Session 1: AI for Everyday Teaching Tasks

Explore how AI can support everyday teaching tasks through effective prompt writing and practical classroom applications. This session will examine both the benefits and limitations of AI, including ethical concerns and challenges educators should consider when using these tools in schools.

Presenters

Clare Berends-Eitel: Director of Learning Design, Digital Futures Institute
Caroline Levens: Head of Education & Workforce, Grow with Google
Yasmin Sanders Fathi: Product Lead | Google Career Certificates

Objectives

Apply prompting strategies to transform basic AI queries into multi-step prompts that allow educators to utilize AI as a teaching assistant.
Identify which everyday administrative and preparatory tasks are best suited for AI assistance, allowing them to safely automate routine work and reclaim planning time.
Analyze the limitations and ethical challenges of K-12 AI tools, including algorithmic bias, data privacy constraints, and "hallucinations" to establish responsible, human-in-the-loop boundaries for their classrooms.

To earn the Badge for this session, you must:

Attend a virtual session
Submit your asynchronous assignment
Interact with the Padlet below

Virtual Session 1: AI for Everyday Teaching Tasks

Workshop Slides

Session 1 - Asynchronous Activities

Estimated Time to complete: 30 minutes

Session 1 Activity

The goal of this activity is to apply what you learned during today’s workshop by using AI to support a real teaching task from your own practice. This activity will help you strengthen your prompt-writing skills while also reflecting on the benefits, limitations, and ethical considerations of using AI in K–12 education.

Below is a Padlet where you can share your prompts to the AI Prompt Cookbook

Practicing Prompts for Real Teaching Tasks

Submit your Practicing Prompts Reflection

Prompt Builder Tool

Prompt Cookbook

Ready for the afternoon session?

Session 2: Designing Real-World Projects with AI Support will begin at 1:30 pm

Continue to Session 2