Teaching Through the AI Transformation

reading and Writing Workshop

Preparing for AN AI Future

Unit Plan

Preparing Students for the Future of Work

Activities

Teaching with E.L.O.N.  (Enriched Learning Opportunity Nexus) that seamlessly integrates AI 

Preparing Students for the Future of Work
​Theme:
​Future-Ready Mindsets, Career Resilience, and Ethical Decision-Making in the AI Era

Essential Questions

• How do we help students adapt to an evolving world?
• What future-ready mindsets do students need?
• How can we promote meaningful, human-centered futures?

Learning ObjectivesBy the end of Week 5, participants will be able to:

• Identify future-ready skills and mindsets most relevant in an AI-driven economy.
• Design learning experiences that promote adaptability, purpose, and ethical decision-making.
• Explore interdisciplinary and project-based strategies to prepare students for shifting career landscapes.

Required Readings and Videos (with URLs)

1. The Future of Jobs Report 2023 (Executive Summary)
   World Economic Forum
   https://www.weforum.org/reports/the-future-of-jobs-report-2023
2. The Most In-Demand Skills in 2025
   World Economic Forum
   https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/10/top-10-work-skills-of-tomorrow-how-long-it-takes-to-learn-them/
3. How to Prepare Young People for Jobs That Don’t Exist Yet
   OECD Education and Skills Today
   https://oecdedutoday.com/future-of-education-jobs-that-dont-exist-yet/
4. Video: What Will the Future of Work Look Like?
   TED-Ed
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwViZzgcmUg

Learning ActivitiesActivity 1: Career of the Future Research ProjectObjective: Inspire students to imagine and investigate future professions.
Instructions:

• In groups or individually, students select or invent a job that may exist 10–20 years from now.
• Research the following:
  • What problems does this job solve?
  • What skills or values does it require?
  • How is it different from current careers?
• Create a presentation (slide deck, short video, poster, or written report).
• Optional: Use an AI tool like Canva Magic Write or ChatGPT to draft descriptions or titles.

Debrief:
Share projects and discuss patterns in emerging needs, values, and skills.

Activity 2: Adaptability and Purpose Goal SettingObjective: Connect students’ goals with lifelong learning and values.
Instructions:

• Use the WEF skill list to identify a personal “growth edge” (e.g., resilience, creativity, collaboration).
• Write a Future-Ready Goal Statement, e.g.:
  “I will strengthen my [skill] by [action] so I can adapt to [future context].”
• Encourage reflection:
  • How will this help in a changing work environment?
  • What role do ethics or social values play?

Optional Extension:
Have students revisit and refine their goals throughout the course.

Activity 3: Ethical Workplace ScenariosObjective: Promote ethical reasoning in professional situations.
Instructions:

• Present short scenarios (e.g., AI tracking worker productivity, biases in hiring algorithms).
• Discuss:
  • What would you do?
  • What values are at stake?
  • How might different stakeholders view the issue?
• Use a 4-corner or Think-Pair-Share discussion method.

Optional Tools:
Introduce ChatGPT to generate additional dilemmas or perspectives to analyze.

Formative Assessment and ReflectionExit Ticket Prompts (Choose One):

• What is one future career that excites or worries you—and why?
• How can adaptability and purpose guide students through uncertainty?
• What did today’s discussion reveal about ethics in future workplaces?

Quiz Sample Questions:

• Name one “future-ready” skill and describe why it’s important.
• Explain how interdisciplinary learning prepares students for evolving careers.
• Provide an example of an ethical challenge that may arise in an AI-influenced job.

Optional Homework or Extension ActivityAssignment:
Interview a professional about how their job is changing (or might change) due to technology. Ask:

• How are you adapting?
• What new skills have become important?
• What advice do you have for students?

Follow-Up:
Share findings in small groups or create a class infographic: “Adapting to the Future of Work.”

​The following activities include AI tools that enhance student engagement, provide data-driven insights, and facilitate personalized learning. 
​The following activities include AI tools that enhance student engagement, provide data-driven insights, and facilitate personalized learning. ​
1. Group Activity: “Career of the Future” AI Prototype Project
AI Tools: ChatGPT, Canva Magic Design, Curipod
Objective: Use AI to conceptualize and present a speculative future career.
Instructions:

• In groups of 3–5, students will:
  • Prompt ChatGPT to help brainstorm a list of possible future careers (e.g., “What jobs might exist in 2040 related to sustainability or AI ethics?”).
  • Select one concept and use ChatGPT to draft a job description, including duties, skills needed, and educational pathways.
  • Use Canva Magic Design to create a digital brochure or slide deck advertising the job.
  • Create an interactive class poll or quiz using Curipod to test peers’ understanding of their new career.

Product: Digital pitch presentation + AI-generated job brochure + interactive quiz.

2. Group Activity: Future-Ready Skills Simulation
AI Tools: Eduaide.ai, ChatGPT, Google Forms with AI analysis (via Sheets add-on)
Objective: Analyze and categorize future-ready skills using real-world examples.
Instructions:

• Assign each group a different future skill (e.g., resilience, collaboration, design thinking).
• Use Eduaide.ai or ChatGPT to find or create:
  • 2 example jobs that rely heavily on that skill
  • 1 fictional workplace scenario that puts that skill to the test
• Groups present:
  • The skill definition and its importance
  • The two jobs and scenario they generated
• Create a peer-assessment Google Form that uses conditional logic (with AI support if available via add-ons) for students to evaluate each group’s skill use.

Product: Slide deck + scenario role-play + peer-assessment form.

AI-Integrated Individual Activities
1. Individual Activity: AI Goal Builder
AI Tool: ChatGPT or Notion AI
Objective: Write and revise a personal goal for future-readiness using AI support.
Instructions:

• Use a structured ChatGPT prompt:
  “Help me write a goal statement focused on building [insert skill] so I can adapt to future changes in [insert interest area].”
• Refine the draft with follow-up prompts:
  • “Make it more specific.”
  • “Add an example of how I will take action.”
• Reflect in writing:
  • What did the AI suggest that surprised you?
  • Did AI help you clarify your thinking?

Product: One paragraph future-ready goal + reflection notes.

2. Individual Activity: Ethics in the Workplace—AI Roleplay
​AI Tool: ChatGPT (Custom GPT or pre-set role prompts)
Objective: Use AI to simulate ethical dilemmas in future workplaces.
Instructions:

• Students will interact with ChatGPT using prompts like:
  • “Pretend you're a manager of a company using AI hiring software. I'm an employee with concerns. Let's roleplay the conversation.”
  • “Simulate a workplace debate about whether AI tracking of employee behavior should be mandatory.”
• Take notes or record the dialogue.
• Afterward, write:
  • What perspectives did the AI offer?
  • How would you respond as a future worker or leader?

Product: Transcript or notes + short position statement.