High School Workshop
In 2024 and 2025, BARI recruited 10-15 high school students from diverse backgrounds, including members of traditionally underserved communities facing the greatest digital inequities, from Boston Public Schools (BPS). Over two months, they considered the perils, potentials, and particulars of AI and then presented their own proposals to an audience of professionals at Boston's City Hall.
The workshop was led by Mr. Gregory Zapata, BARI's Manager of Public Education, who has made the Lesson Plan, Slides, Worksheets, and Final Project assignment available.
NB: While the workshop program is not being offered at this time, all session documents remain available for public use. All slides are from the latest edition of WTT? (2025), unless otherwise indicated.
Getting Started
Part I: Introductions/Society, Technology, Community, AI
Part II: Popping the Hood on AI
Part III: Ethics in AI
Part IV: Predictive Analytics and AI
Part V: Generative AI
Part VI: AI in Our World
Part VII: Final Projects
