Social media has become a ubiquitous part of our lives. It has transformed the way we interact and communicate with each other. However, it has also created a new set of challenges, especially for our youth. The rapid growth of social media has resulted in an increase in cyberbullying, online harassment, and exposure to inappropriate content. Social media giants have done very little to protect our children. As parents and educators we struggle in this space daily. What if we gave them the skills they need to confidently navigate these issues? What if we can meet them where they are...armed with the knowledge of the space they are sitting in? In understanding the landscape of their social media lives we can have more intentional, youth led conversations which can lead to empowerment when navigating online safely. In this conference we will discuss what the current landscape looks like, the challenges our youth face...and how we can help support them by teaching crisis management and resolution skills. We will then take a look at what these skills... coupled with encouraging positive online behavior, as well as helping them to build a healthy relationship with social media...how this can and will help to protect them in the online space. We can help protect future generations mis-steps by supporting and educating todays generation with the skills that will serve them... not just as youth... but as they grow into adulthood.
Kristi Bush serves as a national education consultant and social media safety advocate. She is a licensed social worker with greater than 20 years of clinical practice and health care experience. She attended Troy and Auburn University where she studied social work and counseling... Read More →
Monday July 17, 2023 10:00am - 10:50am CDT
Room 95
AI...specifically CHAT GPT....and the new My AI for Snap has become an incredibly hot topic recently. While AI has been around for awhile, we are now seeing it show up everywhere...from social media apps to the work our kids are turning in at school. Educators are now faced with the task of navigating work that may not be created organically by the student. We are also faced with the reality that our children are in an incredibly new space...that is making it difficult for them to recognize the difference between tech and human interaction...or information. All of these new challenges bring about new questions...that will be asked and discussed in this session. The goal of the session is to educate attendees on the new information surrounding AI, how it will effect their classroom dynamic, how it will effect our children, and what our role is when it comes to educating and protecting students in this space.
Kristi Bush serves as a national education consultant and social media safety advocate. She is a licensed social worker with greater than 20 years of clinical practice and health care experience. She attended Troy and Auburn University where she studied social work and counseling... Read More →
Social media has become a ubiquitous part of our lives. It has transformed the way we interact and communicate with each other. However, it has also created a new set of challenges, especially for our youth. The rapid growth of social media has resulted in an increase in cyberbullying, online harassment, and exposure to inappropriate content. Social media giants have done very little to protect our children. As parents and educators we struggle in this space daily. What if we gave them the skills they need to confidently navigate these issues? What if we can meet them where they are...armed with the knowledge of the space they are sitting in? In understanding the landscape of their social media lives we can have more intentional, youth led conversations which can lead to empowerment when navigating online safely. In this conference we will discuss what the current landscape looks like, the challenges our youth face...and how we can help support them by teaching crisis management and resolution skills. We will then take a look at what these skills... coupled with encouraging positive online behavior, as well as helping them to build a healthy relationship with social media...how this can and will help to protect them in the online space. We can help protect future generations mis-steps by supporting and educating todays generation with the skills that will serve them... not just as youth... but as they grow into adulthood.
Kristi Bush serves as a national education consultant and social media safety advocate. She is a licensed social worker with greater than 20 years of clinical practice and health care experience. She attended Troy and Auburn University where she studied social work and counseling... Read More →
Tuesday July 18, 2023 10:00am - 10:50am CDT
Room 96
Ready for Industry™ creates a bridge between standard K-12 education and the knowledge needed for success in the five top industries in the US. This session will explore strategies for preparing students to succeed in the modern workforce. Ready for Industry™ will provide learners with real-world information and exposure to potential career paths across the manufacturing, healthcare, information technology, logistics, and construction industries. By the end of this session, participants will have a better understanding of how to use Ready for Industry to better prepare their learners for success in the workplace and help them make informed future educational and career decisions.
Designed for high schools, community colleges, and workforce agencies, Ready for Industry™ helps to connect knowledge learned in the classroom to industries by providing the learner with a view of the industry ecosystem.. Using this free resource, learners will be exposed to industry-specific terminology, what it is like to work in this industry, common practices, career opportunities, pathways, education, and certifications, as well as workplace expectations.
This session will provide the attendees with an overview of Ready for Industry as well as insight into how to implement in their classroom, career center or workforce development center.
Sign up for your free Ready for Industry account at www.ReadyforIndustry.com/AL
Are you an avid Discovery Education user? Are you looking for ways to create more meaningful and engaging lessons for your students? Look no further! Join us for this "300 level" course where you will learn about our Instructional Activities and multi-media tools to reimagine your instruction and reignite students' learning!
Learning Targets:
I CAN locate and use Discovery Education’s Ready-to-Use Lesson Activities and tools to use in my classroom. I CAN create a lesson using Discovery Education’s content and tools.
AI...specifically CHAT GPT....and the new My AI for Snap has become an incredibly hot topic recently. While AI has been around for awhile, we are now seeing it show up everywhere...from social media apps to the work our kids are turning in at school. Educators are now faced with the task of navigating work that may not be created organically by the student. We are also faced with the reality that our children are in an incredibly new space...that is making it difficult for them to recognize the difference between tech and human interaction...or information. All of these new challenges bring about new questions...that will be asked and discussed in this session. The goal of the session is to educate attendees on the new information surrounding AI, how it will effect their classroom dynamic, how it will effect our children, and what our role is when it comes to educating and protecting students in this space.
Kristi Bush serves as a national education consultant and social media safety advocate. She is a licensed social worker with greater than 20 years of clinical practice and health care experience. She attended Troy and Auburn University where she studied social work and counseling... Read More →
Are you looking to save some time when planning for instruction? Discovery Education's Ready to use Activities can HELP! In this session you will learn how to access and edit Ready-to-Use Lesson Activities on Discovery Education's daily learning platform. By the end of this hour-long session, you will have multiple activities you can use right away in your own instruction!
Learning Target: I CAN locate, edit and use Discovery Education’s Ready-to-Use Lesson Activities.
