Thank you for your interest in joining the AI4Learning Network, a monthly virtual gathering of Education Leaders across Arizona working to implement GenAI Safely and Effectively in our districts and organizations. This Network is a part of the Arizona AI Alliance and grew from the GPEMC/AZEMC AI Workgroups of 2023-24. The AI4L Network is facilitated by Lauren Owens and Luke Allpress, employees at Agua Fria UHSD, but we lean on a Community of Practice model, valuing the ideas, expertise, and challenging questions of all who attend. We welcome guest speakers and hard questions, please reach out if you have ideas for upcoming meetings!
Join a special webinar featuring three AI Thought Leaders to discuss some of the topics we just don't have perfect answers to yet, centering around the field of AI Mental Health support.
Should we be opposed to AI bots acting as friends or therapists? Is this a solution to loneliness or will it cause worse issues down the road? What guardrails are needed from government or tech companies?
Dr. Punya Mishra - Director of Innovative Learning Futures at the Learning Engineering Institute (LEI) and Professor in the Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching & Learning Innovation at ASU (ASU Bio). He is internationally recognized for his work in educational technology; the role of creativity and aesthetics in learning; and the application of collaborative, design-based approaches to educational innovation.
Dr. Kristen Mattson - Educational Consultant, Author of "Digital Citizenship in Action" (ISTE, 2017), specializes in Digital Citizenship & Ethics, Media Literacy, Curriculum, and Online Teaching & Learning.
Mica Mulloy (M.Ed.) - Assistant Principal for Instruction & Innovation at Brophy College Preparatory, contributor to the Mindful AI for Education newsletter.
Register for April 15th meeting (hosted via Zoom) here. We will be discussing the curious state we seem to be in right now, where everyone is making an AI tool...but not all of them are useful.
What’s it actually doing? Is it doing it well? What helps our goals, our bottom line?
Upcoming:
May 13th 11am - Final meeting of the year! Engage with a "Learning Buddy", solidify plans for the summer, give feedback on the learning network and other AI Alliance activities. Register here.
Meetings are all advertised in the AI4Learning Newsletter, which you can sign up for here, and are hosted at 11:00am on the third Tuesday of the month.
Register for the April 15th meeting here.