Location: DoubleTree Bloomington - Minneapolis South
7800 Normandale Blvd, Minneapolis, MN 55439 (hwys 49 & 100)
Friday, May 3rd, 2024 9:00 to 3:00 PM
LODGING OPTION
MASPA has a block of rooms at the DoubleTree for the night of the 2nd. The rate is $149 + taxes and fees. To make a reservation under our block, use the link
https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/mspbsdt-pms-452f0cf1-55b6-41d5-a847-bcb58a1d023b/
Deadline for our room block is April 19th, 2024. After this date rooms are not guaranteed available.
8:00 - 9:00 AM Registration Open and Light Networking
Get settled in for the day and connect with your colleagues.
9:00 AM Welcome
Liz Windingstad, President, MASPA Board9:00 - 11:30 AM Navigating the Generative AI Frontier: Ethics, Strategies, and Future Readiness in School HR
Jon Fila, Teacher/Author/Consultant, Jon Fila Consulting Inc.
As Artificial Intelligence (AI) is quickly being incorporated into all aspects of our lives, it can be overwhelming to sort through the sea of information and suggestions. This session will guide how we should think of these tools, particularly generative AI like ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini. During this session, we will discuss ways we should be thinking about generative AI to prompt for more complete and inclusive responses to support our work and the ethics involved in its use.
Participants will:
- Have an understanding of what generative AI is and how it works;
- What to look out for when using AI as an assistant;
- Preparing for the future of AI in work;
- Strategies for using generative AI
Jon Fila is an award-winning educator, speaker and author who promotes equitable access to high-quality educational materials and experiences for all learners. Jon has led digital accessibility initiatives, developed curriculum, and facilitated the adoption and update of Open Educational Resources (OER). He has written three books on the use of AI in education. Jon also serves as an educational consultant, providing presentations and workshops for school districts and organizations around the United States. Jon was a 2022 Minnesota Teacher of the Year finalist and is currently a semi-finalist for 2024.11:30 - 12:30 PM Lunch 12:30 - 12:45 PM MASPA Business meeting
12:45 - 1:45 PM Applied Generative AI in the Workplace
2:00 - 3:00 PM Legal Implications of AI the the Workplace
John Edison, Shareholder, Squires, Waldspurger, & Mace, P.A.
John P. Edison is a shareholder with Squires, Waldspurger & Mace P.A. John believes government can be a force for good. He has devoted his entire legal career to working with cities, counties, school districts and other government entities. As an advocate, John appears in state and federal courts, administrative agency hearings, arbitration hearings and mediations in a wide variety of matters impacting school and municipal clients. As an advisor, he works with clients to find practical, cost-effective solutions to a broad range of issues, such as labor and employment matters, open meetings and data privacy issues, conducting investigations, Title IX compliance, student discipline, special education, and drafting and reviewing contracts, ordinances, resolutions and other documents. John’s practice also includes acting as a lead negotiator for collective bargaining and providing training on topics relevant to the firm’s school and municipal clients.
Before transitioning to private practice, John worked as a law clerk and Assistant County Attorney in the Civil Division of the Ramsey County Attorney’s Office in St. Paul, Minnesota. John received a B.A., summa cum laude, from the University of North Dakota and his J.D., summa cum laude, from the Hamline University School of Law.
MASPA has received for BOSA credit for attendees of this event.