There were 2 things that I really appreciated about this session: 1. The fact that these educators are exposing their students to AI and showing them how AI impacts their daily lives is so important!ĪI in the Hands of Your Students was a lecture session by Doug Bergmann where he spoke on different AI tools that he used in his classroom and that other teachers could easily implement in their own classrooms. I appreciated that each of the women were honest about their experiences and showcased how they plan to improve their experience for future years. I truly enjoyed hearing from each of the educators about their personal experiences and learning opportunities that they faced with their implementation of an AI-based unit. They were able to share what they learned in the course and how they applied it to their own class/school. The topic of AI presents a lot of unknowns for many people, and I was pleased to see educators taking this on and teaching their peers!Īrtificial Intelligence Goes to School was a panel session that included 3 teachers (Leah Aiwohi, Janice Conger, and April DeGennaro) who actually went through the same ISTEU course that I did. I was really impressed with the number of educators presenting on this topic, as it isn’t the easiest topic to present on… (remember me from the fall when I thought AI only had to do with robots… I know I’m not the only one out there!). ISTE 2019 had a great offering of AI lectures and poster sessions. Long story short, I was so thrilled to be heading to ISTE in Philly to connect with educators and learn more about AI in the classroom. I wasn’t exaggerating when I said this was the best email ever.

I obviously applied, as this would be a dream come true- attending ISTE for my first time and continuing my learning around AI in the education world. Check out more information here 🙂 ISTE19- AI TakeawaysĪfter completing the course, there was an opportunity to win an ISTE-GM AI Bootcamp Scholarship, which would give the winner(s) a chance to advance his/her knowledge and skills around integrating AI in the classroom at ISTE19. *Shameless plug- there is another offering of this course this fall. The quicker we become knowledgeable around what AI is and what it can do for us, the more efficient and informed our actions will be. The course took us through the things that make an AI an AI (and what things are not the same as an AI), different types of AI (this is where I learned that I have an AI in my kitchen, living room, and on my phone) and most importantly, how to expose others to the concept (and perks) of AI, even teachers and students.īefore I make this blog post a post that summarizes the entire course, I’ll wrap up my background info story by saying this: Artificial intelligence is around right now and is only going to evolve as time goes on. Before starting the course, I honestly thought that AI had to do with futuristic robots… not the Alexa in my kitchen! I’ll be honest, in the first few days of the course, I found myself thinking, “Am I in the right class? What does this even have to do with me?” Trust me… I found out the answer to that question REAL quick! I soon learned that we already have AI all around us, and most of us interact with AI on a frequent (if not daily) basis! This was news to me. I found myself taking pages of notes regarding terms and topics that had to do with the basic functions and purpose of AI. As I began the course, I realized I knew next to nothing about AI… seriously. Our cohort’s goal was to become more familiar with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and what part it plays in the education of the students in our community. To describe the inspiration for this post, I need to give a little background information.īack in the fall of 2018, a cohort from my district got together to take the ISTEU course: Artificial Intelligence Explorations and Their Practical Use in Schools*. I will be forever grateful for this opportunity. Without the boot camp scholarship, I would not have been able to learn from so many amazing educators and get new and innovative ideas to bring back to my own district. Thank you so much to everyone involved and a part of the ISTE-GM AI Project. First off, I’d like to give a HUGE shout out to the people who made it possible for me to attend ISTE19.

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