As the new school year begins, teachers at the Paton-Churdan and Ankeny school districts are incorporating artificial intelligence into lesson plans. Daily proofreading and grammar exercises are part of Jennifer Redenius’ English classes, where AI has helped with planning some lessons. “I don’t want my students to be afraid of it . I want my students to embrace it as a tool we can use to enhance creativity and education. But I also don’t want them to forget their ability to think,” Redenius said.She hopes students will continue thinking with a pencil on paper and through collaboration. “We’re really working on face-to-face communication. Those speaking and listening standards that I teach, I think, are more important now than ever,” she said.Her students have mixed feelings about AI. “I think it’s definitely fun if we do creative writing to give us a prompt and just use your brain off of that,” Edynn Smith, a 9th-grade student, said.”I’m excited about it, but I think people use it as like an easy way out of getting your work done,” Chloe Happe, another 9th-grade student, said. In Nancy Prom-Pierson’s classroom at Ankeny Centennial High School, AI has been beneficial for providing timely feedback to students. Prom-Pierson is navigating how to utilize and teach AI in a beneficial way. “Our voices are important. We spend quite a bit of time talking about that. First off, we don’t want to lose ourselves in this. And so this is a great tool, but it can only be a tool. It cannot replace humans,” she said. In a world where technology is constantly advancing, school districts are evolving and adapting to these changes.» Subscribe to KCCI’s YouTube page» Download the free KCCI app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play
As the new school year begins, teachers at the Paton-Churdan and Ankeny school districts are incorporating artificial intelligence into lesson plans.
Daily proofreading and grammar exercises are part of Jennifer Redenius’ English classes, where AI has helped with planning some lessons.
“I don’t want my students to be afraid of it [AI]. I want my students to embrace it as a tool we can use to enhance creativity and education. But I also don’t want them to forget their ability to think,” Redenius said.
She hopes students will continue thinking with a pencil on paper and through collaboration.
“We’re really working on face-to-face communication. Those speaking and listening standards that I teach, I think, are more important now than ever,” she said.
Her students have mixed feelings about AI.
“I think it’s definitely fun if we do creative writing to give us a prompt and just use your brain off of that,” Edynn Smith, a 9th-grade student, said.
“I’m excited about it, but I think people use it as like an easy way out of getting your work done,” Chloe Happe, another 9th-grade student, said.
In Nancy Prom-Pierson’s classroom at Ankeny Centennial High School, AI has been beneficial for providing timely feedback to students.
Prom-Pierson is navigating how to utilize and teach AI in a beneficial way.
“Our voices are important. We spend quite a bit of time talking about that. First off, we don’t want to lose ourselves in this. And so this is a great tool, but it can only be a tool. It cannot replace humans,” she said.
In a world where technology is constantly advancing, school districts are evolving and adapting to these changes.
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