The opportunity and dilemma created by generative AI in education can be expressed through the varied responses schools are taking towards this arrival technology.

The spectrum of response that I have seen emerging over the past two years spans from Ban - Ignore - Allow - Promote.

This episode looks to explore the challenges and opportunities presented with each approach as a means to facilitate discussion in schools about the challenges presented with any of these four mindsets.

AI Use Spectrum Visual

Synthetic Sycophants: Why ‘Yes-Bots’ are a Problem for Education - Blog Post by Leon Furze

Validity of Assessment - Grant Wiggins

2 Years into the experiment of AI in education, developing AI literacy is the critical foundation to the meaningful use of AI in schools.

Tokens for Education

Wolfram Alpha - What is ChatGPT Doing?

AI Use Spectrum 2.0 - The Kulowiec Group

Google AI Studio

Duck.AI

In this mini episode of Education Considered, Greg explores 2 of his 6 key pillars to frame the role and discussions educators and education leaders can have regarding AI. Through the lens of AI as a Thought Partner and AI to support Equity, this episode is designed to impact your thinking and create a framework to have meaningful conversations around the role AI can plan in education.

In this episode of Education Considered, host Greg Kulowiec explores the impact, role, and implications of Artificial Intelligence in Education.  He brings 3 unique perspectives to the discussion: classroom teacher, educational technologist, and director of technology.

Rubrics are a staple of nearly every classroom environment, but are they the best tool to capture student learning, create a mindset around the opportunity for growth, and act as a tool that promotes rich discussion about student learning?  In this episode of Education Considered we will rethink rubrics by exploring the concept of Visual Rubrics.  Visual Rubrics are an approach to visualizing student growth over time that I developed with nothing more than a Google Sheet.  With the values of growth, opportunity, and discussion embedded into the design of Visual Rubrics, they provide an opportunity to have meaningful conversations about student learning that move beyond a number on a traditional linear rubric.  Educator Emily Huff also joins me on this episode in a few excerpts from an in depth conversation we had about the impact of Visual Rubrics in her high school language classes.

Visual Rubric: Original Sketch Idea

Visual Rubric: YouTube Playlist

Visual Rubrics Live: Presentation Deck with Links to Templates

Visual Rubrics Live: Full Video & Interview

In the first episode of Considering Education, we explore assessment and the unnecessary barriers we often create when designing assessments to check for student understanding.  From my own experience as a history teacher and an awareness I developed that technology can create unique opportunities for students to express their understanding without arbitrary barriers, we consider how to rethink assessment in a connected classroom.   

Supplementary readings for Episode 1:

Grant Wiggins: Validity of Assessment Part 1 & Part 2