AI’s undeniable impact on K12 education as a whole

“I can target my instruction and tailor it better to their [students’] needs whether individually or as a whole class,” says Rachelle Dené Poth, an author, Spanish and STEAM educator at Riverview Junior-Senior High School. She notes that not only does AI prove beneficial for students as it engages them and meets their specific needs, but it can also serve as a teacher assistant and a virtual tutor, allowing educators to focus on multiple students at once. Poth also says she’s witnessing AI’s impact on education in three primary ways:

Personalized learning: AI algorithms are able to adapt learning experiences to a student’s individual needs and offer tailored support and feedback as a result.
Intelligent tutoring: Similarly, virtual tutors are able to provide personal guidance and assistance while matching the student’s learning styles and pace of learning.
Data-driven insights: One of the best ways teachers can leverage AI is to make informed decisions based on class-wide assessments made possible by AI. It’s capable of analyzing large datasets to identify certain patterns and trends, streamlining the decision-making process for educators.

Integrating diverse AI techniques to tailor education for students

Meeting students where they are is essential for educators who seek to understand how to better serve their classes. Fortunately, educators now have access to a variety of innovative tools that shave off tons of time for teachers so they can spend more time doing what’s most important: teaching students. Microsoft, for example, has a service called “Reading Progress,” a free tool available in Microsoft Teams that assesses students’ reading proficiency in real time and provides actionable feedback. What used to take weeks to assess students’ reading proficiency is now streamlined for the benefit of students and educators alike. “This is now five minutes on the computer,” says Victoria Thompson, an education industry executive at Microsoft. “Students can put in their headphones, they can speak directly into the device and they can receive direct feedback based off of their reading.”

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