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Unlocking the Potential: The Future of AI in Education

Unlocking the Potential: The Future of AI in Education

Posted Date: 04/12/2024

This session brings together experts at the forefront of AI in education to discuss the latest innovations, opportunities, and challenges shaping the future of learning. Through engaging presentations . . .

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Arkansas Cyber Laws: Updates on Acts 504, 754, and 846

Arkansas Cyber Laws: Updates on Acts 504, 754, and 846

Posted Date: 04/10/2024

Join a discussion on three laws passed during the 2023 Arkansas Regular Session that aim to increase cybersecurity and data privacy for school districts. . . .

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Overview of Computer Science in Arkansas

Overview of Computer Science in Arkansas

Posted Date: 03/27/2024

Join us for an informative session about Computer Science in Arkansas. During this session, we will discuss topics such as the CS Graduation requirement, the flex credit, teacher certification option . . .

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Cybersecurity Tabletop Exercise: Strengthening Incident Response and Resilience

Cybersecurity Tabletop Exercise: Strengthening Incident Response and Resilience

Posted Date: 05/21/2024

In this interactive session, participants will engage in a simulated cybersecurity incident to enhance their incident response capabilities and organizational resilience. A tabletop exercise (TTX) is . . .

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Multimedia and the Brain: What Educators Need to Know

Multimedia and the Brain: What Educators Need to Know

Posted Date: 02/14/2024

This session will focus on what research has shown us generates the most learning for students as they interact with technology. Under the umbrella of Cognitive, Load, Mayer's Multimedia principles w . . .

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Cyber Patriot: Become a Tech Caregiver

Cyber Patriot: Become a Tech Caregiver

Posted Date: 02/26/2024

The Tech Caregiver Program is a program where student and adult volunteers can receive a certification to offer cybersecurity support to those adults who are often vulnerable to cyber threats due to a . . .

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Investigating the Impact of AI: A Student's Guide

Investigating the Impact of AI: A Student's Guide

Posted Date: 02/14/2024

The session will focus on teaching students to understand what AI is, how it works, some of the advantages and disadvantages of AI, and critical thinking about how students can use AI responsibly and . . .

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Get on the MagicSchool AI Bus

Get on the MagicSchool AI Bus

Posted Date: 02/14/2024

This session will focus on MagicSchool AI. This platform provides a great starting point for educators to get on the AI bus. MagicSchool has over 70 "tools" or templates such as Lesson Plan, Unit Pl . . .

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Building a Master Schedule in ESchool with Intervention Periods

Building a Master Schedule in ESchool with Intervention Periods

Posted Date: 02/14/2024

This session will focus on building master schedules with intervention periods. . . .

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PDQ: The Best Thing You've Never Heard About.

PDQ: The Best Thing You've Never Heard About.

Posted Date: 02/14/2024

This session will focus on how PDQ Deploy and Inventory will save you time, resources, server space and how it will help automate your sys admin life. . . .

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Caught in an App-alanche

Caught in an App-alanche

Posted Date: 02/14/2024

This session will focus on educational apps across different subjects and grade levels, designed to captivate students' attention and foster active participation. You will be equipped with a toolkit o . . .

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Stressed to Strategic - How To Ensure Your PD hits The Mark

Stressed to Strategic - How To Ensure Your PD hits The Mark

Posted Date: 02/14/2024

Create a movement with your professional development plan, not just a small moment. This session will provide participants with easy-to-implement strategies to create, develop and execute strategic p . . .

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Student-Centered Classroom Management

Student-Centered Classroom Management

Posted Date: 02/14/2024

In an increasingly device centric world, a classroom management tool such as LanSchool is key to facilitating high-quality instruction by helping teachers keep students on task, track their progress, . . .

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Aspire to Lead as A Tech Coach

Aspire to Lead as A Tech Coach

Posted Date: 02/14/2024

The session is a guide for aspiring leaders to enhance their leadership capacity through active self-development and goal setting.  Applying Joshua’s A.S.P.I.R.E. model, which is infused with his sto . . .

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Enhance Your Leadership Capacity with Healthy Habits

Enhance Your Leadership Capacity with Healthy Habits

Posted Date: 02/14/2024

Discover a transformative journey in "Enhance Your Leadership Capacity," where we shift the focus from mere goals to the power of productive habits. This session cultivates self-reflection and goal- . . .

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AI: Friend or Foe

AI: Friend or Foe

Posted Date: 02/14/2024

In a world where artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping the educational landscape, it's time to answer the burning question: is AI a friend or a foe? Join us for a groundbreaking professional de . . .

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Increasing Your Impact - Sharing Your Story to Reach More Students

Increasing Your Impact - Sharing Your Story to Reach More Students

Posted Date: 02/14/2024

At the core of every teacher is the desire and a need to reach and impact as many students as possible. That is what motivates us, what gives us joy, and what our purpose is. While teaching in itself . . .

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Beyond Chat: AI in the Classroom

Beyond Chat: AI in the Classroom

Posted Date: 02/29/2024

By now, educators are aware of the potential for Generative AI as an instructor tool for creating classroom content. Virtual Arkansas is now providing a Tutor Bot in core subject areas. This bot, know . . .

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Are your students ATLAS ready? Meet A+CE by Virtual Arkansas!

Are your students ATLAS ready? Meet A+CE by Virtual Arkansas!

Posted Date: 04/12/2024

Your district already partners with Virtual Arkansas to provide additional courses for your students and your school may also be using Virtual Arkansas curriculum in your own classrooms, but did you k . . .

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Me, You, and the New H2 CTE Pathways!

Me, You, and the New H2 CTE Pathways!

Posted Date: 04/12/2024

Does your district want to expand their course catalog to include more career-ready pathways for your students but you’re struggling with how to provide the courses? Do you have awesome CTE teachers b . . .

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Beyond the Walls: Navigating the Future of Learning

Beyond the Walls: Navigating the Future of Learning

Posted Date: 03/04/2024

In this interactive session, this session will focus on promoting collaboration beyond the confines of a traditional classroom setting. Our focus is on exploring effective strategies to meet the diver . . .

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Cyber Savvy Educators:  Chrome Browser Security Workshop

Cyber Savvy Educators: Chrome Browser Security Workshop

Posted Date: 03/04/2024

This session will focus on discovering the secrets to safeguarding your data in our workshop dedicated to Chrome browser security. Participants will learn valuable tips, tricks, and "did you knows” as . . .

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 How Do WiFi Client Devices Discover 6GHz Channels

How Do WiFi Client Devices Discover 6GHz Channels

Posted Date: 03/06/2024

WiFi client devices have a complex web of discovery processes due to the 59 6GHz channels available in the United States for Low Power Indoor (LPI) certified devices. Even in 5GHz, we introduced mecha . . .

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Cradlepoint and IKNS Present - School Bus Wi-Fi & E-Rate

Cradlepoint and IKNS Present - School Bus Wi-Fi & E-Rate

Posted Date: 03/07/2024

Come learn how to upgrade your school busses with Wi-Fi so your students can learn on-the-go! School busses are now E-Rate eligible. Keeping students online is critical but we also need to keep them . . .

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Navigating the Social Sphere: Safeguarding Kids Online

Navigating the Social Sphere: Safeguarding Kids Online

Posted Date: 03/11/2024

This session will delve into the world of social media and equip educators with the tools they need to keep kids safe in the digital age. From Snapchat to TikTok, kids are exploring a multitude of pla . . .

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