Teaching AI With Confidence-Grade 6 Edition: A Full-Year AI Curriculum for Any Educator Even If You Are New to AI

by Dr. Jamiylah Jones

Overview

A Full-Year AI Curriculum for Any Educator, Even If You Are New to AI

Help your students move from using AI to understanding it.

In this engaging year-long curriculum, Dr. Jamiylah Jones guides sixth graders on a journey to explore what it means to think, learn, and make decisions in the age of artificial intelligence. Aligned with national K–12 AI education goals, this book helps teachers introduce the concepts of intelligence, communication, data, and fairness through hands-on, discussion-based lessons that require no prior technical experience.

Students will investigate big questions such as:

What does it mean to be smart, and who decides?

How do humans and machines communicate?

Where does AI get its information?

What makes technology fair or unfair?

With four complete units, 32 ready-to-teach lessons, and culminating projects, this edition equips educators to build AI literacy, ethical reasoning, and creativity in every classroom. Each lesson includes objectives, success criteria, materials, and rubrics to ensure smooth, confident teaching from start to finish.

Perfect for teachers, homeschoolers, and schools seeking to prepare students for a world where human intelligence and artificial intelligence work together, Teaching AI with Confidence transforms AI from a mystery into a meaningful, student-centered exploration.

You do not need to be an AI expert. You only need to start the conversation.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940185098813
Publisher:	Dr. Jamiylah Jones
Publication date:	11/23/2025
Series:	Teaching AI With Confidence
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Dr. Jamiylah Jones is an award-winning education strategist, school founder, and CEO of Creative Transformations, a global education consulting firm that partners with schools to lead meaningful change, including the integration of AI in education. With over 25 years of experience across public, private, and international schools, Dr. Jones has served as a classroom teacher, assistant principal, principal, head of school, and systems-level leader. Her work spans school redesign, leadership coaching, and AI integration, always with a focus on equity, student voice, and innovation.

As a national thought leader in AI-powered teaching and school transformation, Dr. Jones has helped dozens of schools launch, grow, and thrive. She brings a unique blend of systems thinking and human-centered design to her work, empowering educators to lead with purpose in the age of artificial intelligence. Her groundbreaking approach bridges tradition and innovation to create learning environments that are inclusive, forward-thinking, and deeply connected to students' needs.

Dr. Jones is also the founder of What's Your AI Problem?, a dynamic initiative that helps schools identify their AI vision, empower teachers through AI-powered instruction, and support leadership development through her signature program, AI for Educated Leader Success. She leads workshops, designs online courses, and consults with schools and districts to help them confidently navigate the AI revolution in education.
The Teaching AI with Confidence series reflects Dr. Jones's commitment to making AI education accessible, engaging, and developmentally appropriate for every grade level. In the middle school editions, she brings special attention to the unique growth and curiosity of early adolescents. These units not only build foundational AI literacy but also nurture creativity, ethics, collaboration, and critical thinking.

To learn more about Dr. Jones's work or to bring AI-integrated coaching, training, or consulting to your school, visit