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I use AI in my own professional practice to write emails, brainstorm ideas for the classroom, among other things. So it is already helpful in some ways to my professional practice. That said, for tasks in which I need to learn something new or analyze information, I am careful about my AI usage. Students do not have the learning/life experience or expertise in any subject area to allow for this level of critical thinking. It is exceedingly tempting for students to bypass the thinking parts of assignments. Policing anything is my least-favorite aspect of managing students. The tool is so easy and difficult to monitor, so it makes holding students accountable without being a "police officer" difficult.

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In the future, likely all career paths will include AI in some capacity. Students must be prepared.

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Like anything in this world, there are risks and opportunities associated with AI, especially with regard to AI in public education. What comes to mind is who is using AI, why are they using it, how are they using AI, and for what purpose. Are they using AI for profit in a non-profit setting? Is it being used as an invasion of privacy, for personal benefit, or does it really help a student learn the basics of education (reading, writing, & arithmetic)? We know everything changes...school start times change, curricula change, technology changes, but it is good to be cognizant of not getting too far ahead of ourselves. Our world leaders obviously have a good vision by selecting Pennsylvania to bring together some of the largest investors, brightest thinkers, and excellent communicators, especially since PA has some of the greatest natural resources and is known for some of the most intelligent inventors. However, it's also important that if AI is used in public education, it's done so in an appropriate, equally accessible, supportive, and focused manner.

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I hope that the budget and money that is being promised to Pennsylvania for these initiatives will actually make their way to our energy sources, especially if we will be educating/training our students for these potential jobs. On the flip side, if we don't prepare our students for these future roles and jobs than we are only doing a disservice for them. AI is leading to a lot of career possibilities but it is also leading to a lot of unknowns.

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If students rely too heavily on AI, they could be missing out on opportunities to learn, grow, and master skills independently. Children need to learn how to be independent, without the support of technology. However, AI can be an amazing tool to support learning.

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AI in education can be a powerful tool for supporting educators, fostering creativity, and helping to manage frustration. Ai has helped me tremendously by helping create more professional responses, detail oriented forums for educational input, resourceful information, helps create lesson plans, and help create data driven decisions based upon student achievement. AI has taken away some of the frustrations with time management. It can be a great tool.

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Using AI to support my role as an educator I find it rewarding, fascinating, efficient, creative, and mysterious. I hope that, as I learn more, can unlock the potential of AI for my students while building their understanding of the how, why , and when AI should be used in their academic career. As an elementary teacher, I know my students interactions will be limited, however, I hope that we can have some meaningful lessons that dive into how AI is curating much of the content that they are consuming and how to have an awareness around what is computer generated and what is human generated and when one is more desirable than the other.

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Honestly, I think AI could be a huge opportunity for Pennsylvania schools, but only if we’re intentional about it. AI could make learning more personalized...think tutoring, translation for families, or helping teachers with lesson planning. A risk would be privacy issues. If schools rush into using random AI apps without clear rules, student data could be at risk.

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Linking Pennsylvania's public education to the state's economic ambitions can contribute to future talent pipelines. Additionally, institution-focused AI can simplify administrative tasks, including scheduling, attendance, and the like, allowing human resources to focus on more meaningful efforts.

However, without enough financial backing, this focus on AI risks furthering the digital divide. Unless the state issues guidelines on funding generative AI in the classroom (e.g., policy briefs in Delaware and California), underfunded districts risk falling behind. AI assistants can also compromise student privacy if unable to request consent.

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Students struggle with grammar and communicative implementation. AI should not be used for answering questions and as a sole research tool for writing essays

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AI has the potential to transform learning through personalized instruction, giving exciting opportunities for the critical thinking. The success of this integration will require educator training, ethics and equity values.

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Public education, a cornerstone of many societies, carries both significant benefits and challenges that profoundly impact individuals and communities.

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I think our job as parents and support staff is to teach and model the correct ways of using AI in our daily life.

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I believe students at the middle school level should be learning how to critically think for themselves in order to make the use of artificial intelligence a tool, not a crutch. From a neuroplasticity point of view, I therefore believe that foundational skills must be built with red lights in order to create those neuron pathways that students will rely on throughout their lives. The use of artificial intelligence at the middle school level should be purposefully planned as a means to enhance skills already attained, for example- feedback on writing.

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I’ve had some negative experiences with AI and related apps in my math class. I find that, especially for something like Proof, students are primarily using AI to present work that is not their own. Since actually performing calculations and making genuine connections to the material is fundamental to understanding math concepts, I would say that any work that is to be submitted (HW, prep for a test) should be done in “Red Light” mode.

In a bigger way, AI for math overvalues the PRODUCT (an answer, a completed assignment) compared to the PROCESS of learning. Our students overwhelmingly will not use Precalculus in their jobs, but the enduring value is to think and act and problem-solve in practical and logical ways. AI creates a massive barrier to that purposefully bumpy process.

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When students need to connect personal connections/ideas to material presented, red-light is necessary. As a long time educator, I believe red-light activities should outweigh AI engagement on a regular basis.

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Implications for PA science curriculum -Zach Reilly

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Implications for PA science curriculum -Zach Reilly

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While I understand that AI can have its positive uses, the recent changes to PA science standards seems to directly contradict the some of positive uses of AI. As science educators, we have had the buzz phrase "Process over product" drilled into our minds in preparing for positive changes to our activities and assessments. If the benefit of AI is allowing the program to do the processing, organizing, and potentially synthesizing for a given lab or activity, we have already defeated the purpose of the STEEL initiative. Another issue is the proliferation of AI "answers" as the top search result in most search engines and social media LLMs. Until strict AI policies are supported in a similar fashion to plagiarism, I do not foresee a positive outcome for the critical thinking skills of our students when it comes to digital citizenship.

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I think if we start early with the boundaries and show students the creative side of the students is always going to be better than AI . I want to think this is a tool in the writers toolbox that is going to be an asset but when it comes to ethics and if students are struggling I can see this being a negative for them and not an asset.

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I actually think the student population I work in is stronger and better than any AI system. I feel they probably will outdo the system. But I would like to see what they can gain from AI just to see where the hiccups are in the programming.

In the same light for those with other learning differences the ability to show the the student the corrections on a more repetitive nature the student would hopefully grow from their challenges.

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As I read this article many other issues from the past came to mind. AI is something that I look forward to learning about but if it such a negative to use in education then why are we using this? I feel that as I learn more about AI maybe my opinions may change but right now I want our students to learn to be their best with other ways to grow into strong learners. It seems like we are taking the creativity of writing away with AI and we need to strengthen the brain muscle to be able to function freely and with passion for what they are talking about.

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AI makes for great contributions but it will bring issues. Yes, we are in a great area for medicine, energy and education but it can only stay this way if the schools prepare students to be adaptable and accept change easily. Students cannot grow if we are making them into a one dimensional student. We are starting to see the outcomes of that already when companies speak on employment and what employees lack in some ways but what they are dominate in other ways companies are not prepared for either.

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A red-light ethics moment for me as a health and physical education teacher would be during the practice and demonstration of life saving techniques. While AI can be a helpful tool to study and set-up plans for the learning of first aid techniques. If students rely on AI to find the information, answer questions for them, and breeze through work, they may not be nearly as effective in a life threatening environment. Therefor, in situations where students need to present the steps of emergency care processes, it should be from their brains, not from an AI source.

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As I was reading the article, I kept thinking about PA standards, curriculum, and our systems of assessment. It feels misaligned with AI and with the future ready skills students need.

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Flashy distractions can upset educational foundations

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Flashy distractions can upset educational foundations

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AI continues to move at a seemingly exponential pace. Whether it be AI generated media, a quick recipe with a handful of leftover ingredients, or even a family outing idea list, AI is working it's way into all facets of our lives. PA investment of lots and lots of money into energy initiatives that will fuel the future growth of AI paint an interesting future indeed. However, with all of the flashy AI fun, I'm still reminded of a colleague of mine who was getting an education degree as a 30 yr veteran engineer at Cisco. I had asked him what he was doing in an education program and he admitted that the new engineers didn't have the problem solving skills to critically analyze a project and work through solutions. He was tasked with getting an education degree to hold workshops for new engineers. So I feel that examples makes it pretty clear for me. As an educator, I'm tasked with preparing my students' abilitiy to think critically for the inevitable position of having to decide what is best for the project/task. Thus, the implication is to engage in purposeful baseline critical thinking skills so as to not fully rely on AI that is still very capable of making mistakes.

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I believe that many activities within a school curriculum should be red light activities and completely negate the use of AI. While it can be useful at times, it cannot replicate human emotion and creativity within writing. I also think that we should not use AI to interpret the meaning of any art or writing, as the pattern recognition of AI won't fully capture the full emotional scale in or the way something makes a person feel. AI could be useful as a spell or grammar check tool for older students who should have already had to master those skills and provide some help on longer projects, but for young students they need to be able to master the basics before having AI do it all for them

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AI could be really helpful in my MTSS role for organizing data, drafting communications, or coming up with ideas for interventions, which would give me more time to focus on working directly with teachers and supporting students. At the same time, relationships and professional judgment are my top priorities. Listening to teachers, understanding each student, and building trust with families are things AI can’t do. I see it as a tool to make things more efficient, not a replacement for the human connection and insight that make MTSS meaningful.

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As a GHVS Special ed teacher I do think that the uses for AI are boundless. I like that we can use it to differentiate quickly whereas before it would take valuable time away from teaching to make the material accessible on the student level. The concerns are obvious in the lack of individuality as well as student voice in writing and responding.

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With AI's wide range of functions we can use it as a supportive tool. In my special education classroom, AI tools help support with writing social stories for students. Without personal information, but using general topic descriptions these tools help make the process more efficient. Creating the outline for educators to then edit and customize for their students.

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Students need to be able to develop ideas on their own without the help of AI. That being said, our youngest students need to be taught to use AI responsibly so that they can effectively use it throughout their school career.

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As a teacher, I use AI almost daily. It has been enormously helpful in planning, offering feedback and developing activities.

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It's such a helpful tool as a teacher, but students need to be taught how to use it effectively, from our K students to our high schoolers. The difficulty is that AI is ever-changing. This makes it difficult to keep up with and teach students effectively.

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AI is an important part of our world today. Although useful and time-saving, I struggle with how people can use AI effectively and ethically. It can be used for so much good, but it can also be used in a way that can be harmful. It's important to show kids the best ways in which AI can be used and teach them where the pitfalls with AI may pop up.

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As an educator, AI has already proven helpful in different ways. I plan to continue honing those skills to enrich various lessons for the students. There are different levels of students in my class and I plan to use AI to help create varied materials so that all learners grow. I'm not sure AI is a challenge just yet in 4th grade, but I do wonder how many students have experience with it and their opinions.

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AI is able to support create more effective and efficient lesson plans, templates, and so on which saves time and allows more time for instructional support. If relied on too much it could take away from passion and creativity in the classroom where students may sense a less sincere learning experience. In the same way it is noticeable when an email is AI.

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In a class like intro to business, I would suggest a red light assignment when the assignment is about learning the process, not just finishing the product. That means things like brainstorming your own new product idea, or working through a case study analysis—those struggles help you actually build the skills. If you skip that by letting AI do it, you miss the chance to think, create, and problem-solve for yourself.

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We have to work with students closely to teach them how to use AI correctly, especially the younger kids.

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If AI becomes a leading industry in Pennsylvania, high school students could benefit from expanded career and technical education programs that prepare them for jobs in technology and energy fields. A major risk, however, is that schools in underfunded districts may lack access to the advanced resources and training needed to keep pace, leaving some students behind. With equitable investment, these initiatives could inspire more students to pursue STEM pathways while still balancing traditional academic skills.

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As an educator, I will encourage my students to use AI as a tool for editing essays. However, it can be challenging when students use AI for the purpose of writing papers.

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AI can be a psupport in a metal working class by helping students with design ideas, visualizations, and step-by-step guidance, but it also brings challenges if overused or misapplied. While AI can inspire creativity, explain technical concepts, and assist with documentation, it must never replace hands-on practice, safety awareness, or critical problem-solving. The real value of metal working lies in craftsmanship and skill development, so boundaries should be set to ensure AI is used as a tool for learning rather than a shortcut. Protecting safety, authenticity, and student pride in their own work will keep technology in balance with the core values of the shop.

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With the incorporation of AI many jobs and opportunities close for the students on the spectrum. Many jobs have become automated or have been phased out due to technology. I wish that business/companies/corporations could see the value in hiring neurodiverse individuals.

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Red-light moments should promote critical deep thinking and analyzing. There are moments where AI can be such a great scaffolding tool, however, we need to continue to promote critical thinking in our classrooms. As teachers, we can promote these moments by taking the stress away of the final graded product and emphasizing the journey.

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AI can give teachers more fun and personalized ways to help kids learn, like reading games that fit each child’s level. Some schools might not have the same access though, and it is important to keep children’s information safe. For Kindergarten, the chance is to use AI to support creativity, play, and curiosity while keeping caring teachers at the center of learning

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There are both risks and opportunities with the rise of AI. There is the potential opportunity for educators to prepare students for new career opportunities and fields. This is exciting for students and puts an emphasis on education. The risk with preparing students for job-related AI fields is the potential that listed careers do not get funded. Governor Shapiro even stated that there is a difference between what is being said now and what actually ends up getting funded in the future. Like many colleagues have already stated, AI is not something that we can ignore and the hope is that the opportunities outweigh the risks.

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I think that any instance where students are asked to self-reflect and incorporate their opinions into their response should warrant a red-light moment. Forming their opinions on matters and self-reflecting are very important skills that students may not develop if they are just looking up a response without giving it much thought.

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We want to teach students the basics of AI while teaching them the importance of critical thinking. Students should be prepared to go into the workforce with having the knowledge and experience of using various AI tools.

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AI will help the save time on a series of tasks that perviously took quite while to complete. Constructing quizzes, worksheets or study guides without the hours of prep time perviously required is a huge help. I also think AI will become even more beneficial as a tool for studying. We used AI as a tutor last year to help students prepare for the AP exams and it seems that it will only become more successful in this area. I think that before long AI might help most students answer the question: "How do I study?"

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Like so many tools available to educators, there are advantages and challenges with the use of AI. Over the past couple of years, I have continually strengthened my knowledge of how AI can be a valuable time saving resource in my instructional practice. I have had it help me with organizational tasks, lesson planning, generating new ideas, and with communication. However, I can see where some may become too reliant on this technology to the point where one’s own creativity may diminish over time. The key right now is to find the balance between using AI effectively to enhance the skills one already possesses. I am grateful for the “green light” to explore and become more proficient with ways in which it can ultimately help me to become the best educator I can be for my students.

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Students are often concerned about the future, particularly about future job opportunities being taken over by Artificial Intelligence. It is heartening to read a press release stating that AI may bring real jobs to Pennsylvania. I hope that this opportunity for expanding the Limerick Nuclear Station and building several natural gas plants to power AI data centers does not come at cost to our environment.

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I want to use AI more this year when it comes to teaching. I think there are many benefits to using it and there are ways to make our work as teachers feel lighter. I still do have hesitations because I worry about helping students find the value in their own thoughts, feelings, and writing. I worry that students will learn to rely on this and not learn to think and develop ideas on their own.

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AI is not going away; it will only continue to develop and grow as time goes on. Our students need to know about AI so that they can be equipped for the future. However, they also need to understand the implications of AI, such as the environmental harm, false information, etc. In some regards, it is great that AI will have such a presence in PA in terms of jobs, but it can also negatively impact the lives of many in terms of water and electricity. We are in such uncharted waters with AI that new laws and regulations will have to be built to ensure that it can happen responsibly. The big companies in AI want to be water positive by 2030, but what will happen before then? While I want my students to know about AI to help them in the future, I don't want them to use AI frivolously until we can make it more environmentally friendly.

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For my courses my students often complete reflections. This is an area I truly want to here about their experiences, how they are feeling and how I can better support them. AI would absolutely diminish the authenticity of their responses. 

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For my courses my students often complete reflections. This is an area I truly want to here about their experiences, how they are feeling and how I can better support them. AI would absolutely diminish the authenticity of their responses. 

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I think most students are struggling to use AI appropriately. Their goal is more about cutting corners or doing less work instead of using AI to enhance their own efforts. Also, I definitely see the need for implicitly teaching AI awareness to students. My own third grader is struggling to understand the difference between AI images/videos and reality.

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I think it is hard to say right now what we need to do to prepare all students. I think as a district, we have done a good job of discussing and using AI tools with are students. The reality is that AI is not going away and will only grow. As it morphs and changes, we need to learn more and do the same.

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For the elementary age students, one of the biggest challenges would be when to teach young students the "appropriate" times to use AI for school assignments. One challenge that I see is that if a student starts to rely on going to AI to help with everything, it would reduce their critical thinking and problem solving skills if you are continously asking AI for support. Students still need to learn how to research information, write grammatically correct and to make mistakes and learn from them during their educational career. We are also all still learning a lot of AI and how much is really beneficial for students of all grade levels.

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I feel like AI is more of a challenge because it often does not give the correct information. If you know and understand a subject you are able to easily pick thru what is fact and what is not. We need students to understand that just because it is the quickest answer doesn't necessarily mean it is the correct answer.

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According to me, I understand there are going to be pros and cons of AI. I think it will decrease or create lack of creativity, imaginative power, observation power in children. Once they get to know the power of AI they will stop using their brain power and thinking power. So, before they start using it, they should be well educated with the usage of AI.

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AI has been a fantastic tool in making me a better teacher. From time saving issues such as writing recommendations or helping me plan lessons it has been a huge help.

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AI can be a great support in the classroom. It saves time, helps personalize learning, and offers extra support to students who need it. It’s also useful for planning, sparking new ideas, and providing quick feedback.

Protecting key values like honesty, fairness, and keeping learning personal and meaningful, even when using AI for teaching and planning is important.

Students also need clear boundaries. I like how GV is using a color system to show how much AI use is allowed. It makes it simple and clear. Students should know when it’s okay to use AI, how to use it responsibly, and that it’s meant to support their thinking, not replace it.

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Implications for Public Education - Mary Kate Walsh

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Implications for Public Education - Mary Kate Walsh

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When I first read this question, I immediately began thinking of risks for public education if AI becomes as dominant as predicted. While I do see how AI can be helpful, and I have used it for assistance, I do not want to live in a world where we rely on AI over critical thinking skills. I'm sure people thought the same thing about the internet when it was created, but here we are. It's the idea of an instant answer without thinking first - we need to make sure we emphasize that with our students over anything else. Yes, AI is a tool, but it's not the end all be all. It's also not going anywhere, so we want to make sure it's implemented properly.

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For me, a red-light moment would be any time I would want my students to provide reflection . I think is important for students to understand that AI can be a great brainstorming tool, but it should not take over their own personal opinions or thoughts. I would want to make sure that I continuously include red-light responses and intentionally share why it is a red-light response. I would not want my students just to use AI, just to use it or just because they are used to it. Overall, anytime I want to hear my students' opinion, values, or personal reflections, I would utilize the red-light response.

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As a counselor, it would be a red light if it were obvious that a student used only AI to write their college essay without it sounding anything like them. It is important for us to be able to help them use AI to edit their work/ come up with ideas/ etc. but to remind them of the importance of their own voice being heard in such an important space towards their applications.

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Last year, I used AI to help modify assignments that needed to be at certain reading levels, I had it help me create labs, review packets, and so much more. AI was a huge time saver but isn't perfect. There were lots of errors that I would have to go through and fix. I'd love to try and have students practice using AI on certain assignments. It is the future, what better way to develop a better understanding of AI and its implications than to actually TEACH our students.

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Regarding when to avoid using AI in the classroom...honestly I feel that it's most of the time. As educators we want our students to "think for themselves" and AI pretty much does the thinking for them. But this is true especially for educational material that we want our students to either reflect on or consider more possibilities on, and the only way to ensure that is to eliminate the easy route (AI generated responses) and take the road less traveled. So when students are asked to provide an opinion or share personal thoughts, AI should be a red light.

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Benefits and Concerns about AI in My Role

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Benefits and Concerns about AI in My Role

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I think that AI has been incredibly beneficial for my role! It has significantly decreased the amount of time that it takes to do most tasks. I have used it frequently to proofread emails I am sending to parents or come up with more creative ideas for student activities. I do have concerns about over-relying on AI. Since it is so easy to use, I worry that we are slowly regressing in how to think and be creative on our own.

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I have just started to use AI to help create things that would have usually taken me hours to create. For example, I have created multiple choice practice and other games that help with formative assessment and fill in some gaps during intervention time. I have noticed that some questions and answers may not be accurate or enriching enough, so I change those. However, working from a base and editing to my liking helps save a lot of time than starting from scratch. I am starting to think that using AI as a tool as an educator is okay, as long as I use my expertise to make it better and make sure it is what my students need.

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I feel that AI tools, while they can be helpful, it is too easy for students to rely on AI and not use their own resources to find answers or write essays. In a way, I feel like it is making students not put in their full effort and are not learning the way they should bel

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I’m concerned that the funding needed to invest in operating an AI data plant will cost education millions of dollars needed to physically run schools. The diversion of funding to districts will impact budgets which will have negative effects with wages and benefits to the employees.

Although AI is advertised as a tool to help educators with planning, curriculum and instruction, I’m fearful that AI will cost teachers their jobs in the future. We need to keep AI out of the political arena.

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There are many ways AI has helped teachers and can be en effective tool to utilize in the classroom in various ways. I think it is important to continue talking to students and how to use it a correct way to help support their classes and/or assignments. I think it is important to keep trying to keep up with the advancements as it also continues to progress.

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I think that if AI is going to truly become an economic driver and investment focus in PA, it is imperative for educators to prepare students to utilize and engage with AI tech. I think that in order to succeed in the future workplace, students will need to work alongside AI while also recognizing its limitations. Students will need to acknowledge the balance needed in the professional world with tech. This further illustrates the importance of our Screen Smart initiatives at GV.

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While I think AI can be incredibly time saving and helpful in certain situations, in our wellness class, we have many assignments I would consider red light. Anything that is reflective or something I want them to connect to their current or future lives, I want that coming from THEIR brain. I think it will be more important than ever to stress progress over perfection when it comes to assignments or lessons like this though.

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A red light moment would be when students are responding with a self-reflection or making a connection to their personal life. Looking up answers to just get the work done should be addressed by teaching students that AI can be used as a tool for brainstorming ideas, writing outlines, using the correct grammar, and checking your answers. You can also use it to see what other processes you could have used to get the answer or extending your own ideas.

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For me, the problem with student AI use comes when they have little actual knowledge about a topic and only use AI for the answer to a question. They do not even understand what they are copy and pasting. I like AI use to help the student, not to do the work for them. This leads to little learning and even less critical thinking. This is where the role of the teacher becomes important to guide them on proper AI use.

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It is important for students and teachers to set boundaries on when is acceptable to use AI from the beginning. Firm boundaries will set up expectations and help the classroom run smoother.

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Student use- as a middle school teacher I have seen AI used as a device to cheat on tests. Class sizes being too large for a teacher to affectively monitor students jumping from a Schoology test to ChapGPT for an essay answer. As 6th graders, they often don't have the ability to fine tune the answers, making them easy to detect. The ability to do this as the student moves up in grades is alarming though.

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AI can be a lever for social mobility. If we don’t, it risks creating a two-tier society where only some students are empowered to thrive. We can bridge the gap by providing access to technology and resources, STEM educational classes, career learning. Have educators not just to use AI tools, but teach how AI and can have its social/economic implications. Without some of these things in place the risk of a two-tier society may create deepen inequality and economic displacement in the workforce.

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Students will not be permitted to use AI when writing a first or second draft. Students need to learn the writing and editing process.

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Last year, we implemented AI in our lesson by having students "interview" historical figures. I believe we will create more lessons that use AI as a creative tool to make lessons more engaging. Some challenges are making sure students do not use it as a substitute for critical thinking and writing. One way I plan to work around this challenge is more paper/pencil in class assignments.

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To prepare students for an AI-influenced workforce, we need to incorporate AI into our classrooms in responsible and effective ways alongside teaching the importance of critical thinking. We need to create lessons where students think first, then use AI as a tool to create. To create equity in AI, every student needs to have access to AI tools and opportunities.

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AI is an amazing time-saving tool for teachers. I plan on using it this year to help make creative fun lessons and enhance engagement. I can also create individualize practice, problem-solving activities, and and transform exercises into interactive games. The hardest challenge is learning how to navigate it and use it effectively.

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Teachers are the bridge from headlines to human impact and AI can be the bridge to equity for many students with disabilities. Often special education students have great, creative minds but struggle with the ability to articulate and communicate them effectively. I have witnessed AI level the playing field in many regards for our students with language-related disabilities who still have so many creative and inventive ideas to share. My focus in my instruction will be to emphasize responsibility and critical thinking skills while using AI.

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I think this post could go in several categories but I chose this one.

AI can be a powerful tool to help save time on small tasks, brainstorming, and planning projects. I think bigger assignments and projects need to be done without AI or students and teachers will become dependent on it and loose the ability to think on their own. The negatives of AI need to be taught as well like the extreme water and energy consumption it takes to run AI. How communities are in high drought due to AI. Students and adults need to keep in mind that AI does not think, it takes. All AI results are based on the work real people have put into the world so technically anything it creates is stolen. As an artist and art educator the morals of art in AI are very tense. AI art while fun and exciting is simply stealing and combining the art of hard working creatives.

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Some risks for the AI boom in PA in terms of public education are students not being prepared appropriately to take advantage of the potential job growth in PA. We need to ensure that we are teaching the right content for students to obtain those jobs, should they become available. This might be difficult if we do not understand AI enough to educate them. Some opportunities are job growth in a new industry that graduates can get in on the ground level. We could use the new AI industry to create a partnership with schools and create internship opportunities.

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I agree that the role of AI in the elementary classroom is different than upper level classrooms. Magic School has been a big help with creating emails, planning lessons, and creating better questions for further understanding of the curriculum. I hope to continue to explore all the benefits of AI.

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Public Education will certainly be impacted in many ways with the surge of AI companies and collaborations in Pennsylvania. It is an exciting time and a time that needs to be navigated carefully with students. Public Education will need to work to guide students to career choices that will continue to be thriving when the time comes for those students. My hope is that a fraction of the "billions" that were discussed in the article will trickle into Public Education and help to support and fund the needs and growth for this new world.

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Finding balance in the classroom is crucial. Students need to continue to have original thoughts and ideas. Students also need to be exposed to AI and be future-ready.

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I believe that students need to be thoroughly informed about the pros and cons of AI before moving forward with using it. 

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I believe that students need to be thoroughly informed about the pros and cons of AI before moving forward with using it. 

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Explaining your process in math is the tell tale method to prove that you truly understand how to do something. Many times, students dont understand the level at which they should explain. For that, AI could be helpful at providing exemplars, simply to provide structure and show the depth of a good explanation. However, once comfortable, using AI to create explanations would be a red light activity in my class.

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I find AI to be very beneficial as an educator, and I know, I personally, have only just scratched the surface. From differentiating, to helping write real life questions to appeal to specific students interest, the benefits are limitless and can help us to relate to, and reach our students.

From a math standpoint, i suppose there are some areas where we need to be careful. Assignments requiring student to explain their work could be assisted by AI, however, that negative could also be a positive with AI providing students with exemplars for their own work.

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In order for us to prepare our students, we need to make sure we are prepared as educators. Professional development is going to change, and we must embrace it and educate ourselves as best we can. Relying on our prior training will force us into irrelevance. We must also make sure we are providing equitable opportunities for our students and making sure they are aware of the importance of these opportunities. Often we see a similar demographic of students working through and showing interest in STEM type initiatives. Exposing all of our students to the importance through real life demonstrations, or even field trips would be a great way to light a spark in students who may otherwise not have interest.

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Obviously the world is changing and with the implementation of AI, we as educators need to stay on top of things. With that, I think a whole knew level of professional development is going to be needed in order to train teachers to be able to educate accordingly. With all of that, things seem to flow down hill, and I wonder at what point the delivery of education becomes affected even more by AI. It is almost as if us as educators, especially seasoned vets, were trained to do a job that is completely different from the one that we will be expected to do within the next decade.

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I have been slowly integrating AI into my practice as an educator in a variety of ways. The biggest way would be just be getting an idea or two on how to get started on a lesson or how to tweak a lesson to be more creative/fun.

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A battle to face is supporting kids learning with AI so that they want to benefit without abusing AI tools for sure. It is absolutely our roll to teach ethics and responsibility, and how to use these tools to their benefit while maintaining ethical practices. My real fear is that the real victims of AI will be honest students who are good writers - they are already having to defend great writing against claims of AI use. There are already so many instances of students being falsely accused of using AI in writing. How can we protect against student plagiarism - and false accusations of such? How can we support kids with these tools, with in a safe and ethical engagement?

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AI can help me create additional resources for students. This can include the creation of labs and assessments, or I can take existing documents and ask AI to refine them.

Though AI will be helpful, I want to take responsibility in everything I create, and with that, I will want to use AI as a support too.

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Workforce Development & Curriculum Innovation - Partnerships among industry, government, and community colleges are already forming to build AI-ready talent pipelines.

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What risks and opportunities do you see for public education

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What risks and opportunities do you see for public education

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Based on the article, there will be need for construction/trades which will allow the AI jobs. Not everyone will pursue STEM fields, while trade jobs are well-paying and necessary in society. It will be a balance of both. Hopefully PA's future graduates will find their place in a changing job field. PA wants the AI projects to come here to grow the state economy and opportunities, but not all of the projects may come to fruition here.

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I believe AI can be used to save time in many areas. It can help me create emails, weekly updates, differentiate lessons, organize my input for IEPs and seating arrangements. The time saved can be used to focus more on the needs of my students.

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I feel AI is a tool that helps teachers work smarter, not harder. I can use AI to: help generate my weekly newsletter, create personalized songs and word searches for my class, and differentiate materials for my students with mixed abilities. My students enjoy using Magic AI to create stories and songs - AI has helped level the playing field for students with all abilities.

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In a middle school math classroom, I struggle with the use of AI for my students. As a teacher who uses AI often to design engaging and interactive activities as well as alternate problem sets when in need of additional examples for students, the use of AI on the student end to apply the mathematics they are learning in class is very different. A red light moment for me would be using AI to directly solve any problem set that is assigned to assess student understanding. Most often this would be on a graded asssignment or assessment. I do find value in students using AI to see a step by step process if they are struggling with coming up with the steps on their own. However, if a student is solely looking for a solution and moving on without any application or understanding of the process behind the solution the use of AI is not serving the student mathematically. Continuing to educate students on how and when to use AI to enhance their learning is critical, especially in a math classroom.

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AI money coming into PA could mean some big shifts for schools. On the good side:

more funding for tech programs

chances for kids to learn coding, robotics, problem-solving

new career paths

But there are risks:

education gets too focused on just AI jobs

kids who aren’t into tech might get left behind

other important subjects could get less attention

Feels like the real challenge is balance —

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AI money coming into PA could mean some big shifts for schools. On the good side:

more funding for tech programs

chances for kids to learn coding, robotics, problem-solving

new career paths

But there are risks too:

education gets too focused on just AI jobs

kids who aren’t into tech might get left behind

other important subjects could get less attention

Feels like the real challenge is balance —