EIS Teacher Development Conference

AI Datacenters Demystified: What Educators Should Really Know

Behind every AI tool used in education lies a vast and often misunderstood infrastructure. This session unpacks the realities of modern AI datacenters, separating common myths from facts and exploring how they differ from traditional systems.

Educators will gain a clearer understanding of how these technologies operate, including their energy demands, security considerations, and environmental impact. The session will also examine emerging innovations aimed at making AI infrastructure more sustainable.

By the end, participants will be better equipped to engage in informed, critical conversations about AI—moving beyond the hype to make thoughtful, ethical decisions about its role in education.

This workshop introduces ClassReflect, an innovative AI-powered classroom observation tool designed to support teachers in refining their practice. Using audio recordings of live lessons, ClassReflect provides meaningful, data-informed feedback on teaching strategies, classroom dynamics, and student engagement.

Participants will explore the core features of the tool, including how it captures and analyzes classroom interactions, identifies patterns in instruction, and delivers actionable insights to support professional growth. The workshop will also offer opportunities to reflect on how AI can be used responsibly and effectively in educational settings.

ClassReflect: Feedback in Both Directions: Teachers Shaping AI, AI Supporting Teachers

Rethinking Assessment in the Age of AI: Oral Tasks for Mixed-Ability Classrooms

This workshop explores how oral assessment tasks can support meaningful learning in mixed-ability classrooms in the age of AI. As AI tools increasingly generate written responses, teachers need assessment approaches that capture students’ thinking, reasoning, and conceptual understanding in real time. The session will introduce practical oral task formats that allow teachers to check understanding while supporting diverse learners through flexible scaffolding. Participants will also receive and work with a planning worksheet designed to help them develop oral assessment tasks for their own classrooms.

Participants engage in a live admissions simulation where they evaluate mock student profiles and physically position themselves along an Admit–Waitlist–Reject spectrum. With each round, new variables are introduced—institutional priorities, contextual data, and AI-assisted screening tools—forcing participants to reconsider their decisions. The activity reveals how small shifts in data, technology, and bias dramatically influence outcomes across US, UK, and European admissions systems.

Admissions Shuffle: Humans vs. Algorithm

Who Are You in the AI Era? From Readiness to Action

This workshop explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping education and the role of teachers. Participants will reflect on their readiness to use AI in teaching, discuss opportunities and challenges, and consider how the teacher’s role is evolving toward guiding, designing learning, and fostering critical thinking. Explore with curiosity. Act with intention. Take decision.

Every Voice Counts: Building Inclusive Classrooms with Amplify Desmos

In this interactive session at the EIS Conference "Teaching Smarter in a Tech-Rich World", participants will explore how the Amplify Desmos platform can foster inclusive, student-centered learning. Through hands-on activities like Polygraph, teachers will experience strategies that surface “unheard voices,” support introverted learners, and encourage all students to share and connect their ideas. The workshop highlights how purposeful questioning and structured discussion can reveal student thinking and deepen understanding. Participants will leave with practical tools to use data-informed insights and collaborative activities to build meaningful classroom conversations and equitable engagement.

This presentation explores how educators can thoughtfully balance technology and human interaction across early childhood and primary education. As children grow up in increasingly digital environments, the question is no longer whether to use technology—but how, when, and why to use it with purpose.

Drawing on research and classroom experience, we examine the developmental differences between preschool and primary learners, highlighting how technology can support learning without replacing critical opportunities for play, communication, and social development. In early years, the focus remains on hands-on exploration, imagination, and relationships, while in primary years, students begin to use technology more intentionally as a tool for creation, collaboration, and communication.

Participants will explore shared principles across both age groups, while also unpacking key differences in approach. Through practical strategies and interactive reflection, educators will gain tools to support digital fluency alongside essential human skills—ensuring students not only navigate technology effectively, but also communicate, connect, and thrive.

Growing Up Digital