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Introduction to AI

A high-school course on understanding AI, using it well for schoolwork and careers, and evaluating it responsibly. Syllabus, class outlines, and resources live here.

Everything we cover in class lives in these pages:

  • Syllabus & Outline — course plan, the Seven-Question AI Check, schedule, grading, and policies.
  • Class Sessions — a page per class (10 total): objectives, minute-by-minute agenda, key terms, and the homework prompt-log entry. Written for students who missed a day or want to revisit a skill.
  • Resources — the Should-I-Use-AI decision diagram, fact-checking sources, and the tools we use in class.

One hour a week. The first half builds academic skills — what AI is, why it lies confidently, how to prompt it, and how to study, research, and write with it. The second half points the same skills at careers — brainstorming options, job-search documents, and verifying AI’s advice before it shapes your plans. Everything converges on the Final Challenge: you present your process, not just your product.

The one rule that ties it together: AI should assist thinking, not replace it.

Bring

Your prompt log — weekly entries are the participation backbone of your grade.

Ask

Weird AI output you spotted during the week goes in the class warm-up. Many end up as class examples.