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Workshop

AI and Schools in Dialogue

Research, Education Policy, and Teaching Practice

   28.07.2025

  

The Munich Center for Machine Learning (MCML) warmly invites you to a discussion on practical ways to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into school settings. Together with experts from academia and education policy, the current state of AI applications in everyday school life will be presented and discussed. The focus lies on practice-oriented approaches that enable teachers and schools to use AI technologies in a trustworthy and effective manner.

The event offers space for keynote talks, exchange of experiences, and the development of shared perspectives for the future of learning with AI.


Agenda

09:15 – 09:30
Arrival


09:30
Welcome: Introduction and Objectives


09:35 – 11:00
Keynote Talks: AI in school education – current state from research and practice

  • 09:35 – 09:50
    Dr. Moritz Herrmann (MCML)
    AI from the perspective of mathematics education: focus areas and opportunities
  • 09:50 – 10:05
    Prof. Dr. Tilmann Michaeli (Technical University of Munich)
    Didactic perspective from computer science: AI between core curriculum and pioneering work
  • 10:05 – 10:20
    Dr. Steffen Schneider (KI macht Schule! / Helmholtz Zentrum München)
    Practical integration of AI in everyday school life: challenges and potential

10:20 – 10:30
Break


10:30 – 11:30
Panel Discussion: AI and Schools in Dialogue – Research, Education Policy, and Teaching Practice

Moderator and participant:
Dr. Moritz Herrmann (Research Associate, Munich Center for Machine Learning, LMU)

Panelists:

  • Ministerial Councillor Eva Stolpmann (Bavarian State Ministry for Education and Culture)
  • Alexander Ruf (Bavarian State Institute for School Quality and Educational Research, Department of Secondary Schools)
  • Prof. Dr. Tilmann Michaeli (TUM, Chair of Computer Science Education)
  • Dr. Steffen Schneider (Founder and CEO of “KI macht Schule”, Helmholtz Zentrum München, MCML)

Guiding questions:

  • What does education policy expect from research in the future?
  • How can cross-school development of AI competencies be achieved?
  • Which core AI concepts should be taught in schools?
  • From what age or in which grades should AI education begin?
  • Which teaching methods and materials are most effective?
  • What support do teachers need for sustainable implementation?

11:30 – 12:20
Workshop
Pathways to Curricular Integration of Artificial Intelligence in Education – How can we shape sustainable AI education in Bavaria?


12:20 – 12:30
Closing and farewell

Organized by:

MCML


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