RSAC 2024

There’s a better way to work! This Google-focused session will share 23 tips you didn't know you needed for cutting out the clutter, streamlining your workflow, and getting more done every day. You'll learn actionable strategies to help you prioritize tasks, organize files, manage emails, schedule and run efficient meetings, and improve your document and slide creation. Learn the tips the pros use to declutter your digital life to spend more time on the things that matter most. Bring your device and learn as you listen.

Using STEAM practices, this session will help to build staff confidence in relationship ideas and increase student classroom engagement. We will focus on priority standards, how to address your teachers and students, ways to build bridges between STEAM and your classroom, and opening a door for future school development conversations.

Explore AI-powered multimedia experiences that make digital creation more accessible to everyone through faster content generation and powerful editing features. Learn how AI tools can create everything from logos for your business to cover art for your AI-generated album. Create and edit podcasts, audiobooks, short films, training videos, advertisements, even social media posts. This session is intended to inspire and inform you of what the future of AI holds for creative multimedia production.

This session is designed for K-12 leaders who are ready to move beyond the basics of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and explore its practical application as a transformative teaching tool. We'll delve into using the latest AI tools to push technology use past substitution and into the deeper end of the SAMR pool. We’ll demonstrate a few tips on how AI can enhance your leadership role. We’ll explore cutting-edge AI developments on the horizon that will impact students when they enter the workforce. And finally we’ll equip you with the critical considerations for crafting a robust AI policy for your district. Join this session to become a SAMR and AI Samurai!

In a world of sound bytes, memes, and instant information, how do we help students ethically navigate it all to connect, rather than divide, our society? Dive into how the transformative power of digital literacy and AI, often perceived as nothing more than a cold, mechanical form of cheating, can actually foster our students’ most human traits—empathy, critical thinking, and community building. Gain an understanding of the ISTE standards for both educators and students and how they can support both academic and social-emotional growth. Explore how to use a variety of digital platforms, apps, and assistive technology to revolutionize and energize your teaching and engage students in innovative ways. Learn how to embed inclusive literature, digital resources, and student-centered strategies within a digital literacy framework that facilitates authentic learning opportunities for students across all grade levels and content areas to produce, communicate, interpret, and socialize fluidly and critically between the digital and print worlds. Whether you're a tech-savvy teacher or new to the world of embedding digital instruction, this session offers valuable insights and resources for creating an immersive and transformative learning experience for your students.