Control Alt Achieve: My UCET 2025 Sessions

I am excited and honored to once again be presenting at the UCET 2025 Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah on February 25th and 26th.

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 get all of the details about the conference including registration, presenters, sessions, and more on the conference website at:

https://ucet.org/conference/

Below is a list of sessions I will be presenting at UCET 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!

🧔 My Sessions

Short version:

February 25, 2025

10:15am - 🧰 The AI Toolbox: Best AI Tools for Schools
11:30am - 🔑 Accessibility Tools to Support all Learners
1:00pm - 🔍 See It, Brisk It, Teach It: AI for Any Resource
2:00pm - ⚒️ Promptcraft: Building a Better AI Prompt
3:30pm - 🚀 Beyond the Slideshow: Google Slides Activities for all Subjects
7:00pm - 🎲 UCET After Dark - Game Night!

February 26, 2025

10:15am - 💯 The Future of Feedback: Guided Grading with AI
11:30am - 🖐️ Active Learning with Google Tools and EduProtocols
2:00pm - 💎 The "Gem in AI" - Google AI Tools for Education

Pre-recorded

💻 Chromebooks Can Do That?!

Detailed version:

📅 Tuesday, February 25, 2025

🧰 The AI Toolbox: Best AI Tools for Schools

Time: 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Location: Room 355 F
Session Agenda: http://bit.ly/curts-aitools
SCHED link: https://sched.co/1u4tW
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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.

🔑 Accessibility Tools to Support all Learners

Time: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Room 355 F
Session Agenda: https://bit.ly/curts-support
SCHED link: https://sched.co/1u4tZ
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Description: There are many tools, apps, extensions, and features available to assist all learners. In this session we take an in-depth hands-on look at a wide range of technology tools to assist any and all learners. These can include text-to-speech, speech-to-text, readability, reading comprehension, artificial intelligence tools, audio support, organization, focus, and more. Learn what tools are available and how to access and use these free tools with your students.

🔍 See It, Brisk It, Teach It: AI for Any Resource

Time: 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Location: Brisk Booth #517
SCHED link: https://sched.co/1wDQ7
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Description: Discover how Brisk’s AI-powered tools can instantly transform any online resource into ready-to-use teaching materials. Whether it’s a webpage, video, or document, learn how to quickly generate activities, questions, and more—so you can spend less time prepping and more time teaching!

⚒️ Promptcraft: Building a Better AI Prompt

Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Location: Room 355 F
Session Agenda: http://bit.ly/curts-aiprompt
SCHED link: https://sched.co/1u4tc
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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.

🚀 Beyond the Slideshow: Google Slides Activities for all Subjects

Time: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Location: Room 355 F
Session Agenda: http://bit.ly/curts-slides
SCHED link: https://sched.co/1u4tf
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Description: We all know Google Slides is a great tool for making multimedia slideshows. But did you know it can also be used to make "Choose Your Own Adventure" style stories, interactive quizzes, online comic strips, storybooks, stop-motion animation, manipulatives, class soundboards, formative feedback in class, peer editing activities, and more? In this session we will explore these and more non-traditional uses of Slides. Learn how students can use Google Slides to express themselves in more ways than just a presentation.

🎲 UCET After Dark - Game Night!

Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: Room 255 A
SCHED link: https://sched.co/1w1SD
Description: Join UCET 2025 Featured Speaker Eric Curts & Past President Matthew Winters for a board game night during After Dark. We will have treats and prizes! Feel free to bring any games you would like to play with others! The UCET team will provide some board and card games for those that cannot bring their own. After Dark events are open and free to all attendees across the conference.

📅 Wednesday, February 26, 2025

💯 The Future of Feedback: Guided Grading with AI

Time: 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Location: Room 355 F
Session Agenda: http://bit.ly/curts-aigrading
SCHED link: https://sched.co/1u4ti
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Description: One of the biggest challenges in education is the time required to provide detailed feedback on student work. Thankfully we now have powerful AI tools that can generate personalized feedback for student work based on the guidelines, rubrics, and style we suggest. This can include feedback on student writing from short answers to full essays, as well as feedback on spoken student explanations. In this session we will explore AI feedback tools such as Class Companion, Snorkl, EnlightenAI, and more.

🖐️ Active Learning with Google Tools and EduProtocols

Time: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Room 355 F
Session Agenda: http://bit.ly/curts-active
SCHED link: https://sched.co/1u4tl
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Description: EduProtocols are instructional templates that are designed to engage students in learning through critical thinking, collaboration, communication, and creativity, in any subject or grade level. In this session you will see how engaging these can be for students by trying out several hands-on activities with Google tools such as Sketch and Tell, Iron Chef, Tier List, Thin Slides, and more.

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

Time: 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Location: Room 355 F
Session Agenda: http://bit.ly/curts-googleai
SCHED link: https://sched.co/1u4to
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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.

📅 Pre-Recorded

💻 Chromebooks Can Do That?!

Session Agenda: http://bit.ly/curts-cbtips
SCHED link: https://sched.co/1u4tr
Description: Chromebooks have become a common tool in schools, but are you and your students getting the most out of them? In this session we will explore powerful Chromebook features including screen capture, screen recording, and screencasting, using the camera for photos, videos, and scanning documents, helpful keyboard shortcuts, using multiple profiles, managing multiple desks, extending your capabilities with Android apps and Linux apps, offline access for Drive, Gmail, and Calendar, built-in accessibility tools, and more!