Blog: AI in Education

AI for Late-Adopters, Luddites and Curmudgeons

Beth Day — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 16:11:00 +0000

[image:18596, image w45 right]AI won’t take your job as a teacher. That was the first piece of good news in a session on AI tools for educators at the 2025 SREB Making Schools Work Conference in July.

Artificial intelligence tools can’t replace the one-on-one human connection between student and teacher, said John Boyd, a Nationally Board-Certified educator in South Carolina who serves on his district’s AI policy committee.

AI in Education Series Part 6: How to Pick an AI Tool for Your School

ashley.shaw@sreb.org — Fri, 18 Jul 2025 14:15:00 +0000

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This is the final post in our series exploring the four pillars from Guidance for the Use of AI in the K12 Classroom. This time, we discuss the checklist that goes along with this report and examine ways that you can pick AI tools for your school.

AI in Education Series Part 5: Developing Ethical and Proficient AI Users

ashley.shaw@sreb.org — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 17:40:00 +0000

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This is the fifth post in our series exploring the four pillars from Guidance for the Use of AI in the K12 Classroom. This time, we discuss ways that teachers can help students become ethical and efficient AU users of the future..

AI in Education Series Part 4: How Teachers Can Use AI to Support Personalized Learning—Without Overcomplicating It

ashley.shaw@sreb.org — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 17:15:00 +0000

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This is the fourth post in our series exploring the four pillars from Guidance for the Use of AI in the K12 Classroom. In this one, we talk about ways that AI can be useful in creating personalized learning plans for students.

AI in Education Series Part 3: How AI Can Lighten the Load for Teachers—Without Taking Over

ashley.shaw@sreb.org — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 12:59:00 +0000

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This is the third post in our series exploring the four pillars from Guidance for the Use of AI in the K12 Classroom. In this post, we discuss ways that AI can be used to help teachers streamline their administrative and planning tasks.

AI in Education Series Part 2: How to Design Cognitively Demanding Tasks—With a Little Help From AI

ashley.shaw@sreb.org — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 16:14:00 +0000

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This is the second post in our series exploring the four pillars from Guidance for the Use of AI in the K12 Classroom. In this post, we talk about how to create cognitively demanding tasks that get students thinking, with a little help from AI.

AI in Education: Procurement, Professional Development and Postsecondary Progress — May Commission Meeting Recap

ashley.shaw@sreb.org — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 16:05:00 +0000

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The SREB Commission on AI in Education met virtually in May. In this post, we look at what went on in this full commission meeting.

A Practical Guide for Educators: How to Start Using AI in Your Classroom Today

ashley.shaw@sreb.org — Wed, 11 Jun 2025 16:49:00 +0000

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In this first post in our five-part series on our new report, Guidance for the Use of AI in the K12 Classroom. We talk about what the report is, who it is for, and how you can get started using it today, no matter your current AI comfort level.

Spotlight: The K-12 Instruction Subcommittee of the SREB Commission on AI in Education

ashley.shaw@sreb.org — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 19:17:00 +0000

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What is SREB’s Commission on Artificial Intelligence in Education working on right now? In our spotlight posts, we give you some insight into why each of our subcommittees was created and what they are preparing now. In this second spotlight, we look at our combined K-12 instruction subcommittee.

Key Takeaways From the November Meeting of the SREB Commission on AI in Education

ashley.shaw@sreb.org — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 20:09:00 +0000

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SREB’s Commission on Artificial Intelligence in Education recently convened to show the work each of our subcommittees has been creating over the last six months. In this post, we talk about what we learned at the meeting.

Reclaim Your Sanity and Your Time: 5 Lessons on Using AI as a Teacher’s Productivity Tool

ashley.shaw@sreb.org — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 13:12:00 +0000

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The thought of using AI can be overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be that scary. In this post, we talk about Mariah Warren’s tips at the 2024 Making Schools Work Conference on how teachers can use AI to make the most of their time.

Spotlight of the Month: AI K-12 and Postsecondary Policy Subcommittees

ashley.shaw@sreb.org — Wed, 16 Oct 2024 12:08:00 +0000

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What is SREB’s Commission on Artificial Intelligence in Education working on right now? In this first spotlight post, we give you some insight into why each of our subcommittees was created and what they are preparing now. In this first spotlight, we look at our combined K-12 and postsecondary subcommittees.

Mississippi AI Network Is Partnering to Lead

Leonard — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 20:18:00 +0000

Statewide initiative has trained thousands of educators

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We have yet another reason to watch Mississippi, which has trained thousands of educators and staff through a network of education agencies, colleges, industry associations and technology partners.

The network’s director offers an overview of the initiative in this blog post.

How AI Can Transform Education: Insights From Sal Khan

ashley.shaw@sreb.org — Fri, 05 Jul 2024 22:02:00 +0000

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This post examines Sal Khan’s words to the SREB Commission on AI in Education.

Pioneering AI Integration in Schools: The University of Florida’s Approach

ashley.shaw@sreb.org — Mon, 10 Jun 2024 18:31:00 +0000

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This post shows how the University of Florida’s Undergraduate Laboratories created a pilot AI program for high schools throughout the state.

Calculating the Potential of AI in Education: Insights from Code.Org’s CAO

ashley.shaw@sreb.org — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 12:45:00 +0000

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This post looks at the benefits and risks of AI in education from the lens of Pat Yongpradit, the CAO of Code.Org. In his speech, he discussed what he has sees as the future of AI throughout school operations, teaching life and student support.

Breaking Barriers: Overcoming Resistance to AI in Education Initiatives

ashley.shaw@sreb.org — Wed, 29 May 2024 16:05:00 +0000

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This post discusses the way that former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson compared his computer science initiatives to the AI in education movement. Using the same ideas, learn how we can start to overcome resistance to this emerging technology.

Automating Tasks, Not Jobs: 5 Lessons on AI in Education from Humana’s CEO

ashley.shaw@sreb.org — Tue, 21 May 2024 12:12:00 +0000

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This post focuses on the lessons learned during the featured address by Bruce Broussard, CEO of Humana, at the first meeting of the SREB Commission on AI in education.

Navigating the Future: Insights from the First Meeting of the SREB Commission on AI in Education

ashley.shaw@sreb.org — Thu, 16 May 2024 14:12:00 +0000

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This post contains some of the key takeaways that the SREB Commission on AI in Education came away with after the first commission meeting in Columbia, South Carolina. They include many of the opportunities and risks that the commission sees this emerging technology creating for the education sector.