These professional development events are led by MicroChat Grant recipients. Each session gives educators hands-on experience with MicroChat and practical tools for teaching AI literacy in their classrooms.
STEM-spiration
📍 Maryville R-II / Maryville Middle School
St. Joseph, Missouri, USA
A full-day STEM workshop spanning no-tech to high-tech activities including paper engineering, circuits, and AI-assisted coding. Educators build strategies for using AI tools that develop critical thinking.
Leveraging micro:bits for Inclusive and Interdisciplinary Learning
📍 Stanislaus County Office of Education
Long Beach, California, USA
Part of CSPD Week, this workshop uses micro:bits and California K-12 CS Standards to design classroom-ready experiences centered on joy, access, and student identity, with AI integrated into one full workshop day.
Elementary AI Literacy Bootcamp
📍 Tequity4All
Towson, Maryland, USA
Members-only bootcamp introducing elementary educators to micro:bit programming and MicroChat. Participants create programs, compare MakeCode and MicroChat, and build strategies for responsible, student-centered AI.
SkoCode Educator Cohort Connect
📍 Indigitize
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Annual cohort training for SkoCode educators serving Indigenous communities across 4 states. Participants build confidence with micro:bits and MicroChat to empower Native youth with AI literacy and computer science skills.
One Program Professional Learning Series
📍 San Joaquin County Office of Education
Stockton, California, USA
A 14-session series supporting One Program teachers with hands-on STEM learning across science, engineering, environmental literacy, and computer science, with a focus on coding for the COSP STEM Showcase.
AISES Clubs & FIIRE
📍 AISES
USA & Canada
An upcoming hybrid training series for educators working with Native, Pacific Islander, and First Nations students across the US and Canada. Full details to be confirmed — check back for updates.
Building AI Literacy in K-12 Education: A MicroChat Educator Training
📍 HerAI Foundation
Virtual — Open to All
A virtual session equipping educators with practical AI literacy skills for K-12 instruction using MicroChat. Covers core AI concepts, equitable classroom strategies, and a ready-to-use integration framework.
AI and Micro:bits: MicroChat Coding for Grade 4 to 10 Educators
📍 Hastings and Prince Edward DSB
Belleville, Ontario, Canada
Hands-on training for Grades 4-10 educators on teaching physical coding and AI literacy using micro:bits and MicroChat. Participants leave with curriculum-aligned strategies for machine learning, automated systems, and ethical AI.
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