AI Ready Skills, Coding in Minecraft and Cyber in Minecraft are available at no additional cost to all schools in West Virginia under agreement between the West Virginia Department of Education, Microsoft and Prodigy Learning.
AVAILABLE AT NO COST
to all Schools in West Virginia
Schools have full unlimited access to all curriculum and credentials in the pathways and can take advantage of FREE Teacher Professional Development taking place throughout the year.
Find out more information about each of the three credentials available using the tabs below or sign up using the form at the bottom of the page to get access!
Prepares students for an AI-enriched future and to be responsible AI users
AI Ready Skills is a credential program which develops and proves students’ skills in the evolving world of Artificial Intelligence, providing them with crucial foundation in AI literacy and delivered through Minecraft Education.
The pathway immerses students in a Minecraft world to develop and prove skills in Understanding AI, Generative AI, Machine Learning, and Practicing Responsible AI.
CREDENTIALS PATHWAY
1
INTRODUCTION
TO AI
What is AI?
History of AI
Types of AI
Solving Problems with AI
2
EXPLORING
DATA AND AI
Machine Learning and Data
Real-world Application of AI
3
CODING
AND AI
Coding in AI
Data Collection
Algorithms
AI Projects
4
PRACTICING
RESPONSIBLE AI
What are Ethics?
AI Bias and Fairness
Privacy and Security
Reliability and Safety
Transparency and Accountability
4
CAPSTONE
CAPSTONE
WHY SHOULD YOU USE AI READY SKILLS, Coding in Minecraft or Cyber in Minecraft?
1
CLOSE THE GAP
- Engage young learners through game-based learning
- Each course includes: curriculum, a Minecraft World, assessment and a credential
2
DEVELOP TEACHER CAPACITY
- Easy for teachers of all abilities to deliver
- Supported by comprehensive Professional Development
3
PROVIDE CREDENTIALS
- Aligned to the West Virginia Computer Science Content Standards and Policies along with the CSTA and ISTE standards
- Provides a pathway to higher level education
WEST VIRGINIA CONTENT STANDARDS ALIGNMENT
The credentials align to the West Virginia Content Standards – hover over each of the credentials below see which standards they align with and click on the relevant standard to download the standards mapping for the credential
AI Ready Skills
Coding in Minecraft
Cyber in Minecraft
WEST VIRGINIA COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSE ALIGNMENT
The credentials align with the below three West Virginia Computer Science courses and can be combined to provide a comprehensive computer science pathway. Scope and Sequence and Alignment documents can be downloaded by clicking the appropriate course below.
Middle school Courses
high school Courses
Computer Science in the Modern world
Scope & Sequence
Computer Science and MAthematics
Scope & Sequence
Computer Science Programming
Scope & Sequence
Basic Programming
Scope & Sequence
Foundations of Programming
Scope & Sequence
Object Orientated Languages
Scope & Sequence
WHATS INCLUDED?
WORLDS
Access to Minecraft Education worlds to complete the lessons and assessments for all credentials
CURRICULUM
Comprehensive resources for all credentials, courses and assessments delivered on our custom platform
CREDENTIAL
Each credential comprises a series of distinct micro-credentials – each unit awarded independently upon completion of assessments
SUPPORTED BY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Our Certified Educator courses provide you with the opportunity to obtain free professional development and gain credentials!
These courses enable you to gain skills in getting started in Minecraft and how to best use AI Ready Skills, Coding in Minecraft or Cyber in Minecraft.
IN-PERSON
In-person one day course led by our team of Product Specialists offered at conferences (where available) or we can come to you where there is a large enough group and venue provided
VIRTUAL
Virtual courses led by our team of Product Specialists are offered throughout the year which comprise of three 2-hour instructor-led sessions
SELF-PACED
An online self-paced course is also available with support from our team for those that prefer independent learning or want to recap after taking the virtual or in-person course
SUPPORTED BY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Our Certified Educator courses provide you with the opportunity to obtain free professional development and gain credentials!
These courses enable you to gain skills in getting started in Minecraft and how to best use AI Ready Skills, Coding in Minecraft or Cyber in Minecraft.
IN-PERSON
In-person one day course led by our team of Product Specialists offered at conferences (where available) or we can come to you where there is a large enough group and venue provided
VIRTUAL
Virtual courses led by our team of Product Specialists are offered throughout the year which comprise of three 2-hour instructor-led sessions
SELF-PACED
An online self-paced course is also available with support from our team for those that prefer independent learning or want to recap after taking the virtual or in-person course
Sign up below to be provided with information on how to access professional development.
Questions?
If you have any questions before signing up below you can email wv@aireadyskills.com or join one of our upcoming webinars to find out more!