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Hi Ronda,
You have some really great ideas. I will have to read more on some of those areas, particularly Microsoft Co-pilot, as they seem to extremely beneficial to us as teachers. They look like they could be real time savers and an excellent way to keep track of our children’s progression through the year.
Lesson Plan: Introduction to Women in Irish History
Class Level: Fifth Class
Subject: History
Topic: Women in Irish History
Resources:
PowerPoint presentation (created with Gamma AI)
Whiteboard and markers
Printed handouts (short bios or images, optional)
Tablets or access to internet (optional for extension)
Learning Objectives:
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
Name at least three influential women from Irish history.
Describe the contributions of one historical Irish woman.
Understand that women played important roles in shaping Irish society, culture, and politics.
Lesson Outline
1. Introduction & Warm-Up
Activity: Class Discussion – “What is History?”
Ask: “Can you name any famous people from Irish history?”
Ask: “Do you think women were important in history? Why or why not?”
Transition: “Today we’re going to learn about some amazing women who helped shape Ireland.”
2. PowerPoint Presentation: Women in Irish History
Gamma AI PowerPoint Slides Suggested Structure:
https://gamma.app/docs/Women-in-Irish-History-Inspiring-Stories-for-Primary-School-tsdyoyizzx7qira
3. Pair Work Activity – “Who Was She?”
Instructions:
Each pair gets a short bio or image (printed or from the presentation) of one of the women discussed.
Pairs answer 3 questions:
What did she do?
Why is she important?
One interesting fact.
Report Back: Pairs share answers with the class4. Wrap-Up & Reflection
Class Reflection Questions:
“What surprised you most today?”
“Why do you think we didn’t hear about some of these women before?”
“Would you like to learn more about women in history?”Assessment:
Informal through discussion and pair work.
Observing participation and engagement.I think this is a lesson plan I could use to introduce woman in Irish history to my 5th class children this year. It incorporates a Gamma AI PowerPoint on the topic, that is very child friendly and informative. Women in history is one of the important areas covered in the 5th class curriculum and the with the help of AI tools that we learned over the course, it is extremely efficient to find and use AI to help with education. It is also key to read over any and all AI generated PowerPoints to make sure that the information is correct.
Hi AnnMarie, I have never used Khan before but I really liked how you broke down the lesson. It makes me want to look into a bit more and maybe try adapt to some of my children. Over the past 2 years I have worked in an ASD classroom and most likely will be returning to it either this year or next, I definitely think some of the students I have taught would be able to take advantage of this AI tool.
This year I will be teaching 5th class in my school. I have a little bit of experience with Scratch and I think I will try to use it more this year. Scratch is a great tool to introduce coding and computational thinking to 5th class pupils in a fun and engaging way. As a visual programming language, Scratch allows children to create interactive stories, games, and animations by dragging and dropping code blocks, making it very accessible even for beginners.
I hope to be able to begin with simple projects like creating a basic animation or a story with dialogue between characters. This can be integrated across the curriculum—for example, pupils could animate a historical scene like the 1916 Rising that was brought up in the slides., retell a story from English, or show a science process like the water cycle. This encourages creativity while reinforcing subject knowledge.
As the year progresses, I would hope to introduce basic programming concepts like loops, conditionals, and variables through game creation. For instance, pupils could design a quiz with Scratch where the program responds differently based on the user’s answers. This promotes logical thinking and problem-solving.
Group work can encourage collaboration, while differentiated tasks ensure all learners are included. When I have used Scratch in the past, I have always found that there are always 3 or 4 children that pick it up quickly and I have been able to use them to help assist others. Scratch also supports assessment for learning, as pupils can demonstrate understanding by creating and explaining their projects.
Hi Pamela,
I also really enjoyed the Copilot image Creator tool. It is definitely a lesson I will be using when I return to mainstream setting. I am constantly looking for new ways to get the children to some extra creative writing and I think this is exactly something they would enjoy.
Part 1
Give two examples of how you can use some of the tools identified in this module to improve your own teaching, learning and assessment.
Part 2
Reflect on the potential classroom use of these examples and the other AI tools covered in Module 3 and how this can impact on future teaching, learning and assessment.Over the past two years, I have been working in an ASD setting. The class was brand new to the school when I started in it and I have found myself learning on the job. It also means that I always feel like I am constantly behind on where I should and want to be in my teaching. Some of the tools in this lesson, have given me some great ideas and I really feel like I can take advantage of them going into next year. 2 tools that really stood out to me where Magic school and Gamma. Obviously with Magic School, the example given with making a social story is exactly something I could use with all of my children. Gamma would also come in handy as I am constantly trying to get PowerPoints that reflect the different levels the children are at in my class.
In addition, I really liked the lesson on creative writing and getting the children to try generate a picture similar to one the teacher created. When I return to a mainstream setting, it is definitely a lesson that I will be using.
Hi Lisa,
I completely agree, AI cna be very useful to both teachers and students. As you point out teachers in a SET environment would particularly find it handy and the fact that there are a range of options to use also gives you a wide scoop when planning lessons.In addition, I also share your concerns about how AI is being used in China. The video definitely raised a lot of concerns to me and I don’t think I would like to go down that path in this country.
Based on what you have learned in this module, how do you think AI can transform the teaching and learning experience in your classroom? Provide specific examples and potential benefits and discuss any challenges you might face in implementing AI tools.
Over the past two years, I have been working in an autism class in my school. This will be my third year in the class. With the dynamic in my class, I have found much of my time, doing a lot of extra paperwork, emailing parents, following up on reports, meeting different experts, social workers and therapists for the different children. I have found that this than impacts on my time teaching and particularly planning. I am looking forward to using the different AI tools mentioned in the slides to help me prepare and organise the different aspects of my classroom, teaching, preparation and assessing. I particularly liked the examples given in the slides about how to use Chatgpt and the other AI tools to draw up a lesson plan under the different headings. This saving of time would greatly help me as time is the most important factor in an autism setting. My biggest concern and area that I think might hold me back using AI for this particular function will be the formatting the document back into a word document but over time I am sure I will be able to use the AI tools for that too.
Hi Paige, I agree greatly with what you have said in your piece. I also feel that AI can be a very effective tool going forward in teaching. I started to use it a small bit this year and I hope once I become a little bit more comfortable with it, I’ll be able to take advantage, particularly in my planning and assessment.
This year, I will be teaching 5th class and I can see myself using AI tools to enhance my teaching and support my assessment in a manageable, effective way.
For teaching, tools like kahoot, use AI to adjust question difficulty and track class understanding. Text to speech tools can support literacy and help children with reading difficulties. AI image generators, that were covered in the online lecture, can be used to create story prompts or visual aids for SESE and SPHE.
AI writing assistants, like chatgpt, can help me generate lesson plans, differentiated tasks, or help with creative writing starters. For Gaeilge, I can use AI speech tools, that can model pronunciation and support oral language development.
For assessment, platforms like EdPuzzle or Formative allow me to embed questions into videos or slides and give immediate feedback, which supports Assessment for Learning. I use ClassDojo in my class and I know there are AI analytics tools on it that can also help track individual progress over time.
