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AI in the K-12 Classroom

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become an essential technology in many industries and fields, and it is rapidly transforming education. As AI skills continue to be in high demand in the job market, it has become crucial for K–12 educators to introduce their students to AI and its applications. By integrating AI into their teaching, educators can prepare their students to succeed in an AI-driven world and open up new opportunities for learning.

AI can be used to enhance personalized learning, allowing teachers to tailor instruction to individual students’ needs and abilities. AI-powered virtual assistants and chatbots can also assist in providing immediate feedback, answering students’ questions, and supporting language learning.

Additionally, AI can be used in classrooms to help students develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills. By teaching them how to use AI to analyze data and identify patterns, students can learn how to tackle real-world problems in various fields, from healthcare to climate change.

In the coming weeks and months, this collection will continue to evolve as the educational landscape shifts to integrate AI authentically and meaningfully in the classroom to benefit all students.

Ed Tip: Adobe Firefly, an AI Image Generation Tool

Use the Adobe Firefly AI tool to generate and modify images and text.

Ed Tips 3 min Grades K-12 Resource by:

Ed Tip: Khanmigo, a Personal Tutor and Teaching Assistant

Review the features of Khanmigo, an artificially intelligent student tutor and teaching assistant.

Ed Tips 3 min Grades K-12 Resource by:

Ed Tip: Preparing Students for an AI World

Review five ways that educators can begin preparing students for an AI-infused world.

Ed Tips 3 min Grades K-12 Resource by:

Ed Tip: AI Prompt Engineering

Find tips to improve the prompts you use with generative AI chatbots and review related integration ideas.

Ed Tips 3 min Grades K-12 Resource by:

Ed Tip: Old and New AI

Explore examples of artificial intelligence as well as new generative versions of AI.

Ed Tips 3 min Grades K-12 Resource by:

Ed Tip: AI as a Lesson Planning Assistant

Consider prompts and follow-up questions that teachers can use when asking AI chatbots to help design a lesson.

Ed Tips 3 min Grades K-12 Resource by:

Educators and the AI Revolution

Discover how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming worker productivity and how it has the potential to impact educators.

Best Practices 9 min Grades K-12 Resource by:

The Churning of the Job Market

Discover how artificial intelligence (AI) is anticipated to disrupt the labor market and how this disruption will impact education.

Best Practices 9 min Grades K-12 Resource by:

Preparing Students to Join the AI Workforce

Explore how educators can prepare their students for a workforce impacted by artificial intelligence (AI).

Best Practices 13 min Grades K-12 Resource by:

Action Steps for Educators in the Age of AI

Consider action steps that educators can take to begin learning about artificial intelligence and introduce it into the classroom.

Best Practices 13 min Grades K-12 Resource by:

Student-Centered Learning for an AI World

Design student-centered learning through project-based learning, inquiry, and blended learning models to prepare your students for the ever-changing world of artificial intelligence (AI).

Best Practices 5 min Grades K-12 Resource by:

AI Applications for Students

Discover considerations and applications for students to use AI tools in your classroom.

Best Practices 10 min Grades K-12 Resource by:

Khanmigo as an AI Personal Tutor and Assistant

Take a virtual tour of Khan Academy’s new personal AI tutoring program, Khanmigo.

Best Practices 15 min Grades K-12 Resource by:

AI as a Student’s Personal Tutor

Discover how AI can be leveraged as a personal tutor for every student.

Best Practices 9 min Grades K-12 Resource by:

Save Time With AI as a Teaching Assistant

Review a list of 14 ways that you can use AI tools, like ChatGPT, to reduce your workload and save you time as a teacher.

Best Practices 10 min Grades K-12 Resource by:

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