Creating clear and transparent AI guidance in our schools is essential to ensure responsible and ethical use of this emerging technology. Clear policies provide a framework for fairness, privacy, and security, while promoting trust among stakeholders. They help mitigate risks, address concerns about data and biases, and ensure equitable access while harnessing AI's potential to enhance learning. The resources below can support your district team begin to develop your own AI guidance.
Click the links below to explore sample school policy & guidance from Oregon Districts.
Click the links below to explore additional guidance resources.
Providing scales for students on acceptable levels of AI use for assignments can help educators create clear expectations and support student AI literacy skills.
AI literacy includes the knowledge and skills that enable humans to critically understand, use, and evaluate AI systems and tools to safely and ethically participate in an increasingly digital world. AI literacy has emerged as a skill set for teachers and students to safely use emerging technologies in teaching and learning.
Digital Promise AI Literacy Framework
Digital Promise’s AI Literacy framework emphasizes that understanding and evaluating AI are critical to making informed decisions about if and how to use AI in learning environments.
This framework supports learners, teachers, education leaders, and caregivers with the knowledge and resources they need to understand, use, and evaluate AI.
Artificial Intelligence for K12 Initiative
Since 2018 the AI4K12 Initiative has been developing national guidelines for teaching AI in K-12. The AI for K-12 guidelines are organized around the 5 Big Ideas in AI. The guidelines define what every student should know about AI and what they should be able to do with it. The guidelines will serve as a framework to assist standards writers and curriculum developers on AI concepts, essential knowledge, and skills by grade band.
Gwinnett County Public Schools AI Learning Framework
Gwinnett County Public Schools in Georgia have created a definition of an AI Ready student and core competencies for all learners in K-12. How might we think about our digital initiatives in this holistic way, not adding another thing but ensuring access for all students and transforming our learning to include AI for this digital generation of learners?