From Artificial to Authentic: Using storytelling projects to ignite curiosity and purpose

Artificial intelligence has everyone wondering about the future of learning. This hands-on workshop will show educators how to leverage students’ natural sense of curiosity to energize their classrooms, and use nonfiction story projects to provide authentic, rigorous learning experiences and uncheatable assessments that students will look forward to.

Participants will learn to: - Design uncheatable assignments and assessments. - Understand how to leverage student curiosity and agency to increase engagement. - Use authentic projects to increase engagement and quality. - Grade project-based learning assignments. - Transform an existing lesson into an uncheatable digital story project.

Presented by

Michael Hernandez

Author, Speaker, Consultant

Michael Hernandez Consulting

ASCD & ISTE Author

Michael is an award-winning teacher, speaker, and consultant in Los Angeles whose work focuses on digital and civic literacy, social justice, and student-centered learning experiences. His professional development workshops have helped educators around the world to design curriculum that fosters intellectual agility and emotional flexibility within the context of a global community. He has been recognized by Apple, National Geographic, Forbes, SXSW EDU, PBS, and NPR, and his new book, Storytelling With Purpose: Digital Projects To Ignite Student Curiosity, offers solutions to some of our most pressing issues like student engagement and artificial intelligence.