Prepare your students for a future where AI literacy is crucial Artificial intelligence (AI) is here and seems on the brink of transforming education. As teachers, we know that AI will not diminish the need for students to learn essential skills. It will, however, change how we teach and will require us to develop new skill sets for instruction and assessment. Teachers have a new opportunity-to embrace future-ready instruction that prepares students to engage in a world that expects them to be AI literate. In Future-Ready Teaching With AI: Unlocking Student Potential in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, authors Aaron Blackwelder and Jason Cowley explore the integration of AI in the classroom and its potential to revolutionize teaching. Much more than simply a book about using AI tools, this rich resource aims to help teachers raise rigor, increase engagement, and promote more meaningful learning opportunities in their classrooms as they embrace the future of teaching and learning. Offering evergreen principles and strategies to help educators navigate the age of AI, this book Encourages critical thinking about the ethical use of AI to foster conversations with students Highlights various practical tools that can help teachers meet diverse student learning needs as well as create AI-proof assignments Includes chapter vignettes, sample AI prompts, activities, reflective questions, and links to online resources to support teachers' work in the classroom Examines how to leverage AI to streamline rudimentary tasks such as lesson planning, assessment, and differentiation, allowing teachers to focus on building relationships, providing feedback, and personalizing learning for their students Written by two secondary teachers, this book is an essential resource for K-12 teachers and administrators looking to move beyond the basics of using AI. By equipping educators to become leaders in this transformation, Future-Ready Teaching With AI demonstrates how to harness the power of AI to help every student thrive.
With over 25 years in public education, Aaron Blackwelder has taught middle and high school English, served as a Digital Learning Coach, and coached both boys' and girls' high school golf. He co-founded Teachers Going Gradeless, hosts the podcast Beyond the Curriculum, and contributes to Spectrum Life Magazine. Aaron was a Washington State English Teachers Fellow, a 2019 Washington State Teacher of the Year nominee, and a five-time golf coach of the year. As a Digital Learning Coach, Aaron encourages teachers to incorporate technology to promote 21st-century learning. He has also led professional development on the transformative power of AI in the classroom. In his teaching, he empowers students to leverage digital tools through student-centered, project-based learning. Aaron is a husband and father of two boys on the autism spectrum, who inspire him to meet the needs of all students. Jason Cowley is a National Board Certified ELA teacher and a former instructional coach with more than 18 years of experience in the classroom. He also worked as a National Board facilitator for eight years. In addition to his work on AI in the classroom, Jason has extensively studied how assessment practices impact student learning. When Chat GPT became popular, Jason started using AI in his classroom with students. He conducted action research measuring how to improve student writing using Chat GPT. Jason has shared his findings with large groups and with smaller PLCs. Jason has collaborated with educators on how to integrate Generative AI into classrooms and how teachers can use Generative AI to support their own work. Jason works as a high school ELA teacher. He lives with his wife and children in Vancouver, Washington.
Table of Contents Introduction Chapter 1: Understanding Generative AI Chapter 2: Empowering Educators in the Age of AI Chapter 3: Student Learning in the Age of AI Chapter 4: Ethics in the Age of AI Chapter 5: Elevating Learning in the Age of AI Conclusion: Now What?
Future-Ready Teaching with AI is a practical and easy-to-follow handbook that will help teachers embrace AI to develop efficiency and diminish fear in a new technology already revolutionizing how we understand different tasks. Since I often hear teachers' fear around ChatGPT, I'm grateful to have a resource to point them to that will help them embrace this next wave of technology that isn't going anywhere and will certainly force us shift once again to consider which essential skills need to be taught and how to help students successfully navigate this new tool. - Starr Sackstein, author of Student-Led Assessment and COO of Mastery Portfolio. -- Starr Sackstein Is AI going to destroy civilization? Will it ruin education? Or will it be the panacea that saves us all? Well, avoid extremes, and read this book, filled with practical suggestions that can be implemented right now, in 2024, in classrooms all around the country. Authors Aaron Blackwelder and Josh Crowley point out ways that both teachers and students can employ currently existing technology to make more time and space for the creativity, critical thinking, and motivation that lie at the heart of genuine teaching and learning. They also make the case that students will be using AI whether we teach them to or not. And it's far better to teach them. Learn how, with this practical book! -- Susan D. Blum It's no longer a question. AI will transform education. So, then, the next question. How might we best navigate this brave new world in education? This timely book is a timely answer. We must learn to embrace the powerful potential of AI in the classroom, and Aaron and Jason's work here shows us the way. A must-own for today's educator in tomorrow's world (which is already here). -- Monte Syrie
