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Thursday, December 12, 2024 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EST
Presented by Dr. Karen Rezach, Director of the Ethics Institute, Kent Place School (NJ); Kimberly Pearson, Director of Technology, Kent Place School (NJ); and a Panel of High School Students
Sponsored by The Ethics Institute at Kent Place School
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The digital world is our world. The rapid growth of AI technologies presents both opportunities and challenges that must be addressed ethically and responsibly. It’s important to emphasize AI’s role in enhancing human decision making without replacing human judgment. It is critical that educators show students how to leverage AI in safe, productive ways.
With this in mind, should educators adapt and find ways to increasingly incorporate generative AI in the classroom? How do schools educate students about this ever-growing technology, its language models, prompt engineering, and the possible positive uses? Should an “Introduction to AI” course be incorporated into curricula? If so, what would be its content? We will explore these emerging questions during this session.
This edWebinar will be of interest to K-12 teachers, librarians, school leaders, district leaders, and education technology leaders. There will be time for questions at the end of the presentation.
About the Presenters
Dr. Karen Rezach is the Founding Director of The Ethics Institute at Kent Place School. A leader in primary and secondary school ethics education, Dr. Rezach has been teaching and facilitating ethics workshops for students, parents, faculty, administrators, and private organizations for over 15 years. She has developed partnerships with leading ethical institutions, including The Hastings Center and Georgetown University’s Kennedy Institute of Ethics, to develop signature programs for high school students. Her doctoral research, Spiritual Leadership as a Model of Effective Leadership in Independent Schools, explores the ways that educators can bring values and moral awareness into non-sectarian settings. She has an M.Div. from Yale University and an Ed.D. from Seton Hall University. Dr. Rezach is the coach of the Kent Place High School Ethics Bowl Team.
Kimberly Ryan Pearson boasts over two decades of dedicated service in the Technology Department at Kent Place School. Joining the school’s dynamic faculty in 1997, she initially served as the Instructional Technology Coordinator in the middle school before ascending to Chair of the Technology and Computer Science Program until 2019. In addition, Kimberly has served as Director of Technology since 2003.
With a keen eye for innovation and a passion for educational advancement, Kimberly has spearheaded numerous transformative initiatives within the school’s technological landscape. Her leadership has been instrumental in the successful implementation and evolution of the 1:1 program, the integration of a robust learning management system, and the seamless transition to cloud-based applications such as Google Apps for Education (GAFE). She has played a pivotal role in shaping the physical environment through her technical guidance on several building initiatives. Recognized as a proactive leader, Kimberly tirelessly works to fortify the school’s technological infrastructure, aligning it seamlessly with the evolving needs of both classrooms and administrative offices. She adeptly manages a dedicated technical support services team, fostering a culture of quality support and service excellence.
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The Ethics Institute at Kent Place School promotes the process and practice of ethical decision-making in primary and secondary school communities.
