THE DOWNLOAD

Your monthly curation of learner-centered insights, tools, & resources.

Dear Educator,

AI is rapidly advancing and presents both opportunities and challenges for the future of teaching and learning.

This month's curation focuses on understanding AI, how it can augment human intelligence, and ethical considerations for its use. We've gathered thought-provoking articles, podcasts, and videos to spark reflection on AI's potential benefits for personalizing instruction, relieving educator workloads, and expanding access to high-quality education.

We also challenge you to envision how AI could address inequities and empower diverse learners. While risks exist, an informed, learner-centered approach can help realize AI's promise while mitigating concerns. Our aim is to provide a balanced perspective to inform your own thinking.

Let the exploration begin!
The Learner-Centered Collaborative Team

P.S. Be sure to join us today at 4pm ET for Beyond Standards: Innovations in Competency-Based Assessment

QUICK HITS

 📖 Can AI Solve the Challenges Facing Educators Today? (5-minute read)

"...scarcity of resources could drive leaders and policymakers to the conclusion that AI and intelligent tutors like ChatGPT are “good enough” to address these challenges. However, before the narrative swings too far towards a technological solution, it is imperative to remember that the sector faces a very human problem."

📖 How AI can accelerate students’ holistic development and make teaching more fulfilling (5-minute read)

"Podcasts are a one-stop shop for learning, as they are accessible and offer a variety of content that can be easily integrated into daily routines."

📺 The 7 Types of AI - And Why We Talk (Mostly) About 3 of Them (6-minute watch)

"Narrow AI is the only type of AI that exists today--it's all we currently have. Any  other form of AI is theoretical."

DEEP DIVES

🔬 Ethics of AI in Education (30-minute read)

"At a more general level, there is a need to differentiate between doing ethical things and doing things ethically, to understand and to make pedagogical choices that are ethical, and to account for the ever-present possibility of unintended consequences."

🎙️ The Godfather of AI Has Some Regrets (40-minute listen)

"Remember, these are machines. They don't have emotions. They don't have a moral compass. They do what you ask them to do."

📺 AI Required: Teaching in a New World with Ethan Mollick (21-minute watch)

"This is the democratization moment we've been waiting for. We have an edtech tool that is available to everybody, everywhere."

THE TOOLBOX

📚 Learner-Centered AI Online Course (access here)

"This course dives into how AI is changing education. It will give you actionable ideas and tools you can use to supercharge yourself as an educator (and save time) and empower your students in a learner-centered learning environment."

🤖 30 AI Tools for the Classroom (access here)

"Five districts in the Innovation Pilot —  Anaheim UHSD, Cajon Valley USD, Davis JUSD, Lindsay USD, and Vista USD — have opened their doors to share their learnings on their path to moving their Graduate Profiles from “poster to practice.”"

📓 Glossary of AI Terms for Educators (access here)

"This glossary was written for educators to reference when learning about and using artificial intelligence (AI)."

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