Nevada education leaders are developing guidelines for the use of artificial intelligence in the classroom based on input from administrators, educators, students, families, and community members across the state.
The state Department of Education launched a series of town hall meetings and an online survey from March 26 to March 29 in Clark County, home to Nevada's largest school district and the city of Las Vegas. Officials will meet in Humboldt County on Wednesday, with additional town halls scheduled for next Wednesday in Carson City and May 1 and 15 in Washoe County. A virtual statewide meeting will be held May 2, Nevada Department of Education spokeswoman Julie Wootton Greener said in an email.
Based on input from these meetings, a statewide AI “Ethics Statement” targeted at Nevada's 500,000 pre-K-12 students and 30,000 educators was created, according to a news release. It is expected to be enacted by the end of this month.
“Approximately once every generation, a technological revolution explodes onto the scene, disrupting our worldview and changing the way we live, work, and play,” said Joan, a public instruction supervisor in Nevada.・Ebert said in an official statement. “For example, the rapid emergence of personal computers has changed the way we access and process information. Today, the latest advancement in our world is artificial intelligence.”
“Students today need to understand artificial intelligence,” Ebert added. “This set of policies provides guardrails to guide how AI is handled within schools across the state.”
The state Department of Education established a task force, the Nevada AI Alliance, in January to conduct focus group sessions, develop an AI ethics statement, provide guidance and resources to all grade levels, and plan an international conference on AI in education. The we. .
A memo from the Nevada Department of Education has been provided below. government technology He said guidance on enhancing learning environments and integrating AI into the curriculum is expected to be in place before the start of the 2024-2025 school year. The state is also expected to provide assistance with researching data related to the use of AI in K-12 education. We are also looking to work with state, national, and international partners to establish best practices and ethical standards for the use of AI in the classroom.
“All students graduate future-ready and globally prepared for post-secondary success and civic life,” the memo said.
Concerns expressed at Clark County City Council included whether the available bandwidth could support the new technology; Internet access in the countryside. Bias in AI-generated content. Wooten Greener also spoke about the importance of striking a balance between the use of AI and human learning.
Nevada will be one of only a few U.S. states to have AI policies and guidelines in place for K-12 education. In Tennessee, a law passed last month requires public school districts to implement their own AI policies before the start of the 2024-2025 school year, according to the state Legislature's website. California, Oregon, Washington, North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia had previously issued their own guidance.
In Kentucky, the state legislature is seeking statewide recommendations for AI standards for classroom and administrative uses. An AI professional development program for public school teachers has also been proposed, but the resulting bill has been stuck in committee since the beginning of the year, according to the Kentucky Legislature's website.
