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Artificial Intelligence Tools
Artificial Intelligence Tools
Generative AI tools, such as ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Microsoft Copilot, are advanced technologies designed to assist by generating responses based on a wide range of information. These tools work by analyzing patterns in vast datasets to produce original content, making them distinct from traditional search engines that simply provide links to existing resources.
In essence, generative AI tools are like highly adaptable assistants that can write, summarize, create, and solve problems in real time. They’re equipped to help with everything from drafting documents and brainstorming ideas to crafting visuals or generating lesson plans. Their versatility and ability to tailor responses make them valuable tools for both educators and students.
You might already see generative AI popping up in EdTech tools you use, like Canva, or Google products. And it's likely we’ll see even more tools adopting this technology in the future.
For teachers, generative AI holds a lot of promise! It can support lesson planning by suggesting ideas or creating content, help with writing tasks like summarizing or editing, make visuals from descriptions, and even assist in crafting assessment questions tailored to your needs.
There are challenges to keep in mind. It’s important to think about issues like copyright, academic honesty, and ensuring student data stays protected when using these tools in the classroom.
Practical Applications of Generative AI Tools
Practical Applications of Generative AI Tools
Staff can use AI tools for:
Staff can use AI tools for:
Content Development and Enhancement for Differentiation: AI can assist educators by differentiating curricula, suggesting lesson plans, generating diagrams and charts, and customizing independent practice based on student needs and proficiency levels.
Assessment Design and Analysis: In addition to enhancing assessment design by creating questions and providing standardized feedback on common mistakes, AI can conduct diagnostic assessments to identify gaps in knowledge or skills and enable rich performance assessments. Teachers will ultimately be responsible for evaluation, feedback, and grading, including determining and assessing the usefulness of AI in supporting their grading work. AI should not be solely responsible for grading.
Research and Resource Compilation: AI can help educators by recommending books or articles relevant to a lesson and updating teachers on teaching techniques, research, and methods.
MagicSchool Tools
Students can use approved AI tools to:
Students can use approved AI tools to:
Aid Creativity: Students can harness generative AI to spark creativity across diverse subjects, including writing, visual arts, and music composition.
Communicate: AI can offer students real-time translation, personalized language exercises, and interactive dialogue simulations.
Create Study Materials: AI can help generate personalized study materials, summaries, quizzes, and visual aids, help students organize thoughts and content, and help review content.
Acts as a Tutor: AI tools can make personalized learning more accessible to a broader range of students. AI-powered virtual teaching assistants may provide non-stop support, answer questions, help with homework, and supplement classroom instruction.
Responsible Use of AI Tools
Responsible Use of AI Tools
Key Reminders for Staff:
Key Reminders for Staff:
Generative AI tools not covered by an SDPA (i.e. ChatGPT) can by used by staff if no personally identifiable information is shared with the tool. Staff are responsible for ensuring that student names, email addresses, ID numbers or other identifiers are not shared with an AI tool.
Staff should also ensure that any student work uploaded or pasted into AI prompts does not contain personal identifiers.
PSB Staff members are responsible for ensuring that all Generated AI content is checked for accuracy, bias, and for appropriateness before using that content in the classroom or in their work.
Staff members are expected to adhere to the same academic integrity policies that are expected to students including appropriate citations.
While generative AI presents useful assistance to amplify teachers' capabilities and reduce teacher workload, these technologies should not be used to supplant the role of human educators in instructing and nurturing students. The core practices of teaching, mentoring, assessing, and inspiring learners will remain the teacher's responsibility in the classroom.
Teachers should clearly define how and when AI tools can be used in their courses and specify expectations for each assignment.
Key Reminders for Students:
Key Reminders for Students:
AI Tools cannot be used by students unless a signed Student Data Privacy Agreement is in place. A list of District Supported tools can be found below.
Students should only use Generative AI systems for schoolwork if they have been instructed to do so by their teacher. Teachers should be clear about when and how AI tools may be used to complete assignments and restructure assignments to reduce opportunities for plagiarism by requiring personal context, original arguments, or original data collection.
Students must adhere to Brookline’s Academic Honesty Policy. Students must identify and include citations for all AI created work. (MLA Guide to Generative AI Citations; APA Guide to Generative AI Citations).
Teachers will clarify if, when, and how AI tools should be used in their classrooms, and students are expected to review outputs generated by AI.
Best Practices for Staff and Students
Best Practices for Staff and Students
The 80-20 Approach: Use AI for initial work, but make sure to add your final touch, review for bias and accuracy, and contextualize appropriately for the last 20%.
AI is a Tool - Not a replacement for your thinking: AI-generated content can assist you, but it is not the final solution.
Check for Bias and Accuracy: AI might occasionally produce biased or incorrect content. Always double-check AI output.
Protect Privacy: Don't include Personally Identifiable Information (Names, address, class etc.) when wrting AI prompts.
AI Tools for Brookline Schools
AI Tools for Brookline Schools
Tools marked * have signed a Student Data Privacy Agreement if student data is collected.
AI Tools for Staff
AI Tools for Staff
Magicschool.ai uses generative AI to produce a variety of educational and teaching-related content. MagicShcool has more than 40 tools and content generators designed specifically for teachers to help create content such as lesson plans, grading rubrics, parent emails, IEPs and math word problems.
Brisk is a free, AI-powered Chrome extension that works with Google Documents and Slides. Teachers can create instructional materials, give feedback, evaluate student writing, and level or translate texts.
Teachers can create differentiated instructional materials with Diffit. The generated material can be delivered through Google Documents. Diffit has moved to a paid platform, but teachers can get a 60 day free trial.
Teachers can generate interactive Slide Deck driven lessons using AI
Teachers can use Open Ai's Chat GPT. However staff are responsible for ensuring that no student data or work is shared with the ChatGPT
Gemini
Google offers a Generative AI tool as part of the Premium Version of Google Workspace for Education. Our current Workspace edition does not include Gemini. However, teachers can use the consumer Gemini services that are included in every Gmail.com account.
AI Tools for Students
AI Tools for Students
*MagicSchool.ai (for students)
MagicSchool for Students is an AI platform designed to build AI literacy for students. It helps teach students to use AI responsibly and provides learning opportunities not possible without generative AI.
Students can use the Magic Design feature in Canva
Students can use AI tools in teacher created "Spaces". Teachers can add personalized chatbots, or sidekicks to the "Spaces" for students to learn more about just about any subject.
Book Creator features some built in AI enhanced tools including an "Auto Draw" tool, translations and Speech-to-text.
You can learn more here: When will Book Creator have AI in it?
AI Resources for Teachers
AI Resources for Teachers
Day of AI Resources
Day of AI Resources
MIT Raise has developed a free online curriculum for K-12 students. The well developed lessons and hands-on activities introduce students to AI and present some of the concerns AI brings.
Read a scholarly review of the Day of AI curriculum here:
Establishing AI Literacy before Adopting AI
Additional Resources
Additional Resources
Chat GPT and Education: A great and reasoned overview from Dr. Torrey Trust
Setting AI Expectations: Creating Clarity in Classrooms : This edWebinar explores the steps Common Sense Education took to develop a common language tool that empowers teachers to set clear AI expectations at both the syllabus and assignment levels.
AI Lessons from Common Sense (Grades 6-12)
Technology is NOT the Solution to Cheating
Revision History: An extension for the Chrome browser that enables teachers to see the edit history of students' assignments in Google Docs.
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