ACTEM2025: Full Schedule

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8:30am EDT

Generative AI in School: Think First, Use Wisely

Thursday October 9, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am EDT

This session is actually the presentation I gave to all students grades 7-12 ahead of opening up Gemini for Education for students. It has students discuss the risks of AI tools, and how to use them for their benefit. Academic integrity is highlighted as well as resilience and perseverance.

Speakers

Erin Fisher

District-Wide Technology Integration Facilitator, East Bridgewater Public Schools

Erin Fisher is the Technology Integration Facilitator, PreK-12, for the East Bridgewater Public Schools. This position was implemented in the 2016-2017 school year. In this role, Erin leads initiatives focused on purposeful integration of educational technologies to maximize teaching... Read More →

Thursday October 9, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am EDT
Lincoln / Oxford

8:30am EDT

Magic Student: AI resources to help Learning

Thursday October 9, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am EDT

Penobscot

Participants will experience curated highlights from Magic Student, the student facing AI portion of Magic School AI. Participants will build Magic Student Classrooms, and will leave having created at least two fully usable tools for their current classes. Special educators will be able to leave with tools to help aid their students as well. Please bring a computer and a social attitude as we will be actively interacting with these tools and each other!

Speakers

Bryan Quigley

Secondary Science Teacher, Yarmouth High School

Thursday October 9, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am EDT
Penobscot

9:40am EDT

Empower Your Students to Navigate the Future of AI!

Thursday October 9, 2025 9:40am - 10:40am EDT

Cumberland

Teach core concepts, not just tech. Students explore AI's inner workings (input, process, output), understand bias, and learn to educate others. Empower critical thinking & digital citizenship. Make AI accessible!

Speakers

Sean Wasson

Computer Science Teacher, Portland Public Schools

Computer Science Teacher. Member of CSTA Maine and ACTEM. Code.org Facilitator.

Thursday October 9, 2025 9:40am - 10:40am EDT
Cumberland

9:40am EDT

World's Best Study Guide: Notebook LM

Thursday October 9, 2025 9:40am - 10:40am EDT

Augusta

Need help creating a Study Guide, Briefing Doc, FAQ page or Timeline of events? Have no fear, Notebook LM is here! Come see how Google Notebook LM can turn your resources into easy to manage documents for presentations, reviews and briefings. Need more for PR? Turn your prompts into a full blown AI generated podcast that you can even interact with the co-hosts and discuss your data from the uploaded resources. You will be leaving this session wishing you had NotebookLM when you were in school!

Speakers

Eric Lawson

Director of Technology & Innovation, York School Department

Eric Lawson has been in education for over 20 years. He has been an elementary teacher, a technology integrator, an Admin Curriculum/Technology Integrator, and is currently the Director of Technology & Libraries for the York School Department in York, Maine. He has been published... Read More →

Thursday October 9, 2025 9:40am - 10:40am EDT
Augusta

1:00pm EDT

AI Literacy through 3d Virtual World Building

Thursday October 9, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT

Capitol

Ready to make AI fun, creative, and accessible for all ages? In AI Story Studio, students in grades 3–12 use AI tools to dream up sequels to favorite stories and bring them to life in 3D virtual worlds. Along the way, they learn how AI works, how to use it responsibly, and even how to start programming with AI—no experience needed. Come see how storytelling becomes a launchpad for AI literacy, student voice, and some wildly creative world building.

Speakers

Hannah Walden

Director of Curriculum, Hello World CS

Hannah Walden, Director of Curriculum at Hello World CS, has over two decades of experience working in education. Prior to her current role, Hannah oversaw the curriculum team at CodePath, managing the rollout of five industry-aligned pathways. At Code.org, Hannah led the 6-12 curriculum... Read More →

Thursday October 9, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Capitol

2:10pm EDT

DIY AI

Thursday October 9, 2025 2:10pm - 3:10pm EDT

Cumberland

Thursday October 9, 2025 2:10pm - 3:10pm EDT
Cumberland

2:10pm EDT

Introducing AI to Students Safely

Thursday October 9, 2025 2:10pm - 3:10pm EDT

Augusta

This session will demonstrate some ideas for professional development to introduce students in the middle school levels of artificial intelligence tools. Emphasis will also be placed on allowing students to question the pros and cons of these tools. Participants will be shown a few structured professional development models used with success as well as have the ability to experiment with tools that were demonstrated to students in stations.

Speakers

Eric Lawson

Director of Technology & Innovation, York School Department

Thursday October 9, 2025 2:10pm - 3:10pm EDT
Augusta

8:00am EDT

AJ Juliani - TBD

Friday October 10, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am EDT

Augusta

Speakers

AJ Juliani

Best-Selling Author of Empower, Director of Learning and Innovation, Faculty at UPenn Graduate School of Education

A.J. Juliani is the Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestselling author of Adaptable. He serves as an Instructor for the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education (PLN) and former Director of Learning and Innovation for Centennial School District. As a Curriculum Coordinator... Read More →

Friday October 10, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
Augusta

8:00am EDT

Generative AI in the Classroom - Pushing Pause

Friday October 10, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am EDT

Penobscot

Let’s back up a couple of steps. Instead of jumping right into all the cool tools, do we know what genAI is? Are you an AI-aware educator? How is genAI affecting instruction in the classroom? Push pause for a moment and let’s talk about the challenges, possibilities, and how to leverage it to your advantage. We’ll tackle key conversations with students, set boundaries, and focus on how AI can enhance—not replace—thinking.

Speakers

Christina DiMicelli

Director of EdTech Learning & Growth, Pinkerton Academy

Christina DiMicelli is the Director of EdTech Learning & Growth at Pinkerton Academy in Derry, NH with 15+ years of experience in education. She currently serves on the NHSTE board as the Professional Learning Chair, works with CMTC as the Social Media Ambassador, and is a Google... Read More →

Friday October 10, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
Penobscot

9:10am EDT

Activate the Spark: Igniting Student Engagement with AI

Friday October 10, 2025 9:10am - 10:10am EDT

Pine Tree

Come join us for this interactive session to boost student engagement with AI! Learn how to use AI tools to gamify your classroom, create interactive activities, and design high-interest content that captivates and motivates your students.

Speakers

Nicole Davis

AI & Emerging Technology Specialist, Maine Department of Education

Nicole is the Emerging Technology Digital Specialist for the Maine Department of Education, where she has supported the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into classrooms across the state of Maine for the past two and a half years. With over 20 years of experience as a math... Read More →

Friday October 10, 2025 9:10am - 10:10am EDT
Pine Tree

1:00pm EDT

Equipping Educators-Building Professional Learning for GenAI

Friday October 10, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT

Penobscot

Empower your educators with Generative AI (genAI). What is it? How might we design effective professional learning opportunities while fostering a culture of exploration and responsible genAI use? What’s happening with AI in Edu right now? What is important for educators to know about genAI right now and how might we teach them? I’ll share what we have done for the past 3 years. What will YOUR roadmap look like?

Speakers

Christina DiMicelli

Director of EdTech Learning & Growth, Pinkerton Academy

Friday October 10, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Penobscot

1:00pm EDT

Fostering Future Innovators with Unconventional AI

Friday October 10, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT

Arnold

In this session, educators will explore fun, interactive activities that engage students in using AI creatively and ethically. Through unconventional AI tools and activities, and a focus on responsible AI use, participants will learn how to spark curiosity and foster innovation through ethical AI use. Walk away with practical strategies to inspire your students to think critically, collaborate effectively, and use AI as a tool for learning and problem-solving.

Speakers

Kate Meyer

Instructional Innovation Coach/ELA Teacher, Mt. Desert Island High School

Nicole Davis

AI & Emerging Technology Specialist, Maine Department of Education

Friday October 10, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Arnold

2:10pm EDT

AJ Juliani - TBD

Friday October 10, 2025 2:10pm - 3:10pm EDT

Augusta

Speakers

AJ Juliani

Best-Selling Author of Empower, Director of Learning and Innovation, Faculty at UPenn Graduate School of Education

Friday October 10, 2025 2:10pm - 3:10pm EDT
Augusta

2:10pm EDT

GenAI & Students: From Curiosity to Critical Understanding

Friday October 10, 2025 2:10pm - 3:10pm EDT

Penobscot

Many educators want to make sure that students are using generative AI in meaningful ways and not using it as a crutch. The emphasis should be on making sure that human intelligence is at the forefront. But how do we do this? What conversations should we have with students? This session aims to provide you with practical activities, scenarios, and strategies to use with students to help encourage them to use generative AI in a meaningful way.

Friday October 10, 2025 2:10pm - 3:10pm EDT
Penobscot