Изкуственият интелект и ST(R)EAM обучението
Artificial Intelligence and ST(R)EAM Education

Summary/Abstract: The paper presents an innovative multidisciplinary ST(R)EAM project related to Artificial Intelligence (AI), which is being implemented in the academic year 2023-2024 at the Professional High School of Electrical Engineering and Electronics - Plovdiv (PGEE - Plovdiv) with 156 students from 9th, 10th and 11th grade. The project was selected as the National Winner in the DIGITAL EXCELLENCE category of the 7th National STEM Science Competition in Bulgaria 2024. The goals of the project include students acquiring and improving their ST(R)EAM skills and key competencies for the 21st century, using their knowledge and skills in English, Information Technology and Programming, in relation to the highly popular topic of AI. The design and implementation of the project was prompted by students sharing that they are increasingly using AI on a regular basis to complete their tasks in and out of school. But for technology to be a good assistant, the person using it needs to have a good understanding of both the advantages and risks it poses. In order to overcome the established (now considered monotonous and boring) model in which the teacher one-sidedly presents information on a given problem, the team of teachers decided to use approaches in which the students are the active party and reach conclusions that would be useful to them when using AI in their daily lives. Therefore, the project included activities such as discussions, involvement of students in national competitions and forums related to AI, and creation of argumentative texts (essays) on a topic related to AI. The activity of the students and the essays they produced at the end of the project give the authors reason to believe that they have largely met the project objectives.

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