Control Alt Achieve: My 2025 NCTIES Sessions

Monday, February 17, 2025

My 2025 NCTIES Sessions

I am excited and honored to once again be presenting at the 2025 NCTIES Conference in Raleigh, North Carolina on March 5th through 7th.

I always look forward to an opportunity to see old friends, make new friends, share some ideas, and learn so many new things from others.

You can access more NCTIES information and register for the conference at:

https://www.ncties.org/2025-registration.html

Below is a list of sessions I will be presenting at NCTIES 2025, along with any associated resources. Please feel free to join me for any of these sessions. I look forward to sharing, learning, and chatting with you!

🎵 Conference Song

With a little help from ChatGPT and Suno, here is a song with the conference theme "Let the Good TIES Roll" (in the style of hair metal of course 😁)

🧔 My Sessions

Short version:

March 6th - ⚒️ Promptcraft: Building a Better AI Prompt
March 6th - 🧰 The AI Toolbox: Best AI Tools for Schools
March 6th - 🚦 Artificial Intelligence / Natural Misuse - Managing AI in Schools
March 7th - 💎 The "Gem in AI" - Google AI Tools for Education
March 7th - 🔌 Excellent Extensions for Chrome

Detailed version:

📅 Thursday, March 6, 2025

⚒️ Promptcraft: Building a Better AI Prompt

Time: 11:15 AM - Noon
Location: Ballroom A
Session Agenda: http://bit.ly/curts-aiprompt
Description: AI can have a powerful impact on teaching and learning, but the value of what you get out can often depend on the quality of what you put in. How can you craft better prompts to get the best results? In this session we will explore examples of excellent prompts, models for building better prompts, using a "super prompt" to create prompts, using the "collaborative prompt" technique, activities to practice prompting, and more

🧰 The AI Toolbox: Best AI Tools for Schools

Time: 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM
Location: Ballroom A
Session Agenda: http://bit.ly/curts-aitools
Description: AI is constantly evolving with new tools and features every week. What are the best tools for schools to use? In this session we will do a deep dive in my current list of favorite AI tools for educators and students. We will try out the tools hands-on and see how they can impact all aspects of education. Sample tools may include ChatGPT, Gemini, MagicSchool AI, Khanmigo, TeacherServer, SchoolAI, EnlightenAI, Snorkl, Diffit, Class Companion, NotebookLM, Brisk Teaching, Ideogram, Udio and more.

🚦 Artificial Intelligence / Natural Misuse - Managing AI in Schools

Time: 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM
Location: Ballroom A
Session Agenda: http://bit.ly/curts-aimisuse
Description: As beneficial as AI is, it also comes with challenges and the potential for misuse. In this session we will explore ways to address academic integrity concerns, tools and strategies to help monitor AI use, proper citation for AI generated content, ways to encourage positive use of AI in the classrooms, developing your own class set of AI guidelines for students, alternative assessment options, addressing AI bias and inaccuracies, student data privacy, identifying fake content, evaluating AI tools, and more.

📅 Friday, March 7, 2025

💎 The "Gem in AI" - Google AI Tools for Education

Time: 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Location: Ballroom C
Session Agenda: http://bit.ly/curts-googleai
Description: Google has long been a leader when it comes to creating and using artificial intelligence in practical ways. In this session we will explore a wide range of Google tools that incorporate generative AI including Google Gemini, NotebookLM, Search Generative Experience, integrations in Docs, Slides, Sheets, Gmail, Search, Classroom and more! See how these tools can be used by teachers and students.

🔌 Excellent Extensions for Chrome

Time: 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM
Location: Ballroom C
Session Agenda: http://bit.ly/curts-ext
Description: Web extensions provide extra features, tools, and options for the Chrome browser. Learn how to find, install, and use extensions from the Chrome Web Store, and then explore over 150 recommendations. Hands-on demonstrations will be done for selected extensions, from tried and true tools to my newest discoveries.