{
  "id": 17048420,
  "title": "Teachers learn to better use AI in their classrooms at ST’s interactive AI workshop",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/teachers-learn-to-better-use-ai-in-their-classrooms-at-sts",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-29T10:56:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Straits Times",
    "slug": "straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/teachers-learn-to-better-use-ai-in-their-classrooms-at-sts-interactive-ai-workshop"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Singapore's teachers participated in an interactive workshop on October 29 to learn how to effectively incorporate generative AI (Gen AI) into their classrooms. Held at SPH Media News Centre in Toa Payoh North, the event was attended by over 80 primary and secondary school teachers from 45 schools. The workshop, facilitated by StoryLab Academy trainers, aimed to help teachers tailor AI-generated content to their classroom's specific contexts and students' learning abilities.\n\nThe session built upon the previous year's focus on AI-generated visual content and expanded to include tools like Gemini Notebook and ChatGPT. Teachers utilized articles from Little Red Dot and IN, The Straits Times' student publications, to create lesson resources. Gen AI is increasingly adopted in Singaporean schools, and the workshop emphasized AI literacy and responsible use.\n\nST editor Jaime Ho explained that AI literacy is akin to media literacy and involves distinguishing fact from fiction, identifying bias, and appreciating the human touch in content. During the workshop, teachers generated videos, infographics, and other materials, ensuring their accuracy and avoiding AI-created misinformation. Teachers like Faizal Mohamad, Desirene Teng, and Rosalind Lee praised the time-saving benefits of AI in generating differentiated resources for students with varying abilities. The workshop's activities demonstrated the potential of Gen AI to expedite classroom processes and enhance teaching.",
  "summary": "Teachers learn to better use AI tools to create classroom activities at ST’s interactive AI workshop on Oct 29",
  "key_points": [
    "80+ teachers from 45 schools attended October 29 workshop",
    "Focus expanded to Gemini Notebook, ChatGPT, and AI literacy",
    "Teachers created differentiated resources, avoided misinformation"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Training educators to integrate generative tools into lesson planning signals a shift toward using artificial intelligence to automate resource creation and provide more personalized learning experiences for diverse students.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}