This session will share practical, classroom-tested ways to use AI tools (such as MagicSchool) to support student engagement, writing, revision, and studying/review while maintaining clear expectations for academic integrity and student thinking. Participants will explore adaptable strategies, see real classroom examples, and leave with at least one practical AI-supported tool or approach they can apply to support learning in their own classroom. Please bring a laptop or device for hands-on participation. An upcoming lesson, assignment, or unit idea is optional but recommended for immediate application of session strategies.
This session will introduce practical ways secondary teachers can use Canvas Outcomes and the Learning Mastery Gradebook to track student growth, monitor skill development, and gather meaningful data to inform instruction (both for teachers as well as options for students). Participants will learn how to create and align outcomes to assignments and rubrics, explore ways to share mastery data with students, and leave with strategies they can apply in their own Canvas courses. Please bring a laptop or device for hands-on exploration in Canvas. Bringing an existing assessment, rubric, or upcoming assignment is recommended so participants can begin aligning Outcomes directly to their own course materials.
What do reading, writing, and coding have in common? More than many educators realize. Drawing on doctoral research examining the connection between early literacy and coding, as well as innovative ideas and tools explored at PETE&C 2026, this session will highlight the shared skills that support success in both literacy and computer science, including sequencing, communication, vocabulary development, and problem-solving. Participants will leave with practical strategies, technology tools, and classroom-ready activities for integrating literacy and coding across the early elementary grades. Please bring a laptop or Chromebook.
What do reading, writing, and coding have in common? More than many educators realize. Drawing on doctoral research examining the connection between early literacy and coding, as well as innovative ideas and tools explored at PETE&C 2026, this session will highlight the shared skills that support success in both literacy and computer science, including sequencing, communication, vocabulary development, and problem-solving. Participants will leave with practical strategies, technology tools, and classroom-ready activities for integrating literacy and coding across the early elementary grades. Please bring a laptop or Chromebook.
