AI is the latest chapter in a long story of innovation, disruption, and reinvention. In this session, you’ll explore how historical shifts in technology—from electrification to automation—reshaped labor markets, and how economics helps students see the patterns behind the progress. Prepare your students for the future of work–and their role in it.
🔄 Learn from the Past
From the Kodak camera to the light bulb, the assembly line to the smartphone, history is full of technologies that reshaped how people lived and worked. We’ll explore key shifts in photography, electrification, automation, and the digital age to uncover patterns in how labor markets evolve.
🏆 Winners, Losers, and Surprises
Every wave of innovation creates new opportunities—and leaves some behind. You’ll analyze who tends to win or lose during periods of rapid technological change, and examine the unintended consequences that often follow.
🤖 Apply It to AI
Connect historical patterns to the present as we assess how modern AI is reshaping industries, roles, and required skillsets. Use economic tools to help students understand where we’re headed and how to prepare for it.
PD certifications will be awarded to teachers who attend the live training webinar and complete a quiz.
Interested in the topic but can’t make the training? No problem! Register anyway; we’ll send you the recording the day after the training.
Resources Featured:
- Career Readiness and Budgeting for the Age of AI Unit Plan
- Understanding A.I.: Past, Present, Future Unit Plan
Training Includes
- 1 Quiz
- Training Certificate