Gattupalli, Sai

Job Title

Teaching Associate and PhD Candidate

Last Name

Gattupalli

First Name

Sai

Expertise

AI in Education
AI Literacy
Prompt Literacy
Intelligent Tutoring Systems
Learning Technologies
Culturally Responsive Computing
Game-Based Learning
Computational Thinking
Mathematics Education
Science Communication

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Open Access
A Tai-the-Math Historian AI-Enhanced Time Travel Adventure!
(University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2023-01) Maloy, Robert W.; Gattupalli, Sai; Edwards, Sharon
Also available online at https://usablemath.org/ Online Version
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Elementary Students Designing Math Learning Slideshows with NoCode NoCost Programming Tools
(2023-01) Edwards, Sharon; Maloy, Robert W.; Gattupalli, Sai
Introducing Usable Math Free & Accessible: An OER platform tailored for elementary kids, educators, caregivers and families. Interactive Problem Solving: Engages students in grades 3-6 in math problem solving and design thinking. Four Virtual Coaches: Estella Explainer, Chef Math Bear, How-to-Hound & Visual Vicuna offer diverse problem-solving strategies through words, images, animations, and more. Encouragement & Motivation: After every problem a feedback slide builds children’s learning and confidence while fostering curiosity about maths. Multiple Modes of Learning: 17 modules explore essential math concepts and 3 new modules integrate storytelling, history, and science learning.
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Fine-Tuning a GenAI Chatbot in the Development of Math Modules for Early Elementary Learners
(University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2024-10) Gattupalli, Sai; Maloy, Robert W. ; Edwards, Sharon
We present the development and implications of using a fine-tuned generative AI chatbot, Estella Explainer Math Bot 2 (EEMB 2), to create math modules for early elementary learners. EEMB 2, integrated with the Usable Math platform, serves as a reading and problem-solving coach for educators and tutors. Our iterative design approach leverages prompt engineering, contextual storytelling, audio enhancements, and human review to ensure age-appropriate, engaging content. This innovative AI-enhanced method has potential applications across disciplines, offering scalable, personalized learning experiences while supporting teacher professional development. Ethical considerations and human-centered design principles are crucial to maintain balance and effectiveness in AI-driven educational interventions.
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Developing a Game Plan for Online and In-Person Math Tutoring
(University of Massachusettes Amherst, 2024-06) Edwards, Sharon; Maloy, Robert W. ; Gattupalli, Sai; Coyne, Aubery
This was presented at the MassCUE Spring Conference 2024 in Worcester, MA on May 31, 2024.
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Usable Math: Open Online Tutor for Elementary Math Learners, Teachers and Families
(2023-01) Edwards, Sharon; Maloy, Robert W.; Gattupalli, Sai
Introducing Usable Math Free & Accessible: An OER platform tailored for elementary kids, educators, caregivers and families. Interactive Problem Solving: Engages students in grades 3-6 in math problem solving and design thinking. Four Virtual Coaches: Estella Explainer, Chef Math Bear, How-to-Hound & Visual Vicuna offer diverse problem-solving strategies through words, images, animations, and more. Encouragement & Motivation: After every problem a feedback slide builds children’s learning and confidence while fostering curiosity about maths. Multiple Modes of Learning: 17 modules explore essential math concepts and 3 new modules integrate storytelling, history, and science learning.
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Prompt Literacy in the Sanctioned Curriculum: Addressing an Urgent Gap in AI Education
(Univerity of Massachusetts Amherst, 2024-10) Gattupalli, Sai
Integrating prompt literacy into sanctioned educational curricula is essential for navigating the evolving digital landscape dominated by AI-driven tools. Current curricula predominantly focus on traditional, subject-based instruction, leaving a gap in preparing students to interact critically and responsibly with generative AI. Prompt literacy, defined as the ability to construct precise prompts to guide AI outputs, is a core competency for retrieving, interpreting, and ethically managing AI-generated information. A pedagogical model for embedding prompt literacy into the curriculum offers educational systems a framework to adapt to rapid technological advancements. Recognizing prompt literacy as a sanctioned skill enables learners to better handle the cognitive, ethical, and technical challenges of an AI-mediated world, equipping them for informed and responsible engagement with AI technologies.
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Climate Change and Modern Education: Preparing for a Sustainable Future
(2023-01) Chakravarty, Poulomi; Gattupalli, Sai; McGinty, Stephen
Climate change is a global phenomenon that has attracted widespread attention in recent decades due to its profound impact on the environment and society. Although climate change is a phenomenon occurring since the inception of Earth, anthropogenic activities such as fossil fuel consumption due to industrialization, transportation and domestic usage, deforestation and land use changes due to urbanization have accelerated the process. Climate education has become an important part of modern education as it helps raise awareness of the issue and promote behavior of climate consciousness which leads to climate action in a positive direction. The authors highlight the values of interactive and engaging platforms to educate students about climate change and its impacts. The article focuses on origin and implications of climate change education and international and national bodies that have provided an all inclusive curriculum for climate education. The authors argue the need to focus on climate education especially in vulnerable communities to reduce disparities in climate change education to address the climate crisis.
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Prompt Literacy: A Pivotal Educational Skill in the Age of AI
(2023-01) Gattupalli, Sai; Maloy, Robert W.; Edwards, Sharon
Prompt literacy signifies a major leap in education, offering a potent tool to interact with generative AI systems. As an emerging necessity in the 21st century and beyond, it encompasses the formulation, interpretation, and analysis of AI prompts. Poised to be foundational for all future generations, this discourse brings to light its emergence in parallel with generative AI and its transformative role in pedagogical contexts for the coming decades and beyond.
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Prompting the Universe: AI-Generated Physics Simulations for Engaged Learning
(University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2025-08) Gattupalli, Sai; Chakravarty, Poulomi
We present a practical framework approach for leveraging generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) to create interactive physics simulations that foster conceptual understanding of cosmic and natural phenomena, without requiring prior coding expertise. Through iterative prompting methodology and case study analysis, we demonstrate how physics educators can translate conceptual requirements into functional, web-based visualizations that promote active, meaningful learning. Our approach addresses the enduring challenge of making abstract physics concepts accessible, employing dynamic visualization and principles from Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to provide multiple forms of representation. We outline a systematic prompt literacy framework enabling educators and learners to generate simulations for complex phenomena, including gravitational waves, Higgs field interactions, and interactive black hole visualization. This methodology bridges the gap between theoretical concepts and intuitive understanding by facilitating immediate feedback and interactive exploration. Our work aims to democratize the development of physics education simulations by empowering science teachers to become simulation designers, while preserving pedagogical rigor and fostering deep learning.
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Enhancing Indic Children’s Tales with Dall-E 3 AI Imagery Panchatantra: The Story of the Crows and the Owls
(2023-01) Gattupalli, Sai; Gattupalli, Sujatha; Talluri, Girija
Enhancing Indic Children’s Tales with Dall-E 3 AI Imagery Panchatantra: The Story of the Crows and the Owls