CSTA California: How Do LLMs Work? by Vicky Sedgwick

Session Slides

visionsbyvicky — 2026-01-14 16:36:54 UTC

Code.org Generative AI Curriculum

visionsbyvicky — 2026-01-20 17:04:04 UTC

Exploring Generative AI: https://studio.code.org/courses/exploring-gen-ai-2025?viewAs=Instructor

Generative AI for Humanities: https://studio.code.org/courses/exploring-gen-ai-2025?viewAs=Instructor

Lesson 2 of AI Ethics - Societal Impact of Generative AI: https://studio.code.org/courses/ai-ethics-2023/units/1/lessons/2

Experience AI: Large language models (LLMs)

visionsbyvicky — 2026-01-20 17:11:40 UTC

Experience AI is an educational programme that offers cutting-edge resources on artificial intelligence and machine learning for teachers and students aged 11–14. Developed in collaboration by the Raspberry Pi Foundation and Google DeepMind, the programme supports teachers in the exciting and fast-moving area of AI, and gets young people passionate about the subject. Free account required to access resources.

Northwestern Creative Interfaces Research + Design Studio: AI Unplugged (Topic 2 - Large Language MadLibs)

visionsbyvicky — 2026-01-20 17:37:20 UTC

I believe this is the same thing but from the Project Archive of EAAI-2025 https://modelai.gettysburg.edu/2025/madlibs/

Day of AI: The Brain Behind The Bot

visionsbyvicky — 2026-01-20 18:15:06 UTC

A 4-lesson unit exploring how AI, particularly chatbots, works and impacts our daily lives, from interacting with technology to connecting with others. Free account required to access resources.

Stanford CRAFT: What are “Large Language Models” (LLMs)?

visionsbyvicky — 2026-01-20 18:21:14 UTC

Additional AI Literacy Resources at Stanford CRAFT: https://craft.stanford.edu/resources/

Stanford CRAFT: Are BERT and ERNIE really AI?

visionsbyvicky — 2026-01-20 18:22:44 UTC

Additional AI Literacy Resources at Stanford CRAFT: https://craft.stanford.edu/resources/

LLMs Unplugged Lessons

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Hour of AI

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Not all of these are about how AI works

Teaching AI Starting In (Pre)K-2nd Grade

visionsbyvicky — 2026-01-20 18:42:47 UTC

Digital Schoolhouse: Hour of AI - AI Unplugged

visionsbyvicky — 2026-01-20 18:47:09 UTC

This is about generativeAI but focuses on generative images.

Responsible AI in Every Classroom: LLM and Generating Stories

visionsbyvicky — 2026-01-20 18:54:28 UTC

Complete curriculum at https://www.appinventorfoundation.org/responsible-ai

Act Out An LLM

visionsbyvicky — 2026-01-20 19:04:51 UTC

Everyday AI: Introduction to Large Language Models Unit

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Act Like A Language Model Game

visionsbyvicky — 2026-01-20 19:20:54 UTC

Expand "Lesson Plan" for slides: The activity is part of Lesson 2 starting on Slide 32.

Video of Activity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWmNQCJBqaU

Author's LinkedIn post about this activity: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/henry-ly-code_generative-ai-unplugged-activity-act-like-activity-7255201446126669824-r8eu/ (link to activity has moved)

AI4K12: Markov Chain Demo

visionsbyvicky — 2026-01-20 19:35:45 UTC

AI4K12 has other activity resource guides to teach how AI works at: https://ai4k12.org/activities/

AI for CA

visionsbyvicky — 2026-01-20 19:38:43 UTC

AIforCA is a project of the CSforCA, in partnership with the K-12 Teaching and Learning Workgroup.

PrimaryAI

visionsbyvicky — 2026-01-20 19:40:07 UTC

Learn about AI through inquiry-based science adventures

David's Full Card-Deck Models

2026-01-20 20:04:10 UTC

Computer History Museum: Large Language Models, Briefly Explained

visionsbyvicky — 2026-01-20 21:21:38 UTC

I Am A.I.

visionsbyvicky — 2026-01-20 22:09:36 UTC

ISTE: Hands-On AI Projects for the Classroom

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Hello Ruby: Love Letters For Computers

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Vicky's Full Language Models Lesson

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MIT RAISE: Curricula

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Look into the machine's mind

visionsbyvicky — 2026-01-20 22:42:25 UTC

Visualizing what happens if you give ChatGPT the same prompt over and over. Make sure to click the ? at the top of the left panel for more information.

Raspberry Pi Foundation: The effects of anthropomorphisation on students’ mental models of AI

visionsbyvicky — 2026-01-20 22:52:54 UTC

See all Pedagogy Quick Reads & more at https://www.raspberrypi.org/teach/pedagogy/resources

Digital Technologies Hub

visionsbyvicky — 2026-01-20 22:57:24 UTC

Machine Learning For Kids

visionsbyvicky — 2026-01-20 23:02:00 UTC

AIEdu

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ECS AI Unit

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CrowdGPT (Mike Deutsch)

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The Tech Interactive

visionsbyvicky — 2026-01-20 23:35:04 UTC

Data Education In Schools

visionsbyvicky — 2026-01-20 23:42:02 UTC

There are 3 lessons in this series; the others are linked from this one.

Stanford d.School: I Love Algorithms: A Machineless Machine Learning Creation Kit

visionsbyvicky — 2026-01-20 23:47:42 UTC

AI4GA Curriculum

visionsbyvicky — 2026-01-20 23:56:28 UTC

Technovation Challenge: AI In Action

visionsbyvicky — 2026-01-21 00:02:08 UTC

A Very Gentle Introduction to Large Language Models without the Hype

visionsbyvicky — 2026-01-22 07:28:48 UTC

Upper Elementary AI Ethics Lesson (45min)

2026-01-23 01:55:17 UTC

Session Recording

visionsbyvicky — 2026-01-28 14:36:36 UTC