AI, Democracy, and Design

This interactive two-day Summer Institute will give participants the opportunity to engage in a design challenge, integrating two critical topics: AI and Democracy. The world is rapidly changing, and educating for democracy in a digital age calls upon educators to dedicate time and reflection to such questions as: how do we move from fear of and resistance to Artificial Intelligence to thoughtful integration of this new technology? How do we create meaningful learning experiences for students and adults to broach complicated subjects with more tools and guidance? With a dynamic team of expert facilitators, participants will receive new skills, knowledge, and awareness along with support in developing ways to use AI as a means to empower students and teachers in practicing and advocating for deliberative democracy.

Day one will set the stage for your design, with examples from Stanford's Deliberative Democracy Lab and Hillbrook School of what these ideas put into practice look like in schools and classrooms. Plenty of time will be provided for reflection and practice with AI tools. Learning will be captured through graphic facilitation, creating a visual artifact useful as reference and inspiration.

Day two will be dedicated to hands-on design to support the planning of a learning experience you can bring back to your school with our facilitators serving as coaches as you work.

Participants will:

• Explore AI, its challenges, limitations, and opportunities

• Understand process and frameworks for deliberative democracy, as well as how it is being used in schools

• Reflect on the connection between deliberative democracy and AI

• Design their own learning experiences integrating AI and Democracy, with structure, coaching, and support

AUDIENCE

This workshop is intended for educators and educational leaders, at all levels and in any position, who are seeking inspiration and ways to be proactive with how we navigate the current context in the classroom and beyond. Partners and teams are highly encouraged to attend, and individuals are absolutely welcomed! All participants will leave informed, inspired, and ready to take action and implement new ideas.

LOCATION

We are still confirming the location for this Summer Institute. It will take place in the South Bay and we will confirm asap.

CANCELLATION POLICY

Life happens. We understand that there will be times when you cannot attend a workshop that you have registered and paid for.

Registration may be transferred to a different person up to 7 days before a session. However refunds will not be given, and a session missed for any reason will not be refunded.

Below we have outlined our cancellation and refund policy, which we have in place to ensure the most accurate numbers when we secure well in advance locations, catering, and facilitators. Thank you for understanding.

For our ongoing programs or one-day intensives, refunds are available (less a $50 processing fee) up to 22 days before the scheduled starting date. We are unable to provide refunds for cancellations made 21 days or less prior to the first day of a workshop. A missed session that is part of an ongoing program is non-refundable and non-transferrable. For our summer institutes refunds are available (less a $50 processing fee) up to 30 days before the scheduled starting date. We are unable to provide refunds for cancellations made 29 days or less prior to the first day of a summer institute.

Please contact us by email as soon as you know you cannot attend a workshop. This will allow us time to contact our waitlist and hopefully fill your spot.