"<< Background >>According to the White Paper on Artificial Intelligence (AI) of the European Community it is necessary to develop skills needed to work in the field of AI and to adapt the educational systems of individual European countries. The report of the CULT (Committee on Culture and Education) committee before the European Parliament on the application of AI in education makes a thorough analysis of the need to train professionals to develop and apply intelligent approaches in various areas of modern business and services. Based on these strategic documents, two main directions in the application of AI in school education can be identified: - Formal study of the basic algorithms of classical and ""modern"" AI as a separate discipline or within other disciplines. - Introducing students of different educational levels and forms with the applications and capabilities of artificial intelligence. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is currently a key priority for the European Commission. As indicated in the published “White Paper on Artificial Intelligence: A European approach to excellence and trust” given the global competition, a solid European approach is needed, which will build on the European strategy for AI presented in April 2018. It should be highlighted that children today live in the age of artificial intelligence. It is estimated that by 2022, there will be 58 million new jobs in the area of artificial intelligence. Thus, it's important that the youth of today are both conscientious consumers and designers of AI. All people and especially school students are already leaving through the smart technologies embedded with AI logistics. It is very important for school students as the future generation who will develop and apply AI to begin to understand it from early age, building also the necessary competence to support its growth.<< Objectives >>The objectives of the FACILITATE-AI project is to support school teachers(the facilitators of learning) in developing an inquiry base and evidence-based understanding of the complexities and principles of AI, the algorithmic creative thinking, and how these can be integrated in the school students’ learning process for promoting creative problem solving, adaptability to change, and progressive design through a STEAME interdisciplinary approach . In doing it is planned to :1. Support school “facilitators for learning” in their understanding of AI use in everyday life.2. Prepare school teachers to develop competence for becoming good facilitators of learning AI to their students, considering applications, strengths, and weaknesses, in line with Digital Competence Framework 2.0 and Digital Education Framework. 3. Contribute to the Enhancing of digital skills and competences for the digital transformation, which requires basic digital skills and competences from an early age such as good knowledge and understanding of data-intensive technologies, such as artificial intelligence4. Support teachers and students in developing problem solving skills, computational thinking and design thinking involving AI tools and methods.SUPPORT THE NEEDS OF TARGET GROUPS:The main target audience of the project is the teacher group facilitating the learning of students of grades 7-12, including initial and in-service teachers and teacher trainers. In the consortium countries and in most European Countries, teacher training does not provide knowledge and competences in using digital tools and AI-based technologies.<< Implementation >>Activities an listed as an outline of milestones of the two-years plan shown below: YEAR 1M1: Partnership Agreements signed, preparation work for Results- Work Plan M1: 1st ONLINE MeetingM2: Physical Kick-off Meeting 1, CyprusM2: Work Flow plan by the coordinator and action plan by the Results leaders M2: Project Image developmentM2-3: Web design structure Indicators of progressM2+: Dissemination Plan elaborated and understood by all M4: 2nd ONLINE MeetingM4: Start of R2M6: C1 EventMonth 10: Physical Project Meeting 2 , BulgariaPublication of the AI Education ObservatoryElectronic Dissemination Newsletter R2 progress implementation Social Network development Dissemination actions EvaluationM8: 3rd ONLINE meetingM12 Interim Report YEAR2R1 finalizationR2 implementation/piloting M12: 4th ONLINE MeetingM13: Start of R3Electronic Dissemination Newsletter M15: ME in GreeceM15: 5th ONLINE MeetingM16-20: Progress on R3M17-20: Production of a PITCH video M18: C2 EventElectronic Dissemination Newsletter M18: ME in GreeceM19: R2 finalization EvaluationM19: ME in Poland M19: ME in Italy M20-24: Promotion activities Electronic Dissemination Newsletter M20: Begin Exploitation planM21: 3rd Physical meeting, in RomaniaM22: ME in BulgariaM22: ME in PortugalM22: ME in ItalyM21-M24 Translations of R3 & EvaluationM21-M24 Sustainability and Promotion M22-M24 PublicationsM23: 6th ONLINE MeetingM23: ME in Cyprus, Final Press conferenceM24: Final release of R3<< Results >>As AI is quite dynamic and is changing often, the aim is not just to create a rigid curriculum and a rigid content text for it. AI is analysing data, it communicates data, it puts them into smart algorithms to produce tangible results that can measure something new, it creates machine learning processes to imitate human thinking. However, thinking of humans is changing according to its environment and is very dynamic so we need to teach school students how to adapt to their environment and how to use data and critical thinking from their environment. So creating an innovative project is to create a Dynamic AI Curriculum (D-AI-C) and an Information Smart System(ISS) for supporting teachers to be adaptive and informed about updates on AI issues and tools that can use to train school students. RESULT 1. AI Teaching Guide for teachers facilitating the learning of students in grades 7-12 1.1 Pedagogical and Learning Framework for teacher facilitators (PLF)1.2 National Reports with related practices 1.3 AI Dynamic Curriculum Design and Format 1.4 Learning and Creativity Plans for the use by teacher facilitators of learning In Parallel: Short Term Training activity 1: Creating Learning & Creativity Plans for AIRESULT 2. Training Course for Teacher Facilitators of learning in AI-STEAME+ education2.1 PLF Competences for teacher facilitators transformed into Modules. 2.2 Additional Modules focusing on the facilitation of the learning of AI by schools students 2. 3 A Training Programme (minimum 3 days) with 3 modules per dayIn Parallel: Short Term Training activity 2: Implementing the developed course so more partner participants are trained with the project results, validate the modules through the practice implementation and create module videos to be used in Result 3. RESULT 3. Dynamic Online Learning Environment with OER on AI in interdisciplinary STEAME+ school subjects with a set of Blueprint Policy Recommendations3.1 Design the Learning Environment with existing tools like Moodle to set up a platform accessible to teachers and students. 3.2 Development, piloting, validation and publication 3.3 Blueprint Policy Recommendations for European Education Authorities.Additional Deliverables include:D1. Dissemination Plan and implementation ResultsD2. Contingency Plan D3. Quality Assurance and Evaluation PlanD4. Exploitation Plan with a webspace for continuous development , updating, support, networking and sharing D5. FACILITATE-AI Symposium within the annual EUROMATH & EUROSCIENCE Pupils Conference. D6. FACILITATE-AI Course Certification Programme, promotion and administrationD7. Inter-institutional National level: partnerships with other local or regional schools or Pedagogical Institutes, cooperating as Associate Partners in the use of the Blueprint Policy Recommendations for European Education Authorities.D8. Production of a FACILITATE-AI PITCH VIDEOD9. Progress Reports: Every 3 months each partner will submit a progress report including time sheets and other related documents. D10. Progress and Final Reports as required by the funding agency.D11. Consolidated Dissemination Spread Sheet Report: Each partner will keep a dissemination spread sheet log reporting all dissemination activities related to the project and will be shared with all the partners every 3 months.D12. Creation of the project’s logo and visual identity.D13. Project Website and Social Media pages.D14. At least 4 Newsletters.D15. Creation of the AI Education Observatory"