaching … Let AI do administrative work for you!
Receive an Extensive AI for ELA Grades 6-12 Digital Resource Handbook
Leave with a digital handbook and access to dozens of use-immediately strategies, activities, and tools designed specifically to strengthen students' ELA learning

Outstanding Strategies You Can Use Immediately

Here's what you'll learn:

Tools and strategies to address plagiarism and preventing misuse of AI in the ELA classroom
Hands-on experience with AI tools, powerful strategies, and how to integrate AI into traditional teaching methods to enhance research-based best practices
Learn to quickly create dynamic and customized ELA lessons using AI to maximize student interest and participation
Discover how AI can simplify lesson planning, enabling you to develop engaging ELA content swiftly and tailor it to your students' diverse needs
Master evidence-based Science of Reading strategies to bridge academic gaps and enhance literacy skills in your grades 6-12 classroom
Apply cognitive research to improve reading comprehension, address individual learning needs, and implement practical methods that drive student achievement and long-term growth
Elevate English Language Learners' performance with AI tools that boosts achievement and engagement in English Language Arts
Discover tailored approaches that enhance understanding and spark enthusiasm for ELLs
Empower your ELA students to use AI as a dynamic research assistant, enhancing their ability to explore topics deeply and communicate their findings with confidence and clarity
Use AI to create assignments that expand students' critical thinking skills
Unlock AI's potential to ignite students' passion for writing and revising, enhancing their ownership and confidence through engaging mini-lessons and activities
Explore how AI can transform the writing and revision process by providing tools that boost student motivation, ownership, and confidence
Master the use of AI to help you deliver immediate, high-quality feedback while significantly reducing your grading time
Leverage AI tools to streamline administrative tasks and lesson planning and free up your valuable teaching time

A Message From Your Seminar Leader

Dear Colleague:

Rapid developments in AI technology have stirred a mix of excitement and apprehension within me as an English Language Arts educator. While it seems that AI is here to stay, offering incredible potential to enhance our ELA students' learning experiences, I couldn't help but feel a sense of being overwhelmed at first. The challenge of selecting the most effective AI tools and understanding when to integrate them alongside traditional teaching methods seemed daunting. However, as English Language Arts teachers, I believe it's crucial that we embrace this shift and find ways to stay ahead of our students, incorporating AI into our classrooms to meet their quickly-evolving needs.

I'm excited to share with you some of the most effective AI tools and strategies that you can start using right away in your ELA classroom. Together we'll explore how to maximize AI's potential to enhance our teaching practices and elevate our students' learning experiences, and learn ways you can avoid student misuse of this technology. In addition, drawing from my own experience in successfully incorporating AI, I'll guide you through practical strategies to maintain the personal connections that make our ELA classrooms unique, and boost the performance of English Language Learners. We'll also discover the most effective AI tools to achieve our ELA teaching goals, find the right balance between traditional methods and this cutting-edge technology, incorporate up-to-date science of reading techniques, and streamline some of our administrative tasks to lighten our workload. This seminar is an opportunity for us to learn cutting-edge ways to enhance our approach, increase student engagement and achievement, and confidently embrace AI as a powerful tool to transform our ELA classrooms.

I invite you to join me for a unique one-day seminar where I will share my best tools and strategies for integrating AI into your ELA classrooms. These resources will not only maximize your instruction but can also save you valuable planning time and boost your students' engagement in learning. I'm looking forward to sharing my favorite AI resources for grades 6-12 ELA classrooms and exploring the possibilities together!

Sincerely,
Stephanie West

P.S. Leave this one-day seminar loaded with practical AI tools and strategies to maximize student success in your ELA classroom!

Who Should Attend

Educators Serving Grades 6-12: English Language Arts Teachers, Literacy Coaches, Special Education Staff, and Administrators

Special Benefits of Attending

Extensive Digital Resource Handbook
You will receive an extensive digital resource handbook specifically designed for this seminar. Included in the handbook are:

Detailed descriptions of AI tools applicable for grades 6-12 English Language Arts
Guidelines, strategies and policies for addressing plagiarism and preventing misuse of AI
Practical tips for effectively integrating AI tools into your current instruction
Step-by-step guides for using various AI tools to create more dynamic and customized lesson plans
AI tools to integrate evidence-based science of reading strategies into your AI curriculum
Techniques and sample activities for supporting English Language Learners using AI

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 seminar provides a wonderful opportunity for participants to share ideas with other educators interested in using and guiding student use of AI in ELA classrooms.

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

Semester Credit Option
UMASS Logo 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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