.title[ # FRAMING AI EDUCATION<br> IN BRAZIL ] Chris Proctor<br> Februray 24, 2026 <img src="/people/chris/2026-ai-ed-brazil/gse_logo.jpg" alt="UB Graduate School of Education" style="width:300px;"> <img src="/people/chris/2026-ai-ed-brazil/sketch_4_squat.png" style="width:425px;position:absolute;right:0;bottom:0;"> <img src="/people/chris/2026-ai-ed-brazil/ai_ed_brazil.png" style="position:absolute;left:4em;bottom:1em;width:120px;"> --- <img src="/people/chris/chris.jpg" alt="Chris Proctor" style="position:absolute;right:3em;bottom:2em;width:300px;border-radius:50%;border:6px solid #333;"> # Chris Proctor - Assistant professor of Learning Sciences at UB - Founding director of UB's CS teacher preparation program - MA, MS, PhD from Stanford - Former high school English teacher and middle school CS teacher --- # Three ideas 1. **Computational literacies** — We should be aiming for many forms of computing and AI practice. 2. **Dialogic identity** — AI becomes part of us; we become part of it. Design for permeability. 3. **A relational approach** — Insights from a broad study on AI in early childhood. --- # Computational literacies LIteracy practices at multiple scales .cite[1]: - Cognitive - Situated - Critical <img src="/people/chris/2026-ai-ed-brazil/literacy_axes_tight.jpg" style="width:50%; position: absolute; right: 100px; bottom: 100px;"> .refs[ .anchor[1] Kafai & Proctor, 2022 ] --- # Dialogic identity - Permeable media as a design goal.cite[1]. - Collaobration with AI. Three roles.cite[2]: - Animator - Author - Principal <img src="/people/chris/2026-ai-ed-brazil/literacy_axes_tight.jpg" style="width:50%; position: absolute; right: 100px; bottom: 100px;"> .refs[ .anchor[1] Proctor & Bhatt, 2025 .anchor[2] Proctor, Bhatt, & Rish, in submission. ] --- # A relational approach Highlights from an international Delphi study exploring what kinds of experiences young children should be having with AI.cite[1]. - AI as a social phenomenon. - Care-centered, relational approach. - Learn from past media transformations: cell phones, social media, CS. - A role for policy and regulation. .refs[ .anchor[1] Wang & Proctor, 2025 ] --- .title[ # FRAMING AI EDUCATION<br> IN BRAZIL ] Chris Proctor<br> Februray 24, 2026 <img src="/people/chris/2026-ai-ed-brazil/gse_logo.jpg" alt="UB Graduate School of Education" style="width:300px;"> <img src="/people/chris/2026-ai-ed-brazil/sketch_4_squat.png" style="width:425px;position:absolute;right:0;bottom:0;"> <img src="/people/chris/2026-ai-ed-brazil/ai_ed_brazil.png" style="position:absolute;left:4em;bottom:1em;width:120px;">