F26-02552ASSIGNMENT MAKEOVER:DESIGNING MEANINGFUL LEARNING EXPERIENCES IN THE AI AGE—SUITABLE GRADES K-12 Kristina Holzweiss - lieberrian@yahoo.com 3 Credits – Inservice - October 7—December 15 - NEW! If artificial intelligence can complete an assignment in seconds, it may be time to rethink the assignment. This course will help you transform traditional worksheets, reports, research projects, presentations, and assessments into meaningful learning experiences that require students to think critically, make decisions, solve problems, communicate, collaborate, reflect, and contribute their own ideas and voices. One optional Google Meet will give participants an opportunity to ask questions, share ideas, and connect in real time. Throughout the course, you will choose one existing assignment and redesign it step by step. You will explore practical ways to add student choice, authentic audiences, real-world connections, creative products, process documentation, feedback, and reflection. You will also create no-tech, low-tech, digital, and high-tech pathways so students can participate meaningfully without advanced technology being required. This course is not about adding technology simply because it is available. It is about deciding when technology strengthens learning—and when conversation, paper, building materials, observation, role-playing, or other hands-on approaches are more effective. You will leave with a complete, classroom-ready assignment, project, or learning experience designed for deeper thinking, greater creativity, and stronger student engagement.

F26-02553 GEMINI READY: PRACTICAL GOOGLE AI FOR EDUCATORS Kristina Holzweiss - lieberrian@yahoo.com 3 Credits – Inservice - October 7—December 15 - NEW! You already use Google tools every day. Now learn how to make Gemini work within them. This hands-on course will help you move beyond basic prompts and use Google’s AI tools to plan, create, differentiate, research, communicate, and solve real problems in your professional work. Aligned with the publicly available Google Gemini Certified Educator Exam Guide, the course gives you practical experience you can apply right away. One optional Google Meet will give you an opportunity to ask questions, share ideas, and connect in real time. You will learn how to write stronger prompts, create differentiated materials, and streamline everyday responsibilities. You will explore Gemini, Gems, Gemini in Google Classroom and Google Workspace, NotebookLM, Google Vids, Google Forms, and available image-generation tools while creating lessons, assessments, communications, videos, and other useful resources for your own classroom or professional setting. This is not a general overview of artificial intelligence or a tour of disconnected tools. It is a practical course designed to help you use Google AI with greater confidence, purpose, and good judgment while keeping your creativity and professional expertise at the center. Taking the Google Gemini Certified Educator exam is recommended but not required.

F26-03074 BEYOND THE WORKSHEET: CANVA ASSESSMENTS TO INSPIRE CREATIVITY Kristina Holzweiss - lieberrian@yahoo.com 3 Credits – Inservice - October 7 — December 15 Already comfortable with the basics of Canva and ready to do more with it? This course will help you move beyond posters, presentations, and traditional worksheets to create engaging assessments that invite students to think critically, make choices, communicate ideas, and demonstrate learning in creative and meaningful ways. It is designed for educators across all grade levels and subject areas. Through hands-on activities and real-world examples, you will explore Canva templates, multimedia, interactive elements, and other versatile features that can transform everyday assessments. You will create options that are visually appealing, purposeful, and flexible enough to support different learners, instructional goals, and classroom settings. This course is not about making assignments look prettier. It is about rethinking how students show what they know. You will leave with a practical toolkit of dynamic assessment strategies and classroom-ready ideas designed to inspire creativity, strengthen critical thinking, and increase student engagement.