Welcome back to school! If you didn't get a chance to attend this summer's Professional Learning offerings, please see the slide decks below to learn about a variety of AI tools as well as what's new in Google Workspace. If you are looking to learn asynchronously, you are welcome to join WG's Badgelist platform for self-paced "micro-learning" opportunities that translate to CTLE credits.
Badgelist is an easy-to-use, online platform that enables educators to showcase their skills and achievements through digital badges. Whether you're learning new strategies, mastering a teaching tool, or expanding your expertise, Badgelist provides a way to document and share your growth. By submitting evidence of your learning, you'll earn a verified digital badge—like a modern-day merit badge—that highlights your commitment to ongoing professional development.New Badgelist opportunities:
- AI Playground:
- 5 badges--Brisk, Diffit, MagicSchool, SchoolAI, NotebookLM
- AI in EducAtIon:
- 4 badges--Introduction, Academic Integrity, Prompting, AI for Students
- Google Education Plus:
- 7 badges--Classroom Gradebook, Classroom Groups, Google Vids, Originality Reports, Practice Sets, Read Along, YouTube Questions
- Click here to join the WG Badgelist group
- Click here for an overview of how it works
- Click here for a video walkthrough
Summer Slide Decks
What's New in Google Workspace?
Click here to view the slide deck outside of this blog post.
Topics Covered:
- Google Classroom Updates
- Google Vids
- Gemini
AI in Education
Click here to view the slide deck outside of this blog post.
Topics Covered:
- What are Large Language Models (LLMs) and how do they work?
- How might AI tools impact teaching and learning both positively and negatively?
- Craft prompts to get desired outputs
- AI Plaground: Brisk, Diffit, MagicSchool, SchoolAI, NotebookLM
- Text-to-Image tools and prompting
