NCBCE AI Fellows Capstone
Summary
The Capstone is your opportunity to lead and showcase what you are learning in this fellowship. It is open-ended and flexible, but you are tasked with completing two or three activities/products to show your inquiry into how AI can be thoughtfully integrated to transform teaching, learning, and leadership in schools. The year will culminate in a Capstone Showcase in June where Fellows will share both a product and the process used to lead AI integration in their schools. This allows each Fellow to come away with an arsenal of adaptable ideas and resources and continue their journey of thoughtful AI integration. Win-win!
Capstone Ideas
Below are suggested products and activities split into three categories. You do not necessarily have to pick one from each category. What is more important is that you do what works for you! This is only a small part of your job as an educator and is not meant to be burdensome but fruitful! Consider how you can design something that safely increases engagement and curiosity. What can you bring to the table? How will you measure impact?
Policy
- Speak to your principal or PLC about why it is crucial to educate students on AI responsibility. Develop talking points that can be shared with the Fellows.
- Create an AI policy for, or with, your students. Share your process and the policy produced.
- If your district has not adopted an AI policy, establish your voice with the school board. Present on responsible AI and why AI is something we cannot ignore. Share your presentation or talking points.
Practice
- Integrate the Analog Inspiration activity cards in a lesson with students.
- Take the curriculum map and meet with your assistant superintendent on the pacing guide. How can it integrate AI literacy?
- Host a table/session on AI at a curriculum or parent night. Have parents do some of the activities from the Participant Guide from Emma Braaten’s workshop.
- Host a panel of local employers (perhaps include some parents) to discuss how AI is impacting their jobs and industry. Have students come up with questions.
Pedagogy
- Create a new lesson plan that integrates AI.
- Create a series of lessons that introduces AI responsibility.
- Create an Intro to AI toolkit for beginning teachers or teachers who are overwhelmed by AI. What should be included?
- Have you shifted from knowledge-based to skills-based learning? If so, what changes did you make? What were the challenges? Outcomes?