Name: Google AI as a Catalyst for Creative Inquiry - USBE + Google Sponsored Session
Start: 2026-07-16T11:10:00-0600
End: 2026-07-16T12:10:00-0600

Welcome to URSA 2026 at Southern Utah University! All sessions will be in buildings on the upper campus (east end). Here’s the Campus Map (PDF) if needed.

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PLAN AHEAD - Tentative Future Conference Dates
July 7-9, 2027 - Price, UT
July 17-19, 2028 - Richfield, UT

Google AI as a Catalyst for Creative Inquiry - USBE + Google Sponsored Session

Thursday July 16, 2026 11:10am - 12:10pm MDT

ED 104 - Emma Eccles Jones Education Building, Room 104

🎉 Get $200 for your classroom! Just attend any 3 of the 8 available USBE+Google sessions in ED 104 to qualify for a USBE-sponsored $200 DonorsChoose classroom credit! 📝🚀

This workshop examines the role of generative AI as a collaborative partner in the creative process, offering a pedagogical framework for its integration into arts and humanities curricula. We will explore how tools like Gemini can facilitate advanced ideation, support divergent thinking, and help students overcome creative stagnation. Through hands-on application, participants will learn to design practical assignments and studio prompts for disciplines including creative writing, music composition, and the visual arts, equipping students to critically and ethically engage with Google AI as part of a contemporary creative practice.

Participants MUST HAVE one of the following platforms/devices in order to participate in this session: Not applicable

Participants MAY FIND IT USEFUL to have one or more of the following platforms/devices during this session: Any web-enabled device is recommended.

Speakers

Chris McCaffrey

Google Certified Trainer & Coach, Google ~ Kiker Learning

Chris McCaffrey is a Google for Education Certified Trainer & Coach as well as the Coordinator of Innovation, while managing the virtual academy at Wilson School District in PA. Drawing from over 25 years in education—including experience as a school board director, adjunct professor... Read More →

Thursday July 16, 2026 11:10am - 12:10pm MDT
ED 104 - Emma Eccles Jones Education Building, Room 104 351 W. University Blvd., Cedar City, UT 84720

Educational Technology - including Artificial Intelligence (AI), Beginner - limited to no experience; no prerequisite skills required.

Session Format 1 hour BYOD (Bring Your Own Device): Hands-On-Activities
Grade Level All Grade Levels
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Subject Area Any Subject Area

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