CreateAI

K-12 Students and Teachers as Creators, not just Users, of AI Applications

What if students and teachers weren’t just users of AI—but creators?

Illustration by Mia S Shaw

This question is at the heart of CreateAI, a series of virtual meet-ups where K–12 educators, researchers, and learning scientists explore a future where classrooms become hubs for discovery and where students and teachers build their own AI and machine learning (ML) tools. 

Join visionary experts in learning, cognition, design, software development, and creative computing as they tackle key questions:

  • How can we integrate transformative approaches to creating AI and ML technologies into classrooms today?

  • What tools, skills, and knowledge will empower students and teachers to build their own AI applications?

  • What new possibilities for learning emerge when students and teachers become innovators and creators?

These virtual meet-ups will spark creativity and collaboration among K–12 educators, researchers, and technologists.

Virtual Meet Sessions

Learning and Teaching with Creating AI

October 4, 2024
7:30 PM – 8:45 PM (EDT)

Moderated by Kathi Fisler (Brown University) & Jayne Everson (University of Washington)

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Kayla DesPortes
New York University

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Netta Iivari
University of Oulu

Thomas M. Philip
UC Berkeley


Designing Tools for Creating AI

October 18, 2024
7:30 PM – 8:45 PM (EDT)

Moderated by R. Benjamin Shapiro (University of Washington) & Luis Morales-Navarro (University of Pennsylvania)

Tiffany Tseng
Barnard College

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Jody Medich
Google

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Vishesh Kumar
Vanderbilt University


Envisioning Learning Futures with Creating AI

December 13, 2024
7:30 PM – 8:45 PM (EST)

Moderated by José Ramón Lizárraga (UC Berkeley)

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Arturo Cortez
UC Davis

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Tiera Tanksley
UCLA

For further inquiries, please contact CreateAIworkshop@gmail.com

Organized by:

Yasmin Kafai, University of Pennsylvania
Marina Bers, Boston College
Kathi Fisler, Brown University
José Ramón Lizárraga, University of California, Berkeley
R. Benjamin Shapiro, University of Washington