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Nonprofit Michigan Virtual, along with statewide education partners, has released a sample K-12 AI guidance document that specifically addresses educators' approaches to using AI.
This AI guidance document was written specifically for K-12 educators, an area where such guidance is currently needed. It focuses on the impact of issues related to data compliance, ethical use requirements, and disclosure for educators.
The working group includes the Michigan Education Association, Michigan School Boards Association, Michigan Association of Superintendents and Administrators, Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals, Michigan Elementary and Middle School Principals, Michigan Association of Academic Computer Users, and more.
“Artificial intelligence is beginning to impact schools every day without clear guidance or guidance, and it is critical that we support educators,” said Ken Dirkin, senior director of the Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute. “We hope these standards will be considered when developing local policies for this new technology, and we have worked with education leaders across the state to establish best practices and guidelines.”
“We are entering a critical time in the educational landscape where aligning resources across our state's most influential and knowledgeable institutions is more important than ever. 12 environment,” said Mark Smith, Executive Director of MACUL. “We are proud to work with Michigan Virtual and our collaborative group of experts to embrace and empower AI for education across our state.”
Statewide, this is the first group to form an AI working group, led by Michigan Virtual's recently established AI Lab, or focused on AI learning in schools.
“Because AI has the potential to have a huge impact on teaching and learning. Michigan Virtual and our partners have a responsibility to lead the way in establishing best practices for learning, development, and education policies for AI for Michigan’s education ecosystem,” said Jamey Fitzpatrick, CEO of Michigan Virtual. “These guidelines are a good first step in building a supportive coalition and clear teaching standards for educators.”
“Michigan ASCD is excited to collaborate with other leading K-12 education organizations and associations to better identify important AI-related trends, challenges and opportunities facing Michigan school districts and provide guidance to our members,” said Gary Wood. “He said. , executive director of the Michigan Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
The AI guidance document can be found here and was written as a complementary resource to Michigan Virtual's AI Planning Guide. Additional resources from the Michigan Virtual AI Lab can be found here.