NCTIES2025

Join us for a hands-on workshop to discover innovative ways to integrate Ozobots and micro:bits into your K-5 curriculum while aligning with NC and ISTE standards. Participants will receive ready-to-use lesson resources for easy implementation. We’ll guide you through coding Ozobots with Ozoblockly and micro:bits using Microsoft MakeCode, equipping you with essential skills. Experiment with both tools and brainstorm creative integration strategies. Elevate your teaching and enhance student learning experiences with the exciting potential of Ozobots and micro:bits!

This session introduces 10 ways students can showcase their learning using Adobe Express, from visuals with Firefly’s text-to-image tool to animating voices and podcasting. Participants will explore these tools hands-on and receive task cards for easy classroom implementation. Leave with practical strategies to transform learning and enhance student engagement in dynamic, personalized ways.

The impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) today is transforming education and has forced educators to rethink instruction, curriculum development, and assessment. This presentation sheds lights into the academic setting experiences, challenges, and identified strategies in which AI can be integrated into the teaching and learning experience. The presentation will explore ethical dilemmas and identify ways in which we can leverage AI in education with the goal of improving learning outcomes while enhancing pedagogy.

Finally, strategies to address the implementation of AI and AI tools into the teaching and learning environment will be explored with the goal of meeting the needs of our technological astute learners while enhancing instruction and curriculum development.

Objectives:
1. Articulate the important principles and practical uses of AI in education.
2. Identify the challenges, concerns, and ethical considerations regarding the use of AI and AI tools in education.
3. Explore strategies in which AI tools can be incorporated into the teaching and learning environment. Moreover, participants will have the chance to reflect and consider ideas for professional development opportunities aimed at enhancing their competencies in AI tools.

Learn to build electronic circuits on paper with easy-to-use LED stickers, conductive tape, and craft materials. Explore circuit design intuitively, creating interactive sensors and switches for artistic projects. Discover free educator resources, curriculum, and digital design tools. Experience learning activities you can use right away with your students.

You’ll receive a paper circuit kit, including art and craft materials, conductive tape, LEDs, and a battery—no coding experience required.

This professional development (PD) program will empower teacher leaders to integrate generative AI tools effectively into their classrooms, enhancing both their digital competence and student learning. Through a combination of hands-on activities, peer collaboration, and reflective practice, teachers will simultaneously explore the use of Brisk Teaching, Curipod, Diffit, QuestionWell, and Magic School to build lesson plans, activities, and assessments. These tools will be employed to personalize instruction, increase student engagement, and differentiate learning. The program is grounded in the Concern-Based Adoption Model (CBAM) and Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), helping educators overcome barriers to technology adoption.adoption.