Dear CSTA teachers,
Are you curious about Machine Learning (ML)? Would you like to learn about it and bring some machine learning ideas to your students -- integrated with your curriculum?
We are looking for middle school teachers of math, science, social studies, language arts and other non-computer science subjects. Coding experience is not needed nor will be involved in this project!
As a Computer Science teacher, we're looking for you to partner with a subject-area teacher in your school—you'd both participate as a team. Or, if you want to integrate ML into your non-CS class, then you could join individually.
This online program is a research study to investigate how we might design learning materials and activities that support teachers’ integration of machine learning in core subjects. You will:
-- Explore a few machine learning software tools
-- Brainstorm connections between machine learning to your curriculum topics
-- Prototype an idea for bringing machine learning to your students
-- Share your experiences with colleagues and program researchers
You’ll complete short surveys along the way and a post-program interview to share your perspectives. Participants will receive a $500 stipend.
You’ll need to be available (virtually) on these dates. Each meeting is from 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM:
(1) Wed Mar 29; (2) Wed Apr 12; (3) Wed Apr 26; (4) Wed May 24. The first two meetings we’ll use computer-based tools and “unplugged” manipulatives to demonstrate machine learning concepts. At the third meeting we’ll brainstorm and co-design curriculum integrations, which you’ll then bring to your students. On the last day, we’ll share results from the classroom work.
To join, please fill out the form here: