Chapter 5: Teaching 5. Teaching Teachers have long envisioned many things that technology could make possible for teachers, their classrooms, and their students but not the changes wrought by the recent pandemic. Today, nearly all teachers have experienced uses of technologies for instruction that no one anticipated. Some of those experiences were positive, and others were not. All of the experiences provide an important context as we think further about teaching and technology. There is a critical need to focus on addressing the challenges teachers experience. It must become easier for teachers to do the amazing work they always do. We must also remember why people choose the teaching profession and ensure they can do the work that matters. This section discusses examples of AI supporting teachers and teaching including these concepts: AI assistants to reduce routine teaching burdens; AI that provides teachers with recommendations for their students’ needs and extends their work with students; and AI that helps teachers to reflect, plan, and improve their practice. “One opportunity I see with AI is being able to reduce the amount of attention I have to give to administrative things and increase the amount of attention I can give to my students with their learning needs in the classroom. So that's the first one that I'd say that I'm super excited about the possibility of AI to support me as a teacher." —Vidula Plante 5.1. Always Center Educators in Instructional Loops To succeed with AI as an enhancement to learning and teaching, we need to always center educators (ACE). Practically speaking, practicing “ACE in AI” means keeping a humanistic view of P a g e | 42
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