Seeing Students' Thinking and Fostering Independence through AI
Join the Capital District Writing Project to experiment with how we can see students' thinking more clearly and foster their independence in exploring topics and asking questions through intentional use of AI in the classroom. Participants will experience how the tools can promote habits of thinking including narrowing and broadening ideas and consider how we might engage students in a reflection on their process to facilitate critical thinking and metacognition. In this session, teachers will have the opportunity to play with AI tools including MagicSchoolAI, and engage in dialogue about considerations we should make when deciding to (and not to) include AI tools as part of instruction and assessment.
Facilitators are high school ELA co-teachers who have experience using AI tools with students with disabilities in co-taught settings and connections classes grades 10-12, as well as with journalism students in a college-credit bearing senior elective.
Teachers of all subject areas and grade levels are welcome!
FORMAT: In-person learning opportunity
DATE: Saturday, 4/5/25
TIME: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m
LOCATION: Shenendehowa High School East, North Library Classroom
FACILITATORS: Jessica Burmeister and Jan Snedeker, Shenendehowa High School educators
CDWP CONTACT: Amy Salamone
FEE: None. Registration is required.
CTLE HOURS: 3
CTLE REGISTRATION: https://tinyurl.com/bp78kmdt