In 1995, Peter Norvig and Stuart Russell published the first edition of *Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach*. With its comprehensive and cohesive topic exploration and as a result of the expertise of its authors, it has since become *the* definitive textbook for undergraduate AI education. The latest edition, published by Pearson in 2021, reflects the rapid advancements in AI. In this session, we will explore key insights from the book that directly apply to teaching and learning in an online environments. We'll also dive into practical strategies and Best Practices for engaging with students about AI.
Are you a new teacher who struggles with managing student enrollments in an efficient manner? Here, you'll learn tips and tricks using flags and filters to process new and existing students in a clean and streamlined way.
eSports is an up-and-coming way for students to compete in online games. Our virtual learners can excel in it! Middle School eSports (MSEL) is a great opportunity for our students to bond with their school peers online, sometimes leading to lasting friendships. Bonus- students gain pride and confidence when competing in MSEL tournaments. Come hear an overview of MSEL and learn about the steps to get your school's team started!
This session will cover key aspects of ADHD, especially “time blindness,” and how this affects students in the virtual world. Learn practical strategies to help students manage their time and stay engaged in their online course. This will make it easier to create supportive online spaces that enhance student success and participation.
Are you ready to break down the barriers that hold your students back? Join me to learn more about the power of agency in education, and learn how to construct a learning environment that supports student success. Discover practical tips and insights for promoting agency in the classroom, and help your students reach new heights!
Come learn about screencastify pro and how it can empower teachers to include more interactive quizzes into their assignments as well as videos responses from students. Please bring your laptop for optimum engagement during this hands on session!
Virtual educators have the unique chance to observe students in diverse settings, such as their homes, cars, or during challenging moments. It's crucial to understand how trauma can greatly affect students, often leading to issues like concentration difficulties, emotional outbursts, or withdrawal. This session will highlight the significance of trauma-informed care in education, focusing on identifying the signs and symptoms of trauma. We will explore effective techniques and programs to support students impacted by trauma in a virtual environment. By adopting a trauma-informed approach, we can cultivate a more supportive and understanding learning atmosphere for all students, leading to educational success and improved attendance and engagement.
Do your stakeholders understand the components of your school grade? How do you educate all your stakeholders on the components of the school grade? We found once we opened the conversation, our teachers, counselors, and other members wanted to understand more and wanted to see more data. Additionally, when our team looked at the data, we were able to identify small tweaks that can have a huge impact on student learning and our overall school grade. Maybe with these minor tweaks, you can have the same impact for your team.
Discover the delight of satisfying DBAs by exploring new pathways for stress-free and fun sessions with your learners. Brainstorm your ideas and learn how to energize and enhance your students' experience during their DBAs.
Using VSA filters, track student progress and communicate with every student/parent every week. Communicate to include progress in class and assignments due for the week. Keep students and parents informed - reminding them of work due and due dates.
Today's teens struggle with the most basic of social skills. Making eye contact, starting friendships, even answering a phone call. Our High School Headquarters group brings our full time students together each month to facilitate not only academic success, but interpersonal skills as well. Come hear about our journey and how we continue to build social savvy in our students.
Whether remote or in-person, testing can feel overwhelming! This session will provide valuable tips and tricks for effectively navigating both remote and in-person state testing in Florida. Attendees will learn best practices for preparing students and staff, ensuring test security, and optimizing technology for remote testing environments. We will cover strategies for managing logistics, overcoming challenges specific to Florida's testing protocols, and using available resources to support student success. Whether you're testing in person or remotely, this session will equip you with the tools to streamline the testing process and enhance overall efficiency. Join me for a practical and engaging discussion designed to make your state testing experience smooth and successful.
Teachers attending this session will gain practical, innovative strategies to transform their practice in the virtual world, specifically within the Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) framework. By exploring Tiers 1, 2, and 3 of MTSS, they will leave equipped with fun, engaging, and targeted techniques to support all learners effectively.
Increase student engagement? Check. Auto-grade open-ended questions? Check. 150K+ math questions with personalized feedback and complete solutions? Check. Live, comprehensive, robust standards-based reporting? Check. Come see what Derivita’s one-of-a-kind math support and assessment platform is all about. Be prepared to participate!
Nearpod is a digital tool that increases student engagement and improves response times during live and saved lessons. Teachers can create presentations that include polls, quizzes, drawings, cloze reading responses, and collaboration boards that keep students actively engaged in the lesson. The platform allows real-time interaction, so students can respond immediately to questions or activities, which helps teachers gauge understanding and address concerns instantly.
Learn how this virtual teacher uses AI (think ChatGPT) to craft thoughtful, humorous, and sensitive reminders via text and email to boost student engagement. During this presentation, I will take the audience through the tabs on my Dashboard that I use to filter and export a list of students that I target weekly for AI communication and I will present data on how using this method has reduced the number of students who are not working within seven days/are behind by more than 2 weeks in their FLVS Franchise courses within my courses. Audience members should come to the presentation with a device that can go to the ChatGPT website. https://chatgpt.com/
Join us for an exclusive first look at the newly revised National Standards for Quality Online Learning! Discover how these updated standards—spanning online programs, courses, and teaching—can serve as a roadmap for continuous improvement in your virtual learning programs. Learn about the exciting launch of a new accreditation and certification program, tailored specifically for virtual schools and programs, to validate and showcase your commitment to excellence. Plus, gain access to valuable tools, resources, and insider tips that will empower you to lead with confidence. Exclusive content for FLBOLD members included—don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your virtual learning leadership!
Looking for a session where you can ask questions about other programs, bounce ideas, or just a comfy place to meet people? This is your session. The Best of Instructional Leaders Learning PLC requested a Round Table opportunity, so anyone interested can come in and talk about things they are seeing at their school or would like to try. Maybe you have seen something at the Symposium you would like to discuss, or would like a break from the “normal” type of session. We are here for you! It will be a comfortable place of conversation and openness. We will have some fun ways to introduce ourselves, and then let the conversations begin!
This presentation will include details about free PD training sessions throughout the state of Florida to describe what it means to become a conservation school with the Guy Harvey Foundation. We have information on opportunities to receive materials/lessons with content for your students both in person and virtually. The foundation also has grants available to groups who become conservation schools that staff members can use to provide hands-on experiences and field trips for their students.
In this engaging session, participants will explore the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in education, focusing on its transformative benefits and challenges. Key topics will include AI-powered tools like MagicSchool AI, which simplifies grading and personalizes learning by adjusting content and pace for each student. Real-time analytics will provide insights for data-driven instruction.
The session will also address critical challenges faced by K12 districts, such as data security, privacy, and bias in AI. District leaders will share insights on their AI evaluation processes, implementation experiences, and recommendations for successful digital transformation.
Participants will learn how AI tools, including interactive quizzes and gamified activities, enhance student engagement while ensuring inclusive learning for all. Join us to discover how to bring a touch of magic into your classroom and reimagine teaching!
ClassPoint is an all-in-one teaching and student engagement tool integrated seamlessly with PowerPoint. Come learn how to incorporate interactive quizzes and activities into your presentation tools.
Unlock the potential of AI, adaptive technologies, and progress monitoring data to revolutionize virtual instruction! In this interactive session, participants will explore how to integrate AI-driven tools and strategies into lesson planning to create engaging, standards-aligned content for diverse learners. Through live demonstrations and hands-on activities, educators will learn to analyze progress monitoring data, use adaptive platforms like DreamBox and Khan Academy, and implement actionable AI prompts to enhance their instruction. Attendees will leave equipped with practical resources and the confidence to apply these innovations, ensuring personalized, impactful learning experiences for all students.
Teaching virtually has gains and challenges per se. Teaching with academic supports specific for language support based on researched WIDA data allows for the challenges to lessen. A huge part of virtually teaching is buy-in from the Learning Guides at home. Let us learn how we may be able to use this WIDA language data efficiently and pass this knowledge on to the Learning Guides at home.
This session introduces practical feedforward strategies that help teachers proactively support students BEFORE they face challenges in assignments and exams. By using tools like forcing slides in Educator, teacher-created videos, assignment templates, and text-expanding software, participants will learn how to provide clear, anticipatory guidance that improves student engagement and accuracy. These methods save teachers significant time by reducing repetitive questions and streamlining grading and feedback processes. By shifting from a reactive to a proactive approach, teachers can better anticipate student needs, enhance instructional support, and create a more efficient and engaging classroom environment. Participants will leave with actionable techniques that save time and boost both student success and teacher effectiveness.
Join the ESE team at OCVS as we share our approach to building relationships and delivering services to our Exceptional Student Education (ESE) population in a virtual setting. This session will explore the vital roles each team member plays in supporting student success, including the implementation of virtual services in ELA, Math, Social Skills, and Learning Strategies. We will demonstrate how we collect data to monitor progress toward Individualized Education Program (IEP) goals and share effective student engagement platforms and strategies used in the virtual classroom. Attendees will also have the opportunity to participate in a live Q&A session via a QR code and engage in meaningful collaboration with other virtual schools.
Using a Socratic method of asking open-ended questions and sharing ideas, we will explore how the 8-8-8 life principle can help us achieve a better work-life balance. This principle emphasizes the importance of managing our time wisely by allocating eight hours to work, eight hours to sleep, and eight hours to enjoy leisure activities.
Looking for a way to liven up your announcements and communications? Need new tools for creating tutorials or other student resources? Join me to learn about Buncee, an online multimedia tool to add fun and engagement to support virtual learning! You will also have time to play with Buncee and create something you can use immediately in your virtual classroom!
In this presentation, you will learn how to put a pace chart in an assignment reminder in the FLVS Educator platform. Come learn how to use assignment reminders for each assessment to ensure students understand the directions or assignment expectations.
21st Century Skills include knowledge construction, collaboration, real-world problem solving and innovation, skilled communication, self-regulation, and information and communication technology for learning. Participants will work through hands-on activities that can be replicated in virtual and blended environments. Educators will learn about PD extensions to dig deeper into Microsoft tools that are presented and explored during the session as well. These experiences will help educators build positive and productive learning environments with colleagues, students, and stakeholders.
Discover tips and tricks for being a hybrid teacher. We will discuss some ways virtual teachers can collaborate with the brick-and-mortar school's staff, positive reinforcement, student pacing/ goals, other stakeholders, and more.
Get ready for an exciting workshop that will transform your teaching experience! Discover how fostering positive relationships can supercharge student outcomes. Not only will you learn how these connections boost academic performance, but you'll also explore how they contribute to your student's overall well-being and development. Plus, let's be honest‚ alI teaching is much more fun when strong relationships are in place! By the end of this session, you'll leave with a treasure trove of fun and engaging lessons that will captivate all your virtual stakeholders. Teachers will walk away with timely and relevant polls, hysterical games, side-splitting student challenges, virtual exercises, relevant check-ins, and AI excitement.
This presentation will focus on multiple engagement and motivation strategies to use in credit recovery labs. The strategies provided in this session have increased credit recovery completions and motivated students to make daily progress. Examples will be discussed and provided for both individual students and whole group lab settings.
Discover how virtual manipulatives can transform your math instruction to significantly impact student learning. Join us as we demonstrate effective and engaging ways to teach math concepts aligned with Florida’s B.E.S.T. Standards. In this hands-on session, we’ll explore examples of virtual lessons featuring digital tools that are easy to capture student interest and help move beyond rote memorization while engaging in exploring math concepts. Walk away with ready-to-use strategies, tools, and the confidence to make math interactive and fun for your students. Door prizes!
This session explores the benefits of synchronous and asynchronous models in K-12 online learning, providing insights on how each supports diverse student needs. Synchronous learning offers real-time interaction and immediate feedback, fostering engagement and accountability, while asynchronous learning provides flexibility and self-paced mastery, accommodating different learning styles and schedules. Attendees will gain practical strategies for balancing these approaches based on factors like student age, subject matter, and access to technology, empowering them to design adaptable online programs that enhance student success. Additionally, we will explore the best way to bridge asynchronous and synchronous learning.
