The Office of Education Technology (OET) has created information on what we already have going on AI in KY K-12 education as it relates to guidance, information, standards for KY K-12 districts as well as the feedback from districts.
Content, guidance and actions that are directly related to AI in KY K-12 education
- The feedback from KY K-12 districts on AI in March 2023, March 2024 and June 2024 (see the attached Word document named AI in KY K-12). You'll see that districts have been provided regular guidance from KDE and opportunities to provided feedback to KDE and each other. KY K-12 was one of the earliest states that provided AI guidance to all its public-school districts. You'll also see in the attachment that an extremely high percentage of KY K-12 districts have already implemented AI policies and guidance within their districts.
- The 2024-3030 Kentucky Education Technology System (KETS) Master Plan, which is a reg by reference, has an area of emphasis that includes AI: 2024 - 2030 KETS Master Plan - Kentucky Department of Education. Encourage, engage and empower the safe, secure and responsible uses of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into school efficiency and the learning space by teachers and students (ensuring humans remain in the loop with strong AI implementations).
- In early September 2024, we provided all KY K-12 school districts the actual PowerPoint presentation (it is attached) and the link to watch an AI presentation to a KY legislative committee by Doug Robinson, who is the Executive Director of the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO). Doug provided the collective feedback that he has received from each state government level chief technology information officer (CIO). Doug formerly worked at the KY Commonwealth Office of Technology. He is from and currently lives in KY. We also provided Microsoft's recent presentation to a KY legislative committee (see attached). The following is a YouTube link to Microsoft and NASCIO's presentation to a KY legislative committee on Tuesday: http://Youtube.com/watch?v=e67OjfahPY0
Other content, guidance and actions that impact AI in KY K-12 education
- The 2024-3030 KETS Master Plan, which is a reg by reference, has areas of emphasis on KY K-12 student technology skills 2024 - 2030 KETS Master Plan - Kentucky Department of Education. Continue to promote, for ALL students, the use of Kentucky-approved/ adopted KAS for Technology, KAS for Computer Sciences, and KAS for Library Media Learning (all-based on national and international learner standards). Continue to provide opportunities for students to demonstrate learning connected to and through Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS) for Technology, KAS for Computer Sciences, KAS for Library Media.
Lastly,
- How much AI is or isn't used in schools will be the comfort that that each has or doesn't have in AI as it relates to the educational goals and values of the district.
- We do recommend that each KY K-12 teacher, leader and staff member gets familiar with using AI to help them properly weigh the pluses and minuses of AI.
- AI will with certainty be part of every KY K-12 student future as well as adult's future, so we need to constantly adapt as AI continues to evolve at a fast pace each year.
- Districts can right now can choose to block or not block ChatGPT type of products now when the KY K-12 student is using the KY K-12 Internet service and/or a KY K-12 computer.
- Products that all students and adults use daily will use AI to have their product be more efficient and effective. e.g., Word and Microsoft Team (e.g., summaries and minutes).
- Got to avoid things like well intended K-12 researchers putting in sensitive data in open AI systems.
- Overall, AI will have its biggest positive impact in the educational and medical fields.
- However, way beyond education, AI likely needs some safe boundaries, especially when to combine AI with the type of robots that can independently move and act.
Supporting Documents
- SREB AI Policy Recommendations to state DOEs and legislators (November 2024)
- SREB Guidance for the Use of AI in the K-12 Classroom (November 2024)
- NASCIO Kentucky AI Task Force (9 July 2024)
- SREB’s presentation on AI to the KY legislature on 15 Oct 2024
- SREB Skills for an AI Read Workforce (November 2024)
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