SDL in Primary English: How Can AI Help?
- Jun 16
- 2 min read
Updated: Jun 25
Mr Keric Lee (Vice Principal) and Ms Summer Chan (Curriculum Leader), from S.K.H. Yuen Chen Maun Chen Jubilee Primary School, used their breakout seminar during the 8th Annual Roundtable to share how their school is using AI to enhance self-directed learning (SDL). Their presentation was structured around the three stages of a lesson: the pre-lesson (when students act as "learning detectives" using AI for research and question generation); the while-lesson (when AI serves as a personal tutor to provide writing and multimedia support), and the post-lesson (when students create AI-powered tools such as interview bots and educational games).
Mr Lee also introduced five key principles for teachers to consider when designing AI-enhanced lessons: 1. student agency (students make key decisions); 2. variation (AI creates diversity, not uniformity); 3. authenticity (thinking processes must be visible); 4. empathy (creations should express student perspectives), and 5. boundaries (teachers must define what cannot be outsourced to AI). He concluded that the goal is not to replace teachers, but to empower students with the skills to use AI independently for lifelong learning.
View their presentation slides here: Keric & Summer's Presentation Slides.pdf
Outline of the Breakout Session:
SDL in Primary English: How Can AI Help?
Speakers: Mr Keric Lee & Ms Summer Chan
00:00 – 03:00 Warm-up questions
03:00 – 07:29 Students’ views on the future
07:29 – 09:14 Teachers’ roles in shaping that future
09:14 – 16:48 Three stages of lesson design: Pre-lesson
16:48 – 24:23 Three stages of lesson design: While-lesson
24:23 – 27:17 Three stages of lesson design: Post-lesson
27:17 – 34:35 AI-powered games for motivating SDL
34:35 – 37:11 Five major lesson design principles
37:11 – 38:40 Final remarks
Plenary and Other Breakout Session Links:
Welcome Address, Plenary Talk and Roundtable Discussion: Learning Together: AI-Assisted Lesson Planning, Self-directed Learning and Assessment
Dr Lucas Kohnke's Breakout Session: Don't Confuse Copilot with Autopilot: Navigating AI in English Teaching
Mr Alvin Chung & Ms Yashal Farooq's Breakout Session: The Application of Customised GenAI Chatbots in Primary School English Learning
Mr Denis Wong, Ms Cathy Chia & Mr Ans Naseer's Breakout Session: Self-directed = More Independent: Developing Language and Character with AI Integration
Ms Caren Lam, Ms Joyce Lai & Ms Crystal Zheng's Breakout Session: Three Panel Chairs' Perspectives on Integrating AI in English Language Teaching, Learning and Assessment
Ms Cheung Wai Shan & Mr Eric Chan's Breakout Session: Bridging the Elaboration Gap: AI-Mediated Blended Learning for SBA and DSE Speaking Success
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