About Your 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 was great! Perhaps my favorite training/seminar of all time. Thank you!"

"Very helpful – I loved it! I'm inspired and excited to go back to my classroom with all I've learned!"

"This seminar was terrific! Bethany did an excellent job of giving great information we can use in our classrooms tomorrow!"

"I'm leaving with many great ideas for incorporating AI in my Social Studies classroom."

"I've seen Bethany present before and I always learn so much from her. She's very well-prepared and makes people feel comfortable in learning."

"Excellent pace, interaction and lots of great ideas that are specifically applicable in the Social Studies classroom."

"This was one of the best, most informative PDs that I've ever been to. Thank you, Bethany!"