Secret AI-gents: Creating Custom AI Assistants for the Classroom and Beyond
Monday, June 30, 2025 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM · 1 hr. 30 min. (America/Chicago)
Poster
Artificial Intelligence
Information
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to infiltrate the high-tech world of custom AI agents. These task-specific AI chatbots can be built without coding (!) to save time, differentiate instruction, and even format documents. You will receive classified prompt formulas and custom GPTs upon mission completion.
Outline
Part 1: Mission Briefing
What are custom AI assistants?
Part 2: Mission POSSIBLE
What is the absolute easiest way to create one (that anyone can do)?
Part 3: Mission SUSPECTS
What are some different tools that allow teachers to create custom Chatbots?
Part 4: CLASSIFIED Intel
Pro tips for creating custom AI chatbots (from someone who has created 20+)
Supporting research
1. Campbell, R. (2024, April 29). Guide to Customizing GPTs: Enhance K-12 Education 2024. Richard Campbell. https://richardccampbell.com/guide-to-customizing-gpts/
2. Custom GPTs at MIT Sloan: A Comprehensive Guide. (n.d.). MIT Sloan Teaching & Learning Technologies. https://mitsloanedtech.mit.edu/ai/tools/writing/custom-gpts-at-mit-sloan-a-comprehensive-guide/
3. Lindgren, T. (2024, May 15). Harvard Business Publishing Education. Hbsp.harvard.edu. https://hbsp.harvard.edu/inspiring-minds/how-to-create-custom-ai-chatbots-that-enrich-your-classroom
4. Shipper, D., & Kilpatrick, L. (2024, February 7). Watch an OpenAI employee BUILD a custom GPT - Ep. 9 with Logan Kilpatrick. YouTube. https://youtu.be/3TLORk-eZAw?si=iQX6yVF0L0RlgAjB
Attendee Accounts
Smartphone (to access QR codes)
Laptop optional
Content Community
ISTELive
Subject Area
Interdisciplinary (STEM/STEAM)Not applicable
Grade Level
Not Applicable
Audience
Curriculum Designer/DirectorTeacherTechnology Coach/Trainer
Session Delivery
In Person
Transformative Learning Principles
Connect learning to learnerIgnite Agency
ISTE Standards
Educators: Analyst: Use assessment data to guide progress, personalize learning, and communicate feedback to education stakeholders in support of students reaching their learning goals.Educators: Designer: Use technology to create, adapt and personalize learning experiences that foster independent learning and accommodate learner differences and needs.Educators: Facilitator: Manage the use of technology and student learning strategies in digital platforms, virtual environments, hands-on makerspaces or in the field.
Skill Level
Intermediate
Registration Required
No
Attendee Devices
Devices useful
Attendee Device Specification
Laptop: ChromebookLaptop: MacLaptop: PCSmartphone: AndroidSmartphone: iOSSmartphone: WindowsTablet: AndroidTablet: iOSTablet: Windows
Spotlight on Solutions
No
Additional Fee
No
