AI Curriculum for Middle School

[Rosilie Lim]

Hi,

We are planning to introduce AI as a semestral course for middle school next year. I have checked Code.org and they have a separate curriculum. May I have your feedback on this please esp about timelines and lessons fit for Gr 7/8. 

Also, are there other platforms that you will recommend?

Thanks, 

Rosilie

[Flynne Kaszubski]

I have had great success with the common sense media AI curriculum!

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[Peter Bertling]

Project STEM has a pretty good curriculum. I use it over 6 weeks with 8th graders. It focuses initially on good-old-fashioned AI and moves to generative AI in the second halfish. I supplement a little bit and have them test out some student-facing tools from Magic School.

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Science/ Project Lead the Way Teacher

New Glarus High School

[Rosilie Lim]

Thank you all for your inputs. I have  used  AI micro-lessons (Tynker, Dance with AI, CommonSense, Scratch) for coding that normally run for 1-2 weeks. 

I will definitely see your suggested curriculums! 

Many thanks,

Rosilie

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[Peter Bertling]

Hi everyone. It was pointed out to me that there is an organization called Project STEM that is different from the Project STEM I use. The one I use is through the Amazon Future Engineer program. Here is a link to their offerings for middle school. I use CS Explorations 2: AI in our World.

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[Jacqueline LaBerge]

Hello there. The AI Foundations course in Code.org is one option for incorporating AI into your classroom but there are other curriculum pieces and lessons as well. I facilitated a 3-day workshop on the AI Foundations this summer at Marquette University and a 5-day in lower Michigan and am presenting on it at our Wisconsin CS Summit November 11. Code.org has done an excellent job with AI curriculum. I would be happy to answer any questions you have at the summit!

 

“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” –  Yeats

Sincerely,

Jacqueline LaBerge

School District of Bonduel Computer Science Instructor

Code.org AP CSP & CSD Facilitator

 

Book time to meet with me

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