{"id":103,"date":"2025-11-04T09:19:25","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T17:19:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/caire\/?page_id=103"},"modified":"2026-08-17T17:56:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T00:56:53","slug":"ai-group-coordinator-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/caire\/ai-group-coordinator-project\/","title":{"rendered":"AI Group Coordinator"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-hero wsu-width--full wsu-pattern--wsu-light-radial-left  wsu-hero--size-small \">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image-frame--fill\">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3565\/2026\/02\/ChatGPT-Image-2026\u5e742\u670822\u65e5-14_00_34.png\"\n\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3565\/2026\/02\/ChatGPT-Image-2026\u5e742\u670822\u65e5-14_00_34.png 1536w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3565\/2026\/02\/ChatGPT-Image-2026\u5e742\u670822\u65e5-14_00_34.png 300w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3565\/2026\/02\/ChatGPT-Image-2026\u5e742\u670822\u65e5-14_00_34.png 1024w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3565\/2026\/02\/ChatGPT-Image-2026\u5e742\u670822\u65e5-14_00_34.png 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3565\/2026\/02\/ChatGPT-Image-2026\u5e742\u670822\u65e5-14_00_34.png 150w\"\n\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\"\n\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 51% 56%\"\n\t\t\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wsu-overlay wsu-pattern-after wsu-overlay--dark-left wsu-pattern--none\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"title-id-6a8cf5d45057b\" class=\"wsu-title wsu-hero__title\"><span>Group Argumentation Coordinator<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption wsu-hero__copy\">\n\t\t\t\tAI-Empowered Support for Argumentation-Based Science Learning\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"project-page-wrapper\">\n<section class=\"project-section\">\n    <div class=\"project-container project-intro\">\n        <div class=\"project-intro-body\">\n            <p class=\"project-eyebrow\"><span class=\"project-eyebrow-num\">01 \/<\/span><\/p>\n\n            <h2 class=\"project-title\">Project Description<\/h2>\n\n            <p class=\"project-lead\">This project develops an AI-powered Group Argumentation Coordinator to support argumentation-based science learning in middle school classrooms in Washington State. Scientific argumentation is a core practice in science education, yet many teachers struggle to provide real-time, equitable support during small-group discussions, particularly in large or under-resourced classrooms.<\/p>\n\n            <p>The Group Argumentation Coordinator is designed to assist teachers by tracking students&#8217; discussion progress, generating adaptive prompts, and summarizing key ideas during group argumentation activities. Using a multi-agent AI system, the tool supports teachers in monitoring multiple groups simultaneously while promoting more inclusive and productive student participation. Rather than replacing teacher facilitation, the system is designed to work alongside teachers, providing real-time instructional support that enhances transparency, fairness, and usability in classroom discussions.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <aside class=\"project-infocard\">\n            <h3 class=\"project-infocard-title\">Project Information<\/h3>\n\n            <dl class=\"project-meta\">\n                <dt>Project Period<\/dt>\n                <dd>2025&ndash;2027<\/dd>\n                <dt>Project Lead<\/dt>\n                <dd>Peng He<\/dd>\n                <dt>Funding Agencies<\/dt>\n                <dd>This project is supported by <strong>Microsoft AI for Good Lab<\/strong>.<\/dd>\n            <\/dl>\n        <\/aside>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"project-section project-section--alt\">\n    <div class=\"project-container project-vision\">\n        <div class=\"project-vision-head\">\n            <p class=\"project-eyebrow\"><span class=\"project-eyebrow-num\">02 \/<\/span><\/p>\n\n            <h2 class=\"project-title\">Project Vision<\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"project-vision-body\">\n            <p class=\"project-quote\">Scientific argumentation is a core practice in science education, yet many teachers struggle to provide real-time, equitable support during small-group discussions, particularly in large or under-resourced classrooms.<\/p>\n\n            <p class=\"project-quote-note\">Rather than replacing teacher facilitation, the system is designed to work alongside teachers, providing real-time instructional support that enhances transparency, fairness, and usability in classroom discussions.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"project-section\">\n    <div class=\"project-container\">\n        <p class=\"project-eyebrow\"><span class=\"project-eyebrow-num\">03 \/<\/span><\/p>\n\n        <h2 class=\"project-title\">Project Goals<\/h2>\n\n        <div class=\"project-goals\">\n            <article class=\"project-goal\">\n                <span class=\"project-goal-label\"><span class=\"project-goal-num\">01 \/<\/span>Goal 1<\/span>\n\n                <h3 class=\"project-goal-title\">Design an AI-powered Group Argumentation Coordinator<\/h3>\n\n                <p>Develop a scalable, multi-agent AI system that can track student discussions, generate real-time argumentation prompts, and summarize key ideas to support teacher facilitation of group work.<\/p>\n            <\/article>\n\n            <article class=\"project-goal\">\n                <span class=\"project-goal-label\"><span class=\"project-goal-num\">02 \/<\/span>Goal 2<\/span>\n\n                <h3 class=\"project-goal-title\">Support equitable participation in science argumentation<\/h3>\n\n                <p>Use AI-based scaffolding to promote inclusive and balanced student participation, with particular attention to students in under-resourced and diverse classroom contexts.<\/p>\n            <\/article>\n\n            <article class=\"project-goal\">\n                <span class=\"project-goal-label\"><span class=\"project-goal-num\">03 \/<\/span>Goal 3<\/span>\n\n                <h3 class=\"project-goal-title\">Pilot and refine the system in authentic classrooms<\/h3>\n\n                <p>Conduct small-scale classroom pilots in Washington State to gather teacher and student feedback, refine system usability, and improve AI transparency, fairness, and instructional relevance.<\/p>\n            <\/article>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"project-section project-section--alt\">\n    <div class=\"project-container\">\n        <p class=\"project-eyebrow\"><span class=\"project-eyebrow-num\">04 \/<\/span><\/p>\n\n        <h2 class=\"project-title\">Team &amp; Collaborators<\/h2>\n\n        <div class=\"project-columns\">\n            <div class=\"project-column\">\n                <h3 class=\"project-column-title\">Project Team<\/h3>\n\n                <ul class=\"project-list\">\n                    <li>Tingting Li<\/li>\n                    <li>Andy Cavagnetto<\/li>\n                    <li>Honglu Liu<\/li>\n                    <li>Parteek Kumar<\/li>\n                    <li>Julia Lee<\/li>\n                    <li>Jacob Fox<\/li>\n                    <li>Dillon Sherling<\/li>\n                    <li>Freeman Chen<\/li>\n                <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"project-column\">\n                <h3 class=\"project-column-title\">Collaborators<\/h3>\n\n                <ul class=\"project-list\">\n                    <li>Microsoft AI for Good Lab<\/li>\n                <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"project-column\">\n                <h3 class=\"project-column-title\">Partners<\/h3>\n\n                <ul class=\"project-list\">\n                    <li>Washington Educational Service Districts (ESD 101)<\/li>\n                    <li>Pullman School District<\/li>\n                    <li>Moscow School District<\/li>\n                <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"project-endrule\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wsu-header--style-outline\">\r\n        <span class=\"wsu-header__outline\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/h2>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our lab is developing an AI-powered coordinator to support group argumentation and discussion in science classrooms, helping teachers monitor conversations and support more inclusive student participation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44109,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_wsuwp_accessibility_report":null},"categories":[],"tags":[],"wsuwp_university_location":[],"wsuwp_university_org":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/caire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/103"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/caire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/caire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/caire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44109"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/caire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=103"}],"version-history":[{"count":44,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/caire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/103\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2522,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/caire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/103\/revisions\/2522"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/caire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/caire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/caire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=103"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/caire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_location?post=103"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_org","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/caire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_org?post=103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}