Exploring Artificial Intelligence

What your school gets

Everything a teacher needs to teach Exploring Artificial Intelligence this year.

In class

13 lessons, ready to teach Each one planned step by step, taught from the board with the same lesson open on each student's device. 5 interactive activities across the course.
Quizzes and assessments A short quiz with every lesson.
Progress and resultsWhat each student has completed, and how they did.
CertificatesFor portfolios, open days and reports home.
Try the first lesson: What AI Models Are, from Chatbots to Agents

On paper

Teacher Resource BookThe whole course laid out for the teacher, lesson by lesson, ready to print.
The sample lesson's pages

The whole books come with the course, in each class's Resources.

The curriculum it covers

Every lesson is mapped to the specification. This course teaches 16 of the 42 outcomes for this class.

NCCA Transition Year Programme Statement (2025)

Personal Growth 4 of 11 outcomes

Being a Learner 7 of 12 outcomes

Civic and Community Engagement 1 of 11 outcomes

Career Exploration 4 of 8 outcomes

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Curriculum Area

Outcomes

Personal Growth

P.1 P.2 P.3 P.4 P.5 P.6 P.7 P.8 P.9 P.10 P.11

Being a Learner

B.1 B.2 B.3 B.4 B.5 B.6 B.7 B.8 B.9 B.10 B.11 B.12

Civic and Community Engagement

C.1 C.2 C.3 C.4 C.5 C.6 C.7 C.8 C.9 C.10 C.11

Career Exploration

CE.1 CE.2 CE.3 CE.4 CE.5 CE.6 CE.7 CE.8

Tap any outcome to read it. The coloured ones are taught in this course. The curriculum does not include official reference codes for individual learning outcomes, so we have assigned a code scheme to make it easier to identify and track coverage.

The course, module by module

13 lessons in 4 modules. The lesson marked Sample opens in full.

1 How Machines Learn 3 lessons · about 2 hours

1 What AI Models Are, from Chatbots to Agents Sample lesson Quiz
2 See How AI Learns: Train an Image Model Quiz
3 See How AI Learns: Train a Pose Model Quiz

2 Build With a Model You Trained 2 lessons · about 1 hour

4 Code a Game That Uses Your Model Quiz
5 Studio: AI Pose Space Game Quiz

3 Working With AI 3 lessons · about 2 hours

6 Your AI Copilot — Prompting AI to Do Better Work Quiz
7 AI Agents, Software That Plans and Acts Quiz
8 Using AI Well, Judgement, Limits and Staying in Control Quiz

4 Making with AI 5 lessons · about 3 hours

9 Generate Your First Images Quiz
10 Prompt Craft: from Vague to Usable Quiz
11 AI Video and Synthetic Media Quiz
12 AI at Work: Research, Notes and Data Quiz
13 Make Something with AI, and Say How Quiz

What students learn

This course offers an insightful introduction to the field of artificial intelligence, guiding learners through its fundamental concepts and practical applications. From understanding AI's role in everyday tools to creating models and exploring ethical considerations, participants will engage in interactive lessons to build skills and critical thinking in this transformative technology.

By the end of the course, students can

Define Artificial Intelligence and explain its applications in everyday tools like voice assistants.
Demonstrate effective interaction with AI tools by crafting clear prompts for accurate responses.
Compare traditional and AI-powered web search tools to select the most effective option for specific tasks.
Create an AI-generated image using precise text prompts that specify subject, style, and mood.
Analyse ethical implications of AI use, identifying issues like bias and privacy in content creation.

What you'll need

Used in some of the lessons. Students can share in groups of two or three.

Chromebook/Laptop/PC iPad/Tablet

Build a full TY year around Exploring Artificial Intelligence

This module is one of 10 Transition Year modules you can combine into a complete Year-Long TY Digital Skills Programme, shaped around your timetable and the students in front of you.

Run the same pathway for every student, or set different pathways for different groups. Students also get access to the modules they're not doing in class, which is ideal for the keen ones who finish early or want to explore further on their own time.

Prefer a deeper tech focus? Swap in Advanced Coding or Robotics and Automation. Each module is 10 to 17 lessons of 40-60 minutes, leaving room for school events, mid-terms and everything else TY throws at you.

Why TY coordinators choose it

One decision, a year's content

No more stitching resources together every term.

Flexible per class, per student

Run different pathways side by side.

Certificates after each module

Great for TY portfolios, open days and reports home.

Sets students up for Senior Cycle

Broad exposure so they choose subjects with confidence.

Sample Year Plan

ICT + Coding focus

Computer Skills
Gets everyone on a level footing
Introduction to Coding
Real, working projects from week one
Exploring Digital Media
Video, design and storytelling
Exploring Artificial Intelligence
The topic your students keep asking about
Enterprise and Business Basics
A pitch-and-launch project to close out the year