Although ChatGPT became readily accessible to the public back in November of 2022, we are still in the early days of exploring and understanding these new powerful AI tools and their implications for education.
For most schools around the world that means developing policies and guidelines that clarify how AI can and should be used by their students and educators, as well as which uses are prohibited or limited in a school setting.
If your school does not have AI guidelines yet, you are certainly not alone. Many districts are still digging into this task with committees and pilot groups and more.
Thankfully there are many organizations and schools that have been blazing a trail in this area by developing and sharing their own AI policies, guidelines, and frameworks. I have been collecting links to these resources as I come across them and will share them below in this post.
These resources provide templates, examples, and guidance that you can use when developing policies for your entire district or just your own classroom. As I come across more resources I will continue to update this page, and encourage you to share similar resources through my Google Form.
🧭 General Guidance
- Sample Guidance on the Use of AI from TeachAI - teachai.org/toolkit - Webpage version - Google Docs version
- Framework for Implementing Artificial Intelligence in K-12 Education (ILO Group) - Resource link
- K-12 Generative AI Readiness Checklist - Resource link
- Eric's "Classroom Guidelines for Student AI Use" - Blog post link
- General template - Google Docs link
- Example - Modified Grade 3 version - Google Docs link
- Example - Modified Grade 7 Math version - Google Docs link
- Example - Modified AP United States History version - Google Docs link
🗺️ State Guidance
- Alabama Guidance - Resource link
- Arizona Guidance - Resource link
- California Guidance - Resource link
- Colorado Roadmap - Resource link
- Connecticut Framework - Resource link
- Delaware Guidance - Resource link
- Georgia Guidance - Resource link
- Hawaii Guidance - Resource link
- Indiana Guidance - Resource link
- Kentucky Guidance - Resource link
- Louisiana Guidance - Resource link
- Michigan Guidance - Resource link - Resource link - Resource link
- Minnesota Guiding Principles - Resource link
- Mississippi Guidance - Resource link
- New Jersey Resources - Resource link
- North Carolina Guidance - Resource link
- North Dakota Guidance - Resource link
- Ohio AI Toolkit - Resource link
- Oklahoma Guidance - Resource link
- Oregon Guidance - Resource link - Resource link
- Utah Framework - Resource link
- Virginia Guidance - Resource link
- Washington Guidance - Resource link
- West Virginia Guidance - Resource link
- Wisconsin Guidance - Resource link
- Wyoming Guidance - Resource link
🏛️ University Guidance
- Syllabi Policies for AI Generative Tools - Large collection from Lance Eaton - Google Docs version - Google Sheets version
- AI Syllabus Policy Statement - Dr. Torrey Trust - Resource link
- University of Kentucky - Resource link
- Yale - Resource link
🏫 K-12 School Guidance
- California - Beverly Hills USD - Resource link
- Illinois - Chicago Public Schools - Resource link
- Nebraska - Norfolk Public Schools - Resource link
- Ohio - Chagrin Falls - Resource link
- Ohio - Delaware City Schools - Resource link
- Ohio - Grandview Heights Schools - Resource link
- Ohio - Hilliard City Schools - Resource link
- Ohio - Lawrence School (Sagamore Hills) - Resource link
- Ohio - Strongsville City Schools - Resource link
- Ontario - Waterloo Catholic DSB - Resource link
- Texas - All Saints’ Episcopal School (Fort Worth) - Resource link
- Texas - Houston ISD - Resource link
- Texas - Plano ISD - Resource link
- Turkey - MEF International School - Resource link
❓ Questions to Explore
Beyond those resources, I have also pulled together a list of helpful questions to explore, discuss, and answer when developing AI guidelines and policies. These can help you and your colleagues discuss key issues and topics related to the use and misuse of AI in schools. As you work through these questions, you can take your conclusions and incorporate them into your eventual policies and guidelines.
- What are positive ways that AI can be used for students, with students, and by students?
- What are concerns and potential misuses of AI?
- How does AI align to the school's educational objectives?
- What are the goals for using AI in school?
- How will the school define academic dishonesty when using AI tools? What does it mean to cheat with AI in different subjects, grades, etc?
- What specific guidelines or rules will the school provide to students on how AI should be used?
- How will the school monitor student use of AI in the classroom to ensure that students use AI tools ethically and responsibly?
- How will the school address problems that may arise from the inappropriate use of AI in the classroom?
- How will the school address potential biases from AI tools, and teach students to critically evaluate AI-generated output?
- How can AI tools be used to support students with disabilities, while ensuring accessibility?
- How can the school ensure all students have equal access to AI tools, regardless of socioeconomic background or technological gaps?
- How will the school address data privacy issues and protect student data?
- Who needs to be involved in the creation of these guidelines?
- How will the school remain up-to-date on new AI developments and revisit these guidelines as needed?
- How will the guidelines be shared with all stakeholders including students, parents, and staff?
- What specific training and support will teachers receive to help them effectively manage and guide student use of AI?
🧰 More AI Resources
You can also find this information, and many more AI resources for schools, in my documents and collections below:
- The ABC's of AI: What Educators Need to Know - bit.ly/curts-ai
- Artificial Intelligence / Natural Misuse - Managing AI in Schools - bit.ly/curts-aimisuse
- All of my AI resources - controlaltachieve.com/ai
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