Atlantic Innovative Education Summit

This professional learning session invites educators to explore the use of digital microscopes as tools for experiential learning, supporting curiosity, observation, and sense making in science classrooms. Participants learn how to set up and use digital microscopes while engaging in inquiry based, hands-on investigations aligned with the experiential learning cycle and inquiry process, from concrete observation to reflection and application. The session emphasizes practical classroom strategies that help students ask questions, gather evidence, and deepen understanding through direct interaction with real-world phenomena.

Join Sam for a hands-on opportunity to explore Google’s NotebookLM and the new NotebookLM Studio. NotebookLM is redefining how educators manage, synthesize, and share information with colleagues and students. Unlike standard AI tools, NotebookLM is source‑grounded—it generates responses only from the documents you provide, keeping your curriculum accurate, transparent, and firmly in your control.
In this session, you’ll see NotebookLM Studio in action and explore how it transforms your source materials into multimodal outputs, including structured study guides, summaries, visual explanations, timelines, audio-style overviews, and shareable learning resources. You’ll work hands-on with NotebookLM to create rich, multimodal content that supports lesson design, collaboration, and differentiated learning.

Curious about using AI in your classroom but not sure where to start? This session breaks down School AI into simple, practical steps you can use right away. You’ll learn how to turn basic prompts into engaging lessons, student supports, and exciting new activities —no tech expertise required. Walk away with ready-to-use ideas, real examples, and the confidence to bring School AI into your everyday teaching.

What happens when a teacher stops waiting for the perfect EdTech tool and just builds it themselves? This session is a practical, real-world look at what vibe coding actually looks like in a middle school classroom — no computer science degree required. Over the past two school years, Ryan Bucci has been designing and deploying interactive apps for his Grade 7 and 8 students using Replit and AI-assisted vibe coding. In this session, he'll walk through real examples of tools he built, tested, and iterated on with his students — showing how any educator can move from idea to working classroom tool faster than they think.

Ready to bring your students' 3D creations to life? Join us for a hands-on exploration of CoSpaces Edu (by Delightex) where we’ll turn digital designs into "floating" holograms.

Leverage the power of NotebookLM and Gemini to make your planning more intentional, targeted, and best of all, easier. First, we'll look at how NotebookLM can be used to focus in on the outcomes and materials specific to your class in order to ensure that cross curricular learning is as congruent with your curricula as possible. Then, we'll take things one step further by looking at how Gemini Gems(or Claude Skills) can be used to streamline your work flow by dialing it in to produce lesson plans that perfectly match your teaching style, or creating gems to help generate prompts for other AI like NotebookLM so you get consistent results.

Discover how Canva’s AI tools make Universal Design for Learning (UDL) possible with just a few extra clicks.

Get hands-on with Canvas trying AI tools like Magic Write, Text to Voice, Vibe Coding and more to create engaging and interactive learning materials for students with various learning needs.

Explore practical, classroom-ready uses of Microsoft Copilot, Learning Accelerators, and AI tools in Microsoft 365 Education. This hands-on session shows educators how to save time, personalize learning, and support students using tools like Teach and Create—responsibly and effectively.

Through an "On the Land" learning session, participants will immerse themselves in Wabanaki worldviews, culture, and traditional knowledge. We will explore the Mi’kmaq’s traditional relationship with the forest, focusing on the medicinal, culinary, and cultural uses of tree parts—including wood, bark, leaves, roots, and resin. Central to this experience is the concept of Netukulimk: the practice of drawing from nature’s bounty for the well-being of the individual and community while ensuring the environment's integrity and productivity remain protected for future generations.

Uncover learning with us in this hands‑on session, educators will learn by doing, building, testing, and iterating with VinciBot through a constructionist lens. VinciBot supports block based coding and progression into Python, making it accessible for beginners while still offering meaningful depth for experienced teachers/students.
We’ll explore classroom‑friendly activities using the MatataCode environment and demonstrate how VinciBot can be expanded for creative builds, including LEGO‑compatible design extensions.
You’ll leave with practical lesson ideas, a low‑risk on‑ramp for AI in STEM, and next steps for integrating robotics into day‑to‑day instruction.

Imagine a classroom where students can interact with virtual mentors, research, brainstorm generate ideas, and receive personalized feedback on their writing—all within minutes. This presentation will explore how integrating AI in the classroom can unleash creativity, personalize learning experiences, and prepare students for future careers. We'll explore the AI tools and ways that my students and I classes. We'll discuss the benefits, challenges, and practical strategies for implementing AI tools effectively in educational settings. Together we will explore tools for your classroom and start to create a set of tools that are ready for you to use with your classes. You'll need a chromebook or Laptop for this session. Bring along a list of tasks that AI could help you or your students and get ready to walk away with a digital co-teacher! gicschool.ai, Schoolai, Canva, Gemini will be the primary tools/platforms featured in the session.

Participants will join a Nearpod session as "student" participants in order to see interactions from the student perspective. Discussions will be had on how to access the Nearpod library and how to create simple custom activities. This platform encourages engagement and can be an effective way to collect formative data.

Learn from a Global Minecraft Education Ambassador and Anglophone East STEM teacher about the possibilities for using Minecraft Education in the K-12 classroom to introduce and explore artificial intelligence concepts. You’ll see engaging resources and teaching supports that help to introduce AI to elementary students and ready-to-go exploratory experiences for upper grades. Build challenge ideas that can demonstrate student understanding will also be shared. A complete game-based learning AI experience package awaits.

Through an "On the Land" learning session, participants will immerse themselves in Wabanaki worldviews, culture, and traditional knowledge. We will explore the Mi’kmaq’s traditional relationship with the forest, focusing on the medicinal, culinary, and cultural uses of tree parts—including wood, bark, leaves, roots, and resin. Central to this experience is the concept of Netukulimk: the practice of drawing from nature’s bounty for the well-being of the individual and community while ensuring the environment's integrity and productivity remain protected for future generations.