Ed3 Weekly Issue #108: AI Captain
AI continues to grow in K-12 circles and there's no sign it's slowing down
Hello Ed3 Community!
Welcome to the latest issue of our newsletter, where we explore emerging technology in education and where we stand at the crossroads of innovation and tradition. This edition is dedicated to uncovering how AI changes teaching and learning methods and challenges our conventional educational paradigms.
It is important to broaden our discourse beyond student and teacher engagement with AI. This issue invites school administrators and all stakeholders to cultivate their AI curiosity, literacy, and empathy. The role of school administrators is pivotal—they wield considerable influence over how AI technologies are integrated and utilized within our schools. They need to engage actively and learn alongside their students and teachers.
Each featured article offers insights into practical AI applications within the classroom, strategic implementations that could reshape educational systems, and the profound potential of AI to act as a catalyst for systemic change. Our collective exploration aims to arm educators, policymakers, and learners with the necessary tools to navigate and thrive in an AI-enhanced educational landscape.
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📰 Featured Articles:
5 AI Prompts For Educators Using ChatGPT And Google Gemini
In an era dominated by AI, a new breed of educators is emerging, transforming classrooms with AI tools like ChatGPT and Google Gemini by harnessing expertly crafted prompts, revolutionizing traditional educational approaches, and fostering a more dynamic learning environment.
On AI and ‘Meaningful’ Feedback
In this reflective piece, the author grapples with the ineffectiveness of traditional feedback in education, realizing that genuine engagement with student writing transforms both teaching and learning, urging educators to move beyond AI-generated responses and embrace the complexities of reading and responding to students' work as a fundamental human interaction.
AI Guidance for Arizona Schools
The Arizona Institute for Education and the Economy, in collaboration with Northern Arizona University, has introduced an official Gen AI Guidance for K-12 schools, aiming to equip Arizona's educational systems with strategies for a responsible and effective integration of Generative AI to enhance collective intelligence and address key educational challenges.
🤿 Weekly Deepdive:
SAUSD’S Artificial Intelligence Compass
The Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD) has published a comprehensive AI Compass to guide the integration of artificial intelligence within K-12 education. This document outlines strategic guidelines and best practices to ensure that AI implementations are effective, responsible, and aligned with the district's core values.
The AI Compass aims to foster an environment that utilizes AI to enhance educational outcomes while maintaining ethical standards and inclusivity. It emphasizes the importance of AI literacy across the community, the need for equitable access to AI tools, and the development of curricula that prepare students for a technologically advanced society. By adopting a thoughtful approach to AI, SAUSD is committed to empowering both educators and students as architects of their learning and leaders in an AI-integrated world.
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