Creative Teaching with AI – a twilight!
A one-hour session exploring how Assistive AI can support planning, differentiation, creativity, and problem-solving in your classroom.
11 June: 4 pm – 5 pm
Whether you’re already dabbling or brand new to the idea, this Twilight is your hands-on guide to using Assistive AI as a planning partner, creative sounding board and a source of practical classroom teaching ideas. You’ll explore how to use AI in realistic ways that support your learners with PMLD, SLD, autism, and complex needs.
Using AI isn’t about replacing your teaching. It’s about making your ideas go further and saving time. This twilight is perfect for anyone who wants to try creative, low-effort ways to support their learners!
We will cover:
What Is Assistive AI and Why Use It?
a short, clear overview of what Assistive AI is (and isn’t)
why AI is a powerful tool for teachers, teaching assistants
what it can help you do in 30 seconds that used to take 30 minutes
Getting Started with AI
how to “talk to” AI: prompts that get better answers
free tools you can access today
staying safe and ethical: what not to share with AI
Let AI Help with Planning & Preparation
Asking AI to find or adapt resources
how to use AI to generate differentiated lesson plans
suggest quick activity ideas for specific learners
On-the-Spot Solutions
How to use AI to:
troubleshoot classroom challenges
suggest alternative teaching strategies for a learner who’s stuck
create calming activities or sensory games
find story-based play extensions
Making AI Work for You
how to train AI to match your teaching style
combining AI with your own experience to create tailored support
how to avoid generic, boring suggestions
Each twilight has a specific focus and will include the following:
simple and practical ideas that are easy to replicate and work
relevant resources, books, equipment and apps
how to embed activities effectively within your classroom practice
ideas to develop foundation skills or to build upon existing skills
inclusive activities for a range of learners, including those with SLD/complex needs/neurodiverse learners/autism
activities for groups or individual learners
an opportunity to ask questions of presenters/fellow attendees
You can join us live & online or watch the recording for a week after the event.
This course will be appropriate for classroom practitioners from special schools and colleges, mainstream settings with specialist SEN provision and early years settings, and working with pupils with severe/complex learning needs and autism, or both.
Richard Hirstwood is passionate about enabling educators/practitioners to maximise the impact of delivering sensory learning opportunities, in a sensory room or other learning environments, with the available resources. His extensive experience is based on practical knowledge, giving him insight into what works and what doesn’t in multi sensory practice. Regular sessions with children and adults with autism and all additional needs in a variety of multi sensory and classroom settings enable him to maintain this excellent practice.
The cost is £20 plus VAT per delegate. You can select multiple places on the booking form.
You can choose to pay by credit card for this booking. You can also request an invoice by confirming your booking by entering a Purchase Order Number on the booking form.
