Building Momentum

Building Momentum, our Chapter 2, is when you really hit the ground and work on building AI Literacy throughout your district. The primary method we suggest for this is focusing on staff exposure which naturally leads to staff literacy. With that strategic approach, you also need to focus on two goals for the year:

AI Stoplight

The first thing that teachers ask think bout when seeing the power of a chatbot is "but what about cheating?!" Addressing those worries is at the top of your to-do list. Read our approach here.

AI Literacy Framework

We all "know what AI Literacy is", but if we can't explain it simply, we can't train our staff on it, much less our students. Choosing/building your own favorite model and definition that you are invested in is the only way it will stick in your district. Read about our framework here.

Download our framework here.

Action Steps


First and foremost, you need a Strategic Plan. Here's a link to ours. Key things you need to cover:

We endorse the "gateway drug" approach of pitching AI as a new EdTech tool at first in order to build Exposure → Literacy. Once teachers see the value of using AI-powered tools to help with tasks they can naturally shift to embracing it as an integral part of thinking, productivity, and flow.

Professional Development by Group


Different groups need different types and pacing of PD to develop Exposure → Literacy. Here's what we did, and the resources we used.


Everyone

AI Ambassadors (early adopters)

Focused Groups

Different small groups have different needs. Here are some of the trainings/support we provided to different subgroups.