Using ChatGPT, I put in a few different prompts to play around with what it can do with math work. The most interesting prompt I used was to create a project in geometry kids could do to find the maximum volume of a container if only given a single sheet of paper. It did spit out a project step by step for the students and walked through how I should approach it with them. I then asked it to make a 20 point rubric based on the project and it created one for me too.
I think ChatGPT can be used for some good but in the eyes of a math teacher, I'm still not sold on it being more good than bad just yet. There are definitely some great ways I can use ChatGBT in my favor, but students can use it to find answers. I was thinking, maybe it could be useful if the students could use it as a "tutoring tool" and they could search things like, "how do I solve ....". That way, ChatGPT gives them the answer, but it also shows them a step by step explanation. Unfortunately, the explanations are little more "robotic" at times and uses techniques when solving/factoring basic equations that we do not teach in schools (or at the very least, ChatGPT writes it differently than what the kids recognize from class).
I would consider using it with my students, but very sparingly. For math, there are typically various ways to solve a problem, but there's only one correct answer. Which means using ChatGPT is pretty tough to use as a creative tool with students. I will definitely think about using it for lesson planning, but using it with students in math seems like it is a bit of a stretch.
I think ChatGPT can be used for some good but in the eyes of a math teacher, I'm still not sold on it being more good than bad just yet. There are definitely some great ways I can use ChatGBT in my favor, but students can use it to find answers. I was thinking, maybe it could be useful if the students could use it as a "tutoring tool" and they could search things like, "how do I solve ....". That way, ChatGPT gives them the answer, but it also shows them a step by step explanation. Unfortunately, the explanations are little more "robotic" at times and uses techniques when solving/factoring basic equations that we do not teach in schools (or at the very least, ChatGPT writes it differently than what the kids recognize from class).
I would consider using it with my students, but very sparingly. For math, there are typically various ways to solve a problem, but there's only one correct answer. Which means using ChatGPT is pretty tough to use as a creative tool with students. I will definitely think about using it for lesson planning, but using it with students in math seems like it is a bit of a stretch.