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How do I balance the use of rapidly changing AI tools in my future classroom while also protecting and developing fundamental thinking and learning skills for my students?

AI is ever evolving and continues to threaten childrens love for learning as well as the ability to think for themselves. This can destroy student's independence in learning making simple tasks harder and harder to complete on one's own.

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Christopher’s Answer

This is a very deep and complex problem and the answers here are very insightful. I want to add another perspective here from my life that has helped me as a professional, coach and father. Teaching the concept that you control technology and that technology does not control you. My son - who is 12 - does not know a world without technology but last year him and I sat down and build a computer together so that he can play online games with this friends. During that process he learned that he controls the computer, that chips, boards, wired and plugs power this object that connects him to the internet and all the technology out there. He told me that it helped him understand that he could just disconnect or connect something and that could change everything that he experiences. I found his comment insightful and want to share it here as I believe this realization needs to happen for his generation and seeing AI as a partner, tool or helping hand start with understanding what it is, where it comes from, why its here and what can it do to make the world a better place. Good luck!
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Rahul’s Answer

Great question and I think a lot of us are thinking through this. My suggestion - Learn how to work WITH AI - how to make your quality of work better, which tool, how to use the tool, do the stuff which you think is not value added for you but is needed. But underlying all of this - It is your thought process, your knowledge, your experience which the AI can never replace. Hone and grow that critical and deep thinking - Do continue to focus on your core education.
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Sandeep’s Answer

Hello Adelaide

AI can be helpful in the classroom if it’s used as a support tool rather than a replacement for learning. One approach is to encourage students to first think through problems on their own, then use AI to explore different explanations, check their work, or expand their understanding.

The goal should be to teach students how to think critically and ask better questions, while also helping them understand how to use AI responsibly. This way, AI becomes a learning assistant rather than something that replaces independent thinking.
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TJ’s Answer

First thing is think of Gen AI as a tool. It’s something to help and not a replacement for learning. You can ask the question when should children use calculators. It’s situational. Some times it’s bad, some times it’s good. Gen AI has many uses, one thing to know is when it’s useful. Also know its flaws, it doesn’t give the same consistent answers if you ask it questions, data may be out dated. It may not understand the question and give wrong data, it may hallucinate, ect. Teach them what it can do and how it can help and not to rely on it. It’s great for double checking things but should still know to be critical on what answers it does give. Again think of Wikipedia is it good yes but is it something you should question and verify.
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