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Feb 23, 2024

In today's fast-evolving technological landscape, the importance of developing skills cannot be overstated. The World Economic Forum's Top 10 Skills for Success by 2025 highlights the key competencies necessary for the future workforce, such as analytical thinking, innovation, active learning, complex problem-solving, critical analysis, leadership, social influence, and technology proficiency.  At the Western International School of Shanghai (WISS), the IB Career-Related Programme (CP) offers a Digital Skills program that stands out as a beacon, aligning perfectly with these essential skills and preparing students for the challenges and opportunities ahead. This program directly reflects the graduate qualities upheld by WISS, focusing on problem-solving, digital literacy, resilience, leadership, and collaboration. It not only equips students for future job roles but also underscores the school's commitment to providing a holistic education.

In today's fast-evolving technological landscape, the importance of developing skills cannot be overstated. The World Economic Forum's Top 10 Skills for Success by 2025 highlights the key competencies necessary for the future workforce, such as analytical thinking, innovation, active learning, complex problem-solving, critical analysis, leadership, social influence, and technology proficiency.


At the Western International School of Shanghai (WISS), the IB Career-Related Programme (CP) offers a Digital Skills program that stands out as a beacon, aligning perfectly with these essential skills and preparing students for the challenges and opportunities ahead. This program directly reflects the graduate qualities upheld by WISS, focusing on problem-solving, digital literacy, resilience, leadership, and collaboration. It not only equips students for future job roles but also underscores the school's commitment to providing a holistic education.

Jan 5, 2024

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is taking center stage in the ever-evolving landscape of education. The integration of AI technologies promises to revolutionize learning experiences by providing students with innovative tools and opportunities. At the Western International School of Shanghai, students recently participated in an individual project that utilized AI to enhance their learning experience through engaging and descriptive weather report scripts. This project, part of the students' Individual Society Project and the dynamic curriculum offered at WISS, showcases the remarkable work of students in bringing AI-generated scripts to life. This article explores the student experience as we delve into the practical applications of AI in education, examining its benefits, challenges, and the ethical considerations that come along with it.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is taking center stage in the ever-evolving landscape of education. The integration of AI technologies promises to revolutionize learning experiences by providing students with innovative tools and opportunities. At the Western International School of Shanghai, students recently participated in an individual project that utilized AI to enhance their learning experience through engaging and descriptive weather report scripts. This project, part of the students' Individual Society Project and the dynamic curriculum offered at WISS, showcases the remarkable work of students in bringing AI-generated scripts to life. This article explores the student experience as we delve into the practical applications of AI in education, examining its benefits, challenges, and the ethical considerations that come along with it.

Nov 29, 2023

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is taking center stage in the ever-evolving landscape of education. The integration of AI technologies promises to revolutionize learning experiences by providing students with innovative tools and opportunities. At the Western International School of Shanghai, students recently participated in an individual project that utilized AI to enhance their learning experience through engaging and descriptive weather report scripts. This project, part of the students' Individual Society Project and the dynamic curriculum offered at WISS, showcases the remarkable work of students in bringing AI-generated scripts to life. This article explores the student experience as we delve into the practical applications of AI in education, examining its benefits, challenges, and the ethical considerations that come along with it.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is taking center stage in the ever-evolving landscape of education. The integration of AI technologies promises to revolutionize learning experiences by providing students with innovative tools and opportunities. At the Western International School of Shanghai, students recently participated in an individual project that utilized AI to enhance their learning experience through engaging and descriptive weather report scripts. This project, part of the students' Individual Society Project and the dynamic curriculum offered at WISS, showcases the remarkable work of students in bringing AI-generated scripts to life. This article explores the student experience as we delve into the practical applications of AI in education, examining its benefits, challenges, and the ethical considerations that come along with it.

Oct 5, 2023

According to a recently released report by UNESCO on “Impact of AI on skill development,” AI has broad implications for the whole of humanity, including education systems that equip lifelong learners with the skills to navigate both work and society. The International Baccalaureate (IB) also emphasizes the need to adapt and transform educational programs and assessment practices to enable students to use new AI tools ethically and effectively.   At WISS, we have embarked on a transformative journey to embrace AI as a community, empowering our students to navigate an AI-integrated future in the digital age. In the context of developing ATL (Approaches to Learning) skills in students within the Diploma Programme, these are fundamental in helping students achieve their full potential. By developing these skills, students gain confidence, versatility, and resilience when approaching demanding content.   Across the Diploma program, one of the common important assessment expectations is to develop a focused research question or a knowledge question that allows for an in-depth investigation or inquiry. This involves strong research to delve into unbiased, factual information, application of justified knowledge, weighing out diverse perspectives, analyzing and evaluating them objectively and subjectively, and presenting findings in an academically acceptable manner that is devoid of plagiarism.   In my Physics classroom, students are building on research questions for their upcoming investigative analysis for their IA. One student who found it challenging to come up with an area of investigation was asked to identify his area of passion. Having identified baseball, the student was guided to use AI to get to his research question. The student gave the prompt “Google prompts to investigate experiments on baseball,” and the AI tool generated a list of areas that could be investigated experimentally. Delving further, the student could find out relevant academic papers and the citation needed with the same.    The use of AI demands a paradigm shift in the way students think, conduct research, and communicate. Furthermore, as a cohort, DP students will be learning how to create argumentative, analytical, or evaluative pieces of writing for TOK and other subject areas using AI and, at the same time, generate academically honest work by citing work generated by AI as per IB guidelines.    It’s important to note that while AI platforms offer unique benefits, they should not replace human interaction in research or skill development. Embracing our humanity and learning to connect human-to-human remains crucial for personal and professional advancement. As a community at WISS, we would continue embracing innovative methods of teaching and learning that empower our students to be creators and not imitators in ways that would ignite their passion and sense of inquiry.

At WISS, we have embarked on a transformative journey to embrace AI as a community, empowering our students to navigate an AI-integrated future in the digital age. In the context of developing ATL (Approaches to Learning) skills in students within the Diploma Programme, these are fundamental in helping students achieve their full potential. By developing these skills, students gain confidence, versatility, and resilience when approaching demanding content. 

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