Breakout Workshops
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Concurrent Session I (60 minutes): 8:40 AM–9:40 AM, ET: 

• Workshop 1: Red Light, Yellow Light, Green Light: Navigating AI Use in the Classroom
  By Sandra Mangarella, Union High School, New Jersey
  Target Audience: Educators serving students in all grades, K-12 
• Workshop 2: Using Scite.ai to Build Evidence Literacy & Responsible AI Habits in Grades 7–12
  By Amanda Rodrigues, Empowertunity LLC and Western Governors University
  Target Audience: Educators serving students in grades 7–12, including classroom teachers, librarians, instructional coaches, special educators, multilingual learner specialists, school leaders, and educational technology staff
• Workshop 3: ChatGPT as Co-Grader: Evaluating AI-Assisted Assessment in Graduate Education
  By Laura Zieger, Chris Shamburg, and Dana Mason, Kean University
  Target Audience: Educators serving students in all grades, K-12 and higher education

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Concurrent Session II (60 minutes): ​​​​ ​9:50 AM – 10:50 AM, ET: 

• Workshop 4: Generative AI skills for Education Professionals: Prompt Engineering and Output Evaluation
  By Carol Bruzzano, William Paterson University of New Jersey
  Target Audience: K-20 educators and curriculum developers using AI programs for lesson planning, differentiating instruction, and developing curriculum. 
• Workshop 5: AI Tools to Enhance Teaching and Learning in Early Childhood and Elementary Classrooms
  By Saigeetha Jambunathan, Kean University
  Target Audience: Early childhood and elementary teachers ​
• Workshop 6: Teaching with AI: Practical Tools to Support Student Learning
  By Latifa Sebti, William Paterson University of New Jersey
  Target Audience: Educators serving students in grades K–12
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​​ Concurrent Session III (60 minutes):  12:50 PM – 1:50 PM, ET:

• Workshop 7: AI-Supported Inquiry in Science Classrooms: Advancing Accessible and Authentic Learning
  By Heejung An, William Paterson University of New Jersey
  Target Audience: Educators serving students in grades 5-12
• Workshop 8: School Libraries as Equitable Gateways to Responsible AI Literacy
  By Patricia Dennis, William Paterson University of New Jersey
  Target Audience: School library media specialist, technology coordinators, educators, administrators
• Workshop 9: Seeing the Math: Using ChatGPT to Visualize Algebra Word Problems
  By Stan Lynn, Wayne Hills High School, New Jersey
  Target Audience: Middle school and high school mathematics teachers, instructional coaches, curriculum supervisors, and university faculty preparing future mathematics teachers​​

 Concurrent Session IV (60 minutes)​: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM, ET:

• Workshop 10: AI Agents as Personalized Tutors
  ​By Gigi Mohamad, William Paterson University of New Jersey
  Target Audience: All Educators
• Workshop 11: Practical and Ethical Uses of Artificial Intelligence in the Mathematics Classroom
  By Michael Saffer, Fairleigh Dickinson University
  Target Audience: K-12 teachers and university-level professors in education programs
• Workshop 12: Learning Science Meets AI: Designing Learning Experiences That Foster Critical Thinking and Student Agency
  By Sheila Tabanli, Rutgers University
  Target Audience: Educators serving students in grades 7-12​​​​