AI for the Art and Music Classroom (60 Minutes)

Lifetime

All levels

1 lesson

1 quiz

56 students

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Curriculum
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Course Description

Unlock the potential of artificial intelligence to transform your art or music classroom! This dynamic course explores essential AI concepts, tailored resources for music and art educators, and practical skills for integrating AI tools. Dive into hands-on activities like crafting prompts, training virtual assistants, and utilizing MagicSchool for creative lesson planning. Empower your teaching with innovative AI strategies that inspire students and enhance your curriculum.

Course Objectives

1. Develop an understanding of key AI concepts and tools, enabling effective integration of artificial intelligence into art and music curricula to enhance student engagement and learning outcomes.

2. Acquire practical skills to leverage specialized AI resources and platforms, including MagicSchool, to create dynamic lesson plans and instructional materials that cater specifically to music and art education.

3. Gain hands-on experience in crafting effective prompts, training virtual assistants, and applying AI strategies, empowering you to innovate your teaching methods and inspire creativity in your students.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this session, you’ll be able to:

1. Integrate AI tools and concepts into their art and music curricula, creating engaging and interactive lesson plans that enhance student learning and participation.

2. Demonstrate proficiency in using specialized AI resources and platforms, including MagicSchool, to develop and adapt instructional materials tailored to the needs of art and music education.

3. Create effective AI prompts, train virtual assistants, and apply AI strategies in their teaching, fostering a more innovative and creative classroom environment that stimulates student imagination and skill development.

Requirements for Completion

1. Watch the PD video.

2. Take a quiz.

Patrick Cooper

Dr. Patrick K. Cooper is an assistant professor of music education at Florida International University. He teaches courses in research, curriculum development, philosophy, and creativity. He holds degrees in music education from Arizona State University (B.M., M.M.) and University of South Florida (Ph.D.). Winner of the 2015 Outstanding Emerging Researcher Award from the Center for Music Education Research, his research interests capture the intersection of creativity, inclusion, and performance. His publications can be found in academic journals such as Psychology of Music and International Journal of Music Education as well as practitioner texts such as The Music Technology Cookbook and The Learner-Centered Music Classroom. His book Broadcast to Podcast: Lessons from Radio for an Online Music Education is available through F-Flat Books. Dr. Cooper has presented internationally, nationally, and locally at conferences such as NeuroMusic, Society for Music Perception and Cognition, International Society for Music Education, Society for Music Teacher Education, and the National Association for Music Education Biennial Music Research and Teacher Education Conference. He has given workshops and lectures as an invited speaker at several universities including University of Southern California, Arizona State University, Illinois State University, and Westminster Choir College. As a musician, he has performed extensively as a double bassist, synthesizer player, and hip-hop artist. Prior to his appointment at Florida International University, he held adjunct positions with Eastern Illinois University and The Crane School of Music at SUNY-Potsdam, was a Presidential Doctoral Fellow at University of South Florida, and taught in public schools and community centers in St. Petersburg, FL and the metro Phoenix area.

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