What to Expect on Your First Day of Learn to Skate
Plan to arrive 15-20 minutes early for your skater’s first day of Learn to Skate. This will provide you with enough time to check-in, pick up their nametag, put on skates, and familiarize yourself with the building.
What to Wear:
Jumpstart Class
Jumpstart Classes are offered as small group sessions (2-4 skaters), designed to serve two key purposes:
- To provide supplemental training, allowing skaters to concentrate on mastering their most challenging skills.
- To help skaters prepare for seamless entry into our Learn to Skate Program.
Jumpstart Class Guidelines
GAI to Support Groupwork
Explore ways generative AI can support student collaboration—like team skill identification and helping brainstorm team reflection
Helping Students Reflect While Using GAI
Use and adapt a simple student-facing checklist to guide reflection on when, why, and how they use AI—helping them develop responsible habits and metacognitive skills.
Promoting Critical Thinking After AI Use
Help students move beyond passive use of AI tools by engaging them in reflection, comparison, and critique—strengthening their analytical thinking and decision-making.
Playful Ways to Incorporate AI Into Your Class
Bring curiosity and creativity into your classroom with playful, low-stakes activities that let students explore generative AI while building comfort and competence.
AI Learning Objectives To Consider
Review sample learning outcomes associated with generative AI use from lower order to higher order thinking, and consider how to adapt or add them to your own course
Help Students Understand Your GAI Policy
Discover tips and examples for clearly communicating your course AI policy to students, while promoting shared understanding and academic integrity.