School Libraries: Ready to Lead AI Adoption

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“By providing students with the skills to navigate an AI-driven world, we are preparing the next generation to be informed and ethical digital citizens.”
Dr. Christopher Harris
Genesee Valley BOCES

AI Scope and Sequence for PreK-12 Instruction with Learning Concepts


As artificial intelligence continues to transform the world, this curriculum aims to empower students with essential skills in AI literacy, critical thinking, and information seeking practices. It outlines a comprehensive approach across four core strands: Why AI, How AI Works, AI in Society, and AI in Practice. These themes integrate computer science, media literacy, and information fluency, providing a broader approach to the topic. The learning concepts are aligned with New York State educational standards in computer science and library skills. Priority concepts for each grade band offer a way for schools to start exploring AI in the classroom or school library.

Project Goals

Curriculum Framework

Create a scope and sequence that integrates AI, media literacy, and information fluency into a cohesive learning experience.

Collaborative Unit Design

Working with experts from across the state, we will develop or curate existing instructional materials on AI for every grade level Pre-K through 12.

Professional Learning

SLSA will engage school librarians, teachers, and administrators in New York through a variety of AI professional learning options.

Opening slide from professional learning

Innovate, Integrate, Lead: School Librarians at the Forefront of the AI Revolution

View a recording of our first professional learning event held on January 17, 2024. Includes a keynote and hands-on session from Dr. Christopher Harris as well as presentations from Common Sense Media and school library leaders from across New York. Resources from the hands-on session [Google Doc | PDF] are available for turnkey use under a CC-BY-NC license as is the Keynote slide deck.

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