Empowering Educators and Learners for the Age of AI
The Open Classroom Conference 2025, entitled “Empowering Educators and Learners for the Age of AI,” will be held on November 7–8, 2025, at the premises of Ellinogermaniki Agogi School.
It is co-organized by Ellinogermaniki Agogi, the Athena Research Center, the Institute of Communication and Computer Systems of the National Technical University of Athens, the Athens Technology Center, the Open Technologies Organization, and the eTwinning. It is held under the auspices of the EDEN.
This high-level event will bring together leading voices in education, technology, and research to engage in a vital dialogue on the impact of artificial intelligence on teaching and learning. The aim is to prepare educators to navigate this evolving landscape, not merely by adopting new technologies, but by developing a forward-thinking mindset and becoming active participants in shaping the future of education.
Τhe conference will introduce a modular, research-backed training framework, moving beyond traditional teacher training by structuring AI education across three essential dimensions: Teaching About AI, ensuring educators develop deep AI literacy and ethical awareness; Teaching With AI, equipping teachers with skills for formative assessment, adaptive learning, and classroom innovation; and Teaching For AI, preparing students for an AI-driven future through critical thinking and digital competencies.
Building on our extensive AI project portfolio, the conference will provide workshops through access to practical, research-backed solutions. These include pioneering tools from European projects like AI4EDU, featuring innovations such as Study Buddy for personalized learning and Teacher Mate for enhancing instructional methodologies, along with complementary resources like the Adventure in Artificial Intelligence game, AIware’s ready-to-use AI curricula, and Discovery Space’s dynamic, formative assessment tools and individualized student learning paths. The GenAI4ED platform further enriches our resources through personalized recommendations for AI-based educational tools, thoughtfully tailored to address the specific needs of teachers and students. Insights from the ACT-AI Academy will also be shared, showcasing modular training models, micro-learning approaches, and competency-based pathways for teacher development in AI. Complementing these initiatives, the human-centric AI ecosystem of the FAITH project identifies and addresses AI-related risks in education and other societal sectors.
