Forming Hearts and Minds in the AI Era

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Five SMCHS-led sessions, offered twice. You'll attend two different sessions: one in Round 1 (10:00–10:40 a.m.) and one in Round 2 (10:45–11:25 a.m.). Seats are limited so rooms don't overflow.

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Agency

Keep the Thinking with the Student

Survey hook38% of our students agree AI makes it easier to skip their own thinking. Under deadline, 45% reach for it because they are stuck.

TakeawayRedesign one assignment around process: checkpoints, drafts and reflection that keep productive struggle with the student. Grade the process, not only the product.

Bring an assignment to rework.

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Round 1 25 seatsRound 2 25 seats
Dignity

Norms, Disclosure and Trust

Survey hook73% say expectations are clear, yet only 43% always or often disclose AI use, and 55% didn't know how to cite it or that they had to.

TakeawayCo-construct classroom AI agreements with students, set simple disclosure routines, and see how SMCHS built its Honor Code with student Honor Reps. Leave with a draft norms poster for grades 6–8.

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Round 1 25 seatsRound 2 25 seats
Dignity

Your AI Teaching Assistant

Survey hook19% of students are mainly concerned when teacher material looks AI-made, compared with 8% for classmates' work.

TakeawayHands-on prompting for planning, differentiation and feedback with free tools. Model disclosure (here's how I used AI). Never enter student information into unprotected chatbots.

Bring a laptop.

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Round 1 25 seatsRound 2 25 seats
Love

Leading AI in a Catholic School

Survey hook56% feel very or extremely confident they understand AI privacy risks, but only 22% name privacy as a top concern.

TakeawayFor principals and diocesan staff: setting school-wide expectations, vetting tools and data agreements, and communicating AI with families and parishes. Draws on SMCHS's handbook and vendor privacy review.

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Round 1 25 seatsRound 2 25 seats
Embodiment

Classroom Walk

Survey hookSee the line between getting help and handing it off in real classrooms, before you hear it from students on the panel.

TakeawaySmall groups visit live SMCHS classes with a DELTA look-for card.

Comfortable shoes.

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Round 1 12 seatsRound 2 12 seats