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AI: Friend or Foe?

AI: FOE OR FRIEND?

Katy Toma EDUCATOR, Future-Ready Learning Human-Centered AI ADVOCATE

FRIEND ?

FOE?

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CHATGPT, A ROOM OF EDUCATORS IS DEBATING WHETHER AI IS A FRIEND OR A FOE. WHAT WOULD YOU SAY?

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TRADITIONAL TEACHING (MANY CLASSROOMS TODAY) 👉 WE OFTEN TEACH LIKE THIS: GIVE RULES FIRST EXPLAIN STEP-BY-STEP EXPECT ONE CORRECT ANSWER PRACTICE TO REPEAT THE RULE MISTAKES = SOMETHING TO FIX 💬 EXAMPLE: “TRIANGLES HAVE 3 SIDES. MEMORIZE IT.”

MACHINE LEARNING 👉 LEARNS IN A VERY DIFFERENT WAY: SEES MANY EXAMPLES FIRST FINDS PATTERNS ON ITS OWN ACCEPTS UNCERTAINTY IMPROVES THROUGH TRIAL AND ERROR MISTAKES = PART OF LEARNING 💬 EXAMPLE: SHOWS MANY SHAPES → FIGURES OUT WHAT A TRIANGLE IS

IT REVEALS WHEN EDUCATION IS JUST INFORMATION DELIVERY. IT REVEALS WHEN LEARNING IS PASSIVE. AND IT CHALLENGES US TO BECOME SOMETHING MORE.

AI IS NOT OUR ENEMY BUT IT IS A MIRROR.

IF A MACHINE CAN DO PARTS OF OUR JOB… WHAT EXACTLY IS OUR JOB?

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ARE WE READY TO EVOLVE?

FRIEND

FOE

AI is neither friend nor foe. AI is an amplifier. It amplifies the wisdom—or the foolishness—of the humans using it.

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SUPER POWER SENTENCE “A MACHINE IS ONLY AS SMART AS THE EXAMPLES WE GIVE IT. A STUDENT IS ONLY AS GOOD AS THEIR SKILLS ARE” ‘

If we use AI in schools, what 3 rules must guide its use?

Design the Rules

the Rules ;

Now we are no longer reacting to AI. We are governing it

1. Rule

We teach thinking first, AI second. If a child reaches for AI before they’ve even tried, discussed, or struggled with the idea—we’ve skipped the most important part of learning: the thinking process.

2. Rule

We use AI to strengthen learning, not replace it. AI can explain, give examples, and support different learners—but it should never become the tool that does the thinking, writing, or solving for the child. It’s a tutor, not a shortcut.

3. Rule

We teach students to question everything AI gives them. Because AI sounds confident—even when it is wrong.

3. Rule OF USING AI

Check it test it think about it.

Knowledge is available. Thinking is the skill. Application is the future.

The question is not whether AI will shape education. The question is whether educators will shape AI. Technology does not decide the future. WE, the teachers, do.

FRIEND ?

FOE?

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THANK YOU