BER — Bureau of Educational Research — K-12 PD Seminars & Conferences

Using AI Tools to Increase the Success of GIFTED LEARNERS (Grades 1-8)

Monday, June 29, 2026OnlineBellevue, WA$295

This NEW seminar presented by Cari Orts is an exciting opportunity for grades 1-8 Gifted and Talented educators to explore the latest developments in Artificial Intelligence and its specific applications in gifted education. Swiftly adjust reading levels to challenge and promote vocabulary development, while crafting personalized math word problems that align with student interests. Utilize AI to easily adapt your existing curriculum, generate tailored assessments, and enhance students'…

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Dates
Monday, June 29, 2026
Format
Online
Location
Bellevue, WA
Cost
$295
Event type
Conference

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Teachers

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About this event

This NEW seminar presented by Cari Orts is an exciting opportunity for grades 1-8 Gifted and Talented educators to explore the latest developments in Artificial Intelligence and its specific applications in gifted education. Swiftly adjust reading levels to challenge and promote vocabulary development, while crafting personalized math word problems that align with student interests. Utilize AI to easily adapt your existing curriculum, generate tailored assessments, and enhance students' research skills.

Quickly convert articles into dynamic Google resources and transform YouTube videos into engaging assessments, all with the power of AI. Elevate student presentations with Canva's AI tools, diversify written content into various media formats to enhance students' communication skills, and more! Embrace the timesaving and incredible possibilities that AI unlocks – specifically for educators of Gifted and Talented learners.

Join Cari for a highly practical day filled with ways to make best use of AI tools to strengthen your gifted students' learning, streamline assessments, enhance your instruction, and improve your own productivity.

As educators specializing in Gifted and Talented (GT) instruction, our aim is to foster a dynamic learning community that prioritizes differentiation and caters to our students' unique interests. Fortunately, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is packed with promise to help us address all these aims and more!

As a current GT teacher, I am excited to share the best of what I have learned about maximizing the potential of AI with gifted students. I have been using AI extensively, and daily in my teaching practice, and have discovered its immense potential in enhancing the learning for gifted learners.

Discover essential AI tools for grades 1-8 gifted learners to enhance engagement and productivity. Learn how to utilize AI to better meet your students' unique needs, swiftly adjust reading levels, tailor math instruction, easily create assessments, adapt your existing curriculum, strengthen students' research and presentation skills, turn favorite YouTube videos into powerful learning opportunities, and much more!

Join me for a rewarding day packed with practical, timesaving strategies that you can immediately incorporate into your teaching practice. You'll leave equipped with a diverse range of great AI tools to enhance your Gifted and Talented teaching toolkit.

P.S. I can't wait to show you timesaving AI tools to enhance your GT classroom! You'll leave feeling energized and excited with many new ways to strengthen your gifted students' learning, while enhancing your own productivity using AI.

Serving Grades 1 8: Gifted Education Teachers, Classroom Teachers, Resource Teachers, Reading Specialists, Librarians, Instructional Aides, Counselors, and Administrators

Extensive Digital Resource Handbook You will receive an extensive digital resource handbook giving you access to countless strategies. The handbook includes:

For in-person seminars, registrants will also receive a printed copy of the resource handbook as long as their registration is received in the BER office at least 15 calendar days before the event.

Share Ideas This seminar provides a wonderful opportunity for participants to share ideas with other educators interested in making best use of AI tools with their GT students.

Consultation Available Cari Orts will be available for consultation regarding your questions and the unique needs of your own Gifted and Talented program.

Semester Credit Option Up to four graduate level professional development credits are available with an additional fee and completion of follow-up practicum activities. Details for direct enrollment with University of Massachusetts Global, a nonprofit affiliate, will be available at this program.

Meet Inservice Requirements Participants of both the Live Online Seminar and those completing the Recorded Version online can receive a certificate of participation that may be used to verify five continuing education hours. State CEUs are available for both versions of the course. For specific details, visit www.ber.org/ceus.

What you'll learn

  • How to make best use of AI technologies to enhance the engagement and learning of your Gifted and Talented (GT) students
  • Hands-on experience with AI tools, powerful strategies, and protocols perfect for GT educators and students
  • Pitfalls to avoid and solutions to ethical concerns with the use of AI-powered tools and resources in the GT classroom
  • Highly practical ways you can increase your teacher productivity using AI
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