K-12 technology integration specialists like Jill Hill and Kim Logie-Bates are always on the lookout for new and compelling ways to integrate tech into learning for the thousands of students in their diverse Metro Detroit area school district. For them, signing up for AI Explorations and Their Practical Use in School Environments—a professional learning course by ISTE and General Motors—was a no-brainer.

“It was just a great chance to learn more about artificial intelligence and machine learning and how to encourage K-12 teachers to use more AI tools in their classrooms,” said Hill, the technology integration specialist at her middle school. “And since Kim and I are connected to all of these great tech integrators and the hundreds of K-12 teachers they work with in our county, it seemed like a great way to scale up and introduce these ideas into our area.”

Hill had previously taken an ISTE AI course that she enjoyed. So, when this small-group, cohort-based AI program became available, she jumped at the chance. She and Logie-Bates recruited their fellow Oakland Schools tech education enthusiasts to take advantage of the opportunity: 3rd grade teacher Jeremy Letkiewicz and two other K-12 technology integration specialists, Priscila Fojan and Stefanie Hebden.

We spoke with this dynamic group of educators about how the AI Explorations course helped reshape and expand their efforts to integrate AI tools and teaching into K-12 classrooms.

Read the full article about bringing AI into K-12 classes by Diana Lee at EdSurge.