Generative AI and K-12 Education: An MIT Perspective

AI & LLMs Teaching & Education
Mathworlds | Dan Meyer | Substack
Adrian Antao, Teacher - Project Toni
This tells the story of the Project AI tool that was created by a high school teacher to help students write better
Artificial Mediocrity: The Hazard of AI in Education
This makes the case for deep thinking, for struggle through complexity and investing students minds in thinking about what they are producing - which is not what AI does This was written by Michael R. Gonzalez is a Postdoctoral Research Associate with the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University
Revolutionising History with AI - Olex.AI
Finding Common Ground on Homework and AI
This describes the use of a "Brainwriting" model of analysis and discussion, where department heads learn about AI, discuss serious questions it poses, then write and reflect on each other's writing to further the consideration of AI in education. The questions alone are worth a look because the drive the discussion towards way to re-envision teaching and learning rather than finding a way to integrate AI into our current model of teaching and learning without revising it at all
Poem For a Student Who Used AI to Write a Paper by Joseph Fasano - Poems | Academy of American Poets
Teachers and students are in such a rush to "do school" that neither have to time to truly teach and learn - this poem captures that
TeachFX - Using classroom recordings to provide teachers with feedback
This product claims to analyze classroom recordings to provide teachers with feedback on their teaching by measuring who is talking and what they are saying. This video shows it in action https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtlbMv6qCUM
Unesco Guide to using ChatGPT in higher education
If students honestly follow this simple Flowchart to decide whether it is safe to use ChatGPT they won't use it. Read the report it came from here https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000385146/PDF/385146eng.pdf.multi
Generative AI, plagiarism, and “cheating”
This should be read by teachers who still have students engaged in unsupervised writing.
Leon Furze
Valuable collection of articles, essays and links to other sources. Start here https://leonfurze.com/2024/12/05/more-from-the-fence-articles-for-and-against-ai-in-education/
Generative AI, plagiarism, and “cheating”
Interesting essay from Australian educator that argues against AI bans but also unassisted writing in controlled environments - which is the only way that can be done with confidence
AI for Education
For profit company that offers resources and graphics worth checking out but not quite worth more than a skim to be aware of materials across the AI landscape