Empower EDU

How do we build AI literacy with the youngest learners in our schools, and where do we even begin? This hands-on workshop introduces educators to the AI4K12 initiative's Five Big Ideas in AI, a research-based framework that makes AI concepts accessible and teachable across grade levels. Participants will explore how the framework applies specifically to K–5 learners and examine practical strategies for bringing it to life in everyday instruction. Through unplugged, screen-free activities and teacher-designed lesson examples, attendees will experience how AI literacy can be woven into existing subjects rather than treated as a separate add-on. Whether you teach reading, science, or math, or support teachers who do, this session will give you concrete tools and a clear starting point for developing AI understanding in your youngest students. Participants will leave with classroom-ready activities, a cross-curricular planning guide, and a working knowledge of the AI4K12 framework they can share with their teams.