08:45 Pick up from the hotel

09:00 – 09:15  Registration and settling in

09:15 – 09:30 Welcome address by Ildiko Murray, Head of School

09:30 – 10:00 Daniel Rosenberg Keynote Presentation – Empowering Students in the Digital Age

Daniel will share his experience on how scope creep in digital education—the overwhelming number of apps introduced to teachers and students—can dilute impact and create data silos, hindering effective teaching. He will share strategies to better utilize digital tools for differentiating student learning and teaching approaches, ensuring more personalized and effective experiences. Finally, he will discuss how AI can serve as an equalizer, enabling all teachers, regardless of their data analytics background, to leverage student data effectively.

10:00 – 10:15 Coffee Break

10:15 – 11:45  Breakout Sessions (Featuring Demonstrations by CAIS Teachers)

• 249 – Navigating AI and Responsible Technology Use: Teaching responsible technology use in the age of AI.
• Star Wars Room – Inquiry-Based Learning with VR and AR: Using VR/AR to enhance inquiry-based learning.
• Hollywood Room – Creating Collaborative Multimedia Projects: Integrating green screen technology for student projects.
• 241 – STEM programs at school in the age of AI: Shaping STEM programs in the age of AI.

11:45 – 12:30  Lunch

12:30 – 13:00   Dr. Shannon Doak Keynote Presentation: Chatting with Classrooms: Generative AI Meets Space Design

13:00 – 14:00  Breakout Sessions (Participants can demonstrate their teaching practices and share experience related to the following guiding questions)

• 249 – Navigating AI and Responsible Technology Use: How can we teaching students’ responsible technology use in an era increasingly influenced by artificial intelligence? Share resources and demonstrate lessons for promoting digital citizenship, online safety, and ethical behavior.
• Star Wars Room – Inquiry-Based Learning with VR and AR: How can we leverage virtual and augmented reality tools to enhance inquiry-based learning within the IB framework? Participants will share experiences and ideas on using immersive technologies to promote critical thinking and student-led investigations across various subjects.
• Hollywood Room – Creating Collaborative Multimedia Projects: How can we integrate green screen technology and movie production techniques into transdisciplinary projects? Participants will share their experiences in facilitating collaborative multimedia initiatives that empower students to creatively express their understanding of concepts and apply their learning to real-world contexts.
• 241 – STEM programs at school in the age of AI: How has  your STEM program changed as a result of AI? Are you still teaching code the same way? Have you tried to integrate AI in your computer science class? Are you using robots as a club or an extracurricular? How has computational thinking been influenced at your school, K-12?

14:00 – 14:30  Coffee Break

14:30 – 15:15  Demo Slam/Market Place: Brief presentations of tools, tips, and tricks gleaned from the breakout sessions, shared with the larger group.

15:15 – 16:00  Panel  – “Scaling Innovation”

How can we encourage colleagues to learn about and join us in implementing the great ideas, practices, tools and resources that were shared today?

16:00 – 16:30  Closing Address

After the closing address, there will be busses back to the hotel, as well as an optional dinner, hosted by CAIS, which participants can join.