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Tuesday Sessions

Session 2 (90 minutes)   10:15am-11:45am

Empowering adult students: How Fierce Mustang Media links classroom to community workforce
Multiple presenters (maximum is 6 presenters)
Dr. Heather Maloy
Fierce Mustang Media at San Joaquin Delta College is a content creation and media production firm focused on community projects. The media group is made up of a majority of adult learners who do flexible internships with intent on reducing the brain drain in Stockton and San Joaquin County.
(AUD: ADM, STF, TEA • PGM: CRR, EQT, LRT, PDV, TDL )
The Educator’s Moral Imperative: Practical Strategies to Change Behaviors and Transform Education
Single presenter
Mike Walsh
Continuing from the Keynote, Mike will expand and provide practical tools and the knowledge to immediately begin transforming the education of all of your students, whether they are ready to learn, reluctant to learn, or have become resistant to learning. You will understand the necessary steps to change the behaviors of students and staff alike. The best part is that your overall plan will fit on one page.
(AUD: ADM, STF, TEA • PGM: CRR, EQT, LDR, LRT, MKT, PDV, PGE, TDL )
AI Basics and Use for COAAPs
Multiple presenters (maximum is 6 presenters)
Victoria Pu
What is AI? How does it really work under the hood? Let's separate hype from reality and learn how you can harness AI as a tool to extend and augment your EL Civics instruction and assessment.
(AUD: ADM, TEA • PGM: CRR, TDL )

Wednesday Sessions

Session 7 (90 minutes)   10:00am-11:30am

Canva and MagicSchool and Perplexity, OH MY!
Single presenter
Audrey Dierdorff
Come and learn about 3 different AI tools that save you time and energy. Canva™ is a free online graphic design tool with AI embedded features that can be used to create social media posts, presentations, videos, logos and more. MagicSchool.AI is an online program with 60+ AI tools for educators to use to create assessments, rubrics, lesson plans, and more. Perplexity.AI is an upgraded version of Google search. If you're tired of having to click each link from a search, Perplexity.AI is for you.
(AUD: ADM, STF, TEA • PGM: CRR, LRT, MKT, TDL )
(IN-PERSON Only) Using AI to Create EL Civics Instructional, Communicative Student Practice and Assessment Materials
Multiple presenters (maximum is 6 presenters)
Lori Howard
Writing instructional and assessment materials can take much teacher time and effort. Artificial Intelligence (AI) can lift that burden by providing assistance in developing scenarios, personal histories, example writing tasks and more. Students can use AI for communicative practice to enhance their interpretive, productive and interactive language skills. Presenters demonstrate prompting AI to write instructional, assessment and student communicative practice materials. Participants briefly pra
(AUD: ADM, TEA • PGM: TDL )
Leveraging AI in the ESL Classroom: From the Basics to Building Your Own AI Workflow
Multiple presenters (maximum is 6 presenters)
Victoria Pu
In this Brave New World of AI, how should we be using AI with ESL learners? How can we ensure the needs and voices of our learners don’t get left out? This interactive session will start by building a foundational understanding of AI-from the basics, to an intro of specialized kinds of AI made for ESL learners. Participants will hear from a practitioner’s perspective on using AI in the ESL class and get hands on experience building their own AI workflow to generate & scaffold reading texts.
(AUD: ADM, TEA • PGM: CRR, TDL )
AI in the Adult Education Classroom
Multiple presenters (maximum is 6 presenters)
Francisco Pinedo Jr.
Integrating AI in adult education enhances ESL, GED, and CTE learning. AI-powered tools offer personalized lessons for teachers and feedback for the student while improving language and writing acquisition. AI tools target individual needs in academic subjects while help prepare the student for the workforce. AI tools can also be used to help students with cognitive disability disabilities improve their learning experiences at your agency.
(AUD: ADM, STF, TEA • PGM: CRR, PDV, TDL )
Google's Experimental NotebookLM with Gemini AI & the Implications for Adult Education
Single presenter
Sean Abajian
In an era of technological evolution, Google's Experimental NotebookLM, powered by Gemini AI, revolutionizes adult education. This presentation explores its capabilities, applications & impact. NotebookLM enhances note-taking, info synthesis & personalized learning with real-time retrieval, context-aware suggestions & adaptive pathways. It empowers educators, streamlines tasks & improves learner outcomes. Addressing ethical considerations, we explore best practices for equitable AI deployment.
(AUD: ADM, TEA • PGM: CRR, EQT, LDR, TDL )
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