Practical, low-code routines designed to make student thinking visible through AI filmmaking.
Use these tools in any subject, with any age group.
- Teacher Toolkit Card
Card 1 — Visual Draft Routine
Students generate multiple low-stakes AI images of the same idea to externalize early thinking.
This routine lowers cognitive load and helps students explore intention, tone, and narrative possibilities without the pressure of a final product.
Best for: brainstorming, narrative exploration, concept formation.
Card 2 — Contrast & Compare
Students place AI-generated versions side by side to analyze how framing, lighting, or composition shifts meaning.
By identifying differences, they practice justification—one of the strongest drivers of conceptual understanding.
Best for: film vocabulary, historical interpretation, media literacy.
Card 3 — Reflection Prompts
Short reflection prompts help students articulate what changed in their thinking after iterating on visual drafts.
These notes become visible learning artifacts that reveal reasoning, misunderstanding, and conceptual growth.
Best for: assessment, metacognition, end-of-class routines.
2. AI Film for Busy Teachers (Free Download)
A practical, low-code guide for using generative AI as a visible thinking routine.
Built for busy teachers, grounded in early classroom research, and adaptable across subjects
Who this is for:
✔ K–12 teachers
✔ IB/MYP/DP Schools
✔ Media/Film/English teachers
✔ Humanities & Social Sciences
✔ Innovation / EdTech Coordinators
✔ Researchers exploring AI-mediated learning
- 10-minute AI storyboard routines
- How to run a 30-minute film sprint
- Prompts that build visual reasoning
- Reflection templates for metacognition
- Real classroom examples and student work
Yi Lu is an IB Film educator and former journalist with over a decade of experience in long-form storytelling. She previously worked as a TV host and producer covering education and community issues, before joining CBS News as a producer assistant—where her team received two Daytime Emmy Awards. Yi holds a dual master’s degree from Columbia University (Journalism + SIPA) and now designs low-code AI filmmaking routines that help students make thinking visible across subjects.
She welcomes collaboration and exchange with educators, researchers, and students who are exploring new ways of learning with AI.
3. Tutorials
First tutorials will be released in February 2026.
Teachers who join the mailing list will receive early access.
4. Teacher Feedback
“I had always avoided video projects because of the time and tech burden. The low-code templates Yi shared made it feel doable in a 60-minute lesson.”
– Primary school teacher, online workshop participant
“The AI film project helped my multilingual students use images, movement, and voice to express ideas they struggled to show in writing.”
– Middle school humanities teacher