Advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) promise to transform teaching and learning. In this program, you’ll have a chance to explore big ideas, design learning activities, and collaborate with peers as you try new approaches to implementing artificial intelligence into your classroom.
What Sets Us Apart
About the Program
The Introducing Artificial Intelligence (AI) into the Classroom program convenes K-12 and higher-education educators who are eager to explore how artificial intelligence can enhance their learning environments.
Application deadline
- Priority Application Deadline: July 7, 2023
- Application Deadline: September 11, 2023
Program LengthSeptember 12, 2023 – January, 2024
Cost
- Priority deadline rate: $450
- Standard rate: $600
Ideal Candidates
- K-12 teachers and administrators
- Instructional leaders (e.g., coaches, mentors, professional development leaders)
- Higher education teachers and administrators
- Teachers in informal and non-traditional settings
- Online
The Introducing Artificial Intelligence (AI) into the Classroom program includes three parts.
Part I: Explore
You will deepen your own understanding of the recent advances in AI, as well as the questions, tensions, and possibilities it brings to the classroom, by exploring resources, materials, and videos on our online learning platform.
Part II: Envision
You will engage in a series of live virtual workshops where you will design learning activities and experiences that you intend to implement in your own classroom.
- Workshop #1: An Introduction to AI: Understanding the scope of what foundation models can do - Dr. Ryan Baker
- Workshop #2: Considering the dangers of using AI in the classroom and supporting students to be thoughtful users of AI tools - Dr. Sarah Schneider Kavanagh
- Workshop #3: Integrating AI to augment student thinking and collaboration - Dr. Bodong Chen
- Workshop #4: Designing writing assignments with AI - Dr. Amy Stornaiuolo
Part III: Enact
You will implement learning activities and experiences with your students in your local context. You will also participate in live virtual sessions with small teams of colleagues to connect, collaborate, reflect, and learn from each other's experiences. Your small team will be facilitated by an instructional coach to help you reflect and develop your practice.
Our inaugural cohort of the Introducing Artificial Intelligence (AI) into the Classroom program begins in September, and applications will open soon. Sign up below to be notified when the application opens.
Program Format
| Dates | Modality & Duration | Topic |
| September 11 | Virtual asynchronous session; ~10 hours | Part I: Explore – Learners will begin to explore resources, materials, and videos to help deepen their understanding of the recent advancements in artificial intelligence. |
September 26 & 28 October | 4 virtual synchronous sessions 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. (ET) | Part II: Envision – Learners will join faculty-led virtual workshops to begin designing hands-on activities and experiences to be used in their classrooms.
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| October - December | 4 virtual synchronous sessions; 2-3 hours per session | Part III: Enact – Learners will implement their AI activities and experiences in their classrooms and share their findings in small discussion groups. The cohort will be divided into sub-groups based on learners’ time zones to connect, collaborate, reflect, and learn from each other’s experiences in live virtual sessions. |
| January 2024 | TBD | Final showcase and celebration |
Takeaways
By the end of the program, you will gain the ability to:
- Utilize tools such as OpenAI, ChatGPT4, and Generative AI.
- Apply scaffolding techniques taught by Penn GSE faculty experts in instructional design and learning technologies to enhance your curriculum.
- Assess how AI affects students' abilities to learn.
- Make informed decisions regarding AI implementation, usage, and policies.
