NSELA Partner Webinar: BrainPOP

Partner Webinar: BrainPOP

Exploring AI in Education: Building Foundations and Making Connections with BrainPOP

Join us for an engaging session where we'll explore how BrainPOP is integrating AI to enhance the educational experience for both teachers and learners. Discover our innovative approach to leveraging AI in a purposeful and human-centric way, ensuring that students and educators are supported and empowered at every stage of their journey. Whether you're an educator, administrator, or edtech enthusiast, this session will provide valuable insights into how AI can be a transformative tool in education when designed with intention and care.

Key Takeaways:

• The Ubiquity of AI: Understand that AI will be a pervasive force in education and across all facets of life, making it crucial to prepare students for responsible and effective use.
• Scalable Solutions: Learn how AI can provide scalable solutions to complex educational challenges that might otherwise be difficult to address.
• Personalized Learning: Explore how AI can enable more personalized and efficient teaching and learning experiences, tailoring education to meet the diverse needs of students.

Presenter:  Dr. Michelle Newstadt

Dr. Michelle Newstadt is a veteran science educator with over a decade of experience in edtech and pre-service science education. She is currently Senior Director of Learning Design, STEM at BrainPOP. She leads the development of learning experience and implementation model strategy for BrainPOP Science, a new product launched in 2021 for middle school science teachers. Before her time at BrainPOP, Dr. Newstadt led research, innovation, and education efforts at organizations such as Gooru and Expii, working to support all learners to develop complex math and science knowledge. In addition to her time in science edtech, Dr. Newstadt also worked as an adjunct science education professor at the University of Pittsburgh, where she taught pre-service secondary education science teachers. She resides in Pittsburgh, PA, with her husband and two boys and can often be found on the ski slopes and baseball fields.