Inspiring AI for Education - TOWNSVILLE REGION

Practical professional learning for North Queensland teachers, heads of department and school leaders. How can AI support teacher workload, strengthen classroom practice and protect the integrity of learning? Join Inspired Education Australia, in partnership with Ryan Catholic College, for two practical professional learning days designed for Queensland school contexts. Build confidence, apply AI to authentic teaching tasks and develop approaches you can take back to your classroom, faculty or leadership team. Whether you are getting started or ready to lead implementation, choose the day that matches your experience—or attend both to build from foundations to advanced practice. THE DETAILS • 06 Nov 2026 | FOUNDATIONS: Building confidence in safe and ethical AI literacy (ideal for: K–12 teachers, curriculum and support staff, and leaders beginning with AI) • 09 Nov 2026 | ADVANCED: Develop purposeful workflows and lead responsible adoption (ideal for: Confident AI users, AI Champions, HODs, digital learning leaders, deputies and principals) • Time: 9.00 am–3.00 pm each day. Arrive at 8.30 am for sign-in. • Venue: Ryan Catholic College, Townsville. LEARNING OUTCOMES: 06 Nov 2026: FOUNDATIONS Move from safely exploring AI to using it purposefully in your teaching practice. Through guided demonstrations and hands-on activities, you will: • AI 101: Learn the AI technology, global trends, current industry status and relatedness to Australian education with skills forecast. • Literacy and capability in prompt and context engineering, applicable to the QLD classroom context with supported differentiation and preserved critical thinking engagement. • Set up to elevate skills towards advanced prompts and safe AI implementation / installation. • Hands-on practice with AI classroom / Australian school setting tools across a variety of AI tools (ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini Suite, Claude and more...) that incorporate building subject tailored chat bots, text to image, text to video, text to presentation, sketch to image etc. • Workshopping educational uses of AI tools integration for modern teaching. • Use AI with professional judgement, recognising inaccurate outputs, bias and privacy concerns, and identify when AI is appropriate. Ethical considerations in AI / Pros and Cons & exploring the future of AI and its implications for education. • School-wide AI Capability development opportunities in alignment with QLD regulations. 09 Nov 2026: ADVANCED Level up with individual AI practices into repeatable systems and workflows that support teaching quality, faculty collaboration, leadership engagement and school improvement. Through applied activities, you will: • Application of advanced techniques, prompt upgrades to improve higher quality outputs, with structured implementation and prompt banks. • Token management strategies and effective use in alignment with enterprise protection, data management and personalisation. • Develop practices to incorporate JSON files and data management for advanced model interaction and workflow efficiency. • Develop skills and design multimodal workflows: Chain multiple AI tools to produce professional-grade educational content, planning and administration. • Draft school policy aligned with the "Australian Framework for Generative AI in Schools" to manage data privacy and academic integrity at a departmental level. • Create a roadmap for AI capability development within their own faculties. • Discounts for on-going learning and school capability development WHY ATTEND AS A SCHOOL TEAM? Build a shared approach across teaching and leadership. Teachers develop practical classroom applications, while curriculum and school leaders consider the expectations, support and oversight needed for consistent implementation. November is an opportunity to turn this year’s AI experiences into purposeful professional learning priorities, planning and strategy for 2027. Book Foundations, Advanced or both days. Choose the right starting point for you—and consider attending with a colleague to support implementation back at school. INCLUDED IN BOTH DAYS • Guided, hands-on activities and opportunities to ask trainers questions. • Digital presentation materials and supporting learning resources. • Ready-to-use resources to support continued practice. • Follow-up email support. • School capability development offers. COME READY TO APPLY YOUR LEARNING Bring a charged laptop, charger and access to your school-approved AI accounts. Confirm tool access and acceptable-use requirements with your IT team before attending. Use sample or de-identified materials for workshop activities. Education Queensland (EQ) teachers and staff are recommended to bring their own device to maximise workshop learning and activities. Bring a teaching task, resource or workflow you would like to improve. REGISTRATION: Via Eventbrite. Events Policy | Privacy Policy | Disclaimer