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Purpose:
The primary aim of the "Chopped: AI Stars" session is to immerse educators in an AI-friendly teaching strategy. This hands-on experience is designed to showcase the potential of integrating AI into classroom activities, emphasizing the enhancement of creativity, critical thinking, and adaptability in the learning process.
Objectives:
Experience an AI-Integrated Teaching Strategy: Participants will actively engage in the "Chopped: AI Stars" activity, gaining firsthand experience of how AI can be seamlessly integrated into classroom challenges. This direct involvement will equip educators with a clear understanding of the strategy's mechanics and benefits.
Adaptation Brainstorming: Educators will collaborate in groups to brainstorm and discuss potential adaptations of the "Chopped: AI Stars" strategy to fit their unique classroom environments, subjects, and student needs. This collaborative process will ensure that participants leave with a version of the strategy tailored to their specific teaching context.
Designing AI-Integrated Challenges: Through guided sessions, participants will delve into the design process of creating AI-integrated challenges. Emphasis will be placed on fostering creativity and critical thinking among students. Educators will be equipped with the tools and knowledge to design challenges that not only integrate AI but also ensure that students' higher-order thinking skills are at the forefront of the learning experience.
By the end of the session, educators will be empowered with a practical, adaptable AI-integrated teaching strategy, ready for immediate implementation in their classrooms.
Introduction - 10 minutes
Brief overview of the session's purpose and objectives.
Introduction to the "Chopped: AI Stars" concept.
Experiencing the AI-Integrated Teaching Strategy - 30 minutes
Participants engage in a round of "Chopped: AI Stars" to understand its mechanics.
Debrief on the experience, highlighting the AI integration and its impact on the challenge.
Adaptation Brainstorming - 15 minutes
Breakout sessions: Participants form small groups to discuss potential adaptations of the strategy for their classrooms.
Each group shares one adaptation idea with the larger group.
Reflection - 5 minutes
Recap of the session's key takeaways.
https://tech.ed.gov/ai-future-of-teaching-and-learning/
https://openai.com/blog/teaching-with-ai
https://www.edweek.org/technology/3-simple-ideas-for-introducing-ai-into-your-teaching/2023/06
https://www.ie.edu/insights/articles/welcoming-ai-into-the-classroom/
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4391243