Teachers, students test out AI in Colorado classrooms

November 20, 2024 | Chalkbeat Colorado

This is what keeps me going. I can learn something new and interesting, right? And kids are kind of interested, and so we’re learning together, and I think that’s really fun,” say Jeff Buck, the AP Computer Science teacher at Denver’s South High School and a 26-year veteran of Denver Public Schools.

Buck is one of several educators from Leading Educators’ School Teams AI Collaborative featured in a new article by Ann Schimke. Schimke details how Denver-area schools are beginning to use artificial intelligence in the classroom — and navigate its limitations.

She writes, “For the moment, many teachers and students are approaching AI more as a toe-dipping exercise than a plunge into the deep end. Not only does it take time to test and learn the apps, they don’t always work as intended. In addition, some districts are still figuring out what guardrails need to be in place to protect student privacy.”