Lesson Plans · Arts, AV Technology & Communications · Course 11103-I
Human + AI: Arts, AV Technology & Communications and the Human Leader
An AI media tool generated a polished 60-second news video about the school's new career center — script, narration, and edits included. But the audit finds a fabricated quote attributed to the principal, a synthetic voice resembling a real student, and a stock image used without credit. Students verify every claim, check consent and copyright, and sign the decision as the accountable humans.
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VDOE Standards of Learning addressed
| Code | Standard |
|---|---|
| 9.R.1 | English 9 (2024): Evaluation and synthesis of information — evaluate sources for credibility and bias, synthesize, cite sources, and demonstrate ethical and responsible use of all sources including Artificial Intelligence (AI). Students audit the AI-generated video for fabricated, synthetic, and uncredited content. |
| 9.C.1 / 9.C.2 | English 9 (2024): Collaborative discussion and presentation of ideas. |
| 9.W.1 / 9.W.2 | English 9 (2024): Expository writing — thesis, evidence from multiple authoritative sources, concluding section. |
| EPF.1 | Economics & Personal Finance (2019): Cost-benefit analysis and the PACED decision-making grid. Students weigh the video's reach and production cost against legal risk, reputation, and harm. |
CTE competencies — Television and Media Production I (11103-I)
| Area | Instructional area (Virginia CTE Resource Center) |
|---|---|
| 11103-I | Preproduction, production, and postproduction processes in television and media. |
| 11103-I | Media literacy and criticism — evaluating media messages for accuracy, ethics, and effect. |
| 11103-I | Safety, scripting, storyboarding, camera and microphone technique, video/audio editing workflows. |
Workplace Readiness Skills
National Standards Alignment
| Framework | Alignment |
|---|---|
| Career Cluster | Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communications (National Career Clusters Framework, Advance CTE) — the AI-generated news-video audit sits inside this national cluster. |
| Career Ready Practices | CRP-4 Communicate clearly and effectively and with reason — present the air / fix / pull decision; CRP-9 Model integrity and ethical leadership — fabricated quote, synthetic voice, consent; CRP-6 Demonstrate creativity and innovation in responsible media production |
| AI4K12 Big Ideas | Natural Interaction — synthetic voice and generated narration audiences may trust; Societal Impact — misinformation, media trust, and consent in AI-made content |
National framework names verified September 25, 2026 against the Advance CTE National Career Clusters Framework, the Common Career Technical Core Career Ready Practices, and the AI4K12 Five Big Ideas (AAAI/CSTA). Advance CTE modernized the cluster framework in 2024; this lesson uses the classic cluster names shown on this site’s career-cluster pages. No codes were invented.
Learning objectives
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
- Explain the preproduction → production → postproduction workflow and where AI media tools fit — and where they must not. (11103-I)
- Evaluate AI-generated media for credibility and bias, identifying fabricated, synthetic, and uncredited content, and demonstrate ethical and responsible use of AI sources. (9.R.1 · WRS-15)
- Apply “Direct it. Check it. Question it. Decide.” to an AI-generated video, and name the human accountable for releasing it. (9.R.1 · WRS-2 · WRS-15)
- Complete a PACED cost-benefit grid on the video — air, edit, or reject — weighing reach and production cost against legal risk, reputation, and harm. (EPF.1)
- Write an expository brief defending an air / edit / reject decision with a thesis, cited evidence, and a conclusion. (9.W.1 / 9.W.2)
- Present the team's decision with audience-appropriate language. (9.C.2 · WRS-10)
Materials & vocabulary
Student devices with AI access · classroom news video + AI production notes and asset log (teacher-provided scenario) · PACED grid handout · exit-brief template.
Vocabulary: preproduction · production · postproduction · synthetic media · consent · copyright · media literacy · narration · asset log · AI direction
Lesson sequence
1. Engage — Would you air it? (10 min)
Play the AI-generated 60-second video. It looks broadcast-ready. Then reveal the audit findings one by one: the fabricated quote, the synthetic voice, the uncredited image. A published video is a promise to its audience — and its subjects.
2. Explore — How media gets made (15 min)
Direct instruction: the preproduction → production → postproduction workflow — scripting, storyboarding, shooting, editing (11103-I). Media literacy: every media message makes claims, and every claim has a source (9.R.1). Synthetic media basics: AI can clone voices and fabricate footage. Introduce the four-level model: Human Initiates, AI Analysis, Human Review, Authorized Decision.
3. Explain & Elaborate — Audit the AI's production (35 min)
Teams of 3–4 run the Human + AI cycle on the video and its production notes: Direct an AI tool to transcribe the video and list every factual claim. Check each claim against sources, check the asset log against the credits, and flag synthetic content (9.R.1, WRS-15). Question consent: would the real people 'depicted' have agreed? What harms could airing cause? Then Decide: complete a PACED grid (EPF.1) — air, edit, or reject — and sign it as the accountable humans.
4. Evaluate — The brief (20 min)
Individual expository brief (9.W.1 / 9.W.2): air, edit, or reject the AI's video? Thesis, evidence from the video and at least one cited source, conclusion. Required line: “What the AI produced, what the evidence showed, and why I trust one over the other.”
5. Close — The producer is responsible (10 min)
Teams present decisions (9.C.2). Reflection: the AI made the video — but a human releases it. Connect to WRS-11 and WRS-13: the tools will keep changing; the leader's judgment is the constant.
Human + AI integration — in every lesson
“Direct it. Check it. Question it. Decide.”
- Human Purpose — students set the goal: media that is truthful, consented, and fairly credited.
- Understand the Task · Match the AI · Assign & Instruct — students direct the AI with a precise assignment: transcribe and list claims, don't make the call.
- Navigate & Direct · Evaluate — students check every AI claim against sources and the asset log; question fabrication, synthetic voices, and consent.
- Decide · Guide & Improve · Exercise Accountability — the team makes the final call on the PACED grid and signs it. The human decides; the AI advises.
Assessment rubric
| Criterion | Full credit |
|---|---|
| Media audit | Every factual claim checked; fabricated, synthetic, and uncredited content identified and documented. (9.R.1 · WRS-15) |
| Production knowledge | Preproduction/production/postproduction stages named; AI's role and limits placed correctly in the workflow. (11103-I) |
| Ethics & consent | Consent and copyright questions answered; potential harms of airing identified. (9.R.1) |
| Decision quality | PACED grid completed; recommendation follows logically from reach, cost, legal risk, reputation, and harm. (EPF.1 · WRS-2) |
| Written brief | Clear thesis, cited evidence, “produced vs. evidence” line, concluding statement. (9.W.1 / 9.W.2) |
| Accountability | A named human signs the team's recommendation; the presentation is clear and audience-appropriate. (WRS-10 · 9.C.2) |
Differentiation
Support: pre-filled claim list to verify; sentence frames for the brief; vocabulary bank on the handout.
Extension: research one real case of synthetic media causing harm; propose a release-checklist policy for a school media program; run a second PACED grid.
Standards source note: English 9 codes, EPF.1, and Workplace Readiness Skills verified September 20–21, 2026 against official VDOE publications; Television and Media Production I (11103-I) verified September 21, 2026 against VDOE's New and Revised CTE Courses flier, SY 2024–2025, with instructional areas from the Virginia CTE Resource Center. Nothing was invented. The news video is a classroom scenario written for this lesson.