ChatGPT & AI Understanding for High Schools w/ Presentation Discussion

Explore the impact of ChatGPT on education and learning with this engaging presentation and classroom discussion resource. Gain valuable insights into the rapidly advancing field of generative AI, how it works, and its potential impact on employment, society, and, perhaps most importantly, education.

Engage your students with an enthralling and all-encompassing presentation and accompanying note-taking worksheet. This ]material will foster a profound comprehension of these powerful machine learning instruments, preparing students for an immersive class-wide discussion that they will never forget!

Students will start this lesson by being introduced to the concept of AI and the emerging power of ChatGPT with a dynamic presentation and corresponding note-taking activity. That will immediately lead to an engaging Socratic seminar planning exercise that will culminate in a whole class discussion that promises to be the apex of their scholarly year! Each step of the process contains coordinated, corresponding directions and scaffolded printable activities. There is virtually no prep required for educators. Simply present and pass out the activities in the order and pace that best suits your students.

Designed for the high school student in mind, this resource includes:

1. 1. 14-slide presentation that explains AI and ChatGPT, defines key terms around the topic, addresses the key players in the field, explores the controversies of fair use, and probes the critical questions surrounding this fast-evolving topic and how it may impact the social and academic world

2. 2. A presentation note-taking handout (w/ answer key & Easel self-checking version)

3. 3. An 8-question Socratic seminar assignment w/ directions, note-taking guidelines, and CCSS rubric
   (SAMPLE QUESTION: Research the concerns over AI becoming self-aware (called Artificial Consciousness, or AC). How likely is it that AI like ChatGPT becomes self-aware? What concerns might a self-aware computing system bring to humanity? Are you concerned about AC? Why or why not?)

Although this resource can be fitted for any secondary classroom, it has been carefully designed to work best in grades 9, 10, 11, and 12. The included rubric is subtly but specifically tied to Common Core ELA Standards for Speaking and Listening 1. This resource is provided in print-ready, bookmarked, and adjustable PDF files and PowerPoint Show files. A link to an editable rubric that allows for grading customization and seamless integration into Google Classroom and many other Learning Management Systems (LMS's).

This resource contains 6 Pages, 14 Slides, and 1 Google Sheet.