724 – Getting Started with AI

On this episode of WELSTech we finish our book discussion of The AI Classroom with a focus on school leadership’s role in shaping AI policy, curriculum, and usage. Along with edtech gurus Rachel and Jason, we share oodles of AI tools, events, and news, plus some non-AI tech topics including cybersecurity, end of school-year activities, and iPads.

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The discussion

Leading School AI – We wrap up this season’s WELSTech book discussion of The AI Classroom: The Ultimate Guide to Artificial Intelligence in Education, looking at Part 4 of the book – The AI Horizon. Rachel Feld and Jason Schmidt join the conversation and agree on way more than normal!

Ministry resource

Picks of the week

SchoolAI.com Assistants
CyberSecurityRubric.org
Monday, May 13 is DayOfAI.org
End of the Year THRIVE-al (Not Survival) Guide – from Ditch That Textbook

Community feedback & events

Recent AI in Education headlines

Is It Fair and Accurate for AI to Grade Standardized Tests? – from EdSurge
Newark Public School awards $12M contract for new AI camera system aimed at keeping schools safe – from Chalkbeat
Los Angeles School District Launched a Splashy AI Chatbot. What Exactly Does It Do? – from EdSurge
Why AI celebrities are teaching kids math and physics – from Freethink

Next time

We’ll celebrate Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary Assignment Day with Senior Seminarian Silas Dose discussing his thesis topic – Here Be Dragons: Fantasy, Escapism, and a Christian Response.

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