AI in the Classroom: What Educators Need to Know

Practical insights on using AI to support teaching, learning, and student thinking.

As artificial intelligence becomes part of everyday classroom experience, educators are being asked to respond—thoughtfully and effectively.

In this conversation, JFYNetWorks explores what responsible, practical AI integration can look like in real schools today.

JFYNetWorks recently announced the launch of its AI Professional Development Sessions, a new program designed to help Massachusetts school districts integrate artificial intelligence into teaching, learning, and school leadership.

The program provides hands-on training and practical implementation strategies for educators, administrators, and instructional leaders seeking to understand and responsibly apply AI technologies in K-12 education.

Recently, JFY’s executive director, Gary Kaplan, discussed the professional development sessions with the two creators, Mike Mino and Eileen Wedegartner, and they are featured in today's podcast.

 

HIGHLIGHTS:

• How teachers can teach students to appropriately use Artificial Intelligence: [4:29 to 4:42]
• How students can learn critical thinking skills by developing AI prompts [19:53: – 20:06]
• And how AI can help student collaboration and expand their learning abilities [20:49 – 21:03]

Music Credit: Music by Dmitrii Spis from Pixabay

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MORE ABOUT JFYNetWorks

Education Through AI Innovation
As Artificial Intelligence rapidly reshapes industries and the future workforce, JFYNetWorks empowers educators and leaders to navigate this transformation by building essential AI literacy, fostering innovation, and ensuring equitable opportunities for all students.

JFYNetWorks addresses the college/career readiness disconnect by providing focused blended, hybrid, and remote learning programs in high school to help students build the academic skills they need to enter college or technical training to earn academic credit. The JFYNetWorks blended program model — infusing specialized online content into the regular curriculum — also facilitates scalability, as the low cost of the online platform can easily be expanded to entire schools. 

To learn more visit JFYNet.org