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Thomas Blakemore

Class Teacher

Kent College Dubai

Thomas is a passionate educator who creates content about up-and-coming educational technologies and AI integration in the classroom. He’s committed to bridging the gap between innovative technology and practical application in the classroom, making teacher’s lives easier while extending the impact on children’s education.

SPEAKER SESSIONS

31 October, 2023 | 13:00 to 13:45
Key Strategies for Preventing Burnout in Educators and Students: A Comprehensive Guide to Well-being

This panel is all about well-being for all and spotting the signs of ‘burnout’ early in children and educators. In addition to this, there are discussions on how to treat and manage these issues, and how to prevent them. Our well-being panel of experts will discuss everything educators need to know in order to avoid burnout in staff and students.

31 October, 2023 | 16:30 to 16:50
The good, the bad and the upcoming ugly of AI in education

As we step from discovery into the age of AI implementation in education, many rush to share and utilise up-and-coming technologies in a range of manners to benefit teachers while improving education but are we moving too fast? This talk will explore a range of practical first-person experiences that have revolutionised Thomas’ teaching while taking time to pause on some of the worrying ethical challenges he faced and strategies to consider for developing policy in schools.