EdTech for Innovation 2025

Delve into AI ethics, UDL, digital citizenship, and media and environmental literacies. These competencies include deciphering fact from misinformation and disinformation, identifying those perpetuated by bots and deepfakes, and countering messages and systems that reinforce stereotypes and harm. This session will provide resources to facilitate deeper learning for youth to co-design the future.

This session incorporates the AI Competency Framework for Teachers (UNESCO, 2024) ethics of AI, including "human rights, human agency, promotion of linguistic and cultural diversity, inclusion, and environmental sustainability… data privacy, intellectual property rights, and other legal frameworks… sociocultural and environmental concerns in the design and use of AI, and contributing to the co-creation of ethical rules for AI practices in education," as well as the AI Competency Framework for Students (UNESCO, 2024) to prepare "students as AI co-creators and responsible citizens."

What if your math intervention plan started with student data and ended with a dodgeball game that teaches fractions?

At Navigator Schools, we’re building an AI-powered tool that analyzes student assessment data to identify high-leverage math misconceptions—then automatically generates conceptual, standards-aligned, movement-based games using everyday PE equipment. The result? Instant reteaching activities that get students thinking, moving, and actually understanding the math.

This session will demo our prototype, explain the AI logic behind misconception detection, and walk attendees through the design principles that make this approach both effective and equitable. You'll see real examples of how schools are using this tool to close gaps in foundational concepts like place value, proportional reasoning, and operations with fractions—all while boosting student engagement and confidence.

In this session, educators will learn about the high-quality resources available from UC Scout. In the Plus plan, instructors receive access to standards-aligned curricula and tools that don't sacrifice quality or engagement. Free to California public schools, these courses can be utilized as a roadmap for building new STEM curriculum or to supplement existing STEM courses. Through a case study on three STEM courses offered through UC Scout, participants will understand UC Scout standards and alignment and why they can place their confidence in these resources. We will also share details on Teaching in the Digital Classroom (TDC), a free professional development series designed to support teachers with both the basics of online teaching as well as boosting skills for experienced online educators. With ready-to-use resources and professional development that educators can rely on, teachers will leave with actionable steps to enhance their confidence teaching STEM in their classrooms.

As educators, we strive to ensure students graduate truly College and Career Ready! Join this session to explore how CTE courses, work-based learning, and college and career pathways can provide students with authentic, hands-on experiences that equip them with the skills and confidence to thrive in the future workforce!

Curious what exploring AI could look like in your learning space? Participants will get an introduction to The Tech Interactive pedagogy around AI, plus get to try out two unplugged AI lessons that can help build AI literacy in students.