{"id":24,"date":"2024-01-23T18:40:45","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T18:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpdev.acsu.buffalo.edu\/playfulai\/?page_id=24"},"modified":"2026-03-04T17:32:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T17:32:06","slug":"projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/playfulai\/projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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CELaRAI Project<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This IES funded project (#R305C240046) aims to harness the transformative power of generative artificial intelligence (AI) to innovate K\u20132 beginning reading materials and support for independent reading. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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AI & Me: Advancing Responsible AI Literacy <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This CTSI-funded project helps design and test playful \u201cAI & Me\u201d Learning Kits with K\u20132 children, families, and teachers\u2014building early AI literacy, well-being, and responsible tech habits through community co-design.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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National AI Institute for Exceptional Education<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This NSF funded project (Award: 2229873)  aims to develop AI screening and intervention tools to support young children with speech and language concerns.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Seeds of AI for Preschoolers <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This GSE funded project is piloting a 8-week playful learning activity to introduce rudimental AI concepts to preschoolers. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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AI Literacies for Young Children<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This NSF funded project (Award: 2334829) will develop an interdisciplinary framework for ECE AI learning by using the Delphi methodology, an iterative process of converging expert opinions on emerging topics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Computational Thinking (CT) for Young Children and their Caregivers<\/strong> <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In collaboration with the King Urban Life Center, we launched an innovative after-school Computational Thinking (CT) program, specially designed for children and their parents from disadvantaged communities. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Embodied Computational Thinking<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The study explored fostering computational thinking in young children through play and storytelling with a Code-a-pillar toy at the Early Childhood Research Center <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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