Our Program
We support teachers and educators to run Day of AI activities in their classrooms through curriculum packages and teacher trainings, all of which are available at no cost to participants.
Developed by leading faculty and educators from MIT RAISE (Responsible AI for Social Empowerment and Education), each curriculum features a series of 30-60 minute lessons that engage kids in creative discovery, discussion, and critical thinking as they learn the fundamentals of AI, investigate its societal impacts, and bring grade-relevant applications of artificial intelligence to life through hands-on activities that are accessible to all, even for those with no computer science or technical background.
Our recommended sequence for all students is to begin with the What is AI? lessons to gain a basic understanding of this new technology. After this introduction, you are free to select the next set of lessons based on your interests or the interests of your students. The ages provided for each level should be used as a guideline only, and educators should feel free to adjust the lesson plans based on their students’ abilities.
What is AI?
(Ages 8-18)An introductory set of lessons for students ages 8-18
How Do Machines Learn?
(Ages 8-18)A series of lessons exploring how AI models are built and the potential risks of that process
How Do Machines Create?
(Ages 8-18)An introduction to Generative AI
ChatGPT in Schools
(Ages 8-18)An introduction to ChatGPT and discussion of how it may be used schools
How are We Quantified by AI?
(Ages 13-18)A more in depth set of lessons on how data is collected and used by AI
Careers in AI
(Ages 16-18)A lesson on how AI is impacting businesses and careers
Understanding AI in Social Media
(Ages 13-18)A series of lessons on the use of AI in social media and its ethical implications
Prerequisite: What is AI?
1. Data Clustering and Filter Bubbles
Students learn how clustering algorithms work, before acting out the part of a data scientist creating "recommendation systems" based on clusters. They then consider the implications of recommendations systems and learn about "filter bubbles".
2. Misinformation
Students learn about different types of misinformation, how they manifest, and consider how recommendation systems might contribute to the spread of misinformation.
3. Ethical Matrices
Students brainstorm about policies they think would help improve social media and recommendation systems and present their ideas.