Tips to Unlock the Practical Potential of Artificial Intelligence in Education

Greetings and welcome to some potentially useful "Tips to Unlock the Practical Potential of Artificial Intelligence in Education." We aim to offer actionable tips to seamlessly integrate artificial intelligence into your teaching practices. Far from replacing teachers, AI serves as a dynamic tool to amplify your impact, to help foster personalized learning experiences and streamline your administrative tasks. Discover how practical AI can enrich the learning environment, empower your practice, and redefine the future of education."

The Rundown

00:34 - Moment of Zen

• “People who count their chickens before they are hatched act very wisely because chickens run about so absurdly that it's impossible to count them accurately.” - Oscar Wilde

02:18 - FOCUS ON SEL:

Reference Article: 4 Ways to Use AI in Implementing Restorative Practices

04:29 - CREATE RESTORATIVE REFLECTIONS

1. Prompt: A student violated (school rule). Generate five reflection questions to help the student think about their choices and improve their behavior and rectify the situation. This should be at a third-grade reading level. 
2. Confidentiality is always key.

07:30 - COMPOSE CUSTOMIZED SOCIAL STORIES

1. Prompt: Write a narrative about a fifth-grade student who stole another student’s lunch money and then returned it and apologized, at a third-grade reading level, 500 words in length.

09:22 - GENERATE DISCUSSION QUESTIONS FOR RESTORATIVE CIRCLES

1. Prompt: Generate 10 open-ended questions I can use to facilitate a discussion about excessive cell phone use with my students.

10:26 - BUILD CREATIVE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING LESSON PLANS

1. Generate a multistep lesson plan that teaches students how to (name the skill, such as use coping skills, use appropriate language, walk in the hallways, clean up after themselves, get along with others, etc.), at a fourth-grade level.

 

11:05 - FOCUS ON EFFICIENCY

• DOK Questions
• Vocabulary Words and Definitions (can be done in a pre-teaching format for equity)

 

15:08 - FOCUS ON EQUITY

• Choice Board Generator - UDL
• Assignment Scaffolder, Clear Directions - ADHD/IEP
• Accommodation Suggestions 

22:10 - Tech Tool of the Week

• Magic School - MagicSchool.ai
• OpenAI - Teaching with AI

 

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Hosts: Danelle Brostrom, Larry Burden

Um and Ramble Editing: Larry Burden

 

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