Implications and opportunities for educators. Everything from the day lives here — slides, the live Padlet, the tools we explore, research, the feedback form, and how to keep going.
Live wall
This is the heart of the day. Post your thoughts, questions, prompts, tips, and commitments here — it stays live throughout the workshop and afterwards, so you can come back to it.
Open the Padlet in a new tab →Try them yourself
The tools we work with across the day. Many schools have Google Workspace, so we lean Google-first — but the same task can be run in any of these. Open one you have never used and compare.
Our live activity — where does AI belong in your mahi? Join with the code from the session (it's on the Padlet too), work through the task list, and see the room's collective picture. Red, amber, green.
Open the AI Traffic Light →Beyond ChatGPT — everyday assistants
Google's assistant, built into Workspace. A strong first stop if your school is already Google.
Open GeminiThe one most people know. Useful for drafting, planning, and rethinking a task from scratch.
Open ChatGPTStrong for longer writing, careful reasoning, and working through nuanced, sensitive scenarios.
Open ClaudeThe Microsoft 365 assistant — the default if your school runs on Office and Teams.
Open CopilotTools for inclusive practice
Grounds its answers in sources you provide. Build resource banks staff and whānau can question — now with video overviews, quizzes and slide decks.
Open NotebookLMRe-level any text, PDF or video to the reading levels actually in the room. Quick differentiation without rewriting from scratch.
Open DiffitBreaks multi-step tasks into manageable chunks to support executive function. Simple, free, and quietly powerful.
Open Goblin ToolsA Chrome extension that works inside Docs, Slides and the web — level texts, give feedback, and build resources where you already work.
Open BriskMagic tools for accessible visuals, simplified texts, and learning resources — all in one place.
Open CanvaThe Traffic Light, AI readiness tools, and frameworks for educators and school leaders — all in one place.
Explore the tools →Before you go
Two minutes before you head off — your feedback shapes the next one. Ngā mihi.
Behind the workshop
Gander, T., & Shaw, B. (2024). Navigating the AI landscape: New Zealand educators' perspectives. EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2024. https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/224426/
Read the paperGander, T., & Shaw, B. (2024). AI in education 2023: Understanding the impact on effective pedagogy, inclusive learning and equitable outcomes in Aotearoa. He Rourou, 1(1). https://doi.org/10.54474/herourou.v1i1.9137
Read the paperFreire, P. (2018). The banking concept of education. In Thinking About Schools (pp. 117–127). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429495670-11
Read the full textTijnagel-Schoenaker, B. (2018). The Reggio Emilia approach… the hundred languages. Prima Educatione, 1, 139–147. https://doi.org/10.17951/pe.2017.1.139
Read the paperHeimans, S., Biesta, G., Takayama, K., & Kettle, M. (2023). ChatGPT, subjectification, and the purposes and politics of teacher education and its scholarship. Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 51(2), 105–112. https://doi.org/10.1080/1359866x.2023.2189368
Read the paperMinistry of Education. Generative AI. Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga.
Read the guidanceNZQA. AI guidance for teachers and schools. Mana Tohu Mātauranga o Aotearoa.
Read the guidanceOffice of the Privacy Commissioner. The privacy principles. Te Mana Mātāpono Matatapu.
Read the principlesNZCER. (2024). Generative artificial intelligence in Aotearoa New Zealand primary schools — teacher and student survey findings.
Read the findingsInternational research
YAIRN — the Youth AI Research Network — is an international project where students are co-investigators, not just respondents. Aotearoa New Zealand is a founding partner. The NZ strand starts from tikanga and mātauranga Māori, not from OECD frameworks.
If you have students or teachers who want to be part of the NZ contribution, get in touch.
Find out more about YAIRNWork with Tim
Most AI professional learning follows the same pattern — a speaker arrives, demonstrates tools, and leaves. Educators return inspired and unsupported. Nothing changes for learners.
A FutureLearning Practice Partnership works differently. It's a year-long working relationship for schools, kāhui ako, and education teams — eight mentored sessions across the year, built around your context and your learners. Not a generic rollout. A sustained professional relationship grounded in effective pedagogy, inclusive practice, and equitable outcomes.
Who we are
FutureLearning works with schools and education organisations across Aotearoa on AI strategy, research, and professional learning.
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If something from today is worth following up — YAIRN, a partnership, or anything else — get in touch directly.
tim@futurelearning.nz