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The Introduction of Artificial Intelligence in Middle School |
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Saturday, December 5, 9:30–10:30 am PST (Pacific Standard Time)
David Lockett Denise Wright
This session will introduce educators to the concept of artificial intelligence and how it is taught in the middle school classroom. Attendees will be exposed to real life examples and how they interact with AI. Participants will learn about resources/technology that supports teaching AI.
| Audience: | Coaches, Curriculum/district specialists, Teachers |
| Skill level: | Intermediate |
| Attendee devices: | Devices required |
| Attendee device specification: | Laptop: Chromebook, Mac, PC Tablet: iOS |
| Topic: | Artificial Intelligence |
| Grade level: | 6-12 |
| Subject area: | STEM/STEAM, Computer science |
| ISTE Standards: | For Educators: Designer
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Participants will be able to :
1) Define Artificial Intelligence
2) Describe real life examples of AI
3) Discuss the five concept of what students should know when teaching AI.
4) Use and preview examples of AI middle school resources
Content and activities: What content will be presented and/or in what activities will the audience participate?
The definition of AI, the five main concepts of teaching AI, and activities to teach AI,
http://cognimates.me/home/
https://quickdraw.withgoogle.com/
https://experiments.withgoogle.com/collection/ai
https://calypso.software/
https://teachablemachine.withgoogle.com/
Cozmo Robot, Spark Fun Jet Bot
Time: How much time will be spent on each content component?
Process:
The definition of AI, the five main concepts of teaching AI, and activities to teach AI, ( 20 minutes)
Activity Exploration ( 30 minutes)
http://cognimates.me/home/
https://quickdraw.withgoogle.com/
https://experiments.withgoogle.com/collection/ai
https://calypso.software/
https://teachablemachine.withgoogle.com/
Cozmo Robot, Spark Fun Jet Bot
Travel Grant Received for November 2019 to attend Artificial Intelligence Symposium in Arlington, Virginia, from the Association to Advance Artificial Intelligence, by Denise Wright , will be attending conference :
https://github.com/touretzkyds/ai4k12/wiki
https://aaai.org/Symposia/Fall/fss19symposia.php#fs08
https://www.techlearning.com/news/readyai-launches-ai-in-a-boxtm-k12-ai-curriculum
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/technology/ai-101-what-is-artificial-intelligence-and-where-is-it-going/
David Lockett has served as an elementary and middle STEM and Computer Science teacher 15 years. As a national leader in STEM, leading both statewide and national initiatives. Lockett’s philosophy of “STEM for ALL” has been at the heart of his STEM outreach and advocacy work. He is currently an Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow.
Denise Wright, is a STEM Educator in Myrtle Beach, SC . She is a member of ISTE STEM , IVC leadership teams, volunteers for NASA as a Solar System Ambassador, piloted a distance learning telescope to be used in classrooms across South Carolina, and founded the amateur astronomy group, Grand Strand Astronomers in her local community. Denise, was recently appointed to the National Astronomy Educator Coordinators Team with the IAU and attended the 2018 launch of NASA's Parker Solar Probe. Her passions include astronomy, artificial intelligence, and learning about emerging technologies. She is an author for NSTA's Science Scope. Her column is called "The Online Teacher."
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