Formerly Division of Curriculum & Instruction (DCI), now Division of School Leadership (DSL)

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Support AI & Digital literacy across NYCPS educators, leaders, and students

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Professional Learning Programs, Flexible Learning for Students, Innovative Pilots & Tools, Leadership Training

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1. Session Goals
2. State of AI in Education
3. Grounding in Our Why
4. Introduction of AI Tools

• Increase awareness & understanding
• Support integration
• Encourage you to TRY these tools :)

• NYCPS community understands the various AI tools and platforms that support instructional design.
• Educators and leaders are able to integrate at least one tool into their practices.

Tell me about a tech gadget or innovation

that you thought was all hype at first

but has now won you over.

Share your thoughts in the chat & thumbs up responses you agree with!

• How are you using AI in the classroom?
• Success stories?

Share your thoughts in the chat & thumbs up responses that resonate with you!

• Conference dedicated to AI in EDU
• NYCPS had a strong showing
• LAUSD is piloting a personalized AI chatbot for students
• NYCPS is working on a similar project
• This is the trend of AI in edu… personalization

What are your concerns about AI in education?

Share your thoughts in the chat & thumbs up responses that resonate with you!

• Reflect on our purpose in the educator community. �
• Discover our “why“ for learning more about AI’s role in teaching and learning.

• When have you felt a sense of meaning in your work with NYCPS and education?�
• This doesn’t need to be a big win, but moments in your career when you felt proud of your work.

• Who were you serving in that moment?�
• Consider who you were helping and the role you played in their success.

• When you consider the people you served, what's the impact you had on their lives? �
• How did they benefit from the work that you do? What’s the impact you want to have?

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When it comes to AI for teaching and learning

I am hopeful to support ________ by ________

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I will challenge myself to ________ because ________

(Service)

(Impact)

copilot.microsoft.com

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Sign in w/ your NYCDOE Email account either by selecting “sign in” or “sign in with google”

• Similar to ChatGPT & Google’s Gemini
• Ideal for saving time and adaptability.
• Supports differentiation

Copilot - Differentiation

Text Modification

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For struggling readers or English Language Learners, Copilot can instantly simplify the article's language, making it more accessible without altering the core content.

Prompt Breakdown

You are a 9th grade high school teacher in NYC public schools, create three reading comprehension activities on Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18 (also known as “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Each activity will be tailored to the following reading levels: emerging, grade-level and advanced readers.

Persona: ask AI to take a role

Audience: describe the stakeholder(s) and anything specific to them

Concept: describe the concept or main idea of the communication

Context: give context about the activity/ task

Boundaries: set desired format for the output

Copilot - Personalized Learning

Copilot - Personalized Learning

Copilot - Personalized Learning

Copilot - Personalized Learning

copilot.microsoft.com

Copilot Notebook provides a prompt window that allows up to 18,000 characters (~6 pages single spaced)

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The regular Copilot interface allows 4,000 characters (~2 pages single spaced).

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Notebook enables you to analyze/summarize larger blocks of text.

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access via

teachhub.schools.nyc

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Sign in w/ your NYCDOE Email account by accessing it through teachhub

• Ideal for visual content creation
• TONS of templates
• Translates any document in several languages
• Supports Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

Adobe Express - Quick & Engaging Visual Content Creation

Teachers often need visually appealing materials for lessons, presentations, or assignments.

Creating these from scratch can be time-consuming.

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Leverage Adobe Express’ template library

Adobe Express - Text to Image

Adobe Express - Text Translation

canva.com

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Sign in w/ your NYCDOE Email account either by selecting “sign in” or “sign in with google”

• Ideal for visual content creation
• TONS of templates
• Supports Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

Canva - easily update templates

Canva & Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

What is UDL?

A framework for inclusive education that provides flexible options for all learners to succeed.

Key Principles:

• Engagement: Variety of activities and materials to capture interest
• Representation: Multiple formats for accessing information (text, audio, visuals)
• Action & Expression: Diverse ways to demonstrate knowledge and skills

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Canva & Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

How can Canva support UDL?

• Engage: Visually appealing templates, multimedia elements
• Represent: Visual aids, diverse fonts and backgrounds
• Action & Expression: Creative projects, collaborative design

Extras

• Accessible features (alt text, closed captioning)
• Easy-to-use interface
• Free for educators

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Assessing Students in an

AI-Pervasive Environment

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Focus on Higher-Order Thinking:

• Critical thinking and analysis
• Complex, open-ended problem-solving

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Project-Based and Performance Assessments:

• Long-term projects with multiple steps
• Oral presentations and live demonstrations

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Collaborative Work:

• Group projects for dynamic interaction
• Peer review for accountability and engagement

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Integration of AI Literacy:

• AI critique assignments
• Ethical discussions on AI use

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Process-Oriented Assessment:

• Draft submissions and revisions
• Reflection papers on learning processes

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Authentic Assessments:

• Real-life case studies
• Comprehensive student portfolios

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Incorporating AI into your school

• Start small - JUST TRY IT :)
• Start with something “tedious”
• Lesson plans
• Creating quiz questions
• Summarizing text

• ChatGPT (test on personal account)
• Google’s Gemini (test on personal account)
• Google AI for Educators course
• Google Teacher Center
• DLI Professional Learning Winter/Spring Catalog

santi@projectrecess.org

Please complete our feedback form:

https://tinyurl.com/dlidp2024

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