AI Thought Leader Groups: A Lunch & Learn Series
AI LEARNING FOR DISTRICT LEADERS
AI has the potential to revolutionize the way we teach and learn, offering new opportunities for personalization and efficiency.
Our series of Lunch & Learns, directed at district leaders, aims to introduce how to use AI for admin-specific tasks, build AI literacy, and give the necessary frameworks and best practices to navigate AI.

AI for Productivity and Data Analysis
September 12th, 2023
12:00-1:00pm EST (lunch will be provided)
We will explore the ways that AI can boost your productivity, present new AI tools, and explore its ability to help analyze and visualize data. We will learn what AI the role of AI can be for teachers and end with a discussion on the way we need to pivot as a school.

AI for Teacher Reviews and Professional Development
October 13th, 2023
12:00-1:00pm EST (lunch will be provided)
This session focuses on using AI tools and strategies to help you streamline your teacher review process. Learn how to transcribe your observations in a flash and create individualized development plans.

AI Systems and School Adoption
January 19th, 2024
12:00-1:00pm EST (lunch will be provided)
With AI products flooding the market, it is important to know how to make an informed decision about integrating or building a new service. We will explore the tools that are out there and discuss the intricacies of building versus buying.
"You will not be replaced by AI, but our students and children will be competing with those who know how to leverage AI to do more with less."
-Matthäus Huelse, AI Operations Specialist at Forward Edge
AI WORKSHOPS FOR TEACHER LEADERS
With a focus on guided practice, this 4-course curriculum empowers participants to make informed decisions about AI policy and incorporate AI tools and workflows in their roles, fostering AI literacy within their communities and influencing policy decisions collectively. Meetings will take place at Forward Edge and/or at participating school districts.By the end, teachers will have the necessary AI literacy, to make decisions on their own classroom policies.

Introduction to AI
September 15th, 2023
12:00-3:00pm EST (lunch will be provided)
Participants will learn about different types of AI systems, including Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT and logic-based assistants. The session will cover how to access AI systems and discuss the implications of AI in schools.

Boosting Productivity with AI
November 17th, 2023
12:00-3:00pm EST (lunch will be provided)
Participants will learn about the anatomy of a prompt and the elements to consider when using ChatGPT. The session will provide specific use cases for teachers and materials they can use right away in their own classrooms.

Applying AI to Your Work
January 23rd, 2024
12:00-3:00pm EST (lunch will be provided)
In this session, participants will learn how to apply AI to their work using ChatGPT webchat or the ChatGPT sheets extension. The session will cover three main topics: AI applications for research, reading, and writing.

AI Policy Workshop
April 9th, 2024
12:00-3:00pm EST (lunch will be provided)
This session will aim to develop a clear and comprehensive AI policy. Through multiple activities and discussions, participants will collaboratively draft a section of the AI policy that defines acceptable and unacceptable AI use.