Using AI Tools to Facilitate Better Teaching and Learning

Presented by William M. Ferriter

ChatGPT—one of the most valuable technology tools for teachers and learners—became widely available in the fall of 2022. Since then, artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT have taken education by storm. Teachers are using these tools to create new content, differentiate their instruction, identify strategies for teaching and reteaching concepts to their students, and work more efficiently and effectively. Just as important, students are using these tools to improve their understanding of complex ideas, identify new paths of learning in their areas of personal interest, and receive targeted feedback on their work. Because AI tools are changing how we work and learn, classroom teachers must reflect on their potential and understand their limitations.

• Understand what artificial intelligence is and how it works.
• Examine the ways that AI tools like ChatGPT can help teachers study their standards, improve their instruction, and provide initial attempts at intervention and extension.
• Discuss the steps schools should take to introduce students to the power and pitfalls of AI tools for learners.