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Embracing the Future: How A.I. Will Change Education
Friday February 21, 2025 13:00 - 14:00 MST
Exhibition Hall E X - CTCC
Attention educators, administrators and all advocates of student success! Join Walter Schwabe for an exciting journey into the world of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its transformative potential in K-12 education.

As AI rapidly permeates every industry, education is no different. How is AI changing the role of educators? Will it replace educators? How are teachers and students currently using these powerful applications and are there risks associated in doing so? Walter discusses these important fundamental questions, reviews AI tools, discusses best practices and presents a framework to help teachers and administrators harness the power of AI in their districts.

Discover the immense possibilities that AI represents, as Walter delves into how AI can be seamlessly integrated into the classroom while also enhancing personalized learning pathways. Teachers will learn how to boost personalized student engagement, leverage adaptive assessments and ignite a love for learning via human led instruction with the support of AI tutoring chatbots.

Walter will also discuss the concerns and challenges ahead for administrators when considering the implementation of AI within their school districts. Such as the possibility of unintentional biases. The importance of addressing student data privacy, equitable access to the technology by reducing the digital divide and emphasizing the need for continued human led instruction and mentorship alongside AI driven tools.

To aid in this process Walter will present a practical framework designed to guide administrators through the steps of how to effectively establish an AI-driven learning ecosystem to the benefit of students and teachers while also helping to mitigate risks.

Prepare to be empowered and equipped with the knowledge and strategies necessary to harness the power of AI in the classroom, so as to help save teachers time, inspire students and reduce the fear of the unknown.

Join Walter for this captivating presentation on how AI will change education.

The future of education is here and it’s time to embrace it!
Speakers
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Walter Schwabe

Walter Schwabe is from the Bear Clan of the Kahnawá:ke Mohawk, and is also a direct descendant of Cree Chief Michel Callihoo, an original signatory of Treaty 6 for the Michel First Nation.Walter is one of four co-founders, Echo Point’s majority shareholder, and the only Officer... Read More →
Friday February 21, 2025 13:00 - 14:00 MST
Exhibition Hall E X - CTCC
  Keynotes and Special Events, ECE (Pre K-K), Div1 (Gr 1-3), Div2 (Gr 4-6), Div3 (Gr 7-9), Div4 (Gr 10-12)

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