Newsletter 33: Future Education 3.0 - Expanding AI Solutions for K-12 Schools, (What do, I do?)

As we gear up for the new year in schools, launching our Back to School campaigns and carefully crafting our year ahead, complete with real children and hopefully relaxed and happy teachers, we find ourselves confronting a critical question: How can we effectively leverage AI within the classroom and schools and at scale.

I'm impressed by the innovative approach showcased by ClassX in the link below; they've truly raised the bar. When it comes to integrating AI with students, I firmly believe that the optimal starting point is through Project Based Learning or Phenomenon Based Learning. Even if your school hasn't fully adopted these methodologies, the concept of teaching through projects is a common approach that many teachers have experimented with at some point. This method serves as a pathway to exploring LLM (Large Language Models) and Generative AI. Interestingly, it also serves as an entry point to delve into immersive learning environments.

Phillip Alcock has brilliantly filled the last piece of the puzzle at Colegio Ikigai with his AI X PBL approach, enabling us to scale this methodology whether we're caring for 100, 1,000, or even 10,000 students.

Here's how we do it:

1. Choose a UN SDG - This year, we've selected 13, starting with Climate Change.

2. Select a natural or social phenomenon - Our inaugural project, the Eco Bot Challenge, focuses on rising sea levels and global temperatures, with thanks to EDUmetaverse and Andrew Wright .

3. Launch the project with immerse the students in captivating virtual environments VR to gain traction and enthuse the students.

4. Employ AI for investigation - Introduce students to a variety of AI applications (Playground AI, Claude, Abode Express, Framer, Heygen, due to their cost-effectiveness) to explore rising sea levels and extreme weather phenomena. Be safe while doing it, but do it! Get students to make digital twins and chat bots to liven the experience as you go.

5. Utilize Phillip Alcock's AIxPBL innovative approach, incorporating mega prompts to tailor individual projects based on student interests while maintaining thematic consistency.

6. Organize creative activities, now facilitated by AI applications, and encourage sharing throughout the school.

7. Plan the grand exhibition, focusing on showcasing evidence of learning within immersive environments, installing the creative AI work output into these world. Or in this case, the 3D modelling with Tinkercad.

8. Conduct the final presentation and introduce passion projects as a compelling follow-up. Get parents to interact with the immersive learning environments.

This comprehensive approach allows us to engage students, leverage cutting-edge AI, and create a transformative educational experience that brings the a creative curriculum to life through project based learning.

Success in this endeavor hinges on teachers and schools having a clear understanding of how to utilize the applications and methodologies. Fortunately, with a bit of guidance and support, anyone can grasp the concepts and navigate the process.

Join us in Mexico this September for the launch of Education 3.0 workshops, presented as part of the Back to School 3.0 series and training program organized by Colegio Ikigai. If you're an educator or part of a school community in Mexico and wish to participate, simply reach out to me, and we'll get you onboarded.

There have been some crazy stories in the media this week, and I've chosen the most valuable and enjoyable ones, especially as chatbots are starting to become a significant part of the landscape.

This is so utterly amazing and way out there. Class X.

I am all in on VR for schools and education, and so its seems is everyone else. This are quite impressive statistics.

This was great spot Alan Smithson and just one headline here, "Generative AI is poised to add as much as $4.4 trillion in economic value from a combination of specific use cases and more diffuse uses—such as assisting with email drafts—that increase productivity."

Bodo Hoenen has truly amazed me with his Digital (Student) Twin idea. The idea of creating digital twins for students is nothing short of brilliant and deserves recognition. It's inspiring to see that his children have taken up this incredible concept and established their own Digital Twin business. Kudos to Bodo and his children! This journey is not only a testament to their ingenuity but also showcases an impressive array of life skills in action.

Poems from picture, how great! Thanks Melissa McBride ?? for this share.

Choose one of these fantastic ideas and dive into it this September! This is the perfect moment to initiate a pedagogical shift in your teaching and learning approach. You'll be amazed by the incredible response from the children when you implement these innovative strategies. It's a journey worth taking for both you and your students.