Superior Middle School Embraces Responsible AI Use In Classrooms

I received an email yesterday with the latest newsletter from the Superior Middle School. It got my attention right at the top when I saw 'Preparing SMS Students for the Future: Exploring Artificial Intelligence in Education.'

The newsletter explains that their staff have been learning about how to use AI technology responsibly and ethically in a classroom setting. Students have been learning the guidelines for AI use in the classroom. Those guidelines include responsible use, digital citizenship, and specific academic guidelines.

Later this month, students will start using Google Gemini during guided class lessons. Teachers will lead the class with activities that help students understand the proper use of AI.

Students everywhere have already been using AI. I support the school's decision to teach children how to use AI responsibly. It's not going away, and it can be useful for brainstorming or critical thinking.

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As adults in the workplace, we use AI daily for different tasks, and we must adapt our learning and workflow to utilize AI to stay competitive in the world. Like it or not, we already opened Pandora's box years ago with AI, and there's no putting it back.

Students should at least have the opportunity to learn how to use it responsibly. Hopefully, AI will help students learn and not cause cognitive decline in our youth. NPR just published a story on January 14th about how AI is "a grave threat to students' cognitive development."

As a parent of a middle school student, I'll be paying more attention to my student's homework and use of AI.

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