HopCon 2024: Harnessing AI for Educators: Learning for Now While Looking Ahead
CAIS & Hopkins
Details
When : Monday, June 17, 2024 -- 8:45 AM - 2:00 PM
Where : Hopkins School, New Haven
Topics : AI, technology, pedagogy, efficiency
Cost : No data submitted
Description
On Monday, June 17, 2024, in partnership with CAIS, Hopkins School is hosting a one-day conference at which you’ll have direct access to experts and educators in the field of AI, as well as hands-on practice learning and implementing the technology in your classroom or at your school. Following a keynote talk by independent school educator and facilitator Eric Hudson: The Power And Potential Of Generative AI In Schools, all conference attendees will participate in three concurrent workshop sessions: 1) a hands-on workshop with Eric entitled Empowering Educators: A Hands-On Exploration of Generative AI in the Classroom; 2) a facilitated conversation with students to hear their lived experience with the new technology; and 3) an unconference-like session where participants can share questions and experiences from their own classrooms and apply what they’ve learned from the day. We’ll close the day with a keynote by Jenny Frederick, Associate Provost for Academic Initiatives at Yale: From Classroom to Campus: Meeting the Challenges of an Evolving Educational Landscape.
**This conference will include hands-on, interactive learning workshops. Participants should plan to bring a tablet or laptop to use during the workshops.**
GENERAL SESSION WITH ERIC HUDSON: The Power And Potential Of Generative AI In Schools
How might we focus on what generative AI enables in our schools rather than what it prevents? The rapid rise of artificial intelligence has introduced a powerful new tool in education and beyond, but it has also reinvigorated a longstanding conversation about what the role of technology should be in learning. This session will introduce a framework for using generative AI to deepen learning and foster innovation and collaboration among students and educators. We’ll review the current state of generative AI in education. We’ll consider the core competencies of effective use of AI and imagine practical applications for both students and educators to integrate generative AI into their learning and work.
HANDS ON WORKSHOP: AI For Educators: Efficiency, Effectiveness, And Innovation
The true potential of AI in education lies not in who or what it will replace, but how it can assist humans to think and work in new ways. This session offers practical AI ideas and applications for the work of classroom teachers and school administrators. We’ll review the current landscape of AI in education, then practice using AI in three key areas:
- Efficiency: How can I use AI to work more quickly and to introduce more automation
- into my workflow?
- Effectiveness: How can I use AI to ensure my work is of the highest quality?
- Innovation: How can I use AI to help me generate and apply new ideas?
This is a hands-on session where we’ll work with a few different AI tools. Participants will be provided with guided activities and prompts. Through considering and applying AI in the context of our individual work, we’ll build our own AI literacy and reflect on AI’s impact on the work of our school communities.
A CONVERSATION WITH STUDENTS: What’s the Real Deal?
Participants will engage in facilitated small group conversations with students to hear their perspective on the impact of AI in the classroom and beyond.
UNCONFERENCE:
KEYNOTE BY JENNY FREDERICK: From Classroom to Campus: Meeting the Challenges of an Evolving Educational Landscape
In this closing keynote, we explore the impact of artificial intelligence on the educational transition from K-12 to college. We’ll discuss academic skills that remain essential in an increasingly AI-infused world and durable pedagogies amidst rapid technological advancements. The session will highlight the current evolution of higher education and implications for incoming college students. Together, we’ll uncover how challenges and opportunities in AI can unify and benefit both K-12 and college educators. Attendees will gain a framework for updating their teaching methods and curricula, preparing students effectively for future challenges. This talk is designed to equip educators and administrators with insights to inform development of innovative, AI-enhanced learning models as we redefine educational excellence in the age of AI.
SCHEDULE:
8:45 – 9:00 AM Opening & Welcome
9:00 – 10:00 AM General Session – Eric Hudson: The Power and Potential of Generative AI in Schools
10:00 – 10:10 AM Break
10:10 – 11:00 AM Breakout #1
11:00 – 11:10 AM Break
11:10 – 12:00 PM Breakout #2
12:00 – 12:45 PM Lunch
12:45 – 1:35 PM Breakout #3
1:45- 2:45 PM Closing Keynote – Jenny Frederick: From Classroom to Campus: Meeting the Challenges of an Evolving Educational Landscape
Eric Hudson is a facilitator and strategic advisor who supports schools in making sense of what’s changing in education. He specializes in learner-centered assessment, human-centered leadership, and strategic program design. Most recently, Eric spent a decade at Global Online Academy (GOA), first as an instructional coach and ultimately as Chief Program Officer, working with schools around the world to rethink where, when, and how learning happens. Prior to GOA, he was a teacher at the middle school, high school, and college levels. The classroom is where he developed his passion for designing learning experiences. Eric serves on the board of the Association of Technology Leaders in Independent Schools (ATLIS). His Substack newsletter “Learning on Purpose” has been featured in The Marshall Memo and The Educator’s Notebook. He has a M.A. from the University of California, Berkeley, and a B.A. from Cornell University. He lives on Cape Cod, MA, USA.
Jennifer Frederick, Yale University’s associate provost for academic initiatives since July 2022, is a seasoned leader in higher education known for her expertise in interdisciplinary and inclusive teaching practices. She was instrumental in establishing Yale’s Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning in 2014, where she supported student learning and faculty pedagogy, and created the Faculty Teaching Initiatives team, the Academic Strategies Program, and the Educational Program Assessment service. Beyond Yale, Jenny led the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Summer Institutes on Scientific Teaching, a national STEM faculty development initiative. She holds a BA in Chemistry from Cornell University and a PhD in Chemistry from Yale, with previous teaching and research roles at the University of Bridgeport and Western Connecticut State University.
