AI Resources

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AI in Education Resources created by the NC AI Collaborative Spring 2024 Cohort

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NC AI Guidelines

The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction invites educators, school leaders, and stakeholders to explore "Generative AI Implementation Recommendations and Considerations for PK-13 Public Schools" by visiting this link: go.ncdpi.gov/AI_Guidelines.

This is a living document.  Always use the official short link for the most up to date version.

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Day of AI at the AIM Conference: Seeking Student Participants

At the AIM Conference on Monday, October 7, 2024, the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction is excited to offer a full day devoted to best practices utilizing Generative Artificial Intelligence at the.   The AIM Conference will be held at the Raleigh Convention Center. 

This special day will feature students from across our state, and we invite all of our public school units (PSUs) to apply to participate.  Each PSU may submit applications for up to three teams, for either the Student Emerging Technologies Showcase or Student-led Presentations.

Further details are provided in the AI Day Invitation Letter for additional information.  NCDPI will provide a stipend of $500 to the PSU for every student team to help cover the cost of transportation and substitutes and lunch will be provided.

⏰ Applications must be received by 5:00 pm Sept. 4 for consideration.   Notifications of acceptance or regret will be sent on Sept. 13.

Please share widely within your education community and let me know if you have any questions. 

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Wednesday Webinar Series

This new webinar series is designed to help guide the responsible implementation of AI and AI Literacy into North Carolina's PK-13 public schools.  All NC educators and education leaders are welcome to attend.

Webinars will all be on Wednesdays 2-3 times per month from 3:30-4:40 pm and we are adding additional webinars from 10:00-11:00 am.  

All who register will receive a calendar invitation for the whole series, and reminders for each webinar along with date, time, title, and description will be sent the week before.  You may attend any or all that they like.  Those who participate live will receive a certificate of attendance from NCDPI.

All webinars will be recorded and posted on our webpage for on demand viewing.  While NCDPI won't be able to award certificates for on-demand viewing, you may request credit through your Public School Unit.

All webinars will be hosted by the Office of Digital Teaching and Learning.

Upcoming Webinars:

Upcoming Wednesday AI Literacy Webinars

Sept 25

  • 10-11 AI Toolbox for Counselors: Streamline, Support, Safeguard (Stacy Lovdahl)  Register
  • 3:30-4:30  Developing Workflows and Partnering with AI to Increase Teacher Efficiency (Lauren Boucher) Register

Oct. 2

  • 10-11 Go Slow to Go Fast - Designing Personalized Chatbots with SchoolAI (Stacy Lovdahl) Register
  • 3:30-4:30  Create Your Own Interactive Teaching Tools(No Code Required!) with Claude AI Artifacts (Vera Cubero)  Register

Oct. 16

  • 10-11 A Virtual Tour of Curipod! (Lauren Boucher)  Register
  • 3:30-4:30 Classroom Magic with MagicSchool (Stacy Lovdahl)  Register

Oct. 23

  • 10-11 Empowering Librarians & Teachers with AI: Creating Custom Book Recommendation Chatbots(Lindsey Sipe)  Register
  • 3:30-4:30 Elevate Critical Thinking and Metacognition with AI Powered Feedback (Stacy Lovdahl)  Register

Oct. 30

  • 10-11 Amazing AI Updates for October (Vera Cubero)  Register
  • 3:30-4:30 AI Assisted Differentiation (Stacy Lovdahl)  Register

Archived webinars for on demand access

NC AI Summits Were a Success!

NCDPI hosted 2 AI Summits for education leaders and AI steering committees to help guide the responsible adoption and implementation of generative AI in our public schools.  We were pleased that the 380 attendees across the state provided overall very positive reviews and a desire for future similar events.

All NC AI Summit Resources including presentation links and other resources shared by the presenters can be viewed by visiting this NC AI Summit Resources Folder.  All content can be utilized and remixed by North Carolina public schools as long as credit is given and there are no commercial uses.  

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NEW: North Carolina School Boards Association Updated Policy Recommendations about AI

The North Carolina School Boards Association has issued policies regarding AI use in schools.  The NC School Boards Association updated policy 3220 Technology in Educational Program to include these statements regarding AI Implementation, which are in alignment with the NC Generative AI Implementation Recommendations and Considerations for PK-13 Public Schools.

To summarize, the board encourages the use of generative AI by school system employees and students to expand their skills and capabilities and to prepare students for a future AI-enhanced world and states that all school system employees and students should be AI literate.   The board goes on to recommend professional development for all staff.   

Additionally, Policy 3225/4312/7320 Technology Responsible Use makes recommendations about AI Policies and parental notifications and consent. 
The policies as well as a summary of the relevant portions of these policies can be viewed in this Google Drive Folder.  

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