Name: Computing + AI: A Ready-to-Teach Curriculum for Future-Ready Classrooms
Start: 2026-09-19T12:40:00-0700
End: 2026-09-19T13:40:00-0700

Computing + AI: A Ready-to-Teach Curriculum for Future-Ready Classrooms

Saturday September 19, 2026 12:40pm - 1:40pm PDT

Artificial intelligence is transforming how we solve problems, yet many educators feel uncertain about how to prepare students for this new reality. This interactive session introduces Computing+AI, a curriculum designed to build foundational computing knowledge alongside AI literacy so students become informed, creative, and ethical users-not just consumers-of AI. Participants begin by sharing their context and current AI practices allowing the session to adapt to audience needs. After the presenters model the instruction of a lesson, educators will experience a lesson from the curriculum as learners. They will complete hands-on activities, analyze instructional routines, and reflect on how each design choice supports inquiry, problem solving, student agency, and equitable participation. Participants will explore teacher resources, lesson structures, and implementation supports that make classroom adoption practical across diverse learning environments.
Educators will leave with immediately usable instructional strategies, adaptable lesson materials, and a framework for integrating computing and AI concepts into existing curricula. By experiencing the curriculum from a learner's perspective, participants will gain the confidence and practical tools needed to foster computational thinking, AI literacy, and future-ready learning in their own classrooms. Here is our curriculum link: bit.ly/computingai

Speakers

Dana Saito-Stehberger

University of California, Irvine

Dana Saito-Stehberger, Ed.D. is the Director of Curriculum and Instruction and a Research Specialist at the University of California, Irvine Digital Learning Lab. She leads the design and research of innovative K–12 curricula that integrate computational thinking and artificial... Read More →

Evelyn Rodriguez

University of California, Irvine

Evelyn Rodriguez is a fourth-year Informatics major with a specialization in Human Computer Interaction at UC Irvine, where she also serves as a Research Fellow at the Digital Learning Lab. She is one of the Co-Designers for the curriculum development for the Computing and AI for... Read More →

Saturday September 19, 2026 12:40pm - 1:40pm PDT

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