5 accepted papers
AI technologies have long-term societal implications that impact youth, prompting a need for critical AI literacy for students. While current K-12 AI curricula have increasingly integrated societal impact and ethics concepts in AI curricula, there is a need to center youth’s agency in decision-makin
The growing impact of AI on various fields, including art, highlights the importance of integrating AI learning into art education. This work investigates whether traditional art lessons can be adapted to meaningfully incorporate AI, focusing on its application to art-making practices. We adapted a…
Text-to-image generation (TTIG) technologies are Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithms that use natural language algorithms in combination with visual generative algorithms. TTIG tools have gained popularity in recent months, garnering interest from non-AI experts, including educators and K-12 stu…
Generative AI tools introduce new and accessible forms of media creation for youth. They also raise ethical concerns about the generation of fake media, data protection, privacy and ownership of AI-generated art. Since generative AI is already being used in products used by youth, it is critical tha…
An essential element of K-12 AI literacy is educating learners about the ethical and societal implications of AI systems. Previous work in AI ethics literacy have developed curriculum and classroom activities that engage learners in reflecting on the ethical implications of AI systems and developing…