AI Learning Shift in the Media

Most education technologies are invited into schools. We've spoken to more than 90 teachers and 30 students about the impact of AI on K12 education. We're excited to share their stories and insights.

The burst of AI, and AI on education, presents a pivotal moment for educators. However, navigating this frontier requires careful planning, thoughtful implementation, and a proactive approach to address potential challenges.

Some Iowa educators are embracing artificial intelligence, using it as a tool so they can be more efficient in lesson planning and other tasks, and teaching their students how it works, ethical implications and when it’s appropriate to use.

Thus, this guidebook is not meant to be prescriptive or definitive. Rather, we envision it as akin to an invitation to observe a conversation in the teachers’ lounge about how teachers think about AI, what they are seeing in their classrooms, and what they’ve tried and how it went.

Sussex, who leads the AI task force for the Winterset Community Schools, realized immediately that his district should craft policy guidance and conduct educational outreach to “get ahead” of the grim potential downsides of AI companions, digital friends or characters designed to give personal, meaningful feedback to life’s important questions.

Chad Sussex is interviewed by Matt Miller, Ditch That Textbook, about the AI journey of Winterset CSD (Iowa), in October of 2024.

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