The following are presentations and workshops that I  have designed over the years of presenting at local, state, national, and international conferences, as well as have adapted to webinar formats. The information provided here is as a guide. Sessions can be adjusted depending on the content area, grade level, or a specific focus for Professional Development. These are my own creations and may not be copied without permission.  Contact me to schedule your event. 

Longer descriptions and details are available upon request.

Honorarium Fees (all-inclusive)

Sessions

Workshops ½ and full days

Keynotes and sessions 1-2 days

Keynotes  – see topics below

Webinars

Moderator for Panel Discussions

Some presentation topics and several are also keynotes. These can be sessions or half or full-day workshops as well.

AI in Education: What Do Educators Need to Know? (session or keynote) 

AI and ChatGPT: Ideas to Boost Productivity

AI and Generative AI: Harnessing the Power of Technology  (session or keynote)

AI for Educators: Diving into AI in Your Classroom

AI for World Language Educators (session or keynote)

AI and the Law (session or keynote) 

The Future of Education with AI  (session or keynote)

Blockchain, NFTs, the metaverse: What do we need to know?

Bringing STEM to every classroom (session or keynote) 

Chart a New Course: Teaching Essential Skills

Creating a Classroom Community

Foster Connectedness and SEL  (session or keynote)

Immerse, Engage, Educate: AR/VR/XR and AI Redefine Learning

Lead, and Grow Together (session or keynote)

Break Traditions in Instruction

Create Chaos to Reenergize Classrooms

Create Unreal Learning Experiences

Immerse Students in Learning

Place Students in the Lead

Create, Communicate, Collaborate and Innovate

Connect Learners Globally

Create Flexible and Unconventional Learning Spaces

Empower Students in Learning  

Know how to Build Relationships and Classroom Culture

Become Accessible and Empowering Educators

Teaching each student: Stations and Flexible Learning

Keynotes:

Artificial Intelligence and Why Educators Need to Embrace New Learning

AI and the Changing World of Technology: What do educators need to know?

STEAM and What it Means in Classrooms Today, and Student Engagement

Why We Need To Embrace Emerging Technology

The Power of Connections and Our Stories

Things I wish I Knew When I started teaching

In Other Words: Power of Stories for Growing as an Educator

Essential Skills for Tomorrow’s World, Reflecting and Growing Together

Diving in and Taking Risks for Ourselves and Our Students

Lessons That One  Kid Taught Us

Ignite Presentations: Globally connecting, STEAM and learning adventures

Sessions

I can provide hour-long or 90-minute sessions or half/full full-day workshops on the following topics and can design a session based on your specific focus and audience. Focus can be on any content level and grade area. I can also provide a webinar on each of these topics as well. Please contact me for scheduling and quotes for sessions.

Titles and Brief Descriptions

These are workshops and sessions that can be of varying lengths, 30 minutes to 6 hours, or designed as part of a one or two-day PD  training. Agreements are available and can be modified to meet your specific needs for PD. Please email me with any questions.

Artificial Intelligence in Education: What Do We Need to Know?
Learn how AI is being used in education and its implications for the future. We will discuss AI, how it is being used, and its impact, and explore resources for teaching about AI. Walk away with a better understanding of the benefits and ethical considerations of AI for education.
The session will focus on Artificial Intelligence and machine learning and how to get started with teaching about AI and resources to explore. A brief overview of what AI is, resources to introduce to students, some key facts about the use of AI in our lives, and activities and courses to explore.

AI and ChatGPT To Boost Teacher Productivity

Learn how AI is being used in education and its implications for the future.
The session will focus on Artificial Intelligence, how to get started with teaching about AI and provide resources to explore. A brief overview of ChatGPT and 3 ways to use it to boost productivity. Walk away with a better understanding of the benefits and ethical considerations of AI and the uses of ChatGPT for education. You will also create and share!

Chart A New Course: Teaching Essential Skills for Tomorrow’s WorldDeveloping skills for collaboration is a critical component for our students’ future. As we think about the importance of SEL and not only its role in education but for the future, we must be intentional about providing students with more authentic and innovative learning experiences. Explore versatile ideas and digital tools for helping students to navigate in the digital world while building the vital SEL and communication skills they need now and for their future.

Diving into AI in Education: 10 Things to Try and 10 to Avoid

Uncover the potential of AI to revolutionize teaching and learning while learning from real-world examples. AI offers new opportunities to enhance student engagement and personalize learning experiences. However, AI comes with both promises and challenges. We will explore 10 dos and don’ts when it comes to AI. For example, do learn how AI-powered tutoring systems can adapt to individual student needs and provide personalized learning experiences but don’t overlook data privacy or the ethical considerations when using AI in education. Join us to explore some AI tools and essential considerations.

Emerging Tech: Transforming Classrooms with AR, VR, and AI

Curious about the implications of artificial intelligence and AR/VR for the future of learning? Learn how these tools can help engage and empower students in learning through opportunities to create and explore like never before. For anyone looking to start using these tools in the classroom or for remote learning, I am excited to share our steps and make the implementation easier for others. Join in and walk away with new ideas for using AI, AR, and VR “in” your classroom.

Promoting SEL in the classroom

What are some of the ways that we can help students to foster peer collaborations in the classroom and build SEL skills that will prepare them for their future? Learn about simple strategies, benefits for students, and their impact on learning. This session will share ideas for creating a flexible, student-driven learning environment, where students build their confidence, and relationships and collaborate on a learning adventure. I will share some of the most versatile tools and methods that are beneficial for anywhere learning and help students to develop the skills they need to be successful now and in the future while also developing essential SEL skills. 

10 Strategies to Support Teachers’ Development as Designers of Active Learning

Designing authentic, learner-driven activities is challenging. What strategies and technology tools integrate meaningfully into the array of delivery modes and accommodate learner variability? This session will showcase a list of tested strategies and top tools every emerging and practicing teacher needs to be an accomplished designer of learning.

Leading a Culture of Innovation

Preparing students with the essential skills for the future requires all educators to create a culture for learning to spark curiosity and innovation. Finding ways to bring digital learning and innovation to schools can be challenging. Explore methods and tools that will empower teachers to provide students with opportunities for risk-taking, ?while developing essential SEL skills and student agency. What are the implications of emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, augmented, virtual, and mixed reality for the future of learning and work? What methods and tech-enhanced experiences will equip students with the necessary skills to succeed in any learning or work environment?

Go Rogue: Creating chaos to re-energize your classroom!
It is time to take some risks! The session will share ideas for creating a flexible, student-driven learning environment, where students build confidence, relationships and collaborate in a learning adventure. 

​Immerse Students in Learning: Bring AR and VR Into Your Classroom!*

The session will provide an introduction to Augmented, Mixed, and Virtual reality, quick ways to get started with AR and VR, and the benefits of creating more engaging learning experiences for students. Learn how to move from exploring AR and VR to creating and the benefits for student learning. See live demos and brainstorm ideas in a fun session!

Unreal Learning Experiences: Exploring and Storytelling in AR and VR
Learn how the integration of AR and VR can serve to engage learners, inspire creativity and curiosity. Transform instruction, create innovative, immersive learning experiences, and have students tell stories using these tools. 

How do we prepare our students and ourselves for the future of work?

We need to create different learning experiences for our students, and this means that we need to break away from what may be the traditional forms of assessments and activities we are using and instead, try new ideas, and resources, and even find ways to empower students to take more of a lead with the content we are teaching. Let’s talk about educational experiences that will best prepare our students for the future!

Bringing Computer Science to Every Classroom

Everyone can code! Learn about online learning tools with wide applicability to different grade levels and content areas, that will help students to build their coding skills. Walk away with digital tools and resources for planning meaningful learning activities to prepare students with essential coding skills!

Let’s Talk: Tools to Promote Confidence, Communication, and Collaboration
It can be challenging to encourage students to feel comfortable sharing ideas, feelings, and opinions.  Let’s share ideas for how to best provide for students, by exploring multiple ways to get them talking and collaborating in and out of the classroom.

Putting students in the lead

Looking for ideas to empower students more and to enable you to step aside and put them in the lead? This session will share many ideas for creating a blended learning environment as well as show different tools that can be used to expand the ways that students learn and most importantly, give students the opportunity to drive their learning. 

Create, Communicate, Collaborate, Innovate

The session will focus on four areas to enhance instruction: Creation, Communication, Collaboration, and Innovation. See what is possible when we empower students with choice and voice in learning.

Best tools for assessing students and finding out what they know and can do

Learn about several innovative and creative ways to assess students at various stages of learning using diverse tools, applicable to any level or area of education.  Teachers can quickly gauge student understanding, determine what students are thinking, have them reflect on their progress, develop collaborative discussions, or even just take a survey for class interests or fun polls. 

Flipping Classroom: Trading Spaces and Places

We’ve heard of Flipped Learning in the traditional sense, but how about Flipping the Classroom by Trading Places with Students? The session will show ways to provide flipped learning experiences, enable students to learn beyond the classroom setting through digital tools and also empower students to become the teachers and use these tools to lead lessons and drive their learning.

Globally Connecting through Project-Based Learning

The session will show the positive impact of PBL on amplifying student learning and globally connecting students. Learn how to connect globally, to enable students to truly experience authentic, inquiry-based learning. Involve students in real-world learning by teaching about the SDGs and building global awareness. 

The Quick Start Essentials for Going Global with PBL in your Classroom
 The session will show the positive impact of PBL for amplifying student learning and globally connecting students.  Learn how we connected globally, to create authentic, inquiry-based learning experiences through meaningful real-world connections.

Creative, Productive, and Personalized Classrooms

We need to empower students to drive their learning and make more decisions in the classroom. The session will share many ideas for creating a blended learning environment as well as show different tools that can be used to expand the ways that students learn and most importantly give students the opportunity to drive their learning. 

Empower students to share their story

Students need to be comfortable telling their story and some of the ways to do this are through the use of blogging, vlogging, and podcasting.  Let’s talk about the benefits of each of these formats for promoting authentic student learning, and for helping students to become more confident in sharing their story. 

Infographics: Beyond posters, 25 creative uses for the classroom

Finding the best ways to convey information, to provide opportunities for students to be creative, and to become more engaged in learning, can present challenges at times. We want to offer choices for students and to support students as they become the creators in the classroom offering more than just a way to display information. Let’s use Infographics! Educators can use them to teach lessons, flip a classroom and promote visual learning. We’ll explore at least three tools and walk away with more than 25 new ideas for how to empower students as creators!

Create a Learning Journey with Nearpod 

Discover how to create immersive, interactive learning journeys with Nearpod. Explore resources for creating engaging lessons that expand the boundaries of your classroom, all with one multi-purpose tool. Learn many ways to use Nearpod to promote student-driven learning and provide diverse resources for students all in one place. Learn how to use Nearpod for providing PD, for creating engaging and immersive lessons for students, all with one multi-purpose tool.It is a multi-purpose tool that can help educators provide enriching learning opportunities for students, as well as for students to create their own lessons and expand their knowledge and global awareness. Walk away with lessons to use tomorrow!

Power of a PLN: Learn, Lead, and Grow Together
Where does one go to become “connected?”  We will explore the different ways to become more connected and get started with building PLN. Let’s talk about the power of PLN for learning and growing together!

Also have sessions available on:

Specific Digital Tool types: Assessments, Project Based Learning, Interactive Lessons, Blogging, Storytelling

Computer Science for K-12 (Coding and Computational Thinking)

Mentoring and PLCs

Engaging Families in Student Learning

Social Media for Professional Growth

Sketchnoting

Podcasting and Livestraming

Social Media and Marketing Outreach Programs

How to build your Brand

Quotes will include all costs with travel and presentations and materials.

Endorsements

What Attendees Have Said About My Sessions:

I absolutely loved learning about AI from Rachelle. I found myself using some of what I learned the very next day!”

“Whether you know what AI is or not, you will be enthralled by this seminar because she breaks it down so you can understand the WHY behind using these tools and then know the WHAT through step-by-step instructions!“

“Rachelle’s sessions on AI are great because she gives very helpful and practical ways to immediately incorporate AI into my world language classes!”

“Rachelle is a wonderful seminar facilitator, and she gave me strategies I will use in class tomorrow. The combination of her depth of knowledge and her practical approach to language learning made this seminar valuable on multiple levels.”

“Excellent examples and illustrations of how AI tools can be leveraged in the language classroom with ideas that can be used tomorrow!”

”Rachelle is an experienced, innovative, and passionate world language classroom teacher who is recognized for her knowledge about educational technology tools and trends. She is a dynamic and engaging speaker who knows her audience and delivers current, useful, and creative AR/VR/AI solutions to help you immediately!”

“Very lively presentation! Rachelle is engaging and entertaining and shares her authentic experiences which resonate so well! “

“Rachelle brings a whole new world of possibilities to teaching and learning a foreign language.”

“Rachelle presents practical strategies from firsthand experiences that gave me new insights into how I can embrace this technology and benefit all my students! It was interesting and informative!”

“Rachelle Dene Poth wears many hats and is an author, educator, attorney, and is a very competent instructional technology advisor & consultant. She helped our Virtual Reality Platform with our outreach with educators using blogs, and social media and provide valuable feedback on the practical use of the emerging technology in classroom-based settings.

“Rachelle’s wide-ranging experience as a STEAM teacher to leading ISTE PLN program, evaluating and analyzing tech for current & future use makes her a very valuable asset for those looking to bring in new technologies or thought leadership for future technologies suited for learning and training through her books or services.”

“She is extremely dedicated to her work – whether it is for a small startup or a large organization.”

“We absolutely love working with Rachelle!
Rachelle’s intimate knowledge of the education landscape, deep understanding of the wants and needs of teachers, and relationships built around the edtech ecosystem are unmatched. She is an education innovation expert in every sense of the word.“