AI4MS
The AI4MS project is developing a nine-week AI elective course for middle school students called Living and Working with Artificial Intelligence. From 2021 to 2025, 21 teachers from 14 schools implemented the course and reached 1793 students.
Selected publications
Design Considerations for Evaluating Middle School AI Knowledge
Xueru Yu, William Gelder, David Touretzky, Christina Gardner-McCune & Judith Uchidiuno. ICLS 2025
From Lecture Hall to Homeroom: Co-Designing an AI Elective with Middle School CS Teachers
William Gelder, Xueru Yu, David Touretzky, Christina Gardner-McCune & Judith Uchidiuno. IJAIED 2025
Lessons Learned From Teaching Artificial Intelligence to Middle School Students
David Touretzky, Christina Gardner-McCune, Bryan Cox, Judith Uchidiuno, Janet Kolodner & Patriel Stapleton. SIGCSE 2023
Using Design Projects to Understand Youths’ Experiences with AI
Xueru Yu, William Gelder, David Touretzky, Christina Gardner-McCune & Judith Uchidiuno. TOCE 2026