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AI Literacy Curriculum

Helping students understand AI – without losing what makes them human.

Students are already surrounded by AI.
What they’re often missing is understanding.

TomoClub’s AI Literacy Curriculum helps students learn what AI is, how it works, and how to use it responsibly, while strengthening the human skills that matter most: critical thinking, discernment, ethics, and self-expression.

This is not screen-heavy learning.
It’s conversation-led, reflective, and deeply human.

Who This Curriculum Is For

The AI Literacy Curriculum is
designed for:

  • Middle school students
  • High school students
  • Schools looking for a future-ready, standards-aligned AI curriculum that does not require coding experience

The curriculum runs in two distinct tracks so every learner starts at the right level:

  • Middle School Track (15-week journey)
  • High School Track (semester to full-year flexible implementation)

Both tracks share the same philosophy, but differ in depth, examples, and application.

Curriculum Philosophy: Staying Human in an AI World

At the core of this curriculum is a simple belief:

  • When students don’t understand AI, they’re more vulnerable to misinformation, manipulation, online bullying, and isolation.
  • When they do understand it, they can use AI to create, reflect, and connect.

Every activity is designed to:

  • deepen conversation between students and educators
  • keep teachers facilitating, not replacing instruction with screens
  • prioritize short AI use, followed by longer discussion, reflection, and group work

AI is treated as a tool to think with, not something students passively consume.

This human-centered approach is emphasized throughout both the middle and high school curricula .

Program Structure & Time Commitment

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    Middle School Track

    • 15-week learning journey
    • Designed to fit into advisory, enrichment, or humanities blocks
    • Structured progression:
      • Foundations
      • Technical understanding
      • Human-AI collaboration
      • Capstone and reflection
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    High School Track

    • Modular and flexible:
      • Can run as a semester course
      • Or extend into a full-year program
    • Suitable for:
      • electives
      • STEM pathways
      • interdisciplinary programs
      • project-based learning environments
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    Both tracks require

    • No coding background
    • No paid software licenses
    • Tools that run on Chromebooks and school-safe platforms .

    What Students Learn (Curriculum Overview)

    AI Foundations & Big Ideas

    Students explore:

    • What AI is and isn’t
    • The history of AI and common myths
    • How machines “perceive” and “learn”
    • The difference between rule-based systems and machine learning
    • How AI decisions differ from human thinking
    • This unit builds foundational understanding while encouraging students to question AI, not accept outputs blindly
    This unit builds foundational understanding while encouraging students to question AI, not accept outputs blindly .

    Generative AI Tools & Prompting

    Students work hands-on with generative AI tools to:

    • understand large language models
    • practice prompt engineering
    • analyze AI-generated text and images
    • identify inaccuracies and hallucinations
    • co-create stories, designs, and research outputs

    Creative work is paired with analysis, helping students reflect on how AI responds and why.

    Ethics, Society & Digital Citizenship

    This unit focuses on responsible use.

    • bias and fairness in AI systems
    • privacy and data protection
    • intellectual property and ownership
    • deepfakes and misinformation
    • ethical decision-making in real-world scenarios
    Discussion, debate, and case studies are central here, reinforcing critical thinking and civic responsibility .

    AI in Careers & Domains

    Students explore how AI shows up across fields such as:

    • healthcare
    • education
    • media and journalism
    • finance and business
    • environment and climate science


    This helps students see AI as a horizontal skill, relevant across interests and career paths

    Capstone Lab (Research, Build, Iterate, Share)

    The curriculum culminates in a capstone project, where students:

    • identify a real-world problem
    • research and design an AI-informed solution
    • collaborate in teams
    • prototype and iterate
    • present and reflect on their work
    This mirrors real research and development cycles and emphasizes reflection as much as creation.

    Safe, Classroom-Ready Tools

    Students engage with carefully selected tools, including:

    • Teachable Machine
    • Quick Draw
    • AI for Oceans
    • Talk to Books
    • ChatGPT
    • Google Gemini
    • Canva
    • Gamma

    All tools are chosen for:

    • safety
    • accessibility
    • educational relevance

    They support exploration without increasing screen dependency.

    Assessment, Standards & Evidence of Learning

    Student learning is demonstrated through:

    • prompt logs
    • critiques of AI outputs
    • bias and ethics analyses
    • policy drafts
    • capstone projects and reflections

    The curriculum is aligned with:

    • UNESCO AI Competencies
    • ISTE Standards
    • AI4K12 Five Big Ideas
    • College readiness indicators.

    A built-in home–school connection encourages family conversations through ethical reflection prompts.

    According to program data​

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    increase in student confidence using AI tools
    0%
    of students can articulate fairness and bias issues
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    engagement across diverse learners

    Students consistently report feeling more empowered to question, create with, and think critically about AI.

    Frequently Asked Questions

    What does the AI literacy curriculum cover?
    The AI literacy curriculum focuses on:
    • Understanding how AI works
    • Learning how to use AI responsibly
    • Building critical thinking and decision-making
    • Practicing collaboration, communication, and leadership
    • Helping students stay human in a digital, AI-driven world
    The program does not focus on coding or technical tool training.

    The AI literacy program is built for K–12 students. We run separate versions for middle school and high school students.

    This allows the content, discussions, and activities to stay age-appropriate and closely connected to how students at each level encounter AI in their daily lives.

    • The middle school program runs for 15 weeks.
    • The high school program runs for 30 weeks, including a capstone project.
    Both programs are designed to run alongside the regular school schedule.
    The program is delivered through weekly classroom sessions. Schools typically run it for 1 hour per week or two 30-minute blocks. Lessons include discussion, hands-on activities, and guided use of AI tools, all within existing class time.
    Schools need a regular classroom setup, student access to Chromebooks or similar devices, and internet access. The curriculum uses only free tools and does not require teachers to have a background in computer science or AI.
    We provide ready-to-use lesson materials, slides, templates, rubrics, and capstone guidance. The curriculum is compatible with Google Classroom and Canvas.
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