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Professional Learning Community (PLC)

Over four 90-minute sessions, participants dive deep into the foundations, potentials, and limitations of generative AI as they learn to create AI apps tailored to their unique contexts. Along the way, they explore and gain essential mindset shifts around AI—equipping educators and learners to use AI to shape the future of education and work. Using human-centered design, participants iterate on their apps while reimagining systems and structures for implementation and evaluation. The series culminates in a showcase where creators demo their work, share its impact on teaching, learning, or workflow, and reflect on what they’ve learned throughout the journey.
Feel free to make copies and adjust to your context. We recommend that all PLC’s culminate in a showcase to share learnings and apps built!

PLC Master Resources

Complete collection of resources that span all four PLC sessions.

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Session 1: Intro to Playlab & GenAI

Session Objectives:
  • Explore Playlab - mission, vision, apps, and case studies
  • Gain base understanding of GenAI + its potential and limitations
  • Begin ideation and prototyping of an AI app

Session 1 Resources

Introduction to Playlab, generative AI, and how to get started building in Playlab

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Materials

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Session 2: AI Skill Building 101

Session Objectives:
  • Learn the prompt engineering techniques to get you started
  • Apply your new skills to improve your app
  • Explore and give feedback on each other’s apps

Session 2 Resources

Deepening understanding of AI prompting and building in Playlab. Learn how to build stronger apps in Playlab.

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Materials

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Handouts

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Session 3: Advanced AI Skill Building + Implementation & Evaluation

Session Objectives:
  • Design evaluation questions and system to monitor tool and implementation impact
  • Learn advanced AI skills to apply to your apps
  • Iterate on your apps and implementation plan to prepare for the showcase!

Session 3 Resources

Learn advanced Playlab prompting, increasing usability, explore evaluations, and prepare for the Showcase.

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Materials

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Session 4: PLC App Showcase

Session Objectives:
  • Explore and test at least 3 different apps in your community
  • Present your app + implementation systems and receive feedback
  • Reflection and wrap up
PLC App Showcase Presentation
PLC App Showcase Presentation

Session 4 Resources

Celebrating learning and sharing implementations with the community.

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Materials

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Share Your Showcase

Have you completed the PLC sessions and want to share your implementation with the Playlab team? Feel free to click the button below and share your showcase! Submit Your Showcase Artifacts

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Getting Support

If you have questions or need assistance as you work through the PLC materials, please reach out: