Preparing Our Learners to Use AI as a Thought Partner

Monday, April 20, 2026 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM Registration closes April 13, 2026.

Move beyond the fear of cheating and focus on empowering learners to use AI ethically and effectively to enhance their own curiosity and academic growth. Discover practical strategies to help learners leverage AI for brainstorming, refining ideas, deepening inquiry, and developing arguments. This means teaching learners how to use AI as a personal tutor, helping them fix structural issues and clarify messy drafts before they submit their work. As a result, educators will spend less time commenting on basic errors and more time engaging with their learners' actual ideas.

Objectives

• Define the role of AI as a thought partner versus an answer engine in the context of learning.
• Practice writing effective prompts to guide AI for specific tasks like brainstorming, summarizing, or offering a counterargument.
• Identify classroom-appropriate AI tools and articulate the specific strengths of each for student learning.
• Identify one moment in an existing lesson where AI could be used to support student thinking.

Designed to Support: Educators, District Leaders, School Support Staff, Instructional Coaches, Library Media Specialists, Special Education Staff

This workshop is part of The AI Co-Pilot Series.

Future-proof your district by ensuring your educators are at the forefront of instructional innovation. The AI Co-Pilot Series: Guiding Learning in the Digital Age offers a high-impact, low-time commitment approach to building essential staff competency in artificial intelligence. Whether it's one or all, register for the dates and topics that work best for you.

From enhancing teaching effectiveness to exploring real world applications, these half-day workshops will provide your educators with a comprehensive AI toolkit. Ensure your entire team is prepared to harness the power of AI to elevate both administrative efficiency and classroom outcomes district-wide!