ABC Summer PL: Full Schedule

You will be able to validate your attendance (Check-In to sessions) using your personal schedule.

9:45am PDT

Differentiating Gamified Education with Decktoys LIMITED

Friday August 8, 2025 9:45am - 11:00am PDT

Decktoys is a great software tool to differentiate instruction by letting students literally choose their path. It allows students to work on different tasks, individually or collaboratively, while also making it easy to immediately pull them back together for whole-class instruction or quickly place them in small groups. Participants will learn how Decktoys works and how to use it to make learning fun, engaging, and creative, while maintaining high standards. Participants will also learn how to use the AI-embedded tools in Decktoys to quickly create their decks and then customize them as much as they want. We will take time during the session for participants to find and customize Decks relevant to participants’ subject areas and grade levels (Grades 3 and up) from the thousands already made. We will learn to use the assessment tools in Decktoys to make formative and summative assessments quickly, as well as get results quickly and easily. I will also share some holiday-themed “escape room” style Decks that I have created that participants can use to make learning culturally relevant for our diverse populations, including Decks for Black History Month, Asian History Month, and Cinco de Mayo.

Speakers

Elan Goldmann

Teacher, ABCUSD

I have been teaching upper elementary at Juarez for the last 28 years, mostly in 6th grade. As a lifelong tabletop and computer gamer, I try to bring gamification techniques and game theory into as many areas of education as I can. I hope to help attendees of my workshop get their... Read More →

Friday August 8, 2025 9:45am - 11:00am PDT
203

Upper Elementary, Secondary

11:30am PDT

Diving Deeper into Automated Feedback with an AI Coach LIMITED

Friday August 8, 2025 11:30am - 12:45pm PDT

203

Get ready to transform how you give student feedback! Let's dive into how AI can help you save time and give students more meaningful, personalized responses. We’ll start by exploring common feedback challenges, then jump into a hands-on walkthrough of how Snorkl works across subjects and grade levels. See what AI can do for your students and walk away with practical ideas to bring back to your classroom, finding new ways to make your feedback faster, smarter, and more impactful.

Speakers