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Integrating AI in Lesson Planning and Curriculum Development

As AI transforms education, teachers can now harness its potential to streamline lesson planning and enrich curriculum development, saving time and fostering creativity. This one-day workshop provides educators with hands-on experience and practical strategies for integrating AI tools that simplify resource creation, personalise assessments, and optimise instructional design. Learn how to use AI to create engaging, data-driven lessons that adapt to your students' needs. You’ll gain insights into selecting appropriate tools, addressing ethical considerations, and building an AI-enhanced curriculum that keeps students engaged and achieves learning outcomes. By the end of the day, you’ll leave with a toolkit of AI-powered strategies, a network of like-minded educators, and an actionable plan for implementing AI to make lesson planning and curriculum development more efficient and impactful.

What you will take away:

  • Streamline lesson planning and curriculum design with AI tools that automate tasks, giving you more time to focus on teaching.
  • Gain hands-on experience with AI resources for content creation, personalised assessments, and real-time feedback that support diverse learning styles.
  • Enhance instructional design by exploring new strategies for creating engaging, adaptable, and data-driven learning experiences.
  • Master ethical considerations and learn to integrate AI responsibly and inclusively into your curriculum.
  • Walk away with an AI toolkit and an action plan for implementing these strategies to simplify planning and improve learning outcomes.

Learning Outcomes:

Knowledge

  • Understand how AI can transform lesson planning and curriculum design by providing tools to personalise learning and support adaptive instruction.
  • Discover tools that save time and enhance creativity, allowing you to focus on designing lessons that engage students and foster collaboration.
  • Create AI-powered instructional designs that are adaptable and student-centred, promoting an interactive and inclusive learning environment.
  • Address ethical challenges and ensure privacy as you integrate AI responsibly into your educational strategies.

Skills

  • Identify potential applications of AI in lesson planning and curriculum development.
  • Evaluate and select appropriate AI tools and resources for specific educational purposes in the context of lesson planning and curriculum development.
  • Design and implement AI-enhanced learning experiences that promote student engagement, collaboration, and personalised learning.
  • Develop strategies for addressing potential challenges and ethical considerations related to AI in education within the framework of lesson planning and curriculum development.

Target Audience: Teachers, Key Personnel, School Leaders, instructional designers, and administrators/executives from all levels of education. No prior AI experience is required. This workshop is suitable for educators across all levels of experience, whether you're completely new to AI or looking to enhance your existing knowledge.

About the Presenter: 

Dr Jim Wagstaff

Dr Jim Wagstaff has called Singapore home for nearly 20 years. He is an educator and entrepreneur whose practical experience, teaching practice, and research expertise centre on digital pedagogy–specifically, the application of AI in teaching and learning. In 2018, Jim co-founded Noodle Factory, an AI-powered teaching and learning platform designed to support differentiated instruction.

Jim earned his master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Liverpool (UK). His ongoing research focuses on how educators can reliably and safely harness the power of digital capabilities to support teaching and learning.  Jim has also earned his post-doctoral diploma in academic practice in coordination with the Fellowship for Higher Education in the UK, where his current work includes action research related to the impact of generative AI in teaching and learning.

Through his work with Noodle Factory, Jim has the opportunity to work with teachers and instructors at all levels of education across many disciplines and faculties. Jim has advised and assisted dozens of secondary and tertiary educational institutions and educators in applying generative and conversational AI to teaching and learning. These include institutions and educators in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Europe. Jim is also currently involved in supporting the work of action researchers studying the impact of generative AI in teaching and learning at the University of London, Lusófona University (Portugal), and the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) in Singapore.

Registration Details

Course Code: JW20225

Topic: Integrating AI in Lesson Planning and Curriculum Development

Presenter(s): Dr Jim Wagstaff

Date(s): 6 March 2025, Thursday

Time: 9.00 am to 5.00 pm

Mode of Delivery: Face-to-face

Venue: Orchard Hotel

Closing Date: 22 November 2024, Friday

Workshop Fee: S$450.00 per participant and fee is subject to GST.

Please get in touch with Joseph Loy by email at joseph@pai.sg or tel: 6363 0330 if you require further information.