AI use has increased - by both teachers and students (by approximately 15 percentage points in the past couple of years).
The older the students are, the more likely both the students and the teachers will use AI for school.
School training and policies on AI have no kept pace with this usage.
Students are worried about being falsely accused of cheating with AI.
“Over 80% of students reported that their teachers did not explicitly teach them how to use AI for schoolwork.”
Both students and parents worry that increased AI usage could “degrade” the students’ critical thinking skills.
School leaders, interestingly, largely do not share this concern.
Teachers should explicitly teach students what constitutes cheating with AI in their courses.
This should be guided by clear district and state policies.
They recommend that elementaries in particular provide students guidance on using AI.
Teachers need training and guidance “to explain how to use AI to complement, not supplant, learning.”