About the Ryden Program
About the Ryden Program
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The Ryden AI Program works to ensure students understand how to merge humanity with artificial intelligence and know how to use artificial intelligence to solve complex, macro problems affecting society by:
The Ryden AI Program works to ensure students understand how to merge humanity with artificial intelligence and know how to use artificial intelligence to solve complex, macro problems affecting society by:
- Providing broad access to K-12 education in AI and its related fields to all students regardless of their personal resources or the resources of their community.
- Making AI relevant to everyone through an interdisciplinary approach that consistently includes ethical considerations and the implications of AI for our society.
- Using open-source tools and principles to create a community developing, using, and improving freely available resources for learning and teaching about AI.
Vision
The long-term vision of the program includes serving thousands of teachers and students by leveraging the incredible knowledge, programs, and resources at the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics and partnering organizations to provide informal and formal educational opportunities everywhere.
Supported Programs
The Ryden Program supports the following programs at NCSSM:
The Data Science Summer Institute. DSSI hosts 75 teachers from across the country who are looking to get started teaching with data in their classrooms. Hosted at NCSSM-Morganton, this 4-day no-cost workshop is offered in partnership with NC State University and funded by a grant from Google.org
NCSSM Faculty Fellows. Eight faculty representing all academic departments and both residential campuses are selected to participate in intensive professional development on artificial intelligence and curriculum development in order to create and share new AI-aware curriculum freely and broadly.
Data Science Service Learning Summer Research and Innovation Program. This summer program serves NCSSM students for 3-weeks in June, where students help local non-profit and governmental organizations solve problems with data. Students connected with graduate students from NC State who serve as technical advisors and mentors throughout the program.
Who to contact
Instructor of Mathematics and Executive Director of The Ryden Program for Innovation and Leadership in AI
919-416-2735
gibson@ncssm.edu
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