Free Webinar for CO Educators
Elevate your teaching skills with time-saving AI tools!
Participation Includes:
Certificate of Completion (for CO continuing education hours)
Demos on AI tools
A Kindle Fire Tablet raffle for each session!
Collaboration with other educators
Educator AI Flex PD
This virtual professional development event is focused on integrating artificial intelligence in the classroom. The event is scheduled for July 22-26, 2024 and is designed to empower both educators and students in their knowledge and use of AI. Attendees can earn a certificate for 40 hours towards fulfilling their Colorado professional learning requirements. Access to a community of local educators, a resource library, and more.
ISTE LIVE - DENVER
Become more confident with the latest tech for learning as you explore tools during hands-on sessions, live demos and how-to presentations. Plus, hear from visionary leaders who will inspire you to imagine what’s possible in the age of artificial intelligence.
CR BOCES AI Initiative Summer Career Exploration Camp
The Career Exploration Camp is a free three-day summer camp for Colorado students aged 13-15 (though all ages may apply) to explore various career paths through virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and simulation reality (SR) experiences. The camp will take place from June 4-6, 2023 at Rifle Middle School in Rifle, CO, running from 9am to 3pm each day with lunch provided. The camp offers hands-on exploration of Agri-Science, Health Science, Construction, and Culinary Arts fields, all led by a certified teacher. Applications for the limited-space camp are due by May 1.
2024 Colorado OER Conference
Open Pedagogy: From Concept to Classroom
At the 2024 conference, we will explore open pedagogical practices, their impact and relationship to OER, and strategies for their implementation.
The conference will be held on the Auraria Campus in Denver at St. Catejan's and breakout rooms in the King Center.
AI For Education Summit
This one-day virtual event offers educators and school leaders a unique opportunity to progress from the practical to the possible. Kick off the day by building your AI skills and learning from leading experts before moving on to an afternoon of hands-on experimentation with the latest AI tools. Your experience then culminates with a collaborative exploration into the future of education designed to spark your innovative thinking and start dreaming big.
NEA & ISTE Webinar: AI for Good: Exploring Ethics, Equity, & Digital Citizenship through AI Education
Artificial intelligence is all around us — and education leaders, teachers, and students must all prepare for this AI-powered world. Join us in this webinar led by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) and featuring an esteemed panel of teachers and education leaders as they share insights, approaches, and resources for successfully teaching about AI in the context of ethics, equity, and digital citizenship. You'll leave with a deeper understanding of these important concepts… and learn ways to use AI to promote social good, too!
National AI Literacy Day!
Join National AI Literacy Day on April 19th for a nationwide day of action, inviting students, parents, educators, and other community members as we explore the fundamental question, "What is AI?"
Event Three
OLC Innovate, a joint conference presented by OLC and MERLOT, provides a path for innovators of all experience levels and backgrounds to share best practices, test new ideas, and collaborate on driving forward online, digital, and blended learning.
This year’s conference will take place onsite April 10-13, 2024 at the Gaylord Rockies Resort and Convention Center in Denver, CO or virtually April 23-25, 2024!
Our theme this year is, “Elevating Pathways: Navigating the Terrain of Future Learning.” Join us as we challenge our teaching and learning paradigms, reimagine the learning experience, and ideate on how disruptions in education today will shape the innovative classroom of tomorrow.
Event Two
ChatGPT has been part of the public consciousness for only a little more than a year. But in some places, it is already transforming students’ writing experiences, helping teachers create lesson plans and quizzes more efficiently, and prompting educators’ to rethink what skills students will need for future jobs.
Elsewhere—and sometimes as close by as the classroom down the hall—educators are banning the tool outright or asking students to complete assignments in paper and pencil to avoid cheating.
And in some cases, it is unclear what district leaders want. More than three-quarters—79 percent—of educators say their districts still do not have clear policies on the use of artificial intelligence tools, according to an EdWeek Research Center survey of 924 educators conducted in November and December.
What are the best practices in crafting AI policies—should schools ban the technology, wholly embrace it, or something in between? What are the questions district and state leaders should ask themselves as they chart their course on AI? And where does AI literacy and professional development for teachers fit in this picture?
This webinar will explore those questions, offering practical tips from educators and experts on how to approach this rapidly evolving technology while remaining mindful of core principles such as student privacy and academic honesty.
Event One
Hear from the Los Angeles Unified School District and Calgary Board of Education on their groundbreaking use of Minecraft Education to engage students in sustainable urban design and city planning, fostering cross-curricular connections and encouraging active citizenship in their communities.