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11:00 - 11:45
Location: Room 249
The last presenter of the session is kindly asked to take over the moderation of the session helping to keep the time.
Each presenter is invited to use up to 15 min for presentation and up to 5 min for Q&A.
Submission 228
The Teacher Behind the Prompt: Human-AI Collaboration in Pre-Service ESL Teacher Education
Presented by: Tova Persoff
Tova Persoff
Department of English, Michlalah College Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
The Open University of Israel Ra'anana, Israel

This paper describes the design and delivery of an elective one-semester course, AI for English Teachers (Course No. 22084), for third-year pre-service ESL teachers (PSTs) at Michlalah College Jerusalem, in Jerusalem, Israel. The course was built to address three goals: using GenAI platforms to develop academic research skills, applying GenAI platforms to design ESL lessons, and creating GenAI-assisted tasks for learners across varying age groups and proficiency levels. Working through collaborative Padlet boards and a structured final portfolio, PSTs developed prompt literacy and pedagogical judgment alongside practical GenAI skills. This paper argues that when GenAI is introduced within a coherent pedagogical framework, it changes not only what PSTs can do, but also how they understand their own professional role, shifting from consumers of ready-made curricula to designers of learning.

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