11/20/2025
The dates and topic have been set for the 2026 Advanced Institute! This year, the focus will be on AI in the writing classroom.
AI is everywhere– generating headlines, writing lesson plans, providing overviews of Google Searches, and offering to "copilot" even as I type this. So what do we, as teachers, do about it? That's the question this year's Advanced Institute wants to take up: How can we ethically, ecologically, critically, and curiously take up the issue of AI in education? Together, we’ll explore what AI means for our work in our teaching and our own writing. We’ll experiment with AI’s classroom uses, read and reflect on its impacts, and develop guiding ideas that honor equity, imagination, and the human heart of teaching. Participants will craft reflective and practice-based writing that engages questions of AI—through position statements, personal/professional writing, and inquiry projects that could lead to teaching materials, assessments, or exploratory digital projects. Come ready to play, question, experiment, and write. Together, we’ll consider what it means to teach—and learn—with intelligence, both human and artificial.
We are excited to have you join us this summer! Applications are open; visit our website for more information!
