Sessions
Integrating Artificial Intelligence into K-12 Education: Lessons from the PASS Initiative
This hands-on Design Thinking Studio will guide educators and administrators through a structured process for integrating AI into K-12 classrooms. Drawing on the PASS Initiative’s frameworks and real-world case studies, participants will explore how to evaluate AI tools ethically, align them with learning goals, and design meaningful applications that enhance student engagement and critical thinking. Attendees will develop personalized, actionable strategies to bring back to their schools and build a shared vision for responsible AI integration.
- Understand how AI can support personalized learning and engagement in K-12 settings.
- Use the PASS framework to evaluate AI tools through ethical and instructional lenses.
- Create lesson plans and implementation strategies that integrate AI in meaningful ways.
- Develop a roadmap for scaling AI across classrooms and districts.
- Build leadership capacity and advocate for AI literacy in school communities.
- Promote a future-ready mindset in both educators and students.
AI for All: Play, Code, and Connect Across Borders
This hands-on session reimagines AI literacy through interactive play and global collaboration. Participants will explore coding activities designed to make AI concepts more accessible, and engage with a second-location group to experience how AI learning can foster cross-border connection and inclusion.
- Gain hands-on experience with AI concepts through playful coding activities
- Learn how AI systems make decisions, detect bias, and process data
- Participate in a real-time virtual challenge that models global AI collaboration
- Explore strategies for inclusive and adaptable AI education
- Discover scaffolded learning models for all technical levels
- Leave with actionable ideas to implement AI literacy in curricula and community programs