[Video] Future-Forward Education: Learning with AI (2:31)
In this session on Friday afternoon, Greenfield Superintendent Zandra Jo Galván challenged attendees to think outside of the box by explaining how AI and new technology can assist students in their academic growth and learning. This session covered how to responsibly use technology and AI, and build helpful life skills. It also touched on how […]
[Video] Artificial Intelligence in the AASA Exhibit Hall (1:51)
Highlighting just two out of the 333 exhibitors featured in the AASA Exhibit Hall Thursday, March 6, and Friday, March, 7, representatives from Equature and ALEE explain their different approaches to artificial intelligence. Whether AI encapsulates the entire model of security recognition software, or is used in tandem with teacher and student resources, AI is […]
[Video] Preparing for the Future of Education (3:09)
Uncovering the benefits and hurdles that go hand-in-hand with artificial intelligence usage in schools. This session follows Quentin Lee as he conducts thoughtful conversations regarding AI use in public schools and how to empower students and staff within the classroom. This story was produced by Emercyn Randolph at the 2024 AASA National Conference on Education […]
Day 2 – A Day of Personal Exploration
I attended several sessions again today. I was particularly enamoured with a couple of them — a ‘Part 2′ from yesterday’s session on AI in education and a session that related to a budding curiousity of mine — should I consider writing a book? AI in Schools: Bridging Policy, Innovation Practices and Measuring Impact for […]
AI in Schools Must Bridge Policy and Innovative Practices Before Measuring Impact, Conference Panel Says
Artificial intelligence is here to stay and will, no doubt, have a resounding and lasting impact on the way we interact with information and knowledge. What should school leaders do about this? “Not nothing!” is the emphatic response of Thomas Taylor, superintendent of Stafford County Public Schools in Virginia. Taylor, along with co-panelists Richard Culatta, executive […]
Superintendent Panel Likens Dilemma of Figuring Out AI’s Proper Role to ‘Rebuilding the Kitchen’
Can intelligent educators master artificial intelligence? At the AASA national conference, a panel of superintendents insisted they’ll give this challenge the old college — make that the old elementary, middle and high school — try. “AI won’t replace humans,” said Matthew Montgomery, moderator of the “Social Dilemma of AI” panel on Friday morning. “But humans […]
In Laying Out a Third Wave for School Reform, Daggett Asks Education Leaders to Harness Artificial Intelligence Before Others Preempt Those Decisions
How do we plan for the future as we continue to care for the present? This is the question Bill Daggett, founder of both the Successful Practices Network and the International Center for Leadership in Education, explored with a full room of attendees of the AASA National Conference on Education on Friday. Before delving into […]
Awareness of AI Must Evolve into Understanding for Educators to Reap Major Benefits in Teaching and Learning, Panel Says
Artificial intelligence has been a red-hot topic of interest at the 2024 AASA National Conference on Education as a standing-room-only crowd braved early wake-up calls to attend a Friday morning discussion on the technology. Speakers at the “Chat GPT, AI, Oh My, What’s a Superintendent To Do” panel spoke about the challenges schools face in […]
[Video] Using AI in Schools (1:50)
This session explored several ways in which teachers can use artificial intelligence to enhance the learning environment within the classroom and beyond. This story was produced by Emercyn Randolph at the 2024 AASA National Conference on Education in San Diego Calif.
Educators Challenged by Panel to Find Productive Ways to Allow Artificial Intelligence to Expand Horizons for Teachers and Students
Artificial intelligence has become an omnipresent, innovative technology that is leaving educators wondering, “Will AI disrupt schools? And how?” At an AASA conference session on Thursday, “AI in Schools: Bridging Policy, Innovation Practices, and Measuring Impact for Districts,” Ash Vesudeva, senior vice president at the Carnegie Foundation, asked this question before addressing it himself. “The jury […]
