Explore the Sessions: Designing for Learner Variability in the Age of AI

Your Most Inspiring PD Day This Summer Starts Here Imagine spending a full day with educators who are asking the same questions you are — and actually leaving with answers. Not theory. Not inspiration that fades by Monday. Real, ready-to-use strategies you can bring back to your classroom, your team, and your students. That is exactly what Designing for Learner Variability in the Age of AI is built to deliver. Every classroom is filled with learners who bring different strengths, experiences, and needs. The most powerful thing we can do as educators is design for that variability on purpose — and this summer, yandex网站进入 is bringing together some of the brightest minds in the field to show you how. Why You Should Be There This is not a sit-and-get day of workshops. It is a hands-on, collaborative design experience where you will explore real classroom scenarios, practical technology strategies, and AI as a genuine thought partner in instructional design. This event will be held on Aug 4, 2026 at Barnstable High School. You will connect with forward-thinking educators from across /羞辱/调教/捆绑/束缚sm, experiment with meaningful tools, and leave energized — with a bag full of strategies that work for every learner in your room. When we design for learner variability, we design for belonging. And that is worth showing up for. Meet the Speakers & Explore the Sessions Eleven sessions. Eleven educators are doing remarkable work. Here is what is waiting for you on August 4: Brett Pierce Re-Thinking Literacy: Print, Digital and AI Successfully Converge Only 30% of students achieve print literacy mastery. This workshop presents a model that re-balances print and digital writing practices with AI integration, embracing the 70% for whom print is not their primary means of communication. Participants will collaborate around digital storytelling and explore AI as a thought partner in the writing process. Anne Katona Linn What If the Problem Isn't the Student? Designing Classrooms That Support Regulation, Belonging, and Learner Success Rather than adding one more thing to an already full plate, this session focuses on practical classroom shifts you can use right away — predictable routines, emotional safety, co-regulation, and structured systems that reduce overwhelm while increasing student confidence and independence. You will leave with ready-to-use tools and renewed energy for creating responsive classrooms where every learner feels seen.   Edward Jacques Sarah Hopson Beyond Leveling: Using AI to Bridge the Gap to Complex Text Simplified text may feel accessible, but it creates an equity gap that holds students back. This session shows you how to use generative AI to build scaffolds that bring all students to the complex text — not around it. Participants will explore AI prompts for building background knowledge, vocabulary, alternative modalities, and executive function supports across elementary, middle, and high school texts. Joshua Dickson AI as Your New "Administrative Assistant": Leveraging AI to Improve Executive Functioning in Secondary Classrooms The most important AI skill you can teach your students is self-awareness. This session introduces the Notice First framework, where participants complete an AI Learner Profile covering multiple intelligences, executive functioning, and metacognitive patterns. You will leave with a personalized prompt you can paste directly into any AI tool — and a classroom-ready adaptation to build the same habits in students. Karen Levin Using AI to Expand Access and Voice in Math Can AI help more students access grade-level mathematics and participate meaningfully every day? This session explores how AI can support learner-centered math instruction using UDL principles and NCTM research — creating open entry points, richer discussion, and more ways for students to engage. Participants leave with practical ideas and a clearer sense of when AI helps and when it gets in the way. Kelly Houston From Consumers to Creators: Guiding Students to Personalize Their Own Courses What happens when students use AI as a planning and brainstorming partner to design their own learning? This workshop explores how voice and choice can increase engagement, deepen critical thinking, and foster ownership. Participants leave with adaptable prompts, planning tools, and a clear starting point for integrating student-designed learning — whether you start with one project or rethink an entire unit. Scott St. Denis Choice Without Chaos: Using AI to Build Student Independence and Executive Function When student choice is prioritized, many learners still struggle to get started, stay organized, and follow through. This session explores how AI can help students plan, organize, and engage with their learning without reducing rigor. Educators leave with ready-to-use strategies and prompts that help students break down tasks, manage their time, and approach assignments with greater confidence. Vanessa Miller Unlocking Student Agency through Practical AI Supports Join the Narragansett team for an interactive session on using AI tools — including Read&Write and NotebookLM — to reduce barriers, improve accessibility, and help students work more independently toward grade-level learning. Real classroom examples throughout. Educators leave with concrete strategies for building learner-centered environments that strengthen access, agency, and belonging. Sarah Dully Melissa O'Neill Kristen Provost Karen Janowski The Future of Literacy Is Flexible: Designing Reading and Writing in the Age of AI How do we design literacy instruction that honors the Science of Reading while embracing AI's power to create more flexible, inclusive experiences? This session explores practical strategies for supporting learner variability, reducing barriers, strengthening executive function, and promoting independence. Leave inspired to implement new ideas for effective literacy instruction. Fadia Rostom From Voiceless to Empowered: How AI Tools Support Multilingual Learners and Leaders Drawing from her own experience going from articulate in her /羞辱/调教/捆绑/束缚sm language to feeling invisible in English, Fadia Rostom demonstrates how AI tools like Grammarly, ChatGPT, and summarizers can help multilingual students, educators, and staff express complex ideas with confidence and clarity. Participants explore practical, ethical strategies for integrating AI support in ways that affirm student identity and promote linguistic equity. Register Today Date: Tuesday, August 4, 2026 Time: 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM Location: Barnstable High School, Hyannis, MA Cost: $65/member  |  $85/non-member REGISTER TODAY

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