2024 Hudson Valley Conference

Educators are the foundation of your learning community — and ensuring that they have the tools and resources they need is critical. How do you support all your educators to do their best work? Join us to discuss how the combination of effective technology, a supportive community, and engaging professional development can support and empower educators at every confidence level.

In "Elevate Your Instructional Design with Brisk AI," explore how Brisk AI transforms lesson planning, enhances Universal Design for Learning (UDL), and improves assessment. Learn practical "hacks" to streamline content creation, tailor inclusive materials, and design dynamic assessments for more engaging and effective learning experiences.

Creativity is critical to effective problem solving, analytical thinking, and collaboration. But it can be challenging to clearly define —much less cultivate — in the classroom. Join us to discuss best practices for integrating creativity into your school’s curriculum.

In this presentation, we'll illustrate how a lightweight agent, seamlessly deployed across your network and user devices, can proactively identify vulnerabilities and assess compliance against various Cybersecurity standards including NIST.  We'll showcase a product that not only strengthens your internal defenses, but also extends its reach to scan your 3rd party vendor websites.  This empowers you to generate detailed reports, fostering collaboration with your vendors and ensuring their services align with your NIST security requirements.  

The JAYBOTS (a local high school robotics team) used money from a fundraiser to purchase a chocolate 3D printer. They used their expertise in CAD and 3D printing to teach home economics students how to design and print their creations. The team collaborated with a local postsecondary educator who uses chocolate printers in culinary settings to learn best practices and gain insight into how they could be used.  They would like to share their experiences with you, including how you could get started yourself.

Explore how algorithms can learn with this hands-on "unplugged" activity.  Without using any computing devices, we can experiment with a learning A.I. to not just use A.I. but understand how it works.  This activity was developed for MS/HS math, science, and CS students & community outreach.

Struggling to manage relevant data sets and platforms in a meaningful and useful way?  Greece will share their journey from selecting to implementing the Innive K12-360 "Whole Child" solution.  See how Generative AI can identify patterns in data sets and inform possible solutions.  

As new technologies catalyze changes in the workplace, learning environments are impacted as well. Students must build and develop new skills to succeed in the classroom and beyond. And it’s more important than ever to empower educators to teach those skills. Join Apple to discuss how to invest in your educators so they have the technology and tools needed to engage, instruct, and assess students so they thrive today and into the future.

The integration of Generative AI in secondary classrooms presents transformative opportunities for lesson design and pedagogy, analyzed through the TPACK Framework (Mishra & Koehler, 2006). This presentation explores the multifaceted impact of Generative AI on teaching practices, emphasizing the synergy between technological, pedagogical, and content knowledge. By leveraging AI, educators can create adaptive and personalized learning experiences that cater to diverse learner needs, fostering empowerment and promoting a student-centered environment. Drawing from my research and expertise in curriculum and instruction with a focus on technology integration, I will demonstrate how AI-enhanced lessons can engage all levels of learners, thereby revolutionizing traditional educational paradigms. This discussion aims to provide practical insights and strategies for educators to effectively integrate AI in their pedagogical practices, ensuring inclusive and dynamic learning experiences.

In "Elevate Your Instructional Design with Brisk AI," explore how Brisk AI transforms lesson planning, enhances Universal Design for Learning (UDL), and improves assessment. Learn practical "hacks" to streamline content creation, tailor inclusive materials, and design dynamic assessments for more engaging and effective learning experiences.

Join us for an open discussion on effective digital resources to enhance teaching English Language Learners (ELLs). This roundtable will allow participants to exchange tools, strategies, and experiences for supporting diverse language needs in the classroom. As we share ideas, we’ll collaboratively build a shared document filled with practical resources that you can use and adapt. By the end of the session, you’ll leave with a rich collection of digital tools, curated by fellow educators, to take back to your classroom and support your ELL students more effectively.

How are you prioritizing sustainability across your learning community? And how does it impact your technology decisions? Join us to discuss why the environment is an important value at Apple — and how Apple products can hep you achieve your school’s sustainability goals.