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Prompt, Play, Prototype: Vibe Coding as a Creative Teaching Tool

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Session description

Vibe coding empowers educators and students to turn ideas into interactive learning experiences with AI. In this hands-on session, explore how teachers can use natural language prompts to prototype games, simulations, and classroom tools—making coding accessible, creative, and impactful across all subjects, not just computer science.

Outline

Intro & Context (10 min): What is vibe coding? Why now? (AI + creativity + equity in CS education)
Demo (10 min): Show a simple educational game (e.g., pixel matching memory game built with Lovable).
Hands-On Activity (20 min): Participants prompt their own mini-educational games/tools using vibe coding.
Discussion (10 min): Classroom applications, cross-curricular connections, student engagement stories
Wrap-Up (10 min): Key takeaways, resources, how to bring vibe coding to their schools
Engagement strategies: device-based coding activity, quick polls, pair-share reflection.
For teachers: Observe a model lesson (e.g., building a pixel-matching memory game with Lovable) that blends design thinking and coding.
For students: Learn how AI can scaffold iteration and visual logic through immediate feedback.

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Outcomes

After this session, participants will be able to:
Use vibe coding to prototype educational games and activities.

Guide students in using AI creatively and responsibly for coding.

Apply prompt-based design thinking to cross-curricular lessons.

Model inclusive, student-centered innovation with AI-powered tools.

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Supporting research

UNESCO (2023): AI and Education Guidance (https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000386916)
US Dept of Education (2023): Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Teaching and Learning (https://www.ed.gov/ai)
ISTE (2023): Bringing AI to School Guide (https://cms-live-media.iste.org/Bringing_AI_to_School-2023_07.pdf)
Freethink: Has AI made ‘learn to code’ obsolete? (https://www.freethink.com/artificial-intelligence/learn-to-code)
Girls Who Code: Vibe Coding for Students: Unlocking Your Creativity With AI (https://girlswhocode.com/news/vibecodingforstudents)

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Presenters

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Dora Palfi
Co-founder & CEO
imagi Education, Inc.
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Kelly Paredes
Comp Sci / Tech Integration Specialist
Pine Crest School

Session specifications

Topic:

Artificial Intelligence

Grade level:

6-12

Audience:

Curriculum Designer/Director, District-Level Leadership, Technology Coach/Trainer

Attendee devices:

Devices required

Attendee device specification:

Laptop: Chromebook, Mac, PC

Participant accounts, software and other materials:

We will provide login codes during the session, no pre-installation is needed.

Subject area:

Computer Science, Technology Education

ISTE Standards:

For Students: Computational Thinker, Innovative Designer
For Educators: Designer

Transformational Learning Principles:

Spark Curiosity, Develop Expertise

Disclosure:

The submitter of this session has been supported by a company whose product is being included in the session

Influencer Disclosure:

This session includes a presenter that indicated a “material connection” to a brand that includes a personal, family or employment relationship, or a financial relationship. See individual speaker menu for disclosure information.

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