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🆓 Free Lesson on AI for Students
Artificial intelligence technology is evolving quickly. Use this short lesson to help students get acquainted with how AI works and consider some of its potential benefits and drawbacks.
For more AI-related lessons, check out the AI Literacy lesson collection.
OBJECTIVES:
Define what artificial intelligence is.
Understand what makes generative AI unique.
Reflect on the benefits and drawbacks of generative AI.
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New books have been added to the Professional Collection. Take a look at the new titles. You may be interested in this title.
Leading Through an Equity Lens: A Process for Advancing Inclusive District InitiativesKim Wallace. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press, 2023. 198 pp.
This book is designed to help educational leaders and administrators: Seamlessly implement new equity-centered initiatives in their own organization; Improve academic, social-emotional, and developmental outcomes for historically marginalized student groups; Address and eliminate unproductive or harmful practices that impede transformational change; and Cultivate school and district cultures that prioritize belonging and inclusion.
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- Mar 1 - Discovery Education Bootcamp (Breakfast & Lunch Included)
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- Feb 1 - Book Study on AI in the Classroom
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- April 1 - Inspire, Create, Share: BookCreator
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