CCSD Celebrates #CSEdWeek with Focus on AI Innovation
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It’s Computer Science Education Week, and this year’s theme, “CS Powers AI Innovation,” highlights why computer science skills are essential for today’s learners. As AI continues to shape the world around us, CCSD is exploring thoughtful, classroom-centered uses of technology that strengthen student learning while maintaining teachers’ leadership in instruction.
At Felix Festa Middle School, Fiona Sia’s seventh grade class recently used NotebookLM to prepare for a test on Colonial America. NotebookLM is an AI-supported tool within Google Classroom, that helps users make sense of materials. Educators can create a unit by uploading resources from their lessons, ensuring students only work from teacher-approved content. Students can then use the tool to build study and visual guides, generate summaries and create quizzes or flashcards, helping them see connections and practice computer science habits like organizing information and problem-solving. In class, Fiona guided the seventh graders through practice questions generated from her materials before they moved on to their next task.
As we mark #CSEdWeek (December 8-14), the District is celebrating the ways our learners are building the foundational skills needed to understand and use these technologies responsibly.