In this special summer episode of ChatEDU (Crash Course - Building Your AI Professional Learning Plan), Matt and Liz explore strategies for developing effective AI professional learning plans for educators.
Intro
Matt welcomes Liz back and then quizzes her with a paragraph full of “AI tell words” to see how many she can identify. 
Liz puts Matt in the “hotseat”, as she inquires about how he approaches AI professional learning for back-to-school and beyond. They discuss a range of issues including:

Foundation and Baseline Understanding


Matt unpacks his approach to establishing a baseline understanding of AI for educators

Covers the "great everything making machine" concept and demonstrates AI capabilities

Addresses how teachers have responded to AI in the past year


Differentiated Learning Approaches


Elementary school focus: Productivity tools and building AI literacy foundations

Middle and high school: Durable and vulnerable assessments, potential student-facing AI pilots

Advanced users: Exploring Leon Furze’s AI assessment scale


Academic Integrity and Guidelines


Importance of consistent, district-wide guidelines for AI use

Implementing guidelines: Human steps and procedures for addressing potential misuse


Engaging Professional Learning Techniques


Matt shares his approach to making AI professional learning engaging and relevant

Emphasizes the importance of humanity, humor, and vulnerability in presentations


Ongoing Professional Learning Strategies


Connecting AI to district priorities and ongoing initiatives

Suggestions for embedding AI learning into regular school activities (faculty meetings, lunch and learns)

Importance of continuous learning due to rapidly evolving AI landscape


Special Populations and AI


Brief discussion on AI tools for students with special needs and multilingual learners

Mention of translation tools and their ease of use




Skills21.org/prompts - Prompt library
Skills21.org/AI - AI resources page

AI student scenarios document

Professional learning survey (Google Form)

AI policy/guideline examples

AI literacy resources for K-12



Have a question or comment? Please email Matt and Liz at [email protected]
UDIO.com - AI music generation tool
Suno.ai - Another AI music tool mentioned
Skills21.org/ai - Destination for Matt’s AI tools, resources and contact for PL support 

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