The AI-Enhanced Classroom: Redefining Teaching and Learning

Primary Learning Outcomes:

• Foundational knowledge: Define AI and its major subfields, such as machine learning and natural language processing.
• Instructional application: Design and implement lesson plans and assignments using AI tools to personalize learning and foster higher-order thinking.
• Administrative efficiency: Utilize generative AI to streamline administrative tasks like lesson planning, generating rubrics, and creating parent communications.
• Ethical considerations: Critically evaluate and address the ethical challenges of AI in the classroom, including bias, data privacy, academic integrity, and equity.
• Student empowerment: Guide students to use AI responsibly and effectively as a tool for inquiry, problem-solving, and creative production.
• Policy development: Create and implement effective AI usage policies for their own classrooms or departments.