For educators

Conferences and Events

Sessions for conference organizers, educator networks, and associations. Educators use AI on their own lessons and materials, with help in the room.

ForConference organizers
SubjectsAny
Attendees keepPrompts and templates
CodingNone needed
LanguageEnglish or Chinese

What organizers need

Four needs, four answers.

What conference organizers and educator networks ask for, and how each session is shaped.

The need
Something usable the next school day
Attendees leave many sessions with ideas but nothing they can use.
How we answer it
Hands-on, on their own material
Attendees use AI on their own lessons and materials, with help in the room, and keep the prompts and templates.
The need
Many subjects and roles in one room
A session has to work for a science teacher and a head of school alike.
How we answer it
Three tracks to start from
Classroom practice, teaching and assessment, and leadership and parents, shaped around attendees’ subjects.
The need
Balance, not hype
Educators hear both alarm and promises about AI.
How we answer it
Where it helps and where it falls short
Balanced guidance, including how teachers keep decisions about teaching and assessment.
The need
A format that fits the program
Keynote slots, breakouts, and panels all need different things.
How we answer it
Four formats
A keynote or talk, a breakout workshop, a panel, or a pre-conference workshop, each shaped with the organizer.

What we share

Sessions educators can use the next school day.

Every session is hands-on and built on attendees’ own subjects and materials, so educators learn how the tools work and leave ready to design project-based work with them.

Hands-on practice
Attendees use AI on their own lessons and materials, with help in the room.
Examples from real work
Drawn from our staff training at Schwarzman College, Tsinghua University, and from our own student programs.
Balanced guidance
Where AI helps, where it falls short, and how teachers keep decisions about teaching and assessment.
- Where AI helps
- Where it falls short
- Assessment design

What the research says

Teachers are already using AI. The rules have not caught up.

Four findings from recent studies. Each links to its source.

5.9hours
a week saved, by their own estimate, among teachers who use AI at least weekly: about six weeks over a school year.
Source: Gallup and Walton Family Foundation, survey of 2,232 U.S. public K-12 teachers, spring 2025
31%
less lesson-planning time for teachers in an English trial who used ChatGPT with a guide. An expert panel found no difference in quality.
Source: Education Endowment Foundation trial, evaluated by NFER, reported March 2025
53%
of English, math, and science teachers said they used AI for school in 2025, up more than 15 points in one to two years.
Source: RAND, AI Use in Schools Is Quickly Increasing but Guidance Lags Behind, September 2025
34%
of teachers reported school or district policies on AI use related to academic integrity.
Source: RAND, AI Use in Schools Is Quickly Increasing but Guidance Lags Behind, September 2025

Formats

Four formats, each shaped with the organizer.

A presenter at a podium with slides behind — Presenting with a live demo, Beijing 2026

At the conference

Keynote or talk

How AI is changing teaching, learning, and work, with a live demo.

A small group working together at laptops — Hands-on session, Hong Kong 2025

At the conference

Breakout workshop

Laptops open, no coding. Attendees work on their own material with help in the room.

Three adults reviewing a product on a laptop — Testing a student product, Beijing 2026

At the conference

Panel

A member of our team joins your panel on AI in schools.

Facilitators working through a task together on a laptop

Before the conference

Pre-conference workshop

One or two hands-on days. Educators leave with materials for their own classes.

Sample workshops

Ideas to start from, in three tracks.

Each is a starting point. We shape every session around your attendees’ subjects and questions.

Classroom practice

Hands-on, for any subject.

Report comments in each teacher’s voice
Drafts based on their past comments, which the teacher edits and approves.
One text, several reading levels
The same text for English learners, learning support, on-level, and advanced readers.
From exit tickets to reteach groups
Sorting common misconceptions and planning a short reteach.

Teaching and assessment

For teachers deciding how AI fits their assessment.

Redesigning an assignment
Making AI use part of the learning, with reasoning assessed.
Deciding what to assess
A framework applied to a real unit.
Assessing the process
Oral defenses, visible drafts, and AI transcripts in the submission.

Leadership and parents

A talk and open conversation.

Working Beside AI: What It Means for Our Kids’ Futures
How work is changing and what students can already make, followed by questions.

Where we teach

Sessions, past and next.

Upcoming · Bangkok, March 17 to 20, 2027
EARCOS Teachers’ Conference
A full-day pre-conference workshop and three 75-minute sessions for teachers.
Formats
Pre-conference workshop; three sessions
Formats →
Next · ACAMIS Technology Conference
Keystone Academy, Beijing
A 60-minute hands-on workshop for teachers and tech coaches, built on a case study from the International School of Beijing.
When
Sunday, October 18, 2026
For
Teachers and tech coaches
Session details →
Tsinghua University · Staff training
Schwarzman College
Training for staff built around their own work, with their judgment in charge. The same format as AI for Educators.
Who
Staff, Schwarzman College
Format
Hands-on workshop
Taught by
Phillip An
See results →

Tools attendees often use

ChatGPT
Claude
Kimi
DeepSeek
Canva

Plus Gemini, Doubao, and Notion, or whatever attendees’ schools allow.

Our team

Our team has walked the same path.

Arena’s team studied at and worked for the institutions students aim for, and teaches from that experience.

Studied at

Worked at

Arena leadership

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Questions

Common questions

How is a session planned?

We agree the topic, audience, and length with you, then build the examples around your attendees’ subjects, so each educator works on material they already teach.

Which AI tools do attendees use?

Tools that suit your audience, including ones that work in China. We teach a method rather than one product, so it carries over to whatever tools attendees use next.

How much does it cost?

It depends on the format and length. Tell us about your event, audience, and dates, and we will reply within three working days with options.

Can sessions run in Chinese?

Yes. Sessions run in English or Chinese.

Next step

Plan a session with us

Tell us about your event, audience, and dates. We reply within three working days.

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Conferences and Events

Something usable the next school day

Hands-on, on their own material

Many subjects and roles in one room

Three tracks to start from

Balance, not hype

Where it helps and where it falls short

A format that fits the program

Four formats

Sessions educators can use the next school day.

Hands-on practice

Examples from real work

Balanced guidance

Four formats, each shaped with the organizer.

Keynote or talk

Breakout workshop

Panel

Pre-conference workshop

Ideas to start from, in three tracks.

Classroom practice

Teaching and assessment

Leadership and parents

EARCOS Teachers’ Conference

Keystone Academy, Beijing

Schwarzman College

Our team has walked the same path.

Common questions

Plan a session with us

Get the Arena one-pager