PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
For educators who are passionate about innovating teaching and learning with technology.
UPCOMING EVENTS
- 21 Nov, 24
Jen Thomas
Professional Learning and Program CoordinatorJen Thomas is the Professional Learning and Program Coordinator for MassCUE. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from Bates College in 2000, a Master of Arts degree in Musicology from Tufts University in 2002, and a Master of Science degree in Library Science from Simmons College in 2005. A passionate technology educator, she […]
Jen Thomas
Jen Thomas is the Professional Learning and Program Coordinator for MassCUE. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from Bates College in 2000, a Master of Arts degree in Musicology from Tufts University in 2002, and a Master of Science degree in Library Science from Simmons College in 2005. A passionate technology educator, she began her career as a library media specialist and later shifted into the role of instructional technology specialist. After almost two decades working in schools, she decided it was time to give back to an organization that supported her career and is now thrilled to be part of the MassCUE team. Jen is dedicated to empowering teachers and students and has a strong interest in planning and delivering professional development in all aspects of educational technology. Jen is a Google Certified Educator, Google Certified Coach, and Google Certified Trainer. She resides in Rhode Island with her husband, Charlie, and their three children, Cooper, Noah, and Caroline.
Empower your educators with our catalog of Professional Development (PD) workshops, available both in-person and virtual formats for ultimate flexibility. Interested? Reach out to our Professional Learning Coordinator, Jen Thomas.
EXPERT LED SESSIONS
Facilitated by our Professional Learning Coordinator, each workshop delivers engaging, research-backed training tailored to fit your district.
WIDE-RANGING TOPICS
Choose from sessions like Artificial Intellegence (AI), Google for Education, PD Design, and more!
FREE RESOURCES
- Let's Talk about AI & Digital Literacy
- Let's Talk about AI & Plagiarism
- Let's Talk About AI & The Environment
- Let's Talk About AI & Equity
- Resources Discussed by Panelists
- Audience Resources
- AI Tools Discussed
- Resources Discussed by Panelists
- Generative AI: A Critical Engagement Toolkit
- Summer of AI @ CES
- The AI Assessment Scale (AIAS): A Framework for Ethical Integration of Generative AI in Educational Assessment
- AI Breakfast Newsletter
- AI Text Detectors (aka AI Plagiarism Detectors & AI Content Detectors) (slidedeck from Dr. Trust)
- AI & Ethics Presentation (slidedeck from Dr. Trust)
- OpenAI confirms that AI writing detectors don’t work - Ars Technica 9/8/2023
- North Carolina Generative AI Implementation Recommendations and Considerations for PK-13 Public Schools
- Resources Discussed by Panelists
- AI Tools Discussed
- Resources Discussed by Panelists
- Code Bias (documentary about AI & facial recognition, avail on Netflix)
- Generative AI: A Critical Engagement Toolkit
- Predictive policing: When AI predicts criminal activity
- Reflections before the storm: the AI reproduction of biased imagery in global health visuals
- AI was asked to create images of Black African docs treating white kids. How'd it go?
- Unmasking AI: My Mission to Protect What is Human in a World of Machines by Dr. Joy Buolamwini
- Microsoft’s Kate Crawford: ‘AI is neither artificial nor intelligent’
- The Liberated Educator (podcast with Dee Lanier & Ken Shelton)
- The Promises and Perils of AI in Education by Ken Shelton & Dee Lanier
- SciSpace (chatting with a PDF)
- Amazon scraps secret AI recruiting tool that showed bias against women
- High-Achieving Students More Likely to Try AI, ACT Survey Finds
- Why AI writing detectors don’t work
- How Automated Test Proctoring Software Discriminates Against Disabled Students
- When Algorithms Give Real Students Imaginary Grades
- Exclusive: OpenAI Used Kenyan Workers on Less Than $2 Per Hour to Make ChatGPT Less Toxic
- AI for Education
- AI EDU
- MIT’s Responsible AI for Social Empowerment and Education (RAISE) Curriculum
- Audience Resources
- AI Tools Discussed