

What It's Like When Every Student Does Computer Science
The Gwinnett County school district in Georgia takes computer science very seriously. Its 183,000 students in 142 schools get rolling in a rigorous computer science curriculum in Kindergarten and goes through 12th grade. Even better--students are solving hands-on, real problems, says Sallie Holloway, the county's director of AI and computer science. But that's old news. In this episode of Future Fluent, Jeremy Roschelle and Betsy Corcoran probe into what's next in Gwinnett--namely how they are building human-centered AI practices.
Want to dig into what’s going on in AI in Gwinnett County’s public schools?
- Gwinnett provides an overview of its computer science and AI approach here.
- Here’s the Gwinnett County Public Schools’ Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence position document, with specific sections written for students, staff and families.
Here’s how Gwinnett is trying to prepare students for college and technical careers.
And finally for a few more general overviews, take a look at:
- A feature on CBS Morning News (August 2023)
- EdWeek: Building AI literacy, what one district has learned (2023)
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