Learning Network: Our New ‘Growing Up With A.I.’ Contest
Plus, prompts for back to school
The Learning Network
September 8, 2025

Good morning! We know we don’t have to explain to anyone in a classroom today just how profoundly A.I. has changed life in and out of school since ChatGPT was released in late 2022. Our goal for our “Growing Up With A.I. Contest” is to learn from you, our core audience of middle and secondary students and teachers, about how A.I. is affecting your lives. — The Learning Network

A Contest for Students and Educators About A.I.

An illustration of the outline of a human figure made from colorful dots.
Dhrutika Khimani

What’s it like to think, create, teach and learn at a time when artificial intelligence is transforming our world? What do you think A.I.’s rise will mean for the generation in high school now?

This fall, we invite both students and educators to explore these questions, and then show — in words, images, audio or video — how this technology is affecting you and the teenagers you know. Here’s where you’ll find …

We can’t wait to see what you’ll create. The deadline is Oct. 22.

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An activity for your students

A graph that shows the change in butterfly abundance, 2000-2020.

This graph summarizes changes in butterfly populations across a wide range of groups over time. What’s going on in this graph?

What do you notice? What do you wonder? How does this relate to you and your community? Create a catchy headline that captures the graph’s main idea.

Before you go, see what teens are saying …

Azaliah from North Carolina wrote this in response to our prompt about the theme of the summer:

If I had to condense my summer into one theme, it would be “gratitude.” In particular, the moments I shared with my friends proved to be some of the most fun I’d had in a while. Bowling sessions on Tuesdays, making matching key chains, and hourslong road trips made me realize how grateful I was to be present and to have these memories to look back on.

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