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The Alberta School Boards Association (ASBA) has released its Artificial Intelligence Policy Guidance to help school boards integrate AI in K-12 education for the 2024/25 school year. The guidance covers ethical AI use, data privacy, and equity, encouraging educators and …

Digital learning company Pearson has introduced several new AI-powered tools to help provide students personalized help from within their e-textbooks or study platforms. The tools are available through Pearson+ Channels, the video tutorial library part of the company’s e-textbook subscription …

Strever shares her unique perspective on AI, having lived through the invention of both the computer and the calculator.

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/what-a-63-year-teaching-veteran-thinks-of-ai/2024/09…

We are going to talk about artificial intelligence in education in broad, general terms. I will first discuss what AI is and how it works, ever so briefly, and then look at the three major topics of the conference: context, …

Researchers at Arizona State University, Harvard University, and Georgia Institute of Technology view AI as a tool, not as a threat.

https://www.fastcompany.com/91186463/ai-ignition-schools-2024…

A recent paper from Harvard researchers argues that while AI excels at optimizing known problems, it struggles with the “hard problem” of independently discovering and defining new scientific questions, a task still reliant on human creativity and insight.

Can AI

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Google.org, the tech company’s philanthropy arm, plans to invest over $25 million to support five education nonprofits in helping educators and students learn more about how to use artificial intelligence.

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/google-spends-25m-on-ai-training-for-teachers/2024/09…

OpenAI’s o1 model has significantly reduced previous limitations, now excelling in professional services where deep reflection and reasoning are crucial. As it engages in extended thought processes, its ability to perform complex reasoning tasks improves over time. This marks a …

As AI becomes critical to future workforce success, students share their views on the role universities play in AI integration and education.

Most students are using AI for academics

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A new report details what teens think parents and teachers should know about how they use, or don’t use, generative artificial intelligence.

https://www.gse.harvard.edu/ideas/usable-knowledge/24/09/students-are-using-ai-already-heres-what-they-think-adults-should-know…

Preliminary findings inspire other large Harvard classes to test approach this fall.

Professor tailored AI tutor to physics course. Engagement doubled.

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