We are delighted to be launching TRAILS – Teaching Responsible AI Literacy in Schools, our dedicated website to showcase our work bringing AI literacy into the Scottish schools.
TRAILS is the result of various streams of work funded through the Responsible AI UK programme (with partners at The Scottish Government, Education Scotland, the former Scottish Qualification Authority, now Qualifications Scotland), the ESRC Impact Acceleration Accounts grant, and the BRAID programme. Explore our projects focusing on AI literacy: AI Literacy – Data Education in Schools.
TRAILS hosts free resources on how to use AI in your classroom, including our brand new “Teach AI Literacy: A Guide for Teachers” handbook and draft AI curriculum framework for Scotland, and subject-specific lessons created by our ‘Teachers in Residence’.
The proposed AI framework is the result of multi-agency discussions and collaboration with colleagues at the University of Edinburgh and representatives from the Scottish Government, Education Scotland, Qualifications Scotland (former SQA), The Scottish AI Alliance, and The Children’s Parliament.
On Friday 23rd May, Tuesday 3rd June, and Thursday 5th June, we hosted launch events at the Edinburgh Futures Institute and online. Our team presented these resources and the research behind them to an audience of 19 in-person and 87 online attendees, including teachers from local authorities across Scotland, the UK and abroad. The launch included presentations from the Data Education in Schools team leader Professor Judy Robertson and Professor Jen Ross (Centre for Research in Digital Education, University of Edinburgh).
Visit TRAILS.scot – Teaching Responsible AI Literacy in Schools and download our handbook and resources now!
We presented:
Introductory lessons for Secondary learners on AI literacy. Pick-up-and-teach cross-curricular lessons about AI tools, how they work, and if they’re fair and ethical. A free set of interactive ‘unplugged’ activities requiring no technical knowledge to use in class. A board game for teachers and learners exploring the sustainability issues with AI systems.
Subject-specific lessons created by our ‘Teachers in Residence’, exploring how to teach with AI tools in RMPS, Music, Computing Science, Social Studies, and how to use AI to support learners with Additional Support Needs, all written by experienced teachers from across Scotland.
Our draft AI curriculum framework for Scotland and free copies of our new “Teach AI” handbook for Broad General Education in upper Primary and Secondary school settings.