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Tuesday, June 21 • 9:00am - 10:00am
Keynote Session: AI Literacy: Equipping K-12 Students for the Future

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Artificial Intelligence is transforming the way we live, learn, and work both now and in the future. 
Wide-scale adoption of AI is also changing the definition of what is needed for a computationally literate workforce. Our students are  the next generation of AI users, decision makers, and innovators. It is imperative that all students engage in high quality K-12 AI education to help them understand how these technologies work, evaluate their societal impacts, and make ethical and responsible decisions with AI. Achieving this goal requires strategic initiatives and funding at the state and district levels as well as grassroot efforts from teachers. We must all do our part in this educational ecosystem to build the needed infrastructure and opportunities for students and teachers to learn AI.  This talk will introduce the 5 Big Ideas in AI, the AI4K12 Initiative, and resources for teaching AI in K-12. Attendees will leave with a better understanding of the roles AI plays in our everyday lives, ideas and tools for integrating AI into classroom instruction, and next steps.
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Christina Gardner-McCune

Associate Professor, Computer & Information Science & Engineering Department, University of Florida
Dr. Christina Gardner-McCune is an Associate Professor in the Computer & Information Science & Engineering Department at the University of Florida’s Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering. She is the co-chair of the AI for K-12 Initiative (AI4K12.org) and Director of the Engaging Learning Lab at the University of Florida. As co-chair of the AI for K-12 Initiative, Gardner-McCune is leading the development of national guidelines that articulate what students should know and be able to do with AI, curating an AI resource direct... Read More →

Tuesday June 21, 2022 9:00am - 10:00am CDT
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