With the job market likely to be most different for the youngest students, what does this mean for prep schools when thinking how best to respond to AI, especially when a lot of AI tools have age restrictions? Director of Innovation at Haberdashers’ Elstree Schools, Hertfordshire, Clare Jarmy, considers the advances in AI, why it’s important to go beyond just the implementation of a tool, and how teachers should be explicit regarding goals to ensure pupils have the best opportunities to use AI to make a positive impact in the world.
AI (Artificial Intelligence) is developing and advancing quickly, so the conversation in schools must be ongoing and our guidance dynamic enough to remain current. As teachers, we have to be explicit regarding our goals if we want to give pupils the very best opportunities to use AI to make a positive impact in the world. That means nurturing an ongoing, open dialogue with pupils around how to achieve this. New tools are cropping up all the time, as are new challenges, so we can never rest on our laurels, the discussion is always evolving and although daunting at times, it is something that schools should feel excited to be part of…