MESD & CESD Digital Learning News

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Welcome to the MESD+CESD Digital Learning Newsletter! This monthly newsletter includes resources and information to support digital learning in the classroom to empower students to become active critical thinkers, creators and responsible digital citizens.

This month's newsletter includes:

AI Empowered EDU Conference: Registration Open
Day of AI: America's Youth AI Festival
AI Literacy Day
Articles for Thought
Monthly UDL Resources
AI Resources
Monthly Tech Highlight: Google Lyria 3

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Priority Registration is Now Open for our AI Empowered EDU Conference! Priority registration is reserved for staff from the component districts within Clackamas, Multnomah and Northwest Regional ESDs. The Conference is scheduled for May 12th at the University of Portland. We have many great speakers lined up and look forward to another great day of learning and conversations. Grab your ticket today before they run out!!

The America's Youth AI Festival celebrates the creativity, leadership, and innovation of students across the United States who are shaping the future of AI.

The Festival is hosted across Boston and MIT's Cambridge campus, including events at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute, the MIT Media Lab, and the Edward and Joyce Linde Music Building.

Theme: Empowering America's youth to aspire and inspire through AI innovation, shaping the next 50 years of technological leadership and creativity.

Grand Prize: Win an all-expenses-paid trip to MIT! (eligible for students ages 14 and up)

National AI Literacy Day is a nationwide day of action focused on exploring the fundamental question, “ What is AI? ” and “ How do we prepare learners for an AI-enabled world ? ”This national day of learning will bring together students, parents, educators, and community members to examine this technology shaping our world. Opportunities for engagement include valuable lessons for classrooms and after-school programs, and professional development opportunities for educators. With events hosted in local communities and national spotlight events, our mission is to promote AI literacy as a foundational skill for the 21st century.

The Ohio UDL Collaborative Design Cycle Practice Profile This profile contains five critical components and should be applied to any learning environment but was written specifically for the classroom. Review the profiles page-by-page or click on a specific step in the graphic below. Click here to learn more.

Archdiocese of San Francisco Professional Development - EduProtocols

EduProtocols are instructional lesson frames that are designed to engage students in learning through critical thinking, collaboration, communication, and creativity. EduProtocols can be used with any subject, any grade level. Below you will find examples to be used in your ELA, Science, SS,

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US Department of Labor: AI Literacy Framework

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration today published a framework for Artificial Intelligence literacy, providing a foundation to guide nationwide AI literacy efforts across workforce and education systems.

The framework, which outlines five foundational content areas and seven delivery principles for AI literacy, is intended to be a resource to guide program design and deployment of AI literacy efforts, while allowing for flexibility and adaptation across industries, roles, educational sectors, and other workforce-related contexts.