Upcoming Conferences & Workshops

July 29
9 am - 12 pm, CDT

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Recorded for 30 days
3 PD Hours

Classroom teachers have seen how AI can save them time, help differentiate curriculum, and offer just-in-time support for students. Yet this technology also allows students to take cognitive shortcuts through the curriculum that educators have spent years carefully creating.

As a current classroom teacher and instructional coach at Hinsdale District 86, Arpan Chokshi experiences the promise and frustration of AI on a daily basis. You will be equipped with practical, concrete strategies to move from feeling overwhelmed by the threat of AI to confidently redesigning your assignments and assessments so AI
helps build student thinking instead of replacing it.

Learning Outcomes

• Design teacher-facing chatbots to reduce hallucinations, increase alignment to your curriculum, and efficiently apply the science of learning to your classroom
• Revise assessments to ensure students are doing the cognitive heavy lifting, not offloading to AI
• Apply a proven framework for training students to evaluate the veracity of AI output
• Create student-facing chatbots to help them improve their writing, prepare for debates, review for exams, and

      more

• Develop a policy that clearly communicates to students and families the appropriate use of AI in your course

Meet Apran Chokshi

Arpan Chokshi is a National Board Certified Teacher and instructional coach at Hinsdale Township District 86 in Illinois. He provides professional development across the United States on equity & inclusion, education technology,
and student-centered pedagogy. Arpan earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Master's in Education Technology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He earned a second Master's in Teaching & Learning at Harvard
Graduate School of Education. He is nationally recognized for his writing and workshops on AI in schools. Arpan also trains teachers on implementing blended, self-paced, and mastery-based learning as an Expert Mentor for the Modern Classroom Project. In his role as an instructional coach, he partners with teachers to improve academic outcomes for all learners and provides concrete strategies for creating truly inclusive school communities. As his District’s Mentor Coordinator, Arpan coaches teachers on how to build strong relationships with students & families, prepare culturally relevant curricula, and increase classroom engagement.

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Group Registration- Teams larger than 5 - Discounts apply

Conference Fees: 

Early Bird (until 6/15/26): $179

IL ASCD member: $199

Non-Member 1 Person: $248 (includes 1 year of membership)

Non-Member 2 People Each: $238 (includes 1 year of membership)

Non-Member 3 People Each: $228 (includes 1 year of membership)

Student/ Retiree:  $99 (does not include a membership) 

Email: Email a completed registration form and approved PO to [email protected]