SchoolAI Professional Development

An Introduction to Enhancing Learning with

bit.ly/SAI_2025 John Alesch

What is AI?

Did you know?

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a branch of computer science dedicated to creating systems capable of performing tasks that usually require human intelligence. These tasks include learning, reasoning, problem-solving, perception, language understanding, and creativity. At its core, AI seeks to mimic or exceed human cognitive functions using machines. - SchoolAI Assistant

FOR TEACHERS

How can AI help teachers?

Think of AI as a ‘coteacher’ - an assistant designed to help you accomplish tasks faster. Generate lesson plans, brainstorm activities together, or ask for actionable student insights.

FOR STUDENTS

How can AI help students?

Unlike traditional student experiences, AI-powered experiences can adapt to each student - in realtime. AI literacy is also a skill students will need in the future. School AI provides a safe environment for them to interact with AI.

Introducing

FEATURES

Meet the features

Assistants ChatGPT designed for teachers

Tools Generate useful documents and other materials

Spaces AI-powered student experiences

AI Chat designed to support teachers

Assitants can assist you in an amazing variety of tasks. You can enter specific requests, or try one of the many ‘chat actions’ available. Conversations are saved for later reference.

COTEACHER

Using Assistants

Important to understand:

• AI can sometimes generate content that may be biased or inaccurate. Always verify before presenting to students.
• The knowledge of our AI is up to date only until 2023, so exercise caution with newer subjects.

• Chats are FERPA compliant!

TOOLS

Quickly generate lesson plans & more

Generate lesson plans, course outlines, a syllabus, worksheets, quizzes, IEPs, newsletters, and more. Tools are designed to save you time and increase productivity.

TOOLS

Using Tools

Important to understand:

• Always verify the information generated before presenting or sharing.
• AI may produce inaccurate information for current events, etc.

• You can modify/edit any generated document before sharing.

TOOLS

Editing Documents

Any document created in tools can be edited with AI Tools:

• Highlight a section in the document
• Click ‘AI Tools’ in the top left corner.

• Select the edit that you would like to generate and insert.

TOOLS

Editing Documents

Any document created in tools can be edited with a / :

• Type a ‘/’ in a new line in your document.

• Select the edit that you would like to generate and insert.

SPACES

Infinite learning experiences for students

Spaces provide endless ways to engage students and capture critical classroom data. As students interact with a space, you are provided with actionable insights based on their responses.

SPACES

Spaces. What is it?

A customizable space for students to learn in an AI assisted environment, with full transparancy and control for the teacher.

Select a Space to enter

SpanishClass

PEClass

CodingClass

ArtClass

Select a Space to enter

More Spaces to Discover

CookingClass

Careerexploration

BusinessClass

SPACES

Teacher Mission Control

Spaces come with a Mission Control overview of student participation.

• Outcomes-based. Teachers Assign or generate specific learning objectives to drive.
• Custom instructions. Teachers can assign a level of support vs assessment-only.
• Check for understanding. Ratings and rationale for each learning outcome.

SPACES

Integrated with the tools teachers are already using.

Teachers can assign Spaces in Canvas or embed in Google Classroom.

• Gradebook. Participation and outcomes logged in Canvas.
• Rostering. Import students into Spaces for persistent insights. (Q423)
• Coming Soon. SIS rostering, Clever distribution, Mastery Gradebook.

MISSION CONTROL

A real-time dashboard for student engagement

Mission Control is a live dashboard of engagement, understanding, and sentiment.

• Insight Stream. Actionable insights & suggestions to personalize student learning.
• Biased for action. Insights suggest ways the teacher can engage and connect with the student.

IN EARLY DEVELOPMENT

Student Profiles and Connections

Partners who enable rostering get persistent student profiles, enabling:

• Deeply personalized. Import accommodations, reading levels, grades, schedules, etc.
• Better with time. Spaces learn more about students over time, and adapt future sessions.
• Shared insight streams. Review student profiles and see how they’re doing across classes.
• Custom instructions. Teachers can write student-specific instructions or notes.

ACCESSIBILITY

We also make sure it’s accessible for students

We use a very simple, with support for

• Text to speech. Allows the Space to speak to students, with multilingual support.
• Speech to text. Allows the student to speak for input.
• Coming Soon. Emoji reactions, gif reactions, Kid Mode.

LANGUAGE LEARNING

Support students in 50+ languages.

Students and teachers can use Spaces in dozens of languages.

• Simulations. Put students into a Spanish Cafe for class.
• ELL Tutoring. Stream messages in English & native language in real-time.
• Translation and Captions. Live stream translated captions in native language.

Note: Differing levels of proficiency and audio support across languages.

THANK YOU @planocompsci jalesch@plano88.org

In the context of education and other fields, AI can significantly enhance efficiency and individualization, offering tools and insights that were previously unattainable. However, deploying AI responsibly involves careful consideration of ethical, privacy, and security concerns.