(Havre) – In a press release, Hill County Superintendent of School Vicki Proctor says Davey School elementary lead teacher Tami Redinger received notification that she was chosen as a state winner in the Presidential AI Challenge for her creativity in teaching. As a state winner her entry will advance to the regional competition with the finalist projects to be showcased at the White House in June.
Through an investigative-type project the Davey students used AI to analyze the components of space while learning the limitations and gains of using this tool. As Miss Redinger tells her students: “Think of AI as a baby. Right now, we have to teach it what we want it to know.” She also feels that teaching students to use this tool in an interesting, responsible manner will help demystify this newest technology.
The purpose of this competition was not only to prepare students to be leaders in AI technology but also allowed the teacher to use any AI technologies in the development of their challenge entry. The goal of this national challenge is for K-12 students and educators to come together to solve real-world problems using AI as a tool to find a solution of the problem.
