Artificial Intelligence has made its way into our classrooms. Good or bad, only time will tell but some early reports say there are some real positives about using AI-powered program to boost literacy. Here’s an article from Hechinger Report, a national nonprofit newsroom that reports only on education, that’s pretty interesting:
Can an AI tutor teach your child to read?
When Jaclyn Brown Wright took over as principal of Brewbaker Primary School in Montgomery, Alabama, she knew she needed to figure out a way to boost literacy rates. At Brewbaker, which in 2020 served more than 700 students in pre-K through second grade, nearly 20 percent of her students are English learners and 71 percent are economically disadvantaged. In 2019, a year before Brown Wright was hired, less than 20 percent of students were proficient on the school’s reading assessments, the principal said. Brown Wright knew the stakes were high: In Alabama, students can be held back if they are not reading at grade level by the end of third grade.
We’ve discussed artificial intelligence often at Ask a Tech Teacher. Here are a few articles you may find interesting:
Digital Assistants in the Classroom
8 Practical Ways to use AI in Learning
Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum, K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. She is an adjunct professor in tech ed, Master Teacher, webmaster for four blogs, an Amazon Vine Voice, freelance journalist on tech ed topics, contributor to NEA Today, and author of the tech thrillers, To Hunt a Sub and Twenty-four Days. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.
As long as this is used as a supplemental tool, I have no problem with it. Still, nothing about AI can replicate the actual teacher/student relationship.
I’m with you, Pete, but what a great supplemental tool it can be when used appropriately, for the right kids.
Artificial Intelligence can replicate the actual teacher and student relationship.
I like this example. I’d like to hear more from readers. Any other experiences?