AI as a Thinking Partner

This workshop is part of a two-day institute, The Thinking Classroom: Integrating AI with Intention. Join us for this individual workshop — or mix and match days and half-days — to build a personalized experience.

This workshop focuses on moving from design to implementation, helping educators translate AI-supported planning into student-facing instruction, writing workflows, and sustainable classroom systems. Participants revisit key principles from Day 1 and apply them to redesign writing tasks, embed supports across the writing process, and create aligned assessment and feedback routines. During the afternoon session, in-person participants will create a practical implementation plan; educators will build a full unit plan that incorporates strategies, tools, and supports centered on building student independence over time.

Key Learning Objectives:

• design learner-friendly writing workflows that break the writing process into manageable steps and gradually build independence
• match tools and supports to student needs
• develop effective assessment and feedback systems that monitor both process and product
• create a clear, actionable classroom implementation plan for integrating tools, routines, and supports
• revise instructional plans using peer feedback and reflection