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2026 AI Educator Summer Institute
The inaugural A.I. Educator Summer Institute begins on July 13, 2026! 
Monday, July 13
 

10:45am EDT

Source Code Session #3: Session #3 AI-AI-Oh! Awesome AI Uses in Education
LIMITED
Monday July 13, 2026 10:45am - 12:00pm EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM)
Limited Capacity seats available
Artificial Intelligence can be used in so many different ways in schools to improve teaching, learning, creativity, productivity, support, and more for educators and students. Explore dozens of uses for generative AI including brainstorming, creating educational content, altering content, processing information, supporting all learners, grading and feedback, student engagement and much more. 

Participants will develop a proficiency with a variety of educational AI tools such as Google Gemini, NotebookLM,  as well as exposure to other tools such as Brisk, Snorkl, and others, and will understand the benefits and uses of each.Participants will explore practical ways to use AI tools for brainstorming, creating educational content, altering content, processing information, supporting all learners, assessment, grading, feedback, student engagement and more.
Speakers
avatar for Eric Curts

Eric Curts

National Consultant and Speaker, ControlAltAchieve
Eric has been in education for 34 years, and currently serves as a Technology Integration Specialist for SPARCC in North Canton, Ohio. He also provides keynotes, professional development, and consulting for schools, organizations, and conferences around the world. Eric's areas of... Read More →
Monday July 13, 2026 10:45am - 12:00pm EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM) 401 Railroad Ave., Hartsville, SC 29550
  Source Code Session, Large Group

10:45am EDT

Source Code Session #6: AI for Every Learner: Practical Tools for Differentiation, Accessibility, and Inclusive Teaching
LIMITED
Monday July 13, 2026 10:45am - 12:00pm EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM)
Limited Capacity seats available
*This is a cohort session. All participants who attend the morning session are invited to attend an accompanying afternoon expansion pack session each afternoon this week to apply your morning learning to the Special Education classroom.*

Special educators carry an extraordinary load. Differentiated instruction, IEP documentation, progress monitoring, parent communication, and the daily work of meeting every student exactly where they are. AI tools cannot replace the human expertise at the heart of that work. But they can extend it.

This session builds a practical, critical framework for using AI in inclusive classrooms and special education contexts. We explore what AI does well, including generating differentiated materials, audio versions of text, scaffolded activities, and adapted assessments. We also examine where it fails. From hallucination to awareness of bias and privacy risks that matter, especially when working with vulnerable students.

Participants work hands-on with Google Gemini and NotebookLM to adapt reading levels, generate modified materials, and explore AI-assisted documentation. Data privacy, FERPA, and keeping human judgment at the center of every decision are woven throughout, not added at the end.
Speakers
avatar for Dr. W. Ian O'Byrne

Dr. W. Ian O'Byrne

Associate Professor of Literacy Education, College of Charleston
Dr. W. Ian O'Byrne is Associate Professor of Literacy Education at the College of Charleston and principal consultant of Digitally Literate, LLC. For over 20 years, he has worked at the intersection of AI literacy, digital literacy, and educator professional development, with particular... Read More →
Monday July 13, 2026 10:45am - 12:00pm EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM) 401 Railroad Ave., Hartsville, SC 29550
  Source Code Session, Institute Cohort

1:15pm EDT

Expansion Pack Session #2X (Part 1): Artificial Intelligence in the Classroom: Beginner's Guide (The expansion pack session for Introduction to AI)
LIMITED
Monday July 13, 2026 1:15pm - 2:30pm EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM)
Limited Capacity seats available
Following the Rise of the Machine: An Introduction to A.I., this session will build on our understanding of the what A.I. and machine learning are to explore the why, when and how of integrated A.I. instruction in your classroom. In this session we will explore why is it essential that we address the mechanical elephant in the room and teach students the best practice around A.I. use. A.I. does not have to make us lazy and stupid, if we use it right. We will then explore some common tools and ways to integrate A.I. into any content area. We will share ideas and brainstorm. Participants will leave with a toolkit and specific ideas for how to bring A.I. into their classrooms safely, effectively, and appropriately.
Speakers
avatar for Jackie Weber

Jackie Weber

Director of Educator Development Outreach Programs, SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics
Jackie Weber is the Director of Educator Development Programs for the Outreach Center at the South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics.  With over 28 years of nationwide experience in STEM educational leadership, she continues her focus on professional development... Read More →
Monday July 13, 2026 1:15pm - 2:30pm EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM) 401 Railroad Ave., Hartsville, SC 29550
  Expansion Pack Workshop, Small Group
  • Knowledge/Experience Level 1, 2
  • Audience All
  • Subject All
  • Tags AI, Collaboration, Tools, Transdisciplinary, Strategies
  • Location/Room Number C123
  • Participants should bring...Part Laptops (with charging cords); Academic standards for their subject; access to instructional planning materials

1:15pm EDT

Expansion Pack Session #3X (Part 1): AI-AI-Oh! Awesome AI Uses in Education
LIMITED
Monday July 13, 2026 1:15pm - 2:30pm EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM)
Limited Capacity seats available
During the workshop time the participants will be able to apply the tools from the morning to their specific subject area to create content for their classes. This will include opportunities to: narrow in on specific Gemini Gems from my EduGems website and create practical content for their classes. Add course content to NotebookLM and generate teaching and learning materials. Try out other AI tools such as Brisk, Snorkl, or others to generate learning materials for their classes.
Speakers
avatar for Eric Curts

Eric Curts

National Consultant and Speaker, ControlAltAchieve
Eric has been in education for 34 years, and currently serves as a Technology Integration Specialist for SPARCC in North Canton, Ohio. He also provides keynotes, professional development, and consulting for schools, organizations, and conferences around the world. Eric's areas of... Read More →
Monday July 13, 2026 1:15pm - 2:30pm EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM) 401 Railroad Ave., Hartsville, SC 29550
  Expansion Pack Workshop, Large Group

1:15pm EDT

Expansion Pack Session #4X (Part 1): Integrating AI into Applied Mathematical Problem Solving
LIMITED
Monday July 13, 2026 1:15pm - 2:30pm EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM)
Limited Capacity seats available
*This is a cohort session. Following one morning session on Monday, July 13, this group will meet every afternoon to continue its exploration and learning.*

In the afternoon sessions participants will continue to examine various problems in applied mathematics and will explore how AI connects disparate mathematical concepts.  By attempting challenging problems from various resources (e.g., the Mathematical Association of America, The Art of Problem Solving, and The American Mathematical Society), teachers will again apply a blend of traditional techniques and numerical tools to solve advanced problems; however, unlike the morning session these problems will include examples that current AI models often fail to thoroughly grasp. By discovering more of AI’s limitations, they will be reminded of the value of primary source materials, such as time-tested, multi-edition textbooks.  These examples will reinforce the necessity of human oversight and boost professional confidence in identifying "hallucinations" or errors.  Additionally, teachers will also be encouraged to research and solve relevant problems of interest to them and their particular course w
Speakers
avatar for Dr. Stephen Kaczkowski

Dr. Stephen Kaczkowski

Mathematics Instructor, A.I. Faculty Fellow, SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics
Dr. Stephen Kaczkowski serves as the Mathematics Department Chair and instructor at the South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics (SC GSSM). He earned his Ph.D. in mathematics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and has had the opportunity to teach a wide range... Read More →
Monday July 13, 2026 1:15pm - 2:30pm EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM) 401 Railroad Ave., Hartsville, SC 29550
  Expansion Pack Workshop, Institute Cohort

1:15pm EDT

Expansion Pack Session #6X (Part 1): AI for Every Learner: Practical Tools for Differentiation, Accessibility, and Inclusive Teaching
LIMITED
Monday July 13, 2026 1:15pm - 2:30pm EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM)
Limited Capacity seats available
*This is a cohort session. All participants who attend the morning session are invited to attend an accompanying afternoon expansion pack session each afternoon this week to apply your morning learning to the Special Education classroom.*

The 3-hour afternoon workshop gives participants dedicated creation time to apply the morning's framework to real materials from their own classrooms. It is structured as a creation studio rather than a continuation of the lecture.

Hour 1 (1:00–2:00) — Identify and Design: Participants select one real instructional challenge. A lesson that needs differentiation, a text that needs to be adapted for a lower reading level, an assessment that needs scaffolding, or a documentation task they want to streamline. Small groups form around shared challenges. Special educators learn as much from each other as from any presenter. Introduction to the creation workflow: original material → AI prompt → draft → critical review → revision.

Break (2:00–2:15)

Hour 2 (2:15–3:15) — Create: Hands-on creation using Gemini and NotebookLM. Facilitator circulates with targeted coaching. Structured peer feedback in pairs: Does this serve the student? What did the AI miss that a human expert would catch? What needs to be fixed before this goes near a classroom?

Hour 3 (3:15–4:00) — Share, Critique, and Plan: Small group shares. Not just "look what I made" but "here's what the AI got wrong and how I fixed it." Whole-group reflection on AI as a tool for inclusive practice versus a shortcut that bypasses expertise. Individual action planning to identify one specific thing I will try with students in fall 2026.

Participants leave with a real, usable adapted resource and a realistic, critical framework for continuing independently.
Monday July 13, 2026 1:15pm - 2:30pm EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM) 401 Railroad Ave., Hartsville, SC 29550
  Expansion Pack Workshop, Institute Cohort

1:15pm EDT

Expansion Pack Session #7X (Part 1): How to get students to think critically about AI
LIMITED
Monday July 13, 2026 1:15pm - 2:30pm EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM)
Limited Capacity seats available
In the Afternoon Workshop we will provide:1. An interactive session to help participants adapt the materials of one CyberEd module (again, likely the AI bias module) for their own classroom use;2. A presentation of our new AI tool that visualizes students' own online data and how AI makes inferences about that data;3. A brainstorm session about how we can build a new education module around this tool (providing a preview of the "CyberEd 2.0" project).
Speakers
avatar for Dr. Bart Knijnenburg

Dr. Bart Knijnenburg

Dean‘s Professor (Associate Professor) in Human-Centered Computing, School of Computing, Clemson University
Our online lives are full of small but difficult decisions. Which app should I install? Should I post this on Facebook or not? Which YouTube video should I watch? What will this e-commerce website do with my personal information? In my research I try to understand the psychological... Read More →
avatar for Dr. Nicole Bannister

Dr. Nicole Bannister

Associate Professor, Mathematics Education, Clemson University College of Education
Dr. Bannister has two decades of experience conducting school-based research in mathematics education and the learning sciences. She has over 25 years as a mathematics educator, and has designed and facilitated 500+ hours of PD.
avatar for Jinkyung Katie Park

Jinkyung Katie Park

Assistant Professor, Clemson University School of Computing
Dr. Park is an expert in online safety for adolescents. Her research integrates human-centered design and AI to co-develop tools that empower teens to critically engage with AI systems and take control of their digital lives.
Monday July 13, 2026 1:15pm - 2:30pm EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM) 401 Railroad Ave., Hartsville, SC 29550
  Expansion Pack Workshop

2:45pm EDT

Expansion Pack Session #2X (Part 2): Artificial Intelligence in the Classroom: Beginner's Guide (The expansion pack session for Introduction to AI for Educators)
LIMITED
Monday July 13, 2026 2:45pm - 4:00pm EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM)
Limited Capacity seats available
Following the Rise of the Machine: An Introduction to A.I., this session will build on our understanding of the what A.I. and machine learning are to explore the why, when and how of integrated A.I. instruction in your classroom. In this session we will explore why is it essential that we address the mechanical elephant in the room and teach students the best practice around A.I. use. A.I. does not have to make us lazy and stupid, if we use it right. We will then explore some common tools and ways to integrate A.I. into any content area. We will share ideas and brainstorm. Participants will leave with a toolkit and specific ideas for how to bring A.I. into their classrooms safely, effectively, and appropriately.
Speakers
avatar for Jackie Weber

Jackie Weber

Director of Educator Development Outreach Programs, SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics
Jackie Weber is the Director of Educator Development Programs for the Outreach Center at the South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics.  With over 28 years of nationwide experience in STEM educational leadership, she continues her focus on professional development... Read More →
Monday July 13, 2026 2:45pm - 4:00pm EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM) 401 Railroad Ave., Hartsville, SC 29550
  Expansion Pack Workshop, Small Group

2:45pm EDT

Expansion Pack Session #3X (Part 2): AI-AI-Oh! Awesome AI Uses in Education
LIMITED
Monday July 13, 2026 2:45pm - 4:00pm EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM)
Limited Capacity seats available
During the workshop time the participants will be able to apply the tools from the morning to their specific subject area to create content for their classes. This will include opportunities to: narrow in on specific Gemini Gems from my EduGems website and create practical content for their classes. Add course content to NotebookLM and generate teaching and learning materials. Try out other AI tools such as Brisk, Snorkl, or others to generate learning materials for their classes.
Speakers
avatar for Eric Curts

Eric Curts

National Consultant and Speaker, ControlAltAchieve
Eric has been in education for 34 years, and currently serves as a Technology Integration Specialist for SPARCC in North Canton, Ohio. He also provides keynotes, professional development, and consulting for schools, organizations, and conferences around the world. Eric's areas of... Read More →
Monday July 13, 2026 2:45pm - 4:00pm EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM) 401 Railroad Ave., Hartsville, SC 29550
  Expansion Pack Workshop, Large Group

2:45pm EDT

Expansion Pack Session #4X (Part 2): Integrating AI into Applied Mathematical Problem Solving
LIMITED
Monday July 13, 2026 2:45pm - 4:00pm EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM)
Limited Capacity seats available
*This is a cohort session. Following one morning session on Monday, July 13, this group will meet every afternoon to continue its exploration and learning.*

In the afternoon sessions participants will continue to examine various problems in applied mathematics and will explore how AI connects disparate mathematical concepts.  By attempting challenging problems from various resources (e.g., the Mathematical Association of America, The Art of Problem Solving, and The American Mathematical Society), teachers will again apply a blend of traditional techniques and numerical tools to solve advanced problems; however, unlike the morning session these problems will include examples that current AI models often fail to thoroughly grasp. By discovering more of AI’s limitations, they will be reminded of the value of primary source materials, such as time-tested, multi-edition textbooks.  These examples will reinforce the necessity of human oversight and boost professional confidence in identifying "hallucinations" or errors.  Additionally, teachers will also be encouraged to research and solve relevant problems of interest to them and their particular course w
Speakers
avatar for Dr. Stephen Kaczkowski

Dr. Stephen Kaczkowski

Mathematics Instructor, A.I. Faculty Fellow, SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics
Dr. Stephen Kaczkowski serves as the Mathematics Department Chair and instructor at the South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics (SC GSSM). He earned his Ph.D. in mathematics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and has had the opportunity to teach a wide range... Read More →
Monday July 13, 2026 2:45pm - 4:00pm EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM) 401 Railroad Ave., Hartsville, SC 29550
  Expansion Pack Workshop, Institute Cohort

2:45pm EDT

Expansion Pack Session #6X (Part 2): AI for Every Learner: Practical Tools for Differentiation, Accessibility, and Inclusive Teaching
LIMITED
Monday July 13, 2026 2:45pm - 4:00pm EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM)
Limited Capacity seats available
*This is a cohort session. All participants who attend the morning session are invited to attend an accompanying afternoon expansion pack session each afternoon this week to apply your morning learning to the Special Education classroom.*

The 3-hour afternoon workshop gives participants dedicated creation time to apply the morning's framework to real materials from their own classrooms. It is structured as a creation studio rather than a continuation of the lecture.

Hour 1 (1:00–2:00) — Identify and Design: Participants select one real instructional challenge. A lesson that needs differentiation, a text that needs to be adapted for a lower reading level, an assessment that needs scaffolding, or a documentation task they want to streamline. Small groups form around shared challenges. Special educators learn as much from each other as from any presenter. Introduction to the creation workflow: original material → AI prompt → draft → critical review → revision.

Break (2:00–2:15)

Hour 2 (2:15–3:15) — Create: Hands-on creation using Gemini and NotebookLM. Facilitator circulates with targeted coaching. Structured peer feedback in pairs: Does this serve the student? What did the AI miss that a human expert would catch? What needs to be fixed before this goes near a classroom?

Hour 3 (3:15–4:00) — Share, Critique, and Plan: Small group shares. Not just "look what I made" but "here's what the AI got wrong and how I fixed it." Whole-group reflection on AI as a tool for inclusive practice versus a shortcut that bypasses expertise. Individual action planning to identify one specific thing I will try with students in fall 2026.

Participants leave with a real, usable adapted resource and a realistic, critical framework for continuing independently.
Monday July 13, 2026 2:45pm - 4:00pm EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM) 401 Railroad Ave., Hartsville, SC 29550
  Expansion Pack Workshop, Institute Cohort

2:45pm EDT

Expansion Pack Session #7X (Part 2): How to get students to think critically about AI
LIMITED
Monday July 13, 2026 2:45pm - 4:00pm EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM)
Limited Capacity seats available
In the Afternoon Workshop we will provide:1. An interactive session to help participants adapt the materials of one CyberEd module (again, likely the AI bias module) for their own classroom use;2. A presentation of our new AI tool that visualizes students' own online data and how AI makes inferences about that data;3. A brainstorm session about how we can build a new education module around this tool (providing a preview of the "CyberEd 2.0" project).
Speakers
avatar for Dr. Nicole Bannister

Dr. Nicole Bannister

Associate Professor, Mathematics Education, Clemson University College of Education
Dr. Bannister has two decades of experience conducting school-based research in mathematics education and the learning sciences. She has over 25 years as a mathematics educator, and has designed and facilitated 500+ hours of PD.
avatar for Dr. Bart Knijnenburg

Dr. Bart Knijnenburg

Dean‘s Professor (Associate Professor) in Human-Centered Computing, School of Computing, Clemson University
Our online lives are full of small but difficult decisions. Which app should I install? Should I post this on Facebook or not? Which YouTube video should I watch? What will this e-commerce website do with my personal information? In my research I try to understand the psychological... Read More →
avatar for Jinkyung Katie Park

Jinkyung Katie Park

Assistant Professor, Clemson University School of Computing
Dr. Park is an expert in online safety for adolescents. Her research integrates human-centered design and AI to co-develop tools that empower teens to critically engage with AI systems and take control of their digital lives.
Monday July 13, 2026 2:45pm - 4:00pm EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM) 401 Railroad Ave., Hartsville, SC 29550
  Expansion Pack Workshop
 
Tuesday, July 14
 

9:00am EDT

Source Code Session #8: Enough Data Science To Be Dangerous: Data Science Across Disciplines
LIMITED
Tuesday July 14, 2026 9:00am - 10:15am EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM)
Limited Capacity seats available
This session will engage participants in the development of a cross-disciplinary data science course aimed at students and teachers with no prior coding background. It introduces the fundamentals of Data Science across subject areas with an introduction of Python and  with Jupyter notebooks. This session will challenge participants to imagine an introductory CS course that cuts across all subjects and can be taught by someone from any department with a little motivation. All backgrounds, subject areas, and skill-levels welcome.
Speakers
avatar for Taylor Belcher

Taylor Belcher

Computer Science & Mathematics Instructor, A.I. Faculty Fellow, SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics
Taylor is a Mathematics and Computer Science Instructor at the South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics. He taught high school and college mathematics for over a decade before joining the CS department at GSSM. He has an MA in Pure Mathematics from Bowling Green... Read More →
Tuesday July 14, 2026 9:00am - 10:15am EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM) 401 Railroad Ave., Hartsville, SC 29550
  Source Code Session, Small Group

10:30am EDT

Source Code Session #12: Teaching Data Shouldn't Be Scary: Relevance and Data-Centered Instruction in Middle Level Mathematics
LIMITED
Tuesday July 14, 2026 10:30am - 11:45am EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM)
Limited Capacity seats available
As teachers, we get why our lessons about data are important, but do our students? Let's explore ideas that help students become more engaged in lessons about data and help them find relevance in what they are studying.
Speakers
DG

Daniel Greenberg

Retired!
Dan Greenberg taught in Colorado schools for 25 years, spending 23 years in middle school math classrooms as a classroom teacher and instructional specialist/coach. While Dan primarily taught 6th grade, he also has experience teaching 7th grade math and Advanced HS Geometry for 8th... Read More →
Tuesday July 14, 2026 10:30am - 11:45am EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM) 401 Railroad Ave., Hartsville, SC 29550
  Source Code Session, Small Group

10:30am EDT

Source Code Session #8 [Repeated]: Enough Data Science To Be Dangerous: Data Science Across Disciplines
LIMITED
Tuesday July 14, 2026 10:30am - 11:45am EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM)
Limited Capacity seats available
This session will engage participants in the development of a cross-disciplinary data science course aimed at students and teachers with no prior coding background. It introduces the fundamentals of Data Science across subject areas with an introduction of Python and  with Jupyter notebooks. This session will challenge participants to imagine an introductory CS course that cuts across all subjects and can be taught by someone from any department with a little motivation. All backgrounds, subject areas, and skill-levels welcome.
Speakers
avatar for Taylor Belcher

Taylor Belcher

Computer Science & Mathematics Instructor, A.I. Faculty Fellow, SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics
Taylor is a Mathematics and Computer Science Instructor at the South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics. He taught high school and college mathematics for over a decade before joining the CS department at GSSM. He has an MA in Pure Mathematics from Bowling Green... Read More →
Tuesday July 14, 2026 10:30am - 11:45am EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM) 401 Railroad Ave., Hartsville, SC 29550
  Source Code Session, Small Group

1:15pm EDT

Expansion Pack Session #10X (Part 1): Exploring the Power of AI in Community-Educator Partnerships
LIMITED
Tuesday July 14, 2026 1:15pm - 2:30pm EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM)
Limited Capacity seats available
In the afternoon session we will focus on 3 modules that can be adapted to create a Student – Led AI School to Community Event for your school. You will leave with a plan for creating an AI community night at your school. 


Speakers
avatar for Dr. Darlene Deberry

Dr. Darlene Deberry

Senior Economic Development Manager, NCGrowth | UNC Chapel Hill’s Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise
Dr. Darlene Deberry serves as the Senior Economic Development Manager for NCGrowth, a national center at UNC Chapel Hill’s Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise, where she works to advance inclusive economic opportunity. Her career includes working with Community Development Financial... Read More →
Tuesday July 14, 2026 1:15pm - 2:30pm EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM) 401 Railroad Ave., Hartsville, SC 29550
  Expansion Pack Workshop, Small Group

1:15pm EDT

Expansion Pack Session #12X (Part 1): Teaching Data Shouldn't Be Scary: Relevance and Data-Centered Instruction in Middle Level Mathematics
LIMITED
Tuesday July 14, 2026 1:15pm - 2:30pm EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM)
Limited Capacity seats available
Workshop time will be structured by providing teachers with options for how to use the workshop time productively. The three main options teachers will be directed towards will be reworking existing problems in their own materials, creating their own progression of lessons following the same sequence from their curriculum, or developing a student driven/student centered data unit. Teachers will be able to determine their own starting ppoint and move flexibly among these outcomes. Collaboration with grade level peers and school based teams will be encouraged, but not required.

Among the additional resources teachers will be encouraged to use are CODAP, PHet, Pudding.cool, and https://www.datascience4everyone.org/datasets
Speakers
DG

Daniel Greenberg

Retired!
Dan Greenberg taught in Colorado schools for 25 years, spending 23 years in middle school math classrooms as a classroom teacher and instructional specialist/coach. While Dan primarily taught 6th grade, he also has experience teaching 7th grade math and Advanced HS Geometry for 8th... Read More →
Tuesday July 14, 2026 1:15pm - 2:30pm EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM) 401 Railroad Ave., Hartsville, SC 29550
  Expansion Pack Workshop, Small Group

1:15pm EDT

Expansion Pack Session #4X [Part 3 - Cohort Continued]: Integrating AI into Applied Mathematical Problem Solving
LIMITED
Tuesday July 14, 2026 1:15pm - 2:30pm EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM)
Limited Capacity seats available
*This is a cohort session. Following one morning session on Monday, July 13, this group will meet every afternoon to continue its exploration and learning.*

In the afternoon sessions participants will continue to examine various problems in applied mathematics and will explore how AI connects disparate mathematical concepts.  By attempting challenging problems from various resources (e.g., the Mathematical Association of America, The Art of Problem Solving, and The American Mathematical Society), teachers will again apply a blend of traditional techniques and numerical tools to solve advanced problems; however, unlike the morning session these problems will include examples that current AI models often fail to thoroughly grasp. By discovering more of AI’s limitations, they will be reminded of the value of primary source materials, such as time-tested, multi-edition textbooks.  These examples will reinforce the necessity of human oversight and boost professional confidence in identifying "hallucinations" or errors.  Additionally, teachers will also be encouraged to research and solve relevant problems of interest to them and their particular course w
Speakers
avatar for Dr. Stephen Kaczkowski

Dr. Stephen Kaczkowski

Mathematics Instructor, A.I. Faculty Fellow, SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics
Dr. Stephen Kaczkowski serves as the Mathematics Department Chair and instructor at the South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics (SC GSSM). He earned his Ph.D. in mathematics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and has had the opportunity to teach a wide range... Read More →
Tuesday July 14, 2026 1:15pm - 2:30pm EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM) 401 Railroad Ave., Hartsville, SC 29550
  Expansion Pack Workshop, Institute Cohort

1:15pm EDT

Expansion Pack Session #6X [Part 3: Cohort Continued]: AI for Every Learner: Practical Tools for Differentiation, Accessibility, and Inclusive Teaching
LIMITED
Tuesday July 14, 2026 1:15pm - 2:30pm EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM)
Limited Capacity seats available
*This is a cohort session. All participants who attend the morning session are invited to attend an accompanying afternoon expansion pack session each afternoon this week to apply your morning learning to the Special Education classroom.*

The 3-hour afternoon workshop gives participants dedicated creation time to apply the morning's framework to real materials from their own classrooms. It is structured as a creation studio rather than a continuation of the lecture.

Hour 1 (1:00–2:00) — Identify and Design: Participants select one real instructional challenge. A lesson that needs differentiation, a text that needs to be adapted for a lower reading level, an assessment that needs scaffolding, or a documentation task they want to streamline. Small groups form around shared challenges. Special educators learn as much from each other as from any presenter. Introduction to the creation workflow: original material → AI prompt → draft → critical review → revision.

Break (2:00–2:15)

Hour 2 (2:15–3:15) — Create: Hands-on creation using Gemini and NotebookLM. Facilitator circulates with targeted coaching. Structured peer feedback in pairs: Does this serve the student? What did the AI miss that a human expert would catch? What needs to be fixed before this goes near a classroom?

Hour 3 (3:15–4:00) — Share, Critique, and Plan: Small group shares. Not just "look what I made" but "here's what the AI got wrong and how I fixed it." Whole-group reflection on AI as a tool for inclusive practice versus a shortcut that bypasses expertise. Individual action planning to identify one specific thing I will try with students in fall 2026.

Participants leave with a real, usable adapted resource and a realistic, critical framework for continuing independently.
Tuesday July 14, 2026 1:15pm - 2:30pm EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM) 401 Railroad Ave., Hartsville, SC 29550
  Expansion Pack Workshop, Institute Cohort

1:15pm EDT

Expansion Pack Session #8X (Part 1): Enough Data Science To Be Dangerous: Data Science Across Disciplines
LIMITED
Tuesday July 14, 2026 1:15pm - 2:30pm EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM)
Limited Capacity seats available
Now that participants understand the goal and exciting potential of this course, we will start exploring the design and content of the course. In the first part of the workshop we will do a group data science activity to get used to Jupyter Notebooks and Python. In the second part of the workshop attendees will be given time to explore resources and build their own lesson in a chosen disciplinary area with the aim of building a library of activities across disciplines that could be used by this introductory course for teachers across the state. 
Speakers
avatar for Taylor Belcher

Taylor Belcher

Computer Science & Mathematics Instructor, A.I. Faculty Fellow, SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics
Taylor is a Mathematics and Computer Science Instructor at the South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics. He taught high school and college mathematics for over a decade before joining the CS department at GSSM. He has an MA in Pure Mathematics from Bowling Green... Read More →
Tuesday July 14, 2026 1:15pm - 2:30pm EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM) 401 Railroad Ave., Hartsville, SC 29550
  Expansion Pack Workshop, Small Group

1:15pm EDT

Expansion Pack Session #9X (Part 1): No AI Left Alone in the Science Classroom
LIMITED
Tuesday July 14, 2026 1:15pm - 2:30pm EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM)
Limited Capacity seats available
The afternoon workshop will allow teachers to investigate some of these tools and develop their own models, simulations, or data interpretation ideas. I’d like to introduce my collaboration with Taylor to create a simulation for my passion project, as well as some other data analysis tools (CODAP, Data Story Bytes, and websites to collect large data sets from including Kaggle).

The workshop would be divided into two mini sessions. The first will focus on simulation creation. The teachers will be able to work on creating their own simulations in pairs, then share with the group. The second session will focus on data analysis tools and will be conducted in a similar manner.
Speakers
avatar for Dr. Jennifer Brown

Dr. Jennifer Brown

Biology Instructor, A.I. Faculty Fellow, SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics
Jennifer Brown is a biology instructor at SCGSSM, where her teaching focuses on Molecular Biology, Botany, and Marine Biology. With over 17 years of experience in education, she has contributed to the use of real-life data in classrooms and brings that expertise into the Google AI... Read More →
Tuesday July 14, 2026 1:15pm - 2:30pm EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM) 401 Railroad Ave., Hartsville, SC 29550
  Expansion Pack Workshop, Small Group

2:45pm EDT

Expansion Pack Session #10X (Part 2): Exploring the Power of AI in Communities | Educators Edition
LIMITED
Tuesday July 14, 2026 2:45pm - 4:00pm EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM)
Limited Capacity seats available
In the afternoon session we will focus on 3 modules that can be adapted to create a Student – Led AI School to Community Event for your school. You will leave with a plan for creating an AI community night at your school. 


Speakers
avatar for Dr. Darlene Deberry

Dr. Darlene Deberry

Senior Economic Development Manager, NCGrowth | UNC Chapel Hill’s Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise
Dr. Darlene Deberry serves as the Senior Economic Development Manager for NCGrowth, a national center at UNC Chapel Hill’s Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise, where she works to advance inclusive economic opportunity. Her career includes working with Community Development Financial... Read More →
Tuesday July 14, 2026 2:45pm - 4:00pm EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM) 401 Railroad Ave., Hartsville, SC 29550
  Expansion Pack Workshop, Small Group

2:45pm EDT

Expansion Pack Session #12X (Part 2): Teaching Data Shouldn't Be Scary: Relevance and Data-Centered Instruction in Middle Level Mathematics
LIMITED
Tuesday July 14, 2026 2:45pm - 4:00pm EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM)
Limited Capacity seats available
Workshop time will be structured by providing teachers with options for how to use the workshop time productively. The three main options teachers will be directed towards will be reworking existing problems in their own materials, creating their own progression of lessons following the same sequence from their curriculum, or developing a student driven/student centered data unit. Teachers will be able to determine their own starting ppoint and move flexibly among these outcomes. Collaboration with grade level peers and school based teams will be encouraged, but not required.

Among the additional resources teachers will be encouraged to use are CODAP, PHet, Pudding.cool, and https://www.datascience4everyone.org/datasets
Speakers
DG

Daniel Greenberg

Retired!
Dan Greenberg taught in Colorado schools for 25 years, spending 23 years in middle school math classrooms as a classroom teacher and instructional specialist/coach. While Dan primarily taught 6th grade, he also has experience teaching 7th grade math and Advanced HS Geometry for 8th... Read More →
Tuesday July 14, 2026 2:45pm - 4:00pm EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM) 401 Railroad Ave., Hartsville, SC 29550
  Expansion Pack Workshop, Small Group

2:45pm EDT

Expansion Pack Session #4X [Part 4 - Cohort Continued]: Integrating AI into Applied Mathematical Problem Solving
LIMITED
Tuesday July 14, 2026 2:45pm - 4:00pm EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM)
Limited Capacity seats available
*This is a cohort session. Following one morning session on Monday, July 13, this group will meet every afternoon to continue its exploration and learning.*

In the afternoon sessions participants will continue to examine various problems in applied mathematics and will explore how AI connects disparate mathematical concepts.  By attempting challenging problems from various resources (e.g., the Mathematical Association of America, The Art of Problem Solving, and The American Mathematical Society), teachers will again apply a blend of traditional techniques and numerical tools to solve advanced problems; however, unlike the morning session these problems will include examples that current AI models often fail to thoroughly grasp. By discovering more of AI’s limitations, they will be reminded of the value of primary source materials, such as time-tested, multi-edition textbooks.  These examples will reinforce the necessity of human oversight and boost professional confidence in identifying "hallucinations" or errors.  Additionally, teachers will also be encouraged to research and solve relevant problems of interest to them and their particular course w
Speakers
avatar for Dr. Stephen Kaczkowski

Dr. Stephen Kaczkowski

Mathematics Instructor, A.I. Faculty Fellow, SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics
Dr. Stephen Kaczkowski serves as the Mathematics Department Chair and instructor at the South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics (SC GSSM). He earned his Ph.D. in mathematics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and has had the opportunity to teach a wide range... Read More →
Tuesday July 14, 2026 2:45pm - 4:00pm EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM) 401 Railroad Ave., Hartsville, SC 29550
  Expansion Pack Workshop, Institute Cohort

2:45pm EDT

Expansion Pack Session #6X [Part 4: Cohort Continued]: AI for Every Learner: Practical Tools for Differentiation, Accessibility, and Inclusive Teaching
LIMITED
Tuesday July 14, 2026 2:45pm - 4:00pm EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM)
Limited Capacity seats available
*This is a cohort session. All participants who attend the morning session are invited to attend an accompanying afternoon expansion pack session each afternoon this week to apply your morning learning to the Special Education classroom.*

The 3-hour afternoon workshop gives participants dedicated creation time to apply the morning's framework to real materials from their own classrooms. It is structured as a creation studio rather than a continuation of the lecture.

Hour 1 (1:00–2:00) — Identify and Design: Participants select one real instructional challenge. A lesson that needs differentiation, a text that needs to be adapted for a lower reading level, an assessment that needs scaffolding, or a documentation task they want to streamline. Small groups form around shared challenges. Special educators learn as much from each other as from any presenter. Introduction to the creation workflow: original material → AI prompt → draft → critical review → revision.

Break (2:00–2:15)

Hour 2 (2:15–3:15) — Create: Hands-on creation using Gemini and NotebookLM. Facilitator circulates with targeted coaching. Structured peer feedback in pairs: Does this serve the student? What did the AI miss that a human expert would catch? What needs to be fixed before this goes near a classroom?

Hour 3 (3:15–4:00) — Share, Critique, and Plan: Small group shares. Not just "look what I made" but "here's what the AI got wrong and how I fixed it." Whole-group reflection on AI as a tool for inclusive practice versus a shortcut that bypasses expertise. Individual action planning to identify one specific thing I will try with students in fall 2026.

Participants leave with a real, usable adapted resource and a realistic, critical framework for continuing independently.
Tuesday July 14, 2026 2:45pm - 4:00pm EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM) 401 Railroad Ave., Hartsville, SC 29550
  Expansion Pack Workshop, Institute Cohort

2:45pm EDT

Expansion Pack Session #8X (Part 2): Enough Data Science To Be Dangerous: Data Science Across Disciplines
LIMITED
Tuesday July 14, 2026 2:45pm - 4:00pm EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM)
Limited Capacity seats available
Now that participants understand the goal and exciting potential of this course, we will start exploring the design and content of the course. In the first part of the workshop we will do a group data science activity to get used to Jupyter Notebooks and Python. In the second part of the workshop attendees will be given time to explore resources and build their own lesson in a chosen disciplinary area with the aim of building a library of activities across disciplines that could be used by this introductory course for teachers across the state. 
Speakers
avatar for Taylor Belcher

Taylor Belcher

Computer Science & Mathematics Instructor, A.I. Faculty Fellow, SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics
Taylor is a Mathematics and Computer Science Instructor at the South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics. He taught high school and college mathematics for over a decade before joining the CS department at GSSM. He has an MA in Pure Mathematics from Bowling Green... Read More →
Tuesday July 14, 2026 2:45pm - 4:00pm EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM) 401 Railroad Ave., Hartsville, SC 29550
  Expansion Pack Workshop, Small Group

2:45pm EDT

Expansion Pack Session #9X (Part 2): No AI Left Alone in the Science Classroom
LIMITED
Tuesday July 14, 2026 2:45pm - 4:00pm EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM)
Limited Capacity seats available
The afternoon workshop will allow teachers to investigate some of these tools and develop their own models, simulations, or data interpretation ideas. I’d like to introduce my collaboration with Taylor to create a simulation for my passion project, as well as some other data analysis tools (CODAP, Data Story Bytes, and websites to collect large data sets from including Kaggle).

The workshop would be divided into two mini sessions. The first will focus on simulation creation. The teachers will be able to work on creating their own simulations in pairs, then share with the group. The second session will focus on data analysis tools and will be conducted in a similar manner.
Speakers
avatar for Dr. Jennifer Brown

Dr. Jennifer Brown

Biology Instructor, A.I. Faculty Fellow, SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics
Jennifer Brown is a biology instructor at SCGSSM, where her teaching focuses on Molecular Biology, Botany, and Marine Biology. With over 17 years of experience in education, she has contributed to the use of real-life data in classrooms and brings that expertise into the Google AI... Read More →
Tuesday July 14, 2026 2:45pm - 4:00pm EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM) 401 Railroad Ave., Hartsville, SC 29550
  Expansion Pack Workshop, Small Group

4:30pm EDT

Evening Entertainment: Share & Collaborate Happy Hour
Tuesday July 14, 2026 4:30pm - 6:00pm EDT
Wild Heart Brewery
Join us for a fun open house at our neighboring brewery (right between the school and the hotel). All participants will be given a drink ticket for one free drink (of any kind). There will be a buffet of appetizers for your enjoyment. The event is designed to give you a chance to continue the great conversations of the Institute so far, to get to know your fellow attendees, and to mingle while enjoying great food and drink. 

Attendees may purchase additional food and drinks at their own expenses. Families are welcome to join (at attendees expense). Tuesday night is Trivia night at the brewery, starting at 7 p.m.  

Reminder, dinner is not provided at GSSM on this evening. 
Tuesday July 14, 2026 4:30pm - 6:00pm EDT
Wild Heart Brewery 317 Railroad Ave, Hartsville, SC 29550
  Evening Entertainment, Entertainment
 
Wednesday, July 15
 

9:00am EDT

Source Code Session #13: Integrating AI Tools with Curated, Reliable, and Controlled Resources
LIMITED
Wednesday July 15, 2026 9:00am - 10:15am EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM)
Limited Capacity seats available
This session equips educators to address key limitations of AI tools, including bias and hallucination, often caused by reliance on uncontrolled or unreliable sources. It provides participants with the knowledge and hands-on experience needed to guide AI toward generating insights from curated, reliable, and controlled resources.    Participants will begin by comparing open- and closed-source AI tools, developing a clear understanding of their strengths, limitations, and appropriate use cases. They will then explore two project examples created with a closed-source platform such as Google NotebookLM, examining how these models can be adapted for technology and engineering classroom contexts. Next, participants will develop their own project and resource library on a topic of personal or curricular relevance, emphasizing organization, content curation, and instructional design. By the end of the session, educators will leave with a project in progress and a practical framework for selecting and applying AI tools in teaching.
Speakers
avatar for Dr. Haiqing Kaczkowski

Dr. Haiqing Kaczkowski

Engineering Instructor, A.I. Faculty Fellow, SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics
Dr. Haiqing Kaczkowski is an Engineering Instructor at the SCGSSM, where she connects engineering principles to real-world applications. With more than 35 years of combined experience in education and industry, she has observed first-hand how emerging technologies—especially computer... Read More →
Wednesday July 15, 2026 9:00am - 10:15am EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM) 401 Railroad Ave., Hartsville, SC 29550
  Source Code Session, Small Group

1:15pm EDT

Expansion Pack Session #13X (Part 1): Integrating AI Tools with Curated, Reliable, and Controlled Resources
LIMITED
Wednesday July 15, 2026 1:15pm - 2:30pm EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM)
Limited Capacity seats available
In this extended afternoon workshop, participants will build on the morning session through focused, hands-on work. Educators will revisit the two project examples, taking a deeper look at their structure, design, and classroom applications, with an emphasis on adapting them to their own technology and engineering contexts.

Participants will continue developing the projects they began earlier, refining their resource libraries and expanding content using a closed-source platform such as Google NotebookLM. The session emphasizes curating high-quality materials, aligning resources with instructional goals, and designing practical implementation strategies, with opportunities for guided exploration and collaboration.

By the end of the workshop, educators will share their projects, exchange insights, and leave with a more developed, classroom-ready product and greater confidence in applying AI tools to support student learning.
Speakers
avatar for Dr. Haiqing Kaczkowski

Dr. Haiqing Kaczkowski

Engineering Instructor, A.I. Faculty Fellow, SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics
Dr. Haiqing Kaczkowski is an Engineering Instructor at the SCGSSM, where she connects engineering principles to real-world applications. With more than 35 years of combined experience in education and industry, she has observed first-hand how emerging technologies—especially computer... Read More →
Wednesday July 15, 2026 1:15pm - 2:30pm EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM) 401 Railroad Ave., Hartsville, SC 29550
  Expansion Pack Workshop, Small Group

1:15pm EDT

Expansion Pack Session #15X (Part 1): AI as a Thinking Partner: Teaching Students to Question, Not Copy
LIMITED
Wednesday July 15, 2026 1:15pm - 2:30pm EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM)
Limited Capacity seats available
The afternoon workshop will function as a hands-on design lab where participants adapt the ideas from the morning session into a classroom-ready resource. We will begin with a brief recap and discussion of how students may already be using AI as a shortcut, then examine sample resources such as AI comparison activities, verification checklists, reflection prompts, and student-facing protocols. These examples will be explored collaboratively, with attention to how they can be adapted across grade levels.

Participants will then select an existing lesson, assignment, problem set, lab, or project and redesign it to include structured, responsible AI use. Most of the workshop will be devoted to creation, peer feedback, revision, and facilitator support. Participants will focus on questions such as what students should do before using AI, how they should evaluate AI output, and what evidence they should use to justify agreement or disagreement. The workshop will culminate with participants sharing an adapted resource or implementation plan they can use when they return to school.
Speakers
avatar for Dr. Wilson Harvey

Dr. Wilson Harvey

Mathematics Instructor, A.I. Faculty Fellow, SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics
Dr. Wilson Harvey is a mathematics instructor at SCGSSM, where he has taught courses such as precalculus, calculus, discrete structures, abstract algebra, and number theory. With 9 years of experience in post-secondary and secondary education, he was chosen as a MAA Project NExT Fellow... Read More →
Wednesday July 15, 2026 1:15pm - 2:30pm EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM) 401 Railroad Ave., Hartsville, SC 29550
  Expansion Pack Workshop, Small Group

1:15pm EDT

Expansion Pack Session #4X [Part 5 - Cohort Continued]: Integrating AI into Applied Mathematical Problem Solving
LIMITED
Wednesday July 15, 2026 1:15pm - 2:30pm EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM)
Limited Capacity seats available
*This is a cohort session. Following one morning session on Monday, July 13, this group will meet every afternoon to continue its exploration and learning.*

In the afternoon sessions participants will continue to examine various problems in applied mathematics and will explore how AI connects disparate mathematical concepts.  By attempting challenging problems from various resources (e.g., the Mathematical Association of America, The Art of Problem Solving, and The American Mathematical Society), teachers will again apply a blend of traditional techniques and numerical tools to solve advanced problems; however, unlike the morning session these problems will include examples that current AI models often fail to thoroughly grasp. By discovering more of AI’s limitations, they will be reminded of the value of primary source materials, such as time-tested, multi-edition textbooks.  These examples will reinforce the necessity of human oversight and boost professional confidence in identifying "hallucinations" or errors.  Additionally, teachers will also be encouraged to research and solve relevant problems of interest to them and their particular course w
Speakers
avatar for Dr. Stephen Kaczkowski

Dr. Stephen Kaczkowski

Mathematics Instructor, A.I. Faculty Fellow, SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics
Dr. Stephen Kaczkowski serves as the Mathematics Department Chair and instructor at the South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics (SC GSSM). He earned his Ph.D. in mathematics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and has had the opportunity to teach a wide range... Read More →
Wednesday July 15, 2026 1:15pm - 2:30pm EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM) 401 Railroad Ave., Hartsville, SC 29550
  Expansion Pack Workshop, Institute Cohort

1:15pm EDT

Expansion Pack Session #6X [Part 5 - Cohort Continued]: AI for Every Learner: Practical Tools for Differentiation, Accessibility, and Inclusive Teaching
LIMITED
Wednesday July 15, 2026 1:15pm - 2:30pm EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM)
Limited Capacity seats available
*This is a cohort session. All participants who attend the morning session are invited to attend an accompanying afternoon expansion pack session each afternoon this week to apply your morning learning to the Special Education classroom.*

The 3-hour afternoon workshop gives participants dedicated creation time to apply the morning's framework to real materials from their own classrooms. It is structured as a creation studio rather than a continuation of the lecture.

Hour 1 (1:00–2:00) — Identify and Design: Participants select one real instructional challenge. A lesson that needs differentiation, a text that needs to be adapted for a lower reading level, an assessment that needs scaffolding, or a documentation task they want to streamline. Small groups form around shared challenges. Special educators learn as much from each other as from any presenter. Introduction to the creation workflow: original material → AI prompt → draft → critical review → revision.

Break (2:00–2:15)

Hour 2 (2:15–3:15) — Create: Hands-on creation using Gemini and NotebookLM. Facilitator circulates with targeted coaching. Structured peer feedback in pairs: Does this serve the student? What did the AI miss that a human expert would catch? What needs to be fixed before this goes near a classroom?

Hour 3 (3:15–4:00) — Share, Critique, and Plan: Small group shares. Not just "look what I made" but "here's what the AI got wrong and how I fixed it." Whole-group reflection on AI as a tool for inclusive practice versus a shortcut that bypasses expertise. Individual action planning to identify one specific thing I will try with students in fall 2026.

Participants leave with a real, usable adapted resource and a realistic, critical framework for continuing independently.
Wednesday July 15, 2026 1:15pm - 2:30pm EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM) 401 Railroad Ave., Hartsville, SC 29550
  Expansion Pack Workshop, Institute Cohort

2:45pm EDT

Expansion Pack Session #13X (Part 2): Integrating AI Tools with Curated, Reliable, and Controlled Resources
LIMITED
Wednesday July 15, 2026 2:45pm - 4:00pm EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM)
Limited Capacity seats available
In this extended afternoon workshop, participants will build on the morning session through focused, hands-on work. Educators will revisit the two project examples, taking a deeper look at their structure, design, and classroom applications, with an emphasis on adapting them to their own technology and engineering contexts.

Participants will continue developing the projects they began earlier, refining their resource libraries and expanding content using a closed-source platform such as Google NotebookLM. The session emphasizes curating high-quality materials, aligning resources with instructional goals, and designing practical implementation strategies, with opportunities for guided exploration and collaboration.

By the end of the workshop, educators will share their projects, exchange insights, and leave with a more developed, classroom-ready product and greater confidence in applying AI tools to support student learning.
Speakers
avatar for Dr. Haiqing Kaczkowski

Dr. Haiqing Kaczkowski

Engineering Instructor, A.I. Faculty Fellow, SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics
Dr. Haiqing Kaczkowski is an Engineering Instructor at the SCGSSM, where she connects engineering principles to real-world applications. With more than 35 years of combined experience in education and industry, she has observed first-hand how emerging technologies—especially computer... Read More →
Wednesday July 15, 2026 2:45pm - 4:00pm EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM) 401 Railroad Ave., Hartsville, SC 29550
  Expansion Pack Workshop, Small Group

2:45pm EDT

Expansion Pack Session #15X (Part 2): AI as a Thinking Partner: Teaching Students to Question, Not Copy
LIMITED
Wednesday July 15, 2026 2:45pm - 4:00pm EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM)
Limited Capacity seats available
The afternoon workshop will function as a hands-on design lab where participants adapt the ideas from the morning session into a classroom-ready resource. We will begin with a brief recap and discussion of how students may already be using AI as a shortcut, then examine sample resources such as AI comparison activities, verification checklists, reflection prompts, and student-facing protocols. These examples will be explored collaboratively, with attention to how they can be adapted across grade levels.

Participants will then select an existing lesson, assignment, problem set, lab, or project and redesign it to include structured, responsible AI use. Most of the workshop will be devoted to creation, peer feedback, revision, and facilitator support. Participants will focus on questions such as what students should do before using AI, how they should evaluate AI output, and what evidence they should use to justify agreement or disagreement. The workshop will culminate with participants sharing an adapted resource or implementation plan they can use when they return to school.
Speakers
avatar for Dr. Wilson Harvey

Dr. Wilson Harvey

Mathematics Instructor, A.I. Faculty Fellow, SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics
Dr. Wilson Harvey is a mathematics instructor at SCGSSM, where he has taught courses such as precalculus, calculus, discrete structures, abstract algebra, and number theory. With 9 years of experience in post-secondary and secondary education, he was chosen as a MAA Project NExT Fellow... Read More →
Wednesday July 15, 2026 2:45pm - 4:00pm EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM) 401 Railroad Ave., Hartsville, SC 29550
  Expansion Pack Workshop, Small Group

2:45pm EDT

Expansion Pack Session #4X [Part 6 - Cohort Continued]: Integrating AI into Applied Mathematical Problem Solving
LIMITED
Wednesday July 15, 2026 2:45pm - 4:00pm EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM)
Limited Capacity seats available
*This is a cohort session. Following one morning session on Monday, July 13, this group will meet every afternoon to continue its exploration and learning.*

In the afternoon sessions participants will continue to examine various problems in applied mathematics and will explore how AI connects disparate mathematical concepts.  By attempting challenging problems from various resources (e.g., the Mathematical Association of America, The Art of Problem Solving, and The American Mathematical Society), teachers will again apply a blend of traditional techniques and numerical tools to solve advanced problems; however, unlike the morning session these problems will include examples that current AI models often fail to thoroughly grasp. By discovering more of AI’s limitations, they will be reminded of the value of primary source materials, such as time-tested, multi-edition textbooks.  These examples will reinforce the necessity of human oversight and boost professional confidence in identifying "hallucinations" or errors.  Additionally, teachers will also be encouraged to research and solve relevant problems of interest to them and their particular course w
Speakers
avatar for Dr. Stephen Kaczkowski

Dr. Stephen Kaczkowski

Mathematics Instructor, A.I. Faculty Fellow, SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics
Dr. Stephen Kaczkowski serves as the Mathematics Department Chair and instructor at the South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics (SC GSSM). He earned his Ph.D. in mathematics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and has had the opportunity to teach a wide range... Read More →
Wednesday July 15, 2026 2:45pm - 4:00pm EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM) 401 Railroad Ave., Hartsville, SC 29550
  Expansion Pack Workshop, Institute Cohort

2:45pm EDT

Expansion Pack Session #6X [Part 6 - Cohort Continued]: AI for Every Learner: Practical Tools for Differentiation, Accessibility, and Inclusive Teaching
LIMITED
Wednesday July 15, 2026 2:45pm - 4:00pm EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM)
Limited Capacity seats available
*This is a cohort session. All participants who attend the morning session are invited to attend an accompanying afternoon expansion pack session each afternoon this week to apply your morning learning to the Special Education classroom.*

The 3-hour afternoon workshop gives participants dedicated creation time to apply the morning's framework to real materials from their own classrooms. It is structured as a creation studio rather than a continuation of the lecture.

Hour 1 (1:00–2:00) — Identify and Design: Participants select one real instructional challenge. A lesson that needs differentiation, a text that needs to be adapted for a lower reading level, an assessment that needs scaffolding, or a documentation task they want to streamline. Small groups form around shared challenges. Special educators learn as much from each other as from any presenter. Introduction to the creation workflow: original material → AI prompt → draft → critical review → revision.

Break (2:00–2:15)

Hour 2 (2:15–3:15) — Create: Hands-on creation using Gemini and NotebookLM. Facilitator circulates with targeted coaching. Structured peer feedback in pairs: Does this serve the student? What did the AI miss that a human expert would catch? What needs to be fixed before this goes near a classroom?

Hour 3 (3:15–4:00) — Share, Critique, and Plan: Small group shares. Not just "look what I made" but "here's what the AI got wrong and how I fixed it." Whole-group reflection on AI as a tool for inclusive practice versus a shortcut that bypasses expertise. Individual action planning to identify one specific thing I will try with students in fall 2026.

Participants leave with a real, usable adapted resource and a realistic, critical framework for continuing independently.
Wednesday July 15, 2026 2:45pm - 4:00pm EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM) 401 Railroad Ave., Hartsville, SC 29550
  Expansion Pack Workshop, Institute Cohort
 
Thursday, July 16
 

10:15am EDT

Source Code Session #24: Administrator’s Session: AI for AI for Teaching, Learning, and Productivity
LIMITED
Thursday July 16, 2026 10:15am - 11:15am EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM)
Limited Capacity seats available
This session explores practical AI applications for educators, from foundational concepts to real-world classroom use cases. Presenters will introduce core AI ideas, discuss responsible adoption strategies, and examine how AI is reshaping teaching, learning, and academic integrity. Through real-world examples and live demonstrations, attendees will see how AI tools can enhance productivity. The session will also highlight approaches to AI enablement, including ambassador programs and cross-functional best practices. Participants will leave with actionable ideas and a clearer understanding of how to begin using AI effectively and thoughtfully in educational settings.

After participating in this session, attendees will be able to:
1. Explain core AI concepts and their relevance to teaching and learning.
2. Identify practical ways AI can support instruction, productivity, and classroom engagement.
3. Apply strategies for integrating AI into education and use by educators.
Speakers
avatar for Dwayne Daily

Dwayne Daily

Emerging Technology Initiatives Leader, Trane Technologies
Dwayne Daily is an Emerging Technology Initiatives Leader at Trane Technologies with more than 20 years of experience leading digital transformation and enterprise technology programs across global organizations. He has built and scaled AI and digital platforms, led the rollout of... Read More →
avatar for Matt Erdman

Matt Erdman

Emerging Technology Initiatives leader, Trane Technologies
Matt Erdman is an Emerging Technology Initiatives leader with special interest in AI. Matt has led large-scale analytics initiatives, built training and mentoring programs, and helped Trane Technologies use research, data, and machine learning to make better decisions. Previously... Read More →
avatar for Rashmi Vadlakonda

Rashmi Vadlakonda

Smart Transformation Engineer & Gen AI Ambassador, Trane Technologies
Rashmi Vadlakonda is a Smart Transformation Engineer at Trane Technologies with a focus on digital transformation, and technology implementation. She has led initiatives in additive manufacturing, manufacturing execution systems, and enterprise technology adoption to improve workflows... Read More →
Thursday July 16, 2026 10:15am - 11:15am EDT
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM) 401 Railroad Ave., Hartsville, SC 29550
  Source Code Session, Large Group
 

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Hampton Inn Coker Room
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Building (GSSM)
Wild Heart Brewery
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