Enhancing History Education: The AI Advantage in K-12 Education
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Presenter
Peter Paccone, US History Teacher and Leading Global Voice for AI in Education
Date & Time
September 11, 2024 7:30 pm EST
Description
This presentation will showcase twenty innovative ways history students can use AI in the classroom to enhance their learning, focusing on eight key strategies. These include using AI to master content, develop writing skills, uncover historical context, compare new and past events, connect history to local areas, engage with AI-generated historical figures, draft chapters for a history book, and explore ‘what-if’ scenarios.
All strategies can be implemented using free AI tools such as ChatGPT, Google Bard, Perplexity AI, Poe, and Class Companion. AI use is encouraged but not required, allowing students the flexibility to integrate it as they choose.
The Q&A session will address key concerns, including the presenter’s response to the Wharton School research paper, Generative AI Can Harm Learning, and whether he agrees with the Walton Family Foundation survey finding that over 80% of parents, students, and teachers believe AI has had a positive impact on education.
Peter Paccone
Presenter, “Enhancing History Education: The AI Advantage in K-12 Education”
Peter Paccone is a recently retired high school social studies teacher, a consultant for the AI instant feedback-generating platform Class Companion, and a prominent advocate for the integration of AI in education. At the start of the 2023-2024 school year, Peter’s AI-related work was prominently featured in TIME Magazine and the K-12 Dive Education Newsletter. Since then, he has served on the College Board’s AI in AP Teacher Advisory Committee and on an AI in AP Social Studies Task Force. Peter has shared his expertise and insights on the impact of AI in the classroom on numerous podcasts and has presented at various state and national teacher conferences, including the AP Conference on “AI Tools for Social Studies FRQs” and the College Board Forum on “Using AI to Transform AP Social Studies Exam Prep.” In 2013, Peter was recognized as one of the top twenty most innovative teachers in America by the Henry Ford, the large history museum complex in Dearborn, Michigan, that celebrates innovation, American culture, and history.