AI Resources 4 Educators

This is a resource location for AI awareness and training for educators.

The site is maintained by Judson Birkel, a K-12 Computer Science educator in Salem Oregon.

Most of the content provided in here is developed by me or AI generated. AI is an amazing education tool, but there are many concerns that teachers should be aware of when using it in the classroom. These concerns include issues like AI hallucinations, bias, discrimination, environmental impact, anthropomorphism, trust, profiling, and the list goes on.

Use these pages to explore various issues related to AI in education. The information is not meant to discourage AI's use, nor is it meant to encourage everyone to use AI (... well, a few resources may have that focus). Rather, my main goal is to promote AI literacy to educators and help you fully understand the risks AI use presents. Having a solid foundation of AI literacy helps educators understand things they should avoid (like having AI grade student work when that work contains PII).

Though this was developed for educators, I have used the AI in Education Issues articles in my classroom with students.

Disclaimer: Much of the information presented in here (images & summaries of linked materials, for example) is generated by AI. It's usually explicitly stated when AI is the author of content. It's usually identified at the beginning (with statements such as "Gemini's take on ____" or "ChatGPT on _____") or at the end (with "generated by...").

The following was a response I made when a teacher requested AI Curriculum Resources. I pointed them towards some useful resources from ISTE's "Hands-On AI Projects for the Classroom" materials and then gave them the following list of ways they could use materials from this site:

• "Policies" page could be used to discuss what federal laws limit what can be done with AI in education. The laws all focus on data privacy laws, but it allows students to connect the dots between data privacy, what what AI collects when you write prompts, and what can be done with that information once you give it willingly to a corporation.

• "AI Bots" page lists a small set of AI tools people are familiar with or which could be used in education. Could be used for exploring AI beyond simply cheating on essays.

• At the bottom of the "Resources" page is a whole set of links that were given to me (either by someone from the Teaching-CSAwesome group or the CSTA forum), several of which could be turned into easy lessons for students.

• AI in Education Issues: Various topics in AI that could spark good conversations with colleagues and students about the impact of AI in education. Topics include profiling, bias, trust, when and how to teach AI, etc.

• "Worksheets" page currently contains 2 worksheets I developed (with AI help) to assist students in exploring AI use in education. One worksheet has students interview their teachers about their views on AI in their specific class and then reflect on what they learned from their teachers. The second one lists various scenarios of AI usage in the classroom and asks students to determine whether it was appropriate or not and why.

• "AI Dilemma in Education" page opens up a dialog between students and teacher on why teachers may regularly use AI and students may be told not to use it. This page developed after students started seeing my disclaimers at the bottom of worksheets sharing that the worksheet was developed by AI. Many students found this inappropriate for one reason or another ("We don't get to" being the most common complaint). The page discusses the difference between what students are assessed on and what teachers are assessed on.

• "Vibe Coding" covers what vibe coding is and showcases vibe coded projects

• "Presentations/PD" is geared towards educators, but the "Fun with AI" presentation has interesting ways I've used AI in and out of education and can help students explore ideas beyond simple chatbots, image generators, or essay writers.

• "Chatbot Prompts" has ideas of ways AI can be used by students to learn and explore, currently showcasing 3 specific examples and 10 additional ideas.

This is a constantly changing website, as AI is a constantly changing field. Unlike blog posts and articles which are snapshots in time that don't usually have major updates and when they do there's usually a disclaimer at the top of the article, these pages may completely change from one day to another as I find resources or update my own understanding of the content.