This workshop combines research, practitioner inquiry, and interactive learning experiences to explore multimodal innovation in educator preparation. Participants will engage with scholarship related to multimodality, restorative pedagogy, and transformative learning before examining examples of multimodal instructional practices implemented within graduate educator preparation coursework.Interactive activities will include restorative dialogue, visual analysis, collaborative reflection, and multimodal lesson design. Participants will analyze classroom and educator preparation scenarios through justice-centered frameworks and consider how multimodal engagement supports deeper participation and critical reflection.The session emphasizes both theory and application, positioning participants to critically examine their own pedagogical approaches while developing a concrete multimodal instructional activity or assignment for implementation in their educational context.
MATERIALS PARTICIPANTS SHOULD BRING Participants are encouraged to bring: A syllabus, lesson plan, assignment, or curriculum artifact from their educator preparation context A laptop or tablet for collaborative design and reflective writing Optional examples of student work or instructional materials
The purpose of this workshop is to share common problems of practice and solutions developed to address such problems. The two main problems discussed are surface-level reflections in candidates’ work, and limited practice interacting with parents over difficult topics. After exploring candidates’ work before and after the use of an AI chatbot, participants will be coached to develop their own chatbot prompt to push their own candidates’ thinking or experiences in the college classroom.
MATERIALS PARTICIPANTS SHOULD BRING Participants only need to bring a device so they can interact with the chatbots I share, as well as then begin to draft a prompt for their own chatbot.
This interactive workshop engages participants in a hands-on exploration of EducAIte. After a brief introduction, participants will complete a guided AI co-planning activity and then analyze how the tool scaffolds thinking and supports pedagogical decision-making. The session concludes with a dialog in which participants discuss how AI-supported co-planning could be integrated into their own educator preparation contexts.
MATERIALS PARTICIPANTS SHOULD BRING Participants should bring laptop or tablet with internet access. Lesson planning template from their own EPP is optional. Provided is a link to EducAIte (QR code).
Dr. Caitlin Riegel is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Education at Daemen University and previous program coordinator for online graduate elementary and secondary education programs at two institutions. As the current president of the International Society for Educati... Read More →
This interactive workshop introduces participants to the Inclusion Decision Lens, a practical framework developed from ethnographic research on school inclusion and educator learning.Following a brief overview of the research, participants will work in small groups to analyze classroom scenarios involving student participation, representation, belonging, and responsiveness. Participants will apply the Inclusion Decision Lens to identify who is visible, who may be marginalized, and what actions educators can take to create more inclusive environments.The session emphasizes practical application and collaborative problem-solving. Participants will discuss how inclusive decision-making can be taught, practiced, and assessed within educator preparation programs and professional learning contexts.The workshop concludes with participants adapting the framework for use in their own courses, field experiences, supervision practices, or professional development initiatives.
MATERIALS PARTICIPANTS SHOULD BRING Participants are encouraged to bring: A syllabus, assignment, observation protocol, supervision tool, or course outline from an educator preparation program (optional) Workshop materials will be provided electronically and in print, including: Inclusion Decision Lens protocol• Classroom scenarios Reflection template Implementation planning guide
No specialized technology is required. Participants may choose to bring a laptop or tablet if they wish to modify materials during the workshop.
