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AI Enhancements In The Games We Love

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Session description

Explore how AI has transformed popular educational games like Kahoot and Quizizz by providing personalized learning, adaptive quizzes, and real-time analytics. Learn how coaches and principals can use AI-powered games to engage teachers in professional development and enhance team-building activities.

Outline

Introduction (5 minutes)

Content: Overview of the session, introducing AI in educational games and its potential in classrooms and professional development settings.
Engagement: Start with a live poll using Kahoot or Quizizz to assess the audience’s current familiarity with AI in educational tools. This will set the stage for interactive learning.

AI in Educational Games (25 minutes)

Content: Demonstrate how AI has been infused in platforms like Kahoot, Quizizz, and similar games to enhance personalization, engagement, and assessment in real-time.
Show examples of adaptive quizzes, real-time feedback, and data analytics that guide student learning.
Discuss the role of AI in improving engagement and identifying learning gaps.
Engagement: Audience members will participate in a live quiz using AI-adaptive features. They will also explore how AI analytics can provide feedback for different student abilities in real-time.

AI for Professional Development (10 minutes)

Content: Explore how coaches, principals, and instructional leaders can use AI-infused games for engaging teachers during professional development sessions.
Discuss specific AI features that enhance collaboration, motivation, and progress tracking among educators.
Engagement: Attendees will participate in a peer-to-peer activity where they brainstorm AI-based games and activities that could be used in their own professional learning communities.
Creating Your AI-Powered Plan (15 minutes)

Content: Guide participants in developing their own plan for incorporating AI-powered games into their educational or professional development practices.
Help attendees outline clear objectives, tools, and AI features they will use.
Engagement: Participants will use devices to create and share mini-projects (quizzes, team-building activities) that incorporate AI enhancements.

Q&A and Next Steps (5 minutes)

Content: Wrap-up with a brief Q&A session and offer resources for further exploration of AI in education.
Engagement: Encourage participants to share their key takeaways or any lingering questions they have about using AI in educational settings.

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Supporting research

https://www.instructure.com/resources/blog/ai-gamification-unpacking-student-perspective

https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9069875

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Presenters

Dr. Faryal Shaukat

Lead Educator

Pasadena ISD

Dr. Selene Verhofstad

Einstein Fellow

Albert Einstein Distinguished Fellow

Session specifications

Topic:

Artificial Intelligence

TLP:

Grade level:

PK-12

Audience:

District Level Leadership, Teacher, Technology Coach/Trainer

Attendee devices:

Devices required

Attendee device specification:

Smartphone: Android, iOS, Windows
Laptop: Chromebook, Mac, PC
Tablet: Android, iOS, Windows

Subject area:

Interdisciplinary (STEM/STEAM), Technology Education

ISTE Standards:

For Coaches:
Learning Designer

Collaborate with educators to develop authentic, active learning experiences that foster student agency, deepen content mastery and allow students to demonstrate their competency.

For Education Leaders:
Equity and Citizenship Advocate

Ensure all students learn from educators who are skilled in using technology to create authentic and engaging learning experiences.

For Educators:
Facilitator

Foster a culture where students take ownership of their learning goals and outcomes in both independent and group settings.