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Colonial SD will run an "Hour of AI" for elementary students; district outlines safeguards and family outreach
Summary
District staff described an elementary "Hour of AI" adaptation of Hour of Code for grades 2—5 to teach computational thinking and basic AI concepts, said K—5 will not participate under current AI policy, and announced family tech night and letters to families explaining activities.
Instructional technology staff told the committee that the district will run a revised Hour of Code this winter under the label "Hour of AI," aimed at students in grades 2 through 5. Staff said the activities repurpose existing, scaffolded coding exercises to illustrate how AI systems learn from human input and to teach students how to ask questions about algorithmic decisions.
A presenter emphasized equity and…
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