![]() “It’s maybe a tired cliche, but it’s kind of like the wild west right now,” he said. Cottingham, associate director of strategic partnerships at Stanford University’s Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE), who recently co-authored a brief urging school districts to use this summer to develop clear guidance on AI use, said there’s little evidence right now that AI detection tools are effective. In addition, teachers are encouraged to use software company Turnitin’s AI detector to check for plagiarism.īenjamin W. ![]() His response: The district’s policies around cheating and plagiarism remain unchanged, and the district plans to educate parents and students about the honor code. “I can almost guarantee you that the first questions are going to be, ‘What are we gonna do about kids who use it to cheat?’” Steigerwald said. Related: How college educators are using AI in the classroom He anticipates that some teachers will be hesitant. The district is also planning to hold several professional development training sessions to help educators learn how to use AI in the classroom, he added. Instead, he’s encouraging teachers to use the summer to explore AI, in part by selecting an AI tool of their choice and thinking about how it could be incorporated into the classroom this fall. While he’s heard from teachers who’d prefer to simply ignore AI, he doesn’t think that’s realistic. ![]() Superintendent Louis Steigerwald said that’s exactly the plan in his district, Norway-Vulcan Area Schools in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. “Just dedicate the time to exploring what it can do, what it can’t do.” Don’t try to rewrite or curb your curriculum,” he said. What schools need to do, he said, is provide teachers with a better understanding of what AI is and share examples of how to use it. ![]() It’s a sentiment echoed by Richard Culatta, CEO of ISTE, which recently published a guide on AI in collaboration with AASA, the School Superintendents Association. ![]()
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