Harnessing AI for Science Educators

KEY INFORMATION

• LOCATION: St. Francis College, 179 Livingston St., Brooklyn, NY
  
• DATE & TIME: Saturday, November 22, 2025, 10:00am - 1:30pm including a working lunch
  
• LED BY: Tchnavia Merrick, Allan Powe, Brendan Harney
  
• CTLE HOURS AVAILABLE: 3.5hrs
  
• THIS WORKSHOP IS FOR: K-16 teachers interested in incorporating and/or improving teacher-facing AI tools
  

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION

Do you want to level up your AI skill set, whether you are starting from scratch or you’ve got multiple iterations of your app working? This workshop will help you advance to your next level and discover how AI can solve real classroom challenges.

We will focus on teacher use cases starting with some basics like: what are the options? How do you design a prompt? How do you test and document what you’ve made? Join members of STEMteachersNYC’s Harnessing AI Working Group who will walk you through real examples of AI integration in STEM classrooms and get you logging in and using several of the available tools. This isn't about replacing what makes you a great teacher, it's about amplifying it.

No tech expertise required. Just bring your curiosity, a laptop, your challenges, and your commitment to meeting students where they are. Together, we'll demystify AI and transform it into your teaching superpower. Be ready to engage in this hands-on workshop and walk away with a fresh take on the rapidly changing AI landscape.

WORKSHOP LEADERS

Allan Powe (he/him) is a native New Yorker who teaches Biology at Regis High School in NYC, bringing thirty years of scientific research experience and a passion for getting students excited about science. He previously taught Regents Chemistry and Biology for 3 years at Hyde Leadership Charter School and has worked with STEMteachersNYC to organize workshops and working groups on everything from biotechnology to AI in education. He's passionate about mentoring the next generation of scientists from underrepresented communities.

Brendan Harney is a science educator and department chair at the Bronx Lab School with 10 years of experience implementing project based curriculum across all science disciplines. He is always looking for ways to implement technology and new tools in his classroom, and that has brought him into the STEMTeachersNYC AI Working group, CIOB 25/26 AI Fellows, and PlayLab 2025 Design Institute. Outside of the classroom, he can be found literally outside either running or camping (with or without his students).

Tchnavia Merrick’s bio is coming soon.

ABOUT STEMteachersNYC

Since 2011, STEMteachersNYC has delivered professional development workshops for teachers, by teachers, about teaching. We are an approved CTLE and NYCPS MTAC vendor. All workshops over 2hrs offer CTLE. Below is some important information, but please see our official Registration FAQ on our website for full details and policies.

Pricing: workshop/event pricing reflects a desire to offer affordable professional learning experiences. Some workshops are subsidized and offered at a discount or for free.

CUNY & other partner campus pre-service students: If you are training to be a teacher, we want to welcome you to attend our workshops for free! Please email registration@stemteachersnyc.org for details and to see if you qualify.

Want to pay by invoice or purchase order? We encourage you to ask your school or organization if this is a possibility. Please see the Registration FAQ for the process.

Are there discounts available? Often, yes! In the summers, we offer Early Bird and Teacher discounts alongside a Full Price ticket meant for those whose school or organization is funding their ticket. In the summer, we also have full scholarships, and a Fellowship available. All year, we announce specials and discounts on our social media (@STEMteachersNYC on Instagram, LinkedIn, Bluesky, and Facebook), and in our Weekly Newsletter – sign up here. Additionally, we partner with several organizations and CUNY to offer free tickets to teachers and pre-service teachers involved, and if at any time price is a barrier to you purchasing a ticket, please contact us at registration@STEMteachersNYC.org

Refunds, cancellations, and other registration/ticketing policies or changes: Please see the full Registration FAQ for details and policies.

Please note: We take screenshots, photographs and record video of our workshops in order to publicize a positive image of science teaching, and of STEMteachersNYC – a recognized 501(c)(3) non-profit organization – and to support future teacher leaders. If you register, you are agreeing to be photographed and to have your voice and image video-recorded. You are also agreeing to relinquish all your rights to the photographs and video recordings.

If you do not wish to be photographed or video-recorded – you must inform us before the workshop starts. For in-person workshops, we may take one photograph of your face so that we can erase your image if we happen to catch it by chance during the workshop, and we will do our best to avoid you.

Have more questions? Please see the full Registration FAQ for further details and policies, or contact us directly:

• Registration or ticketing questions - registration@STEMteachersNYC.org
  
• Questions about invoice/PO issues - bookkeeper@STEMteachersNYC.org
  
• Any other questions - info@STEMteachersNYC.org