Generative AI in K-12 Education: Guidance for Arizona Schools

This document provides K-12 education leaders in Arizona with guidance on the responsible and ethical implementation of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in schools, focusing on its potential for transformation while addressing associated risks.

Generative Artificial Intelligence in K-12 Education Guidance for Arizona Schools and School Systems A Balanced Perspective Publication Date: May 2024 Please use and share this link to access the published version of this document. azk12.ai 1. Direct questions about this document to LeeAnn Lindsey at the Arizona Institute for Education and the Economy. 2. This document is a first version that reflects the time period within which it was written (Spring 2024). Version History DATE VERSION CHANGES & UPDATES 5/13/24 24.01 Original Publication Generative Artificial Intelligence in K-12 Education | Guidance for Arizona Schools and School Systems 2 Table of Contents Version History. ................................................................................................................................................. 2 Table of Contents. ............................................................................................................................................. 3 Message from the Arizona Institute for Education and the Economy................................................... 4 Acknowledgements. ......................................................................................................................................... 5 Introduction. ....................................................................................................................................................... 6 About This Document. ..................................................................................................................................... 7 Understanding GenAI....................................................................................................................................... 9 Powerful Teaching and Learning................................................................................................................... 10 AI Literacy. ...........................................................................................................................................................11 AI Integration. .....................................................................................................................................................12 Teacher Use Cases. ........................................................................................................................................................12 Student Use Cases. ........................................................................................................................................................13 Risks of Teacher and Student Use.............................................................................................................................14 Redefining Academic Integrity....................................................................................................................................15 School and Administrative Use...................................................................................................................... 17 Opportunities. .....................................................................................................................................................17 Risks.......................................................................................................................................................................17 Responsible and Ethical Implementation..................................................................................................... 18 Consideration #1: Bias. ....................................................................................................................................18 Consideration #2: Misinformation and Falsehoods.................................................................................19 Consideration #3: Intellectual Property. .....................................................................................................19 Consideration #4: Data Privacy.....................................................................................................................20 Consideration #5: Equitable Access. ...........................................................................................................21 Addressing Ethical Considerations. .............................................................................................................21 Implementation Recommendations. ............................................................................................................. 23 Stage 1 - Create a Strong Foundation. .......................................................................................................24 Stage 2 - Build Momentum. ...........................................................................................................................25 Stage 3 - Continuous Improvement.............................................................................................................26 Conclusion and Next Steps. ............................................................................................................................ 27 Additional Resources........................................................................................................................................ 28 References........................................................................................................................................................... 30 Generative Artificial Intelligence in K-12 Education | Guidance for Arizona Schools and School Systems 3 Our Message Message from the Arizona Institute for Education and the Economy When the Arizona Institute for Education and the Economy (AIEE) launched in the spring of 2023, I never imagined that artificial intelligence (AI) would become an initial focus area. However, as I traveled the state in the summer and fall of 2023 to meet with local leaders, both the energy and overwhelm around AI in education was palpable. It became apparent that the Institute, designed to create transformational solutions, would need to prioritize AI. Early in the 2023-2024 school year, the Institute published an article titled, “AI In Education: Top 10 Questions for School Systems Leaders.” The goal was to encourage schools and school systems to get off the sidelines, shift conversations about banning AI, and begin to learn more about AI policies, practices, tools, and trends. Later in the fall, the Institute hosted a statewide session that aimed to demystify AI and challenge education leaders to grapple with what this technology could mean for our profession. Recently, in partnership with the Arizona K-12 Center, we hosted a four-part podcast series on AI in Education. Now, we present to Arizona our state’s first official AI guidance for K-12 school systems. If you’ve been waiting for a signal to get started, consider this your permission slip. The light is green – it’s time to step on the gas. We don’t, however, encourage you to speed recklessly. Haphazard AI implementation is arguably worse than no AI implementation. That is why this document is subtitled, “A Balanced Perspective.” AI is a powerful, disruptive tool. It has the potential to transform education models and approaches to learning for good, but there are also pitfalls to avoid. We believe that responsible AI implementation can be an incredible agent of change in Arizona schools and classrooms if led by a true north star for student learning yet guided by the ethics that impact a just society. If we are wise with usage and implementation of AI, we will embark upon a new kind of intelligence – a collective intelligence. A profession – and quite possibly a society – where we harness the best of human intelligence and also leverage the efficiencies and generative power of artificial intelligence to create a collective intelligence. An intelligence smart enough to close achievement and opportunity gaps, address the ed