Outreach: Generative AI workshop helps local educators create culturally responsive assessments
Last month, in a wing of the Athens Community Career Academy (ACCA), educators gathered for more than a typical professional development session.
Led by Morgan Z. Faison, clinical associate professor in the Department of Educational Theory and Practice, and her graduate research assistant Matthew Nyaaba (Ph.D. ’27), the session delved into a new frontier for educators: using generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) to design culturally responsive assessments.
“I’ve been leading professional learning sessions with staff at ACCA for the past eight years,” said Faison. “During these sessions, teachers bring lesson plans that they’re developing, and we collaborate and discuss how those lessons can be enhanced.”