During our 40-minute session, we will be looking at a range of practical applications for AI in the classroom. We will use some generic examples and some subject specific examples, but all of the strategies will be applicable across phases of education and subjects. In particular we will demonstrate the use of particular prompt phrases that drastically improve the effectiveness of using AI to generate material.
Peter Finlay is the Head of History at Bitterne Park School, Southampton. He has been teaching for 13 years and in that time has held roles as a Head of House, History Teacher and now Head of History. Peter has also worked as a progress leader with a focus on helping to support high progress for more able students and disadvantaged students in KS3 and KS4. Currently he oversees a department delivering a challenging and inclusive curriculum stretching from years 7 to 13. The curriculum has gone through a recent refresh in content, the development of skills and assessment. Recently the school has spent a lot of time experimenting with meaningful, helpful and healthy uses of AI in education. This has also been a recent focus of the Secondary History network which Peter is currently chairing.
Charlie Fear is a History Teacher, currently serving as the Second in Department in one of Hampshire’s largest schools. The school features a higher-than-average proportion of SEN and PP pupils, and has previously seen high levels of staff turnover in some departments. He has a keen interest in AI and Technology, and how these can be utilised to create quality resources, reduce the workload of teachers, and improve outcomes for students. As a member of the school’s AI Steering Committee, he has been crucial in the implementation of AI-enhanced practice in the History department and wider school, in addition to helping share ideas and best practice in the local History Subject Network.