Masterclass | Educator AI

Availability

Now through December 31, 2025

Presenters

Paul Cancellieri
Paul Cancellieri is a science teacher in North Carolina with 23 years of experience both in the classroom and working with teachers to enhance learning with technology and research-based practices.

William M. Ferriter
William M. Ferriter uses his 29 years of experience as a full-time classroom teacher to design professional development sessions for educators on topics ranging from establishing professional learning communities and effective systems of intervention to integrating meaningful differentiation, extension, and student-involved assessment opportunities into classroom instruction.

Adam Garry
Adam Garry is a former elementary school teacher. He has presented at numerous conferences around the world, including for the International Society of Technology in Education.

Solution Tree Master Class: Educator AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly evolving and transforming education. While the tools are increasingly accessible and society at large has embraced the power of AI, most teachers are not using it. One of their biggest barriers to entry? Time. But now, you can master AI tools for your classroom on your own schedule!

The Solution Tree Master Class: Educator AI provides school leaders and teachers with the knowledge and support to confidently integrate AI into their educational practices. Through expert presentations and actionable strategies, educators will learn to create AI-empowered classrooms and districts.

As a thought partner or content creator, AI can help teachers learn about the curriculum, create engaging content, analyze student data, collaborate with colleagues, plan interventions, and more. Led by three nationally recognized education experts, this virtual targeted mini-series offers a comprehensive exploration of AI’s impact on the K–12 landscape.

Participants can subscribe to the full mini-series of 90-minute sessions and personalize their learning experience by engaging in topic-specific AI strands for unlimited 365-day viewing access: (1) Generative AI for District Leaders, (2) Teaching with AI, and (3) Empowering PLCs with AI.

Participants will:
• Understand the current state of AI and its impact on education
• Master key AI terminology
• Explore the transformative potential of AI to help:
• Reduce teacher workload and burnout
• Unpack essential standards and write proficiency scales
• Create engaging content and lesson plans
• Generate myriad work products
• Personalize instruction and interventions
• Accelerate teacher collaboration
• Enhance data analysis
• Discover effective AI tools, like Gemini, ChatGPT, and Magic School
• Gain tips to improve prompt writing
• Learn how AI can support literacy and mathematics instruction
• Examine how to develop guidelines, policies, and frameworks for responsible AI use
• Confront ethical and societal risks like data privacy and misinformation
• Foster a culture of AI literacy systemwide

Schedule

Block 1 — William M. Ferriter: Using AI to Facilitate the Work of Collaborative Teams
• Introduction to Generative AI — Preview
• Understanding the Right Work of Collaborative Teams — Preview
• Using AI Tools to Understand Your Standards — Preview
• Using AI Tools to Write Proficiency Scales — Preview
• Using AI Tools to Plan for Initial Instruction — Preview
• Using AI Tools to Plan Interventions and Extensions — Preview
• Using AI Tools to Grow Through Professional Development — Preview
• Concluding Thoughts on Using AI to Facilitate the Work of Collaborative Teams — Preview

Block 2 — Adam Garry: Generative AI for District Leaders
• Introduction to Generative AI — Preview
• Understanding the Current Landscape of School Districts With AI — Preview
• Overarching Concepts That Districts Need to Emphasize — Preview
• Impacts of GenAI on Society and Work — Preview
• Understanding the Current Landscape of School Districts With AI — Preview
• Impact on Education — Preview
• Key Area Focus #1: AI Literacy — Preview
• Focus Area #2: Curriculum Tools and Assessment — Preview
• Academic Integrity and Ethics — Preview
• Prompt Engineering — Preview
• Conclusion — Preview

Block 3 — Paul Cancellieri: Teaching With AI
• Introduction to Generative AI — Preview
• Strategies Before Tools — Preview
• Using AI Tools to Create Literacy Resources — Preview
• Using AI Tools to Create Data for Student Analysis — Preview
• Using AI Tools to Get Students Started — Preview
• Using AI Tools to Get Student Feedback — Preview
• Accurately Measuring Mastery in an AI World — Preview
• Conclusion — Preview