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AN ONLINE-BASED SCHOOL IN ARIZONA IS HANDING OFF TEACHING DUTIES ENTIRELY TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE ARIZONA STATE BOARD FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS APPROVED AN APPLICATION FOR AN A-I BASED VIRTUAL ACADEMY IN 20-25.
‘UNBOUND ACADEMY’, WHICH ALSO OPERATES IN TEXAS AND FLORIDA UNDER THE NAME ‘ALPHA SCHOOLS, SAYS KIDS CAN LEARN TWICE AS MUCH USING A TWO-HOUR LEARNING PLAN THAT’S CUSTOMIZED BY A-I.
HUMAN ADULTS ARE INVOLVED, BUT INSTEAD OF TEACHING, THEY’RE HELPING THE STUDENTS WITH MOTIVATION, WHILE THE DAY STARTS WITH TWO HOURS OF INSTRUCTION ON TOPICS LIKE MATH AND SCIENCE.
ACCORDING TO THE APPLICATION, THE A-I SYSTEM … WHICH IS POWERED BY PLATFORMS LIKE I-X-L AND KHAN ACADEMY … WILL ANALYZE THE STUDENTS’ RESPONSES, TIME SPENT ON TASKS AND EMOTIONAL CUES TO ADJUST THE LEARNING PLAN.
AFTER SPENDING TIME ON TRADITIONAL SUBJECTS, STUDENTS GET TO WORK ON NON-ACADEMICS INCLUDING LIFE SKILLS LIKE TEAMWORK, LEADERSHIP AND SOCIAL INTERACTIONS.
‘UNBOUND’ SAYS THIS TYPE OF A-I IS DIFFERENT THAN WHAT’S BEHIND PROGRAMS LIKE CHAT G-P-T BECAUSE IT PROVIDES A MORE PERSONALIZED EXPERIENCE.
ACCORDING TO A 20-24 POLL BY IMPACT RESEARCH FOR THE WALTON FAMILY FOUNDATION … ABOUT HALF OF TEACHERS SAID THEY USED A-I AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK FOR WORK WITH 37 PERCENT SAYING THEY HAVE USED IT TO GENERATE IDEAS FOR CLASSES, 32 PERCENT SAYING THEY USED IT FOR LESSON PLANS, ANOTHER 32 PERCENT SAY THEY USED IT FOR WORKSHEET EXAMPLES AND 31 PERCENT OF RESPONDENTS SAID THEY USED A-I TO CREATE QUIZZES OR TESTS.
THE ‘UNBOUND’ SCHOOL IN ARIZONA WILL BEGIN TEACHING STUDENTS FOURTH THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE AND MAY EXPAND TO K THROUGH 8 DEPENDING ON THE SUCCESS OF THE PROGRAM.
‘UNBOUND’ ALSO APPLIED TO OPEN SCHOOLS IN UTAH AND ARKANSAS.
FOR SAN – I’M LAUREN TAYLOR.
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