By WILL PERKINS
WCLU News
“My favorite thing about AI, is when you teach it so much it can do what you teach it on its own,” said Liam Roemer, a fifth-grader at Highland Elementary, as he presented along with other students during a showcase Monday afternoon at HES.
They were highlighting recent projects with Code To The Future, a program aimed at equipping students with modern skills to match the technology of tomorrow.
Glasgow Independent Schools Superintendent Chad Muhlenkamp said this program will help students keep up with an ever-changing job market.
“The only thing constant about AI is it’s constantly changing,” Muhlenkamp said. “So how can we make sure that our students understand how to analyze it, utilize it and know the correct process and digital citizenship that goes with it?
“I think it’s crucial for us to be able to do that starting out at the young age.”
Daniel Galloway, director of partnerships for Code To The Future, said getting students started as young as kindergarten will raise the ceiling of what they can achieve.
“It’s going to change what the high school classes are going to look like,” Galloway said. “Because they’re going to be so far beyond where our current students are.”
HES fifth-grader Cayliana Fields said these projects have taught her about troubleshooting code and being patient.
“You might have to go back and look and make sure you did it right,” Fields said. “And figure out what you did wrong.”
Highland Elementary fifth-grader Liam Roemer, right, discusses his latest project during a showcase Monday afternoon at HES. Will Perkins/Glasgow News 1
Highland Elementary fifth-grader Harry Judd demonstrates how their Interactive Museum project works during a showcase Monday afternoon at HES. Will Perkins/Glasgow News 1
