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Using AI for STEM: Lessons & More
Stop asking 'What is AI?' and start asking 'How does this help my students learn?'
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Learning Objectives
- Articulate how LLMs function as curriculum design tools
- Apply prompt engineering to generate differentiated, NGSS-aligned lessons
- Compare outputs across ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini
- Customize a lesson template using AI-assisted workflows
- Identify CRAFT cycle phases from lived experience
Key Activities
- Cross-platform prompt engineering (same prompt → 3 LLMs → compare)
- NGSS-aligned lesson template customization
- AI output audit ('spot the difference')
- CRAFT lesson sketch design
Talk:Do Ratio
28 min facilitator-led / 162 min participant activities (1:5.8)
Hands-on (85%)
Facilitator-led (15%)
Participant Takeaways
- Prompt library
- Lesson template (customized)
- Platform comparison cheat sheet
Overview
Turn LLMs into your STEM curriculum co-pilot through hands-on prompt engineering across multiple platforms (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini side-by-side). This workshop focuses on curriculum alignment, differentiation, and administrative time-saving — all through the lens of the CRAFT pedagogical cycle.
Reframe
“AI is a co-pilot, not an autopilot” — This session directly addresses teacher replacement fears by demonstrating that AI tools amplify educator expertise rather than substitute for it.
Session Structure
| Block | Time | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welcome + Icebreaker + Pre-Survey | 8:30 | Admin/Do | 10 min |
| CRAFT Orientation + Contextualize | 8:40 | Listen + Do | 15 min |
| Reframe (poll + breakout) | 8:55 | Listen + Do | 20 min |
| Break #1 | 9:15 | Break | 10 min |
| Assemble (I Do → We Do → You Do) | 9:25 | Listen(brief) + Do(extended) | 80 min |
| Break #2 | ~10:40 | Break | 10 min |
| Fortify (verification activity) | ~10:50 | Listen(brief) + Do(extended) | 25 min |
| Transfer (CRAFT debrief + lesson design) | ~11:15 | Listen(brief) + Do | 25 min |
| Resources + Post-Survey + Close | ~11:40 | Admin/Do | 20 min |
You are now an AI-equipped STEM educator. Go break things and learn from them.