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A.J. Juliani is the Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestselling author of Adaptable. He serves as an Instructor for the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education (PLN) and former Director of Learning and Innovation for Centennial School District. As a Curriculum Coordinator, Tech Director, English teacher, football coach, and K-12 Instructional Coach, A.J. has worked towards innovative learning experiences for schools in various roles. A.J. is also an award-winning blogger, speaker, and author of multiple other books, including the best-sellers Empower, Launch, and The PBL Playbook. His favorite role is Dad to five kids!
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Keynote and Workshop Topics
Meaningful and Relevant: How to Engage Learners in an Age of Distraction
In an age of distraction, we need to look at learning consistently through the lens of meaningful and relevant practices. Merely “eliminating” distractions will not solve our engagement problem. If we want to teach the whole child, we'll have to do so in ways that tap into their interests and needs. In this talk, we'll look at new research from the last three years and practical strategies to support a meaningful and relevant focus like never before.
Empower: What Happens When We Own Our Learning
Kids begin their learning journey as curious problem solvers who ask questions and create solutions. As they go through school, something happens to many of our students, and they begin to play the game of school, eager to be compliant and follow a path instead of making their own. In a world that is ever-changing, our job is not to prepare students for something; instead, our role is to help students prepare themselves for anything.
The Epic Guide to Student Engagement: Developing Student-Centered Activities
The key to engagement is high attention and high commitment from our students. However, in order to foster that attention and commitment, we must allow students to motivate themselves and each other through choice-based work.In this workshop, A.J. Juliani will tackle these five strategies that work to engage students at every grade level and inspire innovative work: Choice-based instruction, Inquiry-based projects, Authentic audience, Competitive Challenges, Launching to the World.
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Learning in the AI Age: A Guide to Empowering Learners Through Exponential Change
We should consistently be asking: What skills do our students need to master, and what knowledge will support their understanding of the world around them? Enter Artificial Intelligence. Yes, it can be used for lots of low-level tasks, but in this session we'll dive into a flowchart for AI empowerment--and how you can tap into this as a teacher and school leader.
Intentional Innovation: How to Guide Risk-Taking, Build Creative Capacity, and Lead Change
As the world changes, how do we educate differently so students, teachers, and staff are empowered to thrive in this environment? In this new talk from bestselling author A.J. Juliani, you’ll learn a clear process to guide risk-taking and lead change so you can be intentional about innovation in your classroom, school, and life. Juliani shows why we need intentional innovation and how to implement it effectively.
How To Turn Any Unit Into a Project-Based Learning Experience
In this brand new talk from A.J. Juliani, he walks attendees through the 5-Step process for authentic learning experiences (that hit standards and your curriculum). Learn how to start from a place of relevance, choose standards that learners can master, scaffold and structure creatively, and assess the process, learning and final product in meaningful ways. Attendees will leave inspired, motivated, and also ready to practically take on the challenge of authentic project-based learning.
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