How can we improve the speed of access to relevant AI for teachers?

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The biggest issue seems to be that there's so much out there and people only know what they know. They also forget what's already possible in existing tools so go off seeking another. Keep your AI toolkit to a manageable size. Approve 5 or 6 tools max, provide guidance and training on how to use those and provide a community space to share successes and failures on an equal footing.

We need schools to take AI seriously. It needs to be introduced in teacher training so that you at least have the basics before you even step foot in a classroom.

Jose, I completely agree! It should not be "every man for himself" when it comes to tools and finding what works. This is precisely why instructional coaches and technology liaisons are so needed! When time is short and there are many options to sort through, we must offer meaningful ways to gain knowledge and usefulness without simply existing individual pursuit of tools from each educator....

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This is a great discussion to have, especially after these statistics were just released: https://www.demandsage.com/ai-in-education-statistics/?utm_source=aieducatortools. I also just read this article from the ISTE + ASCD by Rodney Nascimento: https://ascd.org/blogs/what-i-learned-from-training-50-teachers-in-ai-literacy. In the article, Mr. N talks about his experience of introducing AI to...

I agree, it's not just "one more thing" that will go away. It's so important to know the ABOUT before the WITH, so that teacher training gives time for those getting ready to go into the classrooms the knowledge of where it is/isn't appropriate in a teacher or student-facing context! I'll be working with some pre-service teachers for this very reason. Being informed and educated about...

I think the key is to stop making AI access an individual teacher problem. Schools need a trusted, curated pathway: approved tools, classroom-ready examples, subject-specific use cases, and time to try them with support. Teachers should not have to spend hours figuring out what is safe, useful, and worth learning. If we want faster access, we need less noise, more guidance, and AI support...

My Newsletter-Razor's Edge has a starter kit for teachers just getting into this. The kit is designed to get a basic list of free tools in front of teachers. The book I have coming out shortly has a simple 4 step process-learn try reflect share for teachers that is easy to implement. Here is a link to the newsletterhttps://www.genedgeconsulting.org/newsletters/

One of the things that I've been doing with our secondary teachers is making sure to sit with the department talking about the "pain points" in their content, where we make sure to ground our interactions in our standards and district vision, and I coteach with them. They're the content experts continuing to work with their students while I share AI Literacy foundational information during the...

I love that idea of front loading with tools. Thank you for sharing!