AI Literacy Isn’t Extra, It’s Core

Schools do not need one more thing added to the plate, and AI literacy does not have to be one. In this session, you will experience an interactive AI literacy lesson firsthand and leave with concrete strategies for embedding AI literacy into the core curriculum you already teach. Explore how AI concepts connect to existing standards and daily instruction, and why every educator, regardless of subject or grade level, has a role to play in preparing students for the world they already live in. You will learn to identify entry points for AI literacy in your current curriculum, articulate why it is a core responsibility rather than an add-on, and adapt the strategies shared to design lessons for your own grade level and content area. Whether you are eager to start or skeptical that AI belongs in school at all, you will walk away with greater confidence to discuss and teach AI literacy concepts with students and colleagues.