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April Live Lab: Designing Visual Learning Experiences That Engage

Ever feel like your content deserves better than another slideshow that puts your students on auto pilot? Maybe you’ve seen beautifully designed and enticing content, but feel overwhelmed by the amount of time it would take to create? 

In this Live Lab, you’ll discover how to design interactive, visually intriguing learning experiences that engages students instantly. Register now and transform your next unit from flat slides to dynamic exploration.

• Session 1: Tuesday, April 7, 2026 (1st Tuesday)
• Session 2:  Tuesday, April 28, 2026 (4th Tuesday)
• Time: 4:00 pm-4:45 pm PT
• Virtual
• REGISTER HERE
• Price: $35 or Free for CALIE Members

What Are CALIE Live Labs?

CALIE Live Labs is not just another PD opportunity—it’s a paradigm shift in how educators can learn and grow.

If you’re tired of:

• Professional development that feels like wasted time
• Knowing about tools but never feeling confident enough to use them
• Innovating alone without support or recognition
• Learning that doesn’t connect to your classroom or campus

Then Live Labs is built for you.

You’ll create real resources, connect with real educators, receive real recognition, and walk away with real confidence. And you’ll do it in a way that actually fits into your life, not another obligation that drains you, but an experience that energizes and empowers you.

CALIE Live Labs are for educators at any grade level or role who want practical, collaborative support solving real classroom and school challenges. 

No prior experience with specific tools is required—Live Labs focus on adaptable strategies that work across classrooms, roles, and contexts.

Key Features of CALIE Live Labs

• Create, Don’t Just Consume
  Every Lab ends with a ready-to-use classroom artifact; practical, tested, and yours.
• A Two-Week Learn–Build–Refine Cycle
  Learn together, create on your own time, then return to share, get feedback, and improve.
• Learn Alongside Educators Who Get It
  Collaborate with educators across grade levels and contexts. No isolation, just shared problem-solving.
• Low-Risk Experimentation, Real Impact
  Try new ideas with support from facilitators and peers in a space designed for iteration, not perfection.
• Your Work Lives Beyond the Lab
  Earn recognition, contribute to shared resource collections, and be part of a growing library of educator-created work.

May Live Lab: Mastering Multiple Means of Representation

Do your students need different ways to access content—study guides for some, audio summaries for others, discussion prompts etc—but you already know that creating all this would eat up hours you don’t have. By the time we’ve made differentiated materials, we’re exhausted before we even teach. 

Then this Live Lab is for you! 

Learn how to transform what you already have into multiple formats in minutes instead of hours. Prioritize serving every learner without sacrificing your evenings.

• Session 1: Tuesday, May 5, 2026 (1st Tuesday)
• Session 2:   Tuesday, May 26, 2026 (4th Tuesday)
• Time: 4:00 pm-4:45 pm PT
• Virtual
• REGISTER HERE
• Price: $35 or Free for CALIE Members

What Are CALIE Live Labs?

CALIE Live Labs is not just another PD opportunity—it’s a paradigm shift in how educators can learn and grow.

If you’re tired of:

• Professional development that feels like wasted time
• Knowing about tools but never feeling confident enough to use them
• Innovating alone without support or recognition
• Learning that doesn’t connect to your classroom or campus

Then Live Labs is built for you.

You’ll create real resources, connect with real educators, receive real recognition, and walk away with real confidence. And you’ll do it in a way that actually fits into your life, not another obligation that drains you, but an experience that energizes and empowers you.

CALIE Live Labs are for educators at any grade level or role who want practical, collaborative support solving real classroom and school challenges. 

No prior experience with specific tools is required—Live Labs focus on adaptable strategies that work across classrooms, roles, and contexts.

Key Features of CALIE Live Labs

• Create, Don’t Just Consume
  Every Lab ends with a ready-to-use classroom artifact; practical, tested, and yours.
• A Two-Week Learn–Build–Refine Cycle
  Learn together, create on your own time, then return to share, get feedback, and improve.
• Learn Alongside Educators Who Get It
  Collaborate with educators across grade levels and contexts. No isolation, just shared problem-solving.
• Low-Risk Experimentation, Real Impact
  Try new ideas with support from facilitators and peers in a space designed for iteration, not perfection.
• Your Work Lives Beyond the Lab
  Earn recognition, contribute to shared resource collections, and be part of a growing library of educator-created work.

June Live Lab: Creating AI Virtual Assistants for Teachers

Raise your hand if your to-do list is endless! Are you overwhelmed with drafting routine emails, leveling instructional materials, managing classroom communications? Do you feel like the repetitive tasks leave little time for the creative, meaningful work you actually became a teacher to do? Don’t you wish you had a way to handle the administrative load without sacrificing quality?

In this Live Lab we’ll work to build a workflow that handles the repetitive stuff so you can focus on connecting with students and amplifying your content. Because your time matters!

• Session 1: Tuesday, June 2, 2026 (1st Tuesday)
• Session 2:  Tuesday, June 23, 2026 (4th Tuesday)
• Time: 4:00 pm-4:45 pm PT
• Virtual
• REGISTER HERE
• Price: $35 or Free for CALIE Members

What Are CALIE Live Labs?

CALIE Live Labs is not just another PD opportunity—it’s a paradigm shift in how educators can learn and grow.

If you’re tired of:

• Professional development that feels like wasted time
• Knowing about tools but never feeling confident enough to use them
• Innovating alone without support or recognition
• Learning that doesn’t connect to your classroom or campus

Then Live Labs is built for you.

You’ll create real resources, connect with real educators, receive real recognition, and walk away with real confidence. And you’ll do it in a way that actually fits into your life, not another obligation that drains you, but an experience that energizes and empowers you.

CALIE Live Labs are for educators at any grade level or role who want practical, collaborative support solving real classroom and school challenges. 

No prior experience with specific tools is required—Live Labs focus on adaptable strategies that work across classrooms, roles, and contexts.

Bullet Points (required for event announcements): 

Key Features of CALIE Live Labs

• Create, Don’t Just Consume
  Every Lab ends with a ready-to-use classroom artifact; practical, tested, and yours.
• A Two-Week Learn–Build–Refine Cycle
  Learn together, create on your own time, then return to share, get feedback, and improve.
• Learn Alongside Educators Who Get It
  Collaborate with educators across grade levels and contexts. No isolation, just shared problem-solving.
• Low-Risk Experimentation, Real Impact
  Try new ideas with support from facilitators and peers in a space designed for iteration, not perfection.
• Your Work Lives Beyond the Lab
  Earn recognition, contribute to shared resource collections, and be part of a growing library of educator-created work.

July Live Lab: Designing for Student Creation with 3D Printing

Do you want students to create, design, and build real things—not just consume content—but hands-on learning feels complicated, messy, or resource-intensive? So many of us have tools sitting unused because we’re not sure how to integrate them into actual learning without the chaos.

After this Live Lab, you’ll walk away with tried and true ideas to engage students’ minds. Maybe that 3d printer will finally stop collecting dust. 

• Session 1: Tuesday, July 7, 2026 (1st Tuesday)
• Session 2:  Tuesday, July 28, 2026 (4th Tuesday)
• Time: 4:00 pm-4:45 pm PT
• Virtual
• REGISTER HERE
• Price: $35 or Free for CALIE Members

What Are CALIE Live Labs?

CALIE Live Labs is not just another PD opportunity—it’s a paradigm shift in how educators can learn and grow.

If you’re tired of:

• Professional development that feels like wasted time
• Knowing about tools but never feeling confident enough to use them
• Innovating alone without support or recognition
• Learning that doesn’t connect to your classroom or campus

Then Live Labs is built for you.

You’ll create real resources, connect with real educators, receive real recognition, and walk away with real confidence. And you’ll do it in a way that actually fits into your life, not another obligation that drains you, but an experience that energizes and empowers you.

CALIE Live Labs are for educators at any grade level or role who want practical, collaborative support solving real classroom and school challenges. 

No prior experience with specific tools is required—Live Labs focus on adaptable strategies that work across classrooms, roles, and contexts.

Key Features of CALIE Live Labs

• Create, Don’t Just Consume
  Every Lab ends with a ready-to-use classroom artifact; practical, tested, and yours.
• A Two-Week Learn–Build–Refine Cycle
  Learn together, create on your own time, then return to share, get feedback, and improve.
• Learn Alongside Educators Who Get It
  Collaborate with educators across grade levels and contexts. No isolation, just shared problem-solving.
• Low-Risk Experimentation, Real Impact
  Try new ideas with support from facilitators and peers in a space designed for iteration, not perfection.
• Your Work Lives Beyond the Lab
  Earn recognition, contribute to shared resource collections, and be part of a growing library of educator-created work.

August Live Lab: Embedding Accessibility into Everyday Instruction

Of course, we want all students to access our materials, but sometimes accessibility feels overwhelming—endless checklists, technical requirements, and the fear you’re doing it wrong. Does Analysis Paralysis have you hesitating to get started instead of taking steps that would actually help students right now?

You don’t need to fix everything all at once to make a difference for your learners. 

In this Live Lab, we will explore three fast moves that instantly make your content more accessible for students, starting with tools already in your tech stack.

• Session 1: Tuesday, August 4, 2026 (1st Tuesday)
• Session 2:  Tuesday, August 25, 2026 (4th Tuesday)
• Time: 4:00 pm-4:45 pm PT
• Virtual
• REGISTER HERE
• Price: $35 or Free for CALIE Members

What Are CALIE Live Labs?

CALIE Live Labs is not just another PD opportunity—it’s a paradigm shift in how educators can learn and grow.

If you’re tired of:

• Professional development that feels like wasted time
• Knowing about tools but never feeling confident enough to use them
• Innovating alone without support or recognition
• Learning that doesn’t connect to your classroom or campus

Then Live Labs is built for you.

You’ll create real resources, connect with real educators, receive real recognition, and walk away with real confidence. And you’ll do it in a way that actually fits into your life, not another obligation that drains you, but an experience that energizes and empowers you.

CALIE Live Labs are for educators at any grade level or role who want practical, collaborative support solving real classroom and school challenges. 

No prior experience with specific tools is required—Live Labs focus on adaptable strategies that work across classrooms, roles, and contexts.

Key Features of CALIE Live Labs

• Create, Don’t Just Consume
  Every Lab ends with a ready-to-use classroom artifact; practical, tested, and yours.
• A Two-Week Learn–Build–Refine Cycle
  Learn together, create on your own time, then return to share, get feedback, and improve.
• Learn Alongside Educators Who Get It
  Collaborate with educators across grade levels and contexts. No isolation, just shared problem-solving.
• Low-Risk Experimentation, Real Impact
  Try new ideas with support from facilitators and peers in a space designed for iteration, not perfection.
• Your Work Lives Beyond the Lab
  Earn recognition, contribute to shared resource collections, and be part of a growing library of educator-created work.

September Live Lab: Building Digital and AI Literacy for Students

Are your students using AI tools for everything—homework, writing, advice—but they’re not thinking critically about what AI produces or how it works? Do you need a way to help them become thoughtful users instead of passive consumers, but you’re not sure where to start or what “AI literacy” even means in practice?

Together in this Live Lab, we will build an activity that teaches AI literacy through exploration, not fear. Join us and equip students for the world they’re living in.

• Session 1: Tuesday, September 1, 2026 (1st Tuesday) 
• Session 2:  Tuesday, September 22, 2026 (4th Tuesday)
• Time: 4:00 pm-4:45 pm PT
• Virtual
• REGISTER HERE
• Price: $35 or Free for CALIE Members

What Are CALIE Live Labs?

CALIE Live Labs is not just another PD opportunity—it’s a paradigm shift in how educators can learn and grow.

If you’re tired of:

• Professional development that feels like wasted time
• Knowing about tools but never feeling confident enough to use them
• Innovating alone without support or recognition
• Learning that doesn’t connect to your classroom or campus

Then Live Labs is built for you.

You’ll create real resources, connect with real educators, receive real recognition, and walk away with real confidence. And you’ll do it in a way that actually fits into your life, not another obligation that drains you, but an experience that energizes and empowers you.

CALIE Live Labs are for educators at any grade level or role who want practical, collaborative support solving real classroom and school challenges. 

No prior experience with specific tools is required—Live Labs focus on adaptable strategies that work across classrooms, roles, and contexts.

Key Features of CALIE Live Labs

• Create, Don’t Just Consume
  Every Lab ends with a ready-to-use classroom artifact; practical, tested, and yours.
• A Two-Week Learn–Build–Refine Cycle
  Learn together, create on your own time, then return to share, get feedback, and improve.
• Learn Alongside Educators Who Get It
  Collaborate with educators across grade levels and contexts. No isolation, just shared problem-solving.
• Low-Risk Experimentation, Real Impact
  Try new ideas with support from facilitators and peers in a space designed for iteration, not perfection.
• Your Work Lives Beyond the Lab
  Earn recognition, contribute to shared resource collections, and be part of a growing library of educator-created work.

October Live Lab: Creating Authentic Assessment in the AI Era

Anyone else finding that traditional assessments no longer measure what you actually care about—student thinking, growth, and understanding? Do you need assessments that capture learning in ways AI can’t replicate, but redesigning everything feels impossible?

If AI can pass your assessment, you’re not measuring what matters.

In our final Live Lab, we will redesign one assessment to capture actual student thinking in ways AI can’t fake. Sign up and finally assess what you care about—not just what’s easy to grade.

• Session 1 Tuesday, October 6, 2026 (1st Tuesday)
• Session 2:  Tuesday, October 27, 2026 (4th Tuesday)
• Time: 4:00 pm-4:45 pm PT
• Virtual
• REGISTER HERE
• Price: $35 or Free for CALIE Members

What are CALIE Live Labs?

CALIE Live Labs is not just another PD opportunity—it’s a paradigm shift in how educators can learn and grow.

If you’re tired of:

• Professional development that feels like wasted time
• Knowing about tools but never feeling confident enough to use them
• Innovating alone without support or recognition
• Learning that doesn’t connect to your classroom or campus

Then Live Labs is built for you.

You’ll create real resources, connect with real educators, receive real recognition, and walk away with real confidence. And you’ll do it in a way that actually fits into your life, not another obligation that drains you, but an experience that energizes and empowers you.

CALIE Live Labs are for educators at any grade level or role who want practical, collaborative support solving real classroom and school challenges. 

No prior experience with specific tools is required—Live Labs focus on adaptable strategies that work across classrooms, roles, and contexts.

Key Features of CALIE Live Labs

• Create, Don’t Just Consume
  Every Lab ends with a ready-to-use classroom artifact; practical, tested, and yours.
• A Two-Week Learn–Build–Refine Cycle
  Learn together, create on your own time, then return to share, get feedback, and improve.
• Learn Alongside Educators Who Get It
  Collaborate with educators across grade levels and contexts. No isolation, just shared problem-solving.
• Low-Risk Experimentation, Real Impact
  Try new ideas with support from facilitators and peers in a space designed for iteration, not perfection.
• Your Work Lives Beyond the Lab
  Earn recognition, contribute to shared resource collections, and be part of a growing library of educator-created work.