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FACILITATION & REFLECTION ACTIVITY

AI Hopes, Concerns & Classroom Uses

AI Literacy
Reflection
Group Discussion

Developed during: Florina 2026 activity

Resource type
Facilitation activity

For
Educators & trainers

Suggested use
Opening activity · AI training

Format
Small-group reflection & discussion

What is AI Hopes, Concerns & Classroom Uses?

AI Hopes, Concerns & Classroom Uses is a simple opening activity designed to surface educators’ existing perspectives on Artificial Intelligence before introducing tools, methods or theory.

Participants work in small groups to identify their hopes for AI in education, the concerns they have about its use, and practical applications they have already tried or would like to explore.

The responses are then placed on a shared board, making different perspectives visible and creating a starting point for facilitated discussion, comparison and reflection.

Why Use It?

Start from participants
The session begins with what educators already think and experience.

Make perspectives visible
Post-it notes create a shared picture of the group’s views.

Look for patterns
Similar hopes, concerns and practices can be clustered and discussed.

Open the conversation
There are no “correct” answers. The activity creates a starting point for learning.

How it works

1. Form Mixed Groups

Participants work in small groups and share different perspectives and experiences.

2. Explore Three Questions

Each group identifies three hopes, three concerns and three practical uses of AI in education.

 

3. Build the Shared Board

Groups place their post-its on a common board and briefly explain their contributions.

4. Compare & Discuss

The facilitator reads, clusters and explores recurring themes, differences and questions with the whole group.

Do not rush to evaluate the answers. First make the different perspectives visible, then use similarities, differences and unexpected ideas to open the discussion.

Facilitator Questions

  • COMMON THEMES

    Which hopes or concerns appear more than once?

  • DIFFERENCES

    Where do participants see AI differently?

  • EXPERIENCE

    Which AI uses are already happening in our classrooms?

  • POSSIBILITIES

    Which hoped-for uses would we like to explore further?

  • CONCERNS

    Which concerns deserve more discussion during the training?

  • LOOKING AHEAD

    What would we like to understand better about AI by the end of the programme?

Get the activity guide

AI Hopes, Concerns & Classroom Uses – Activity Guide

A ready-to-use facilitation guide including the activity instructions, timing, materials and suggested discussion questions.

Download Activity Guide

From the Florina Workshop

The activity was used at the beginning of the Florina 2026 training week with educators from different European countries.

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I. Arti 20, Florina, Greece

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