Date
Thursday, October 15, 2026
Time
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Location Name
RL 22
Name
Passports and Prompts
Description
World travel without leaving the classroom! Bridge the gap between static cultural study and immersive experiential learning. Using Google Arts & Culture for high-resolution visual exploration and Gemini as an AI-powered "cultural guide," participants will design virtual "field trips" that move beyond sight-seeing. We will use AI to facilitate interpersonal communication, where students "interview" historical figures, negotiate prices in a virtual market, or solve cultural mysteries, while staying grounded in authentic target language contexts .
Speakers
Session Type
Traditional Workshop
Track
AI in the Classroom
Secondary Track
Creativity and Design
Primary Audience
Middle/High School
Secondary Audience
General Educators
Fall Conference Strands
Connect
MA DLCS Strands
Digital Tools and Collaboration