AI to the Rescue! Video Bundle

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AI and Workload Optimization

Alasdair E. Harris, LingoTeach.ai

Alasdair Harris's presentation outlines how AI and platforms like LingoTeach can help educators create personalized and engaging learning content efficiently. He emphasizes the importance of crafting specific and creative prompts to generate the desired educational resources, comparing them to exam instructions. Harris demonstrates practical examples and tools, such as vocabulary lists and interactive games, to illustrate how AI can significantly reduce the time spent on resource creation while supporting diverse learning needs. Additionally, he discusses differentiating materials and adjusting formatting to aid students with visual impairments or dyslexia.

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Enhancing World Language Teaching With AI: The Many Uses of ChatGPT

Yulyan Anderson, Spanish and English Teacher

In this presentation, Yulyan Anderson, explores how artificial intelligence, specifically ChatGPT, can significantly ease the workload of world language teachers. She highlights AI's potential to create various educational resources, including lesson plans, worksheets, emails, quizzes, and presentations. Anderson also shares specific AI tools like QuizGecko, Write Cream, and OpExams, which aid in creating diverse assessments and quizzes, enhancing instructional quality and productivity.

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AI Tools Language Teachers Must Try

Bertha Delgadillo, Profesora Delgadillo

In this presentation, Bertha discusses the practical application of AI-generated lesson plans and writing prompts to streamline teaching efforts. She highlights their potential as time-saving tools and emphasizes the flexibility for teachers to customize and fine-tune these resources. Additionally, Bertha introduces a valuable, free tool designed to support learners, especially those with individualized education plans (IEPs), in developing social-emotional learning and decision-making skills. Lastly, Bertha explores the use of brain breaks as efficient and effective tools for optimizing the language teaching and learning experience.

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Practical Activities to Engage Language Students with AI

Fanest Coronado, English, Spanish, and French Teacher

Discover how to integrate AI activities into your classrooms and transform language learning into an immersive and practical experience. The session will cover various topics, including brain adaptation and cultural exploration, ensuring students engage deeply with the language. Teachers will learn about recommended resources and specific activities that leverage AI tools to enhance language acquisition.

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Socratic Seminars and AI in the Spanish Literature Class

María Gloria Borsa, Italian, Spanish, and French Teacher

In this presentation, Maria Gloria discusses the integration of Socratic seminars into Spanish literature classes, specifically for AP Spanish Literature and Culture and IB Spanish Language IBHL courses. Borsa elaborates on the structure of these seminars by describing the preparation involved, including selecting themes, providing essential questions, and equipping students with vocabulary and sentence stems to facilitate discussion. She emphasizes the role of AI tools like ChatGPT and Canva in streamlining the creation of seminar materials.

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AI for CI: Teacher Edition

Maureen Lamb, Latintechtools

In this session, Maureen delves into the fascinating ways in which artificial intelligence can enhance the teaching experience. She shares concrete examples and useful tools that educators can utilize to harness the power of AI. From generating engaging lesson plans to creating interactive learning opportunities, AI has the potential to revolutionize classroom practices. Discover the possibilities and discuss the evolving landscape of AI in education.

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BONUS SESSION

Genial.ly and AI Creating Visual Stories

Jennifer Niño, Fundadora de profe-de-español.de

In this presentation, Jennifer demonstrates live how she uses AI tools such as Genially, ChatGPT and Canva to create interactive and engaging visual stories for language education. She emphasizes the importance of stimulating students' curiosity and using AI as a catalyst for creativity. Niño demonstrates how to use these tools to create prompts for classroom projects, present stories with interactive elements for listening comprehension, and design interactive exercises for language learning.

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