This workshop empowers university, community college, and high school faculty, staff, counselors, and academic advisors with the knowledge and tools to effectively integrate AI into their teaching practices and curriculum development. Participants will explore practical applications of AI, including lesson planning, designing engaging and interactive content, creating dynamic assessments, and customizing individualized student learning experiences. Additionally, the workshop will highlight how to enable students to use AI in ethical and productive ways across various disciplines.

Through hands-on activities, collaborative projects, and real-world examples, faculty will gain a deeper understanding of AI’s transformative role in education. They will also explore new forms of student engagement, ensuring responsible AI use in both teaching and learning environments. This workshop prepares educators to harness AI to enhance classroom instruction, streamline administrative tasks, and equip students with the skills needed to navigate an AI-driven future.

Facilitators:

• John Sands - Moraine Valley Community College
• Mike Qaissaunee - Brookdale Community College
• Jiri Jirik - Moraine Valley Community College

Join the National Cybersecurity Training and Education Center (NCyTE) for a focused and interactive virtual C5 Curriculum Work Session created specifically for high school and middle school educators. No prior cybersecurity experience is required, and participation stipends are available for eligible instructors.

This virtual session invites educators from all subject areas to share their classroom expertise and provide hands-on feedback on the C5 Cybersecurity Concept Lessons. Discussion will center on lessons that connect to Technology, Business, Math, and the broader cybersecurity ecosystem, with an emphasis on strengthening classroom relevance, accessibility, and student engagement.

The session will focus specifically on AP Computer Science Principles (AP CSP). Educator feedback will directly inform updates to the C5 Cybersecurity Concept Lessons, a set of 13 lessons, along with supporting roadmaps and a planning and pacing guide designed to integrate cybersecurity concepts seamlessly into AP CSP instruction.

Energy and sustainability courses rely on current data, but textbooks often become outdated. This webinar explores how tools like ChatGPT and Gemini can help instructors and students create real-time data visualizations using the latest energy data.

Drawing on classroom experience at Hawai’i Community College, the session will demonstrate how AI can generate code for graphs such as bar charts, pie charts, and trend analyses. This approach improves accuracy while making complex energy data more accessible.

Participants will also learn how AI-assisted coding can introduce students to data analysis and computational thinking without prior experience, helping build skills in data literacy and critical thinking. Practical strategies will be shared to support engaging, up-to-date instruction in energy and sustainability.

Presenter: Dr. Yining You, Physics & Astronomy Instructor, Hawai’i Community College

Explore how energy meets real-world demand in this engaging CREATE innovation webinar focused on pumped storage systems and solar power. Using a large-scale project planned in Arizona as inspiration, this session highlights how Pumped Storage Systems (PSS) store solar energy by moving water between reservoirs and releasing it to generate electricity during peak demand.

The webinar brings this concept into the classroom, showcasing a hands-on STEM project where students design and build working PSS models powered by photovoltaic cells. Learn how students apply physics, experiment through iterative design, and measure real energy output—gaining insight into both engineering challenges and energy careers.

Ideal for educators, this session offers a flexible, scalable project that can be adapted for a range of classrooms, encouraging creativity, problem-solving, and deeper understanding of energy storage systems.

Presenter: David Wirth, Physics Instructor

This community conversation will be an informal strategy session on leadership, mission, and building for the future.

All NSF-funded ATE National Centers have a limited lifespan. As a result, the InnovATEBIO grant ends in 2029. It would be helpful for the community if a new group is ready to step in and coordinate biotechnology education on a national level when InnovATEBIO ends. 

The next proposal for an NSF-funded biotechnology ATE center grant is due October 6th, 2028.