Resource Centre
AI in Education: Where are we and where do we need to go?
Explore prompt engineering, culturally responsive practices, and practical classroom applications of generative AI tools.
The AI Revolution in Education for Teacher Candidates
Learn prompt engineering, discover AI’s challenges and opportunities, and gain practical skills for the classroom.
AI in Education Workshop #2
Through experiential learning, gain first-hand experience using generative AI to support content creation, research organization, and classroom applications.
Culturally Responsive Considerations with Artificial Intelligence
A practical guide to develop the skill of crafting clear and effective prompts to effectively communicate with AI tools to achieve specific outcomes.
From Macro to Culturally Responsive and Sustaining Contextualized Micro-Prompts
Ewart, K. (2025). From macro to culturally responsive and sustaining contextualized micro-prompts: Guiding teacher candidates through an AI prompting continuum. In Proceedings of SITE 2025 (pp. 494-501). AACE. Read Publication
Leveraging Generative AI for Culturally Responsive Teaching
Ewart, K. (2025). Leveraging generative AI for culturally responsive teaching: A shift in educator planning and practice. In Proceedings of SITE 2025 (pp. 2030-2035). AACE. Read Publication
From entry to transformation: exploring AI integration in teachers’ K-12 assessment practices
Ciampa, K., Wolfe, Z., & Hensley, M. (2024). Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 34(2), 141-160. Read Publication
Learning Together for Responsible Artificial Intelligence
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada. (2023). Report of the Public Awareness Working Group. Read Publication
Perceptions and perspectives of Australian school leaders on the integration of AI in schools
Marrone, R., et al. (2024). School Leadership & Management, 45(1), 30-52. Read Publication
Teachers’ pedagogical beliefs for Gen AI use in secondary school
Prestridge, S., Fry, K., & Kim, E. J. A. (2024). Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 34(2), 183-199. Read Publication
What Is Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge?
Koehler, M. J., & Mishra, P. (2009). Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education, 9(1). Read Publication
Enhancing Educator Engagement with AI: The TeacherServer Experience
Unal, Z. (2025). SRATE Journal, 34(1), 1-10. Read Publication
Emotion recognition for enhanced learning: using AI to detect students’ emotions
Salloum, S.A., et al. (2025). Smart Learn. Environ. 12, 21. Read Publication
A tutorial activity for students to experience generative artificial intelligence
Reinke, N. B., et al. (2025). Advances in Physiology Education, 49(2). Read Publication
Advancing Artificial Intelligence Education for American Youth
The White House. (2025). Executive Order 14277. Federal Register, 90(80), 17519-17523. Read Publication
The role of AI in theatre
Ren, Zhen. (2024). Theoretical and Natural Science. 34. 27-32. Read Publication
Theatre in the Digital Age: Modern Performance Challenges and the Influence of AI
Rajesh. K. Venugopal. (2025). The Academic, 3(3), 1367-1376. Read Publication
AI-Assisted Co-Creation
Pozdniakov, S., et al. (2025). Journal of Learning Analytics, 12(1), 129-151. Read Publication
Design of a future scenarios toolkit for an ethical implementation of AI in education
Mouta, Ana et al. (2023). Education and Information Technologies. Read Publication
Preparing Educators to Teach and Create With Generative Artificial Intelligence
MacDowell, P., et al. (2024). Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 50(4). Read Publication
EASE framework in design and development of clinical AI applications
Kar, S., et al. (2023). CSIT 11, 57-70. Read Publication
A Vision for the Future: Transforming and Modernizing Education
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. (2025). Education Accord NL Interim Report. Read Publication
Curtain call for AI: Transforming theatre through technology
Horváth, D. (2025). Technology, Culture & Society. Read Publication
Fears About Artificial Intelligence Across 20 Countries and Six Domains of Application
Dong, M., Bonnefon, J.-F., & Rahwan, I. (2024). Technovation, 131, Article 102953. Read Publication
Cultivation of human centered artificial intelligence: culturally adaptive thinking in education (CATE) for AI
Samuel, Y., et al. (2023). Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence, 6, Article 1198180. Read Publication
Using an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Agent to Support Teacher Instruction and Student Learning
Dieker, L., et al. (2024). Journal of Special Education Preparation, 4(2), 78-88. Read Publication
Culturally Responsive Customized Generative AI
The Culturally Responsive Learning Guide is a customized AI assistant designed to support teacher candidates, educators, and educational leaders in developing learning experiences rooted in equity, diversity, inclusion, decolonization, and anti-racism (EDIDA) principles.
- Guides you step-by-step through the Culturally Responsive Considerations framework.
- Helps align your learning materials with Culturally Responsive Pedagogy, Liberatory Design, and Equity Design Frameworks.
- Offers thoughtful prompts to ensure learning resources honor diverse student identities.
- Ensures your content reflects anti-oppressive, accessible, and inclusive values.
- Evaluates materials for cultural relevance, appropriate and sensitive representation.
Designed by: Dr. Keri Ewart & Dr. Camille Rutherford
APA Reference: Ewart, K & Rutherford, C. (2024, November). Culturally Responsive Learning Guide [Custom GPT tool]. ChatGPT. https://chatgpt.com/g/g-Iz8bvTuPl-culturally-responsive-learning-guide
Identity Affirming Culturally Responsive AI
An educator-focused AI tool to help Ontario K-12 teachers create learning experiences that are equitable, inclusive, and reflective of students’ identities. Aligned with culturally responsive pedagogy and Ontario curriculum guidelines.
- Conducting structured interviews to personalize resources to specific school and community needs.
- Generating unit and lesson plans aligned with Ontario curriculum expectations.
- Recommending instructional strategies from trusted Ontario education resources.
- Suggesting inclusive assessment methods and accommodations.
- Drawing on multicultural literature, Indigenous learning principles, and equity-focused content.
Designed by: Dr. Keri Ewart & Dr. Camille Rutherford
APA Reference: Ewart, K., & Rutherford, C. (2025, February). Identity Affirming Culturally Responsive AI [Custom GPT tool]. ChatGPT.
Harmony AI
A customized ChatGPT assistant to support teachers in creating inclusive, positive, and socially responsive learning environments with research-backed resources from Ontario’s Ministry of Education.
- Conducts structured interviews to identify classroom needs around SEL, equity, engagement, and inclusion.
- Offers practical strategies tailored to specific grade levels, subjects, and student profiles (including IEPs and ELLs).
- Promotes SEL using frameworks like CASEL’s five competencies to enhance well-being and academic resilience.
Designed by: Dr. Keri Ewart & Dr. Julie Mueller with original concept by Ryan McAlpine
APA Reference: Ewart, K. (2025, March). Harmony AI: SEL support for Educators [Custom GPT tool]. ChatGPT.
AI-Writing Companion
A warm, student-centered writing coach for Grades 3-8, guiding students through genre-specific writing tasks using a scaffolded and engaging dialogue model.
- Adapts prompts and feedback to early (Grades 3-4), middle (Grades 5-6), and upper (Grades 7-8) elementary writers.
- Provides genre-based scaffolding using exemplars, mentor texts, and curriculum-aligned prompts.
- Emphasizes student voice and identity, encouraging creativity and ownership of ideas.
- Provides meaningful, kind feedback on Glow (strengths) and Grow (improvement areas).
Designed by: Dr. Keri Ewart
APA Reference: Ewart, K. (2025, February). AI-Writing Companion [Custom GPT tool]. ChatGPT.
Shakespearian AI Collaborator
A customized AI for students, teachers, and theatre-goers to craft sonnets, analyze soliloquies, remix staging scenes, and explore global storytelling traditions. This AI partner blends timeless with transformative.
- Co-authorship in Early Modern English or modernized adaptations.
- Interactive “Shakespeare or AI?” authorship analysis.
- Character roleplay with Hamlet, Lady Macbeth, or Queen Elizabeth I.
- Multimodal dramaturgy: staging advice, tone, gesture, and audience engagement.
- Direct curricular links to Ontario’s Grade 1-12 English and Drama frameworks.
Designed by: Dr. Keri Ewart
APA Reference: Ewart, K. (2025, February). Shakespearian AI Collaborator [Custom GPT tool]. ChatGPT.
Sheepscript.AI
Video or Podcast to Social Media Post
NotebookLM
Notes, presentations, and research to podcasts
Gradescope
Streamline the assessment process with differentiated feedback
Wayground
Interactive quiz platform that enables gamified learning
Gmind AI
Content generation, research assistance, and workflow optimization
Twee
Generate lesson plans, provide feedback and support diverse assessments
Eduaide.Ai
Lesson plan and activity generation
