OUT OF THE BOX THINKING WITH AI

TODAY’S AGENDA:

• WHAT DO WE THINK OF AI?
• HOW ARE WE USING AI?
• WHAT ARE SOME DIFFERENT WAYS TO USE AI?

Session Objectives

By the end of this session, you will be able to:�

1. Reframe AI from tool → co-creator�
2. Explore examples of AI-enhanced tasks�
3. Apply ready-made prompts & strategies today

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Stocktake

Stocktake

• Mentimeter or something similar

Stocktake

WAYS TO TEACH YOUR STUDENTS (AND YOURSELF) ABOUT AI

Common Sense Media has several lessons on AI in education – for both students and teachers

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OVERVIEW – USING AI

• Generative AI can create new content, such as text, images, music, and code.
• It does this by learning from a large amount of existing data, then using that knowledge to generate new outputs that are like the data it was trained on.

WAYS TO TEACH YOUR STUDENTS ABOUT AI

Google Teachable Machines

• Teachable Machine
• https://teachablemachine.withgoogle.com/

Google Quick Draw

• Quick, Draw!
• https://quickdraw.withgoogle.com/

AI AS YOUR PERSONAL ASSISTANT

Common assumptions:

• AI ≈ automation, “write my essay”
• Students/teachers offload thinking

�The case for partnership:

• New ideas to encourage student creativity & curiosity
• Deepen student engagement & ownership
• Models real-world teamwork

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FROM AUTOMATION TO COLLABORATION

• AI Collaboration Spectrum

Tool -> Assistant -> Co-Creator

• Tool: �Executes “Do X for me”
• Assistant: �Suggests improvements
• Co-Creator: �Engages in iterative dialogue

AI PROMPT TOOLS

Standards - Lesson Planning �Ideation->Creation

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Standards - Lesson Planning �Ideation->Creation

AI -> TEACHING ASSISTANT

Summarizing Documents

Live Prompt Demo

Assist with Differentiated Lessons/Activities

AI -> PROOFREADING AND EDITING TEXT

EXCEL FORMULAS/FUNCTIONS

AI -> CO-CREATOR

Scaffolding Critical Thinking

AI as Critic & Coach

1. Prompt:

“I’m uploading a lesson plan. Add some features to increase critical thinking” or “I’m uploading a lesson plan. Make a bell-ringer or exit ticket that’s related.”

2. AI output:
• Additions to the lesson that facilitate critical thinking
• Ideas for bell-ringers/exit tickets
3. Follow-up prompt:

“Suggest scaffold questions to build towards that critical thinking concept.”

Outcome: deeper engagement and reflection

Other “Out of the Box” AI Use-Cases

• Modernizing existing lesson plans
• Recording and summarizing voice notes
• Writing and scheduling emails
• Using AI prompting skill-building as a core part of a lesson/content exploration

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What unique things have you tried?

PROMPTING MATTERS!

TIPS FOR EFFECTIVE PROMPTING

• Use your natural language
• Provide detailed instructions and examples
• Be concise – relevant details only
• Be conversational – not one-and-done!

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Resources & Next Steps

• Prompt-Engineering Guides:
• Atlassian’s prompt guide
• OpenAI’s “Prompt best practices”
• AI Ethics in Ed:
• ISTE AI ethics framework
• UNESCO AI curriculum
• Sample Repositories:
• AI for Teachers
• AI for Education

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Resources & Next Steps

• AI for Education
• All sorts of free information regarding AI in education, for students, parents, and teachers
• Also a free two hour course on developing AI literacy and prompting skills
• AI4K12.org
• Curricular resources, demos, links to tools, etc.
• Includes a large collection of videos and documentaries

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Q&A

• Questions?
• What challenge or idea are you

excited to try first?

Thank You!