Last Friday, SJS had the privilege of hosting a thought-provoking conference that gathered over 300 educators and thought leaders from independent and public schools across the province. The event, titled Artificial Education, explored the intersection of artificial intelligence and the classroom, highlighting the transformative potential of AI in shaping the future of learning and the working world our students will enter.
We welcomed Lucas Wright from UBC who delivered the keynote speech, Myke Healy from Trinity College School who spoke about AI & Ethics; Michelle Culver, the Founder of the Rithm Project, who addressed the social and emotional impact of AI and author and futurist Peter Scott whose talk explored the present and future of AI Integration in Education.
With the rapid development of AI technologies, educators are increasingly seeking innovative ways to integrate these tools into their teaching practices. The conference, as part of the ISABC Professional Development Day, provided a platform for engaging discussions designed to spark new ideas and encourage reflection on how best to prepare students for a future where technology and education are inextricably linked.
By hosting Artificial Education, SJS demonstrated its commitment to being part of the evolving conversation on educational innovation, not only within our school, but also across the broader network of independent schools in British Columbia.
We look forward to continuing the conversation and exploring even more ways to integrate the best of technology into our classrooms for the benefit of all our students. We thank all the delegates who joined us on Friday as part of this year’s ISABC Conference, which was planned and supported by the ISABC Project 13 group. Project 13 is a group of ISABC educators thinking about how to responsibly innovate with and integrate AI into education in a responsible, thoughtful and human-centred way.
