Overview
This hands-on workshop equips participants with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to harness AI effectively. Designed to support educators to guide both colleagues and learners, this experience focuses on practical approaches to AI integration that enhance teaching and learning.
We’ll be exploring workflows and approaches that are applicable and transferable across all of the major Gen-AI tools e.g. Google Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude. Engaging in interactive activities, to collaboratively create AI prompts, workflows, and resources tailored to their context. Activities will cater to all experience levels to support educators at all stages of their AI journey. They will also redesign assessments, testing existing tasks with AI to rebuild them for measuring creativity, problem-solving, and deeper thinking.
This experience aims to build collective expertise, fostering confident leaders ready to guide colleagues and students in using AI thoughtfully and effectively within their schools.
| Time | Session Title | Focus |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00–10:15 | Understanding AI with Critical Purpose | Move beyond the hype to understand what AI actually is, how it works, and why it matters for education. This session establishes the critical literacy and ethical frameworks that will guide all your AI integration decisions. |
| 10:15–10:30 | Break | |
| 10:30–12:00 | Practical Application: Tools, Resource Design & Efficiency | Hands-on exploration of approved, privacy-safe AI tools (e.g., Canva, Gemini). Using AI for efficiency in resource design. Discussion on ethical boundaries, transparency, and the limits of AI detectors. |
| 12:00–1:00 | Lunch | |
| 1:00–2:00 | Redesigning Assessment for Integrity | Apply a systematic four-stage framework for creating AI-aware assessments that genuinely measure student understanding while maintaining academic integrity. |
| 2:00–2:15 | Break | |
| 2:15–3:15 | Advanced Application: Prompting, Assessment Design & Custom Tools | Take your skills to the next level by mastering advanced prompting techniques, completing your assessment redesign, and creating custom AI tools that solve your specific professional challenges. |
| 3:15–4:00 | Strategic Planning- Defining Next Steps | In this final session, you’ll create a simple, shareable strategic plan to take back to your school, team, or classroom. Your plan will help communicate your goals, align your community, and drive meaningful action. This focused roadmap will support decision-making, promote accountability, and increase the impact of your work with AI in education. |
Date and Time
April 10, 2026
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Venue
Conference Venue: Yokohama International School
Investment
Early Bird – January 30, 2026
$225 (Workshop Only)
$550 (Workshop + AIFE Conference (33% discount for conference)
Regular – March 6, 2026
$250 (Workshop Only)
$625 (Workshop + AIFE Conference (33% discount for conference)
Last Minute
$350 (Workshop Only)
$775 (Workshop + AIFE Conference (33% discount for conference)
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Ben Sheridan
Elementary Principal, The American School of Kinshasa & Director of Learning for 407 Learning
Ben Sheridan has been a proud educator for 18 years. He has taught in international schools in Thailand, India, Cambodia, Korea, and Indonesia. Ben has worked as a classroom teacher, learning innovation coach, technology coordinator, instructional designer, university lecturer, and consultant. Ben is passionate about using sound pedagogy together with innovative technology to accelerate learning. He feels technology can be leveraged to enhance literacy, increase student motivation and engagement, and empower students to take control of their learning. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership with a focus on professional learning.
