Educators need to evolve in what we think about as "homework". As mentioned in the video, much of the homework that is assigned to students now can easily be done using ChatGPT or other AI sites. Instead, teachers need to think more creatively in what we assign so that students can actively be working on something that generative AI cannot totally assist with. Additionally, I liked what Sal Khan was talking about with Khan Academy, where a student can ask their AI chatbot for help with writing a paper, but it requires the student to give the "plan" for what they want to write and then assist them through the writing process, rather than writing it. Overall, AI is not going anywhere, and students will likely be interacting with it in their real-world jobs. Therefore, teachers must teach students how to use AI appropriately so that they can see it as a tool, not a "cop-out," and something that we can use long-term.
Almost all the tech I use lately for the classroom has AI built into it. Even just doing a basic Google search gives a generative AI response to help with a topic or teaching point that I am developing a lesson on. Even in using Canva to create classroom docs or presentations, Canva AI pops up as an option to help me create a visual or generate text that would go along with the topic that I am teaching. I've been using ChatGPT for a few years to help tune up some lesson plans that I already had or to create an assessment based on a reading passage. AI has been extremely beneficial to my teaching and planning process. Since ENL does not have a set curriculum, it has helped me to create some ideas and unit plans to teach my ELLs. I am then able to modify what AI gives to better suit the students in my classroom and make sure I am hitting the specific goals I need all my students to reach.