Let Them Drive and Keep Up Without Burning Out

The first three sessions were about what AI can do for you. This one is about what it can do with your students and how to make sure the work you have done in this series actually sticks past next Tuesday.

You will explore student-facing AI tools: a Socratic tutor that guides rather than answers, a debate coach that pushes back on student arguments, and interactive lesson builders that transform a static slide deck into a dynamic classroom experience. You will see how to set guardrails, monitor student interactions from a teacher dashboard, and introduce these tools in a way that builds skills rather than shortcuts them. We will also cover AI-powered visual tools for generating professional-grade images, slides, and graphics that make student presentations and your own materials look like they had a design team behind them.
Lasty, we get honest about sustainability. The AI landscape changes every few months. New tools launch, old ones fold, and the pressure to keep up can be exhausting. You will leave with a simple, low-maintenance strategy for staying informed without turning professional development into a second job and a completed personal AI toolkit you can use, share, and build on from day one.

Measurable Outcomes
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

Design a complete student-facing AI activity: including a clear task, a designated tool, at least two guardrails, and a structured debrief plan using a provided activity design template, completed during the hands-on class.
Create one visual classroom asset (a slide, graphic, or image set) for a current business unit using an AI visual tool, produced and shared during the session.
Complete a personal AI Toolkit document identifying three AI tools, one specific use case per tool, and one sustainability strategy for staying current.