Empowering Language Teachers to Leverage AI for Student Success
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Length:
3 Days
Times:
9 a.m.–4 p.m. (Central Time)
Format:
Online–Synchronous
Instructor: Emily Groepper
Emily Groepper
This institute will give teachers greater insight into how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be leveraged to improve language learning within their educational context. Participants will first explore the brave new world of AI, considering what it does well and what it does not. They will also discuss ways to keep students and their data safe while working with AI. Participants will then learn how to effectively use AI to make lesson planning easier and activity design more engaging. During the institute, participants will have plenty of hands-on opportunities to create lesson plans and activities to use right away in their classrooms.
Target Audience:
This institute is designed for world language educators at the middle through postsecondary levels and language teacher educators. The institute is not appropriate for teachers of young children or for teachers of ASL.
Program Schedule
9 a.m.–4 p.m. (Central Time)
Day 1: Tuesday
Introduction to Artificial Intelligence:
How can AI assist us as instructors?
- What is AI good at? What is it not good at?
- Crafting prompts and training chatbots
- Teacher tools: Developing structure and resources with AI
- Brainstorming lessons with AI
Day 2: Wednesday
AI in the Classroom:
How could/should students be using AI in our classes?
- Differentiating activities and texts for student success
- Playing games and having fun with AI
- Ethical use and protecting student data
- Crafting policies for classroom use
Day 3: Thursday
Bringing It All Together:
Where do we go from here?
- Reimagining language learning with AI
- Creating activities with AI
- Constructing sustainable resources
Instructor
Emily Groepper is a Lecturer and the First-Year German Coordinator in the department of German, Nordic, Slavic & Dutch at the University of Minnesota. She has taught German at both the high school and college level, and her current research projects focus on AI chatbot development and use in the first-year language classroom.
The "Empowering Language Teachers to Leverage AI for Student Success" summer institute, offered by CARLA, is a fantastic opportunity for language educators at the K-12 and collegiate levels to demystify AI in language teaching and learning. Participants gain insights into how AI works, its current applications, potential, and the threats it poses to language teaching and learning. Participants explore a wide range of AI tools, draft their classroom AI policy, and develop classroom materials using AI. The institute considers both the teacher's and student's perspectives on AI. I highly recommend this transformative institute for AI newcomers or instructors looking to elevate their AI expertise.–Julia Feldhaus, 2025 institute participant
*IMPORTANT NOTES FOR THIS SYNCHRONOUS ONLINE INSTITUTE:
- This 3-day synchronous online institute will run from 9 a.m.–4 p.m. (Central Time). The schedule includes many synchronous (real-time) presentations, group/partner work, and activities throughout the day. It also includes some off-screen time for independent work and a break for lunch each day.
- You must be available to participate for the entire day Tuesday–Thursday as all activities build on each other.
- Make sure you can meet the tech requirements for this institute.