The STEM storytime at Schuler Books was really fun!
I read Little Hackers and Little Computer Scientists, we sang some songs from the guidebook and participants made Tasha’s decoders to use to send secret messages.
In January, I’ll take a break from writing this newsletter. I hope you all find some rest and rejuvenation after the hustle and bustle of the winter holiday season. I’m certainly looking forward to resting, recharging, and recalibrating. Do you make resolutions? Mine will be to establish a reasonable, regular schedule for working on my novels.
Forthcoming Events
On Tuesday, December 17th, I’ll speak on a panel at the Michigan Virtual 2nd Annual AI Summit.
If you’re there too, I’d love to connect!
I’m also reading Little Hackers for Iowa’s Computer Science Education Week on Thursday, December 12th. Anyone can register to attend here, you don’t have to be an Iowa resident. Consider checking out the additional events they have going on that week. They’re pulling out all the stops for this week-long computer science in education celebration.
Media
What I’ve Been Reading
I’ve been diving into all things A.I. in preparation for my presentation and for some secret activities that I’ll tell you more about later on. There has been a lot of content dropped by several organizations, recently.
UNESCO has been weighing in, with frameworks designed for students and teachers. The U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Technology has listening sessions,toolkits and more. I’m re-reading Co-Intelligence in anticipation of Dr. Mollick’s keynote at the forthcoming A.I. summit and of course pouring over our district content too. It’s a lot. I feel equally excited and terrified by how quickly everything is moving. I’m curious about your thoughts, share them in the comments?
